Published on: Jul 22, 2021 5:20 pm IST|Updated on: Jul 22, 2021 5:24 pm IST
West Indies vs Australia Dream11: The second ODI match between West Indies and Australia is scheduled to be played on 23 July at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. The visiting Australian team thrashed West Indies by a massive margin of 133 runs in the first ODI match to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Australia were absolutely fantastic with the ball courtesy Mitchell Starc’s record five-wicket haul in the first match. On the other hand, the West Indies would want to put up an improved show with the bat in the second ODI. Both Australia and West Indies will be aiming to play with the best of their potentials in this second ODI of the three-match series.
Fixture Name: 2nd ODI, West Indies vs Australia
Competition: West Indies vs Australia ODI
Date: 23 July
Time: 12 AM IST
Ground: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Team Form Guide: WI (recent last): L W W W L AUS (recent last): W L W W W
ICC Rankings: WI 8, AUS 3
Pitch Report: The wicket at the Kensington Oval is once again expected to play on the slower side throughout the match. There will be enough help for the bowlers especially for the spinners. Thus, putting runs on the board will be a good decision on this surface.
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WI Team News
Injury Update, Unavailability
Expected Team Changes
Evin Lewis Shimron Hetmyer Darren Bravo Jason Mohammed Kieron Pollard Nicholas Pooran Jason Holder Alzarri Joseph Sheldon Cottrell Hayden Walsh Akeal Hosein
AUS Team News
Josh Philippe Ben McDermott Matthew Wade Moises Henriques Mitchell Marsh Alex Carey Ashton Turner Mitchell Starc Adam Zampa Wes Agar Josh Hazlewood
Related: Top 5 Fantasy Picks for WI vs AUS 2nd ODI
Who will win today match
The West Indies team will desperately want that the likes of Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope and Kieron Pollard to put up an improved performance while taking the responsibility in the batting department. Alzarri Joseph, Hayden Walsh and Jason Holder will be their key bowlers. On the other hand, Australia will want that Matthew Wade, Mitchell Marsh and Alex Carey come good with the bat while Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood will be their crucial bowlers. Australia will be the favourites to win this match. In our Dream 11 Today Match Prediction we back Australia to win this match.
Captain Options:
Mitchell Starc: Aussie speedster Mitchell Starc took an amazing five-wicket haul in the first ODI against the same team. In 97 ODIs, Starc has taken 189 wickets at an average of 22.81 and an economy of 5.19.
READ Mitchell Starc Record Five-Wicket Haul vs WI – WATCH
Kieron Pollard: West Indies captain Kieron Pollard will be a key player for his team with the bat. Kieron Pollard has scored 2620 runs and also picked up 54 wickets in 117 ODI matches.
Differential Pick:
Mitchell Marsh: Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh will play a crucial role in this second ODI both with the bat and ball. In 61 ODIs, Mitchell Marsh has composed 1635 runs and also scalped 50 wickets.
Grand League Team 1
We are picking Mitchell Marsh as the Captain of this team due to his impressive record as an all-rounder having smashed 1635 runs and also picked 50 wickets.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Alex Carey, Nicholas Pooran BATSMEN: Kieron Pollard (VC), Evin Lewis, Josh Philippe, Ashton Turner, Shimron Hetmyer ALL-ROUNDERS: Mitchell Marsh (C) BOWLERS: Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Hayden Walsh
Grand League Team 2
We are making Mitchell Starc as the Captain of this side because he picked up a stunning five-wicket haul in the last ODI against West Indies.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Alex Carey (VC), Matthew Wade BATSMEN: Kieron Pollard, Ashton Turner, Josh Philippe, Shimron Hetmyer ALL-ROUNDERS: Mitchell Marsh, Jason Holder BOWLERS: Mitchell Starc (C), Josh Hazlewood, Alzarri Joseph
Grand League Team 3
We are choosing Kieron Pollard as the Captain of this team due to his amazing record both with the bat and ball having smacked 2620 runs and scalped 54 wickets in 117 ODIs.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Alex Carey BATSMEN: Kieron Pollard (C), Ashton Turner, Ben McDermott, Evin Lewis, Moises Henriques (VC) ALL-ROUNDERS: Mitchell Marsh BOWLERS: Mitchell Starc, Alzarri Joseph, Adam Zampa, Hayden Walsh
Grand League Team 4
We are picking Shimron Hetmyer as the Captain of this team due to his excellent ODI numbers having hammered 1441 runs at a strike-rate of 106.74 in 46 ODIs.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Alex Carey, Nicholas Pooran BATSMEN: Kieron Pollard, Shimron Hetmyer (C), Evin Lewis, Ben McDermott (VC), Josh Philippe ALL-ROUNDERS: Mitchell Marsh BOWLERS: Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Sheldon Cottrell
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