West Indies vs Australia, 1st T20I – Prediction, Fantasy XI Tips & Probable XI

Australia will take on West Indies in the first of the five-match T20I series at St. Lucia on Saturday. 

West Indies vs Australia, 1st T20I: Match Details

• Date – Saturday, July 10, 2021
• Time – 5:00 AM IST
• Venue – Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

West Indies vs Australia, 1st T20I Match Preview:

West Indies's batting didn't click in the recently held series against South Africa. The biggest positive was the form of Evin Lewis, who scored 178 runs in five matches at a strike rate of over 160. All eyes will be on Nicholas Pooran, who had an off series but showed a glimpse of him getting back to his rhythm. 

Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell will be crucial in the backend of the innings and can contribute well to the bowling department as well. Obed McCoy took nine wickets in the South Africa series. 

Australia's batters look in fine touch lately. In the intra squad matches, Josh Phillippe was a star performer along with Mathew Wade and Moises Henriques. 

Adam Zampa will be the key for Australia, considering the slow pitches and leg spinners troubling West Indian batters. 

Australia and West Indies haven't played a T20I in seven years, which makes this series more exciting. It will be a closely fought series. 

West Indies vs Australia Head-to-Head(H2H):

• Total – 11
• West Indies – 6
• Australia – 5

West Indies vs Australia - Possible Records 

• Chris Gayle needs just 46 runs to score 14000 T20 runs. 
• Kieron Pollard needs 164 runs to make 11000 T20 runs. 
• Aaron Finch is 282 runs away from scoring 10000 T20 runs. 

West Indies vs Australia, 1st T20I Probable Playing XI:

• West Indies - Lendl Simmons, Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Akeal Hosein, Obed McCoy, Fidel Edwards
• Australia - Matthew Wade (wk), Aaron Finch (c), Josh Philippe, Ashton Turner, Daniel Christian, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Marsh, Mitchell Starc, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa, Riley Meredith

West Indies vs Australia, 1st T20I Fantasy XI:

• Wicket-keepers - Nicholas Pooran, Matthew Wade
• Batsmen - Kieron Pollard, Evin Lewis, Moises Henriques, Josh Philippe, Aaron Finch
• All-rounders - Andre Russell, Mitchell Marsh
• Bowlers - Obed McCoy, Adam Zampa