West Indies vs South Africa Betting Tips 10/06/2021

19:11, 8 Jun 2021

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19:11, 8 Jun 2021

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After a gap of almost seven years, West Indies and South Africa are ready to face each other in a Test series. The first match of the Two-Test series will begin on July 10 (Thursday) at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia. The match is scheduled to start at 7:30pm IST.

Teams Status

West Indies

For some strange reason, West Indies and South Africa have not had a Test series since early 2015. Back then, West Indies had visited South Africa and were hammered in the Three-Test series 2-0. For instances of South Africa visiting West Indies, we’d have to go back even deeper in history when in 2010 the Proteas were the tourists and still won 2-0 in the Caribbean.

Their woeful record makes it a bit clear why the Calypsos don’t play their African counterparts over five days. Let’s make it even worse. West Indies have beaten South Africa in a Test series just once in their entire history. They did it just that once in 1991-92.

Neither side is quite like their former self, especially the West Indies, which has become a powerhouse producer of talent for shorter formats but has deteriorated a lot over the past few decades in the longest format.

That said, West Indies have shown some life in Tests this season but also been their usual rubbish self on some occasions. For instance, they were completely dismantled by New Zealand at the rear end of last year, losing both matches of their two-match series by innings. Then they defeated Bangladesh 2-0 in an away Test series before failing to beat Sri Lanka in a home series, with the contest ending 0-0.

The Caribbean selectors have picked an exciting teenager fast bowler named Jayden Seales for the series. He only has a single first class match under his belt, which means that such an early cap could be a sign of his promise. Shai Hope, Roston Chase, and Kieran Powell are also back in the squad after missing the Sri Lanka series.

South Africa

As explained above, South Africa have always had an easy time against West Indies in Tests but this South Africa is a lot different than the South Africa of old.

A team in transition, the current Proteas lot can hold its own on home turf but on away tours it can be a bit wobbly. This year, they have played two Test series – once at home against Sri Lanka, which they easily won 2-0 and another away in Pakistan which they ended up losing 2-0.

South Africa’s main problem in the longest format over the past year or so has been their batting, which has produced just three centuries over their last eight Tests and crossed the 300-run mark just twice in their last 15 innings.

The batting needs a fresh injection of talent, and to remedy that, the Africans have drafted in a talented batter named Keegan Petersen, who is expected to make his debut on Thursday.

What do the Sportsbook Say

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
2.8	5.5	1.95
2.81	5.45	1.94
2.75	5.0	2.0

South Africa, based on history and current talent gap, are the deserved favourites. 22Bet has South Africa priced at 1.94, West Indies at 2.81 and Draw at 5.45. Meanwhile, Bet365 has South Africa priced at 1.95, West Indies at 2.8 and Draw at 5.5. Lastly, LeoVegas has South Africa available at 2.0, West Indies at 2.75 and Draw at 5.0.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip: South Africa to win @ 1.94

South Africa have had a torrid time over the last few months against Pakistan, losing to the Asian side all four series they played, including an away Test series mentioned above. That said, South Africa were weak in almost all those matchups due to IPL and other reasons. Their main weapons, including Kagiso Rabada, Quinton de Kock and Arnrich Nortje are all fit and could prove decisive in the opening Test.

Tip: Highest Opening partnership – South Africa @ 1.67

Not only do South Africa have better openers than West Indies and can form bigger partnerships, they also have quality pacers in Nortje and Rabada who can make sure that the hosts suffer early blows. It is for this reason that even a slightly chalkier player as this seems interesting to us.

Conclusion

South Africa might take a little time but as the match progresses, they should be able to take control of the match and the wheels would likely come off of West Indies resistance. By the end of day 5, the tourists should be up 1-0 barring anything unforeseen.