AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES
MATCH NO – 38
VENUE – ABU DHABI
CONFIDENT AUSSIES: After a disappointing defeat against England, the Aussies brought out their A-game against Bangladesh which not only boosted their confidence but also revived their NRR which was heavily damaged by England. From winning the toss and putting Bangladesh to bat and restricting them for a paltry total of 73 and chasing it with 82 balls to spare, Australia had a perfect game heading into this important contest .
STUMBLING WINDIES: The defending champions had a tournament to forget and would like to end it with a consolation victory. With the loss against Sri Lanka, the Windies are officially out of the tournament with a game to spare. They started the tournament as favourites but now they’ve been knocked out by an inexperienced Sri Lankan side. Since 2010 , this will be the first time where West Indies failed to qualify for the semis of T20 World Cup. The innings by Hetmyer was the only positive from their previous game.
AUSSIES EYE SEMI-FINAL BERTH: A thumping victory over Bangladesh has made their chances to finish in the top 2 even brighter. They just need a convincing victory today to push their NRR even further away from South Africa.
WINDIES LOOK TO SPOIL THE PARTY: They’ll play for nothing but for pride. West Indies drafted in a lot of experienced players for this tournament but it back fired. With loads of young talent in the shed, they might tweak their combination for this game by resting a couple of old players .
CHAMPION RETIRES: Following their horror show in this tournament, DJ Bravo has announced that he’ll retire from international cricket and the game against Australia will be the farewell game for the Champion at the international stage.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
WEST INDIES : 10 – 6 : AUSTRALIA
IN WORLD CUPS
WEST INDIES : 3 – 2 : AUSTRALIA
PITCH REPORT
The average score batting first at this venue is just 137 which indicates that it’s definitely not a batter friendly wicket. Winning the toss and choosing to bowl first has been the culture in this tournament and it has paid off for most of the sides. Australia will definitely look to repeat what they did to Bangladesh in their previous game.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
AUSTRALIA: D Warner, A Finch (C), S Smith, G Maxwell, M Marsh, M Stoinis, M Wade (WK), P Cummins, M Starc, A Zampa, J Hazelwood.
WEST INDIES: C Gayle, E Lewis, N Pooran (WK), R Chase, S Hetmyer, A Russell, K Pollard (C), J Holder, DJ Bravo, A Hosein, R Rampaul
DREAM 11 FANTASY TEAM
