Australia vs West Indies
1st T20 Match Prediction & Tips
Time: 05 Oct, 01:40 PM (IST)
Series: 1st T20i Match
Venue: Carrara Oval – Gold Coast, Australia
Info:
David Warner has gone past 50 on 23 occasions in this format and the left-hander is our tip for Australia’s highest run scorer in this match. With the ball, Adam Zampa has taken 74 wickets from 65 IT20s and the spinner is our recommendation for Australia’s top wicket taker against West Indies.
Brandon King has been in strong form across 2022 and hit 83 not out from 50 balls in the CPL Final on Friday. The opener is our pick for West Indies’ highest run scorer on Wednesday. Left-arm pace bowler Obed McCoy has taken 16 wickets in IT20s this year and he is a strong choice for West Indies’ top wicket taker in this game.
Glenn Maxwell always looks to clear the boundary from the moment he walks to the crease. We recommend backing him as the ‘Player to Scorer Most Match 6s’.
Live Streaming:
TV Channels:
This match will be shown live on Sony Sports Network, SportsMax, Fox Sports, Sky Sports Cricket and Willow TV.
Live Streaming:
Fans can stream the match on Sony LIV and Flow Sports.
Weather & Pitch Report:
⛅ Weather:
It will be cloudy and humid from start to finish at the Carrara Stadium. The temperature will drop from 19 degrees to 16 degrees over the course of the game.
🏟️ Pitch:
There will be good pace and bounce on this hard wicket in Queensland. We expect a par score to be over 180 with the ball coming onto the bat at speed.
Toss Prediction:
There has only been one previous IT20 at this venue when Australia won the toss, chose to field and lost a rain affected match. We predict that both skippers will choose to field first in this game.
Team Form in Last Five Matches:
AUS:
L, L, W, L, W
❌❌✅❌✅
WI:
W, L, L, L, L
✅❌❌❌❌
TEAM NEWS:
AUS Team News:
Marcus Stoinis has been ruled out of this series with a side-strain which will give a few players the opportunity to stake a claim in the all-rounder slot in the side. David Warner, Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Marsh come back into the side after missing the series against India.
WI Team News:
After failing to defend their 2016 T20 World Cup title with a poor showing in the 2021 tournament, West Indies have made a pointed effort to bring in new players and give experience to young players over the last 12 months. They have struggled for consistency but have an exciting and talented group.
AUS Predicted11
1.Aaron Finch(C)
2.David Warner
3.Mitchell Marsh
4.S Smith/C Green
5.Glenn Maxwell
6.Tim David
7.Matthew Wade(WK)
8.Daniel Sams
9.M Starc/P Cummins
10.Josh Hazlewood
11.Adam Zampa
WI Predicted11
1.Kyle Mayers
2.Evin Lewis
3.Brandon King
4.N Pooran(WK)(C)
5.Rovman Powell
6.Raymon Reifer
7.Jason Holder
8.Odean Smith
9.Akeal Hosein
10.Alzarri Joseph
11.Obed McCoy
Team Updates:
AUS Team Updates
Australia will be strengthened by the addition of David Warner, Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Marsh and would be looking to go all guns blazing.
Australia would be playing with almost a full strength squad in this series barring Marcus Stoinis who continues to recover from his side strain injury.
With the return of David Warner, it will be interesting to see if Australia go in with Steve Smith, Cameron Green or Tim David.
Aaron Finch and David Warner will probably open the inning.
Mitchell Marsh will bat at the one-down position.
Steven Smith and Cameron Green will handle the middle-order batting.
Aaron Finch will lead the Australia as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
Matthew Wade will do the Wicket Keeping for Australia.
Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will lead the pace attack of his team.
The pace attack is expected to be even more lethal with the return of Mitchell Starc and he’ll have the company of Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins alongside him.
WI Team Updates
On the other hand, the players from the Caribbean are coming back from the recently concluded Caribbean Premiere League and would try to start afresh on the road to the World Cup after successive series defeats to India and New Zealand respectively.
Kyle Mayers and Evin Lewis will probably open the inning.
Brandon King will bat at the one-down position.
Brandon King played a big role in guiding Jamiaca Tallawahs towards victory during the CPL 2022 and was the highest run getter during the tournament. He will look to continue his good run.
Nicholas Pooran and Rovman Powell will handle the middle-order batting.
All eyes would be on the Windies skipper, Nicholas Pooran has he didn’t have a good time with the bat during the CPL. Thus, he would be looking forward to go big in this series.
Nicholas Pooran will lead the West Indies as a Captain.
Nicholas Pooran will do the Wicket-Keeping for West Indies. v
Akeal Hosein will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Obed McCoy and Alzarri Joseph will lead the pace attack of his team.
Winning Chances:
Both teams will see this game and the series as excellent practice for the T20 World Cup but winning this match will be the priority. We are predicting a high scoring game with both sides making big totals. Overall, we are backing Australia to get the victory.
Australia are favorites to beat West Indies at the odds
AUS Key Players:
David Warner
The powerful left-handed opener was awarded the Player of the Tournament Award for the 2021 T20 World Cup after scoring 289 runs in the competition.
Cameron Green
The all-format young all-rounder hit two half-centuries in the series against India. He opened the batting in those games but will be in the middle-order against West Indies.
Adam Zampa
The right-arm leg-spinner took 3-16 against India last month in Nagpur and was in fine form against New Zealand in the ODI series also.
WI Key Players:
Brandon King
The 27 year old right-hander has scored three half-centuries in his last six IT20s. He finished the 2022 CPL as the highest run scorer.
Rovman Powell
The vice-captain was the skipper of the Jamaica Tallawahs in their successful CPL campaign last month. He hit an IT20 century earlier this year.
Obed McCoy
The 25 year old pace bowler took 6-17 against India earlier this summer and finished with figures of 3-40 in the last IT20 against New Zealand.
Team Forms:
AUS Team Form:
Australia are the current World Cup holders in this format but have lost three of their last four IT20s.
WI Team Form
West Indies have struggled in this format recently but beat New Zealand in their last IT20 to end a run of five successive defeats.
SQUAD:
Australia:
Aaron Finch (c), Sean Abbott, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Sams, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa
West Indies:
Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell (vc), Shamarh Brooks, Yannic Cariah, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Obed McCoy, Raymon Reifer, Odean Smith
