West Indies vs Australia Preview & Prediction

If AUS Bat First

Predicted score: 260+

Finch has fired just once in this series and he was dismissed for a first-ball duck in the last match against the Windies. His unpredictable performance has put the onus on Khawaja, Smith and Bailey to score big at the top. Australia's batting looks deep once again with Maxwell back in the side. So they will have a good chance of getting to 260 or even more if Khawaja and Smith play a big innings for them.

Holder and Taylor will be leading the bowling attack for the West Indies. The former had picked up two wickets in the last game against Australia and he is expected to get Finch early on. Brathwaite, with five wickets so far, is another seamer who can cause problems for Australia on this surface. Through it isn't going to be a turning track, the Australian batsmen will still look to be careful against Narine. If the top four don't do well, Australia will struggle to achieve the predicted total.

Our Prediction

West Indies, having beaten Australia convincingly in their last match, will be all charged up for this upcoming match. However, their recent record at the Kensington Oval is not impressive enough with three wins in their last six games, and one of these wins came against Bangladesh. Australia, on the other hand, have played here three times and have not lost a match yet. Also, the Aussie batsmen will enjoy batting on this kind of a wicket which will restrict the spinners.

Although West Indies have played more cricket at this venue, we feel that Australia should be backed to win this match because they're always a dangerous side in do-or-die situations.