West Indies will face Australia in the 3rd T20I of the five-match T20 series between the two teams at Warner Park, Basseterre on 25th July.The visitors are set to take a convincing lead of 3-0 while the hosts will be eager to bounce back to stay alive in the series.
Match Preview:
Aussies have been thoroughly dominant in their performances so far, with carrying on the momentum from the red ball series to the T20Is, with Cameron Green and Josh Inglis being the star performers. Meanwhile, the Windies find themselves in a tough spot, especially with Andre Russell’s absence, who played his last international game past Wednesday.
Australia’s Cameron Green and Josh Inglis are standout players to keep an eye on with both averaging above 90 in the series. Mitchell Owen is another star who has performed aptly so far for the side.
One of the surprising things was when Glenn Maxwell opened for Australia in the last game, it didn’t happen the first time, he did open for the side in the absence of Aaron Finch and scored his maiden T20i century as well back in 2016. It shows the side is preparing well for the upcoming T20 World Cup in 2026.
On the bowling side, they’ll be relying on their white-ball specialists, Adam Zampa and Sean Abott, both of whom have been in excellent form recently.
Talking about West Indies, Rovman Powell has been in sublime touch lately striking at 146 over his last ten matches. Shai Hope too, will be looking to contribute with the bat given his good run of form in previous games.
Among the bowlers, the left arm spinner, Akeal Hossain who has claimed nine wickets in last seven games at an economy of 7, and Alzarri Joseph will be key figures in West Indies’ attack.
Although there have been individual brilliance from the West Indies side they have failed to put up a desirable show to win the match. If anything, West Indies would look to give it all to keep the ongoing series alive.
Predicted Playing XIs
Australia XI: Mitchell Marsh (c), Josh Inglish (wk), Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Mitch Owen, Cooper Connolly, Sean Abott, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa.
West Indies XI: Brandon King, Shai Hope (c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Holder, Gudakesh Motie, Matthew Forde, Alzarri Joseph, Akeal Hosein.
Head To Head record:
A total of 24 matches have been played between the sides with Australia leading the charts with 13 victories whereas West indies won 11 games.
Pitch and Weather report Report
The pitch at Warner Park is traditionally batting friendly and tends to become easy to play on as the game progresses. Bowlers might get some lateral movement early in the game. Toss might play a vital role.
Prediction:
Given how Australia have performed so far, they are favourite to win the upcoming game and by doing that winning the series as well.
Where to Watch:
West Indies: Disney+ platform.
Australia: Disney+ and Fetch TV.
Pakistan: Tapmad
India: Fancode
