Australia vs West Indies Match Prediction & Betting Tips, T20 World Cup 2021
Australia go head to head with the 2016 T20 World Cup Champions West Indies on Saturday afternoon at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Australia need to win this game to maximise their chances of finishing in the top two and progressing to the semi-final. West Indies have already been eliminated from the tournament. Read on as we preview this game. The match begins at 14:00 local time.
Australia looked very strong in their last game against Bangladesh. Although the opposition were poor, the Aussies showed no sympathy and were ruthless. They will look for a similar performance in this game.
West Indies have been a huge disappointment in this tournament. The 2016 Champions have only registered one victory in the competition and will need to put in a vastly improved showing if they are to win this match.
AUS vs WI T20 Match Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports will show the game in Pakistan, West Indies, India, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Sky Cricket in the UK and Willow TV in the USA will broadcast the match. Foxtel and Kayo will show the match in Australia.
T20 World Cup 2021 Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar.
AUS vs WI Match Toss Prediction
Both captains won the toss and elected to field first on Thursday. We expect Aaron Finch and Kieron Pollard to both insert the opposition if they win the toss.
AUS vs WI Match Pitch Report
The pitch in recent games in Abu Dhabi has been a nice one to bat on. Although there have been a couple of small totals, that is down to poor batting rather than the pitch. A par score will be 165-175.
Weather Report
The temperature will be in the high 20s during this evening game at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
Read on for team previews, cricket betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Australia vs West Indies, T20 World Cup 2021
Australia Team News & Playing 11
AUS Team News
Mitchell Marsh returned to the Australia starting XI for Thursday’s big victory over Bangladesh with spinner Ashton Agar missing out. After such a comprehensive performance against The Tigers we expect to see the same Australia side in this game.
AUS Key Players
- Aaron Finch- the captain led from the front with the bat against Bangladesh. Net-run-rate may also be important after this game so expect him to be on the attack from ball 1 again.
- Mitchell Starc- the left-arm pace bowler took a wicket with his third ball on Thursday. He bowled plenty of his trademark yorkers against Bangladesh.
- Adam Zampa- the leg-spinner picked up his first 5-wicket haul in IT20 cricket on Thursday. At one stage he was on a hat-trick and he finished with 5-19
Apart from the heavy defeat against England, Australia have been very solid in all of their matches at this World Cup.
Australia Predicted Playing 11
David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
West Indies Team News & Playing 11
WI Team News
With West Indies already eliminated, this will be Dwayne Bravo’s final international game before retirement. There are also question marks over whether Chris Gayle will follow suit. We expect captain Kieron Pollard to miss this game as he has been carrying a slight knock throughout the T20 World Cup 2021.
WI Key Players
- Evin Lewis- the opener may well be at the top of the order for West Indies over the coming years. He has hit a half-century and 3 single figure scores in the tournament.
- Roston Chase- the batting all-rounder sent down an over for only 6 runs to begin the game against Sri Lanka in only his 2nd IT20 match.
- Jason Holder- the bowling all-rounder was only added to the side late in the competition but his height has added an additional element to West Indies’ bowling attack.
West Indies have been in excellent form in IT20s for a long time now and have won ten of their last eleven games in the format.
West Indies Predicted Playing 11
Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Andre Russell, Jason Holder, Dwayne Bravo (c), Hayden Walsh, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul
Australia vs West Indies Head to Head
West Indies have won seven of the last eight IT20s between the teams.
AUS vs WI Head to Head Stats in T20
| Matches Played |
AUS Won |
WI Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 16 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
Australia vs West Indies Betting Odds
Australia have performed at a much higher level than West Indies in this T20 World Cup and are strong favourites ahead of the game.
Who will win Australia vs West Indies T20 Match?
Aaron Finch returned to form against Bangladesh and Mitchell Marsh has been posting good scores in this format over recent series for Australia
Australia vs West Indies Betting Rate
🏆 Australia vs West Indies Prediction
After a poor tournament, we expect to see West Indies put in a strong performance to mark the end of Dwayne Bravo’s international career. However, it may not be enough to stop an Australian side who are gaining momentum through the competition. We are backing Australia to win this match.
Nov 06, 2021
15:30 IST / 10:00 GMT
Sheikh Zayed Stadium - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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