WI vs AUS 2nd T20I match prediction 11 Jul 2021

WI vs AUS 2nd T20I Predictions & Betting Tips

West Indies and Australia will hit off in the 2nd T20I of the five-match T20I series. The second match of the series is being hosted at The Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet in St Lucia on July 11, Sunday. I have handpicked three of the best betting tips from the WI vs AUS 1st T20I match prediction.

West Indies took us by surprise with a 1-0 up in the five-match T20I series at their home ground. West Indies made 145-6 after being sent in to bat first and then bundled Australia out for 127 to clinch the game. Led by Nicholas Pooran in the absence of Kieron Pollard, West Indies staged a terrific comeback in the opening T20I by 18 runs. Andre Russell showed his tremendous power by scoring 51 runs off 28 balls, which included five sixes. It was his maiden half-century for the West Indies in the shortest format of the game.

For Australia, the loss of Ben McDermott marked the beginning of a dramatic collapse. Mitchell Marsh and Matthew Wade tried stitching a partnership but made it only to a 38 run stand. Despite winning the first T20I, West Indies will not be starting as favourites in St Lucia, as the Windies are known for their inconsistency. Will Australia make a comeback or the Windies continue to hold their ground? Only time can tell. Meanwhile, take a look at the top three betting tips from the WI vs AUS match prediction.

WI vs AUS Player Bets:

Some of the best batsmen from both teams are missing from the scheduled fixture but the oddsmakers have offered a number of odds from the existing players. Mentioned below are the top WI vs AUS player betting tips.

Aaron Finch To Score over 22.5 Runs

The top-order batsman of Australia ascended to become Australia’s permanent T20I and ODI captain. He has twice held the record for the highest scores in T20I. His career-best178 made against Zimbabwe in 2018 surpassing his 156 against England in 2013. Although the captain failed to deliver in the opening match against West Indies as he was knocked out for 4 runs, Finch is an in-demand T20 cricketer who has played for several franchises. In the five-match series recently played against New Zealand, Finch scored above 23 runs in three of these innings. His scores were - 36, 79*, 69, 12, and 1. Over a year's time, the 34-year-old Australian batter has emerged as the top T20I batter for his team. He has amassed 361 runs from 11 innings at an average of 36.10.

The right-handed batsman has so far only played three matches against West Indies. From the 31 away matches that Finch has been a part of, the captain has 1259 runs to his name at 44.96. In the 2021 calendar year, Finch has played 6 matches and scored 271 runs with a current average of 40.20. Finch averages 36.65 from 45 matches representing Australia as a captain and piled 1466 runs from them. Dafabet.com has offered betting odds of 1.87 for Aaron Finch to score over 22.5 runs in the WI vs AUS 2nd T20I match.

Matthew Wade to score over 20.5 runs

Next in line is the wicket-keeper opener for Australia, with 10 years of experience under his belt. Matthew Wade has played 30 T20Is in his career and scored 559 runs from them. This is an average of 22.36. While he wasn’t playing as well in T20 Internationals for most of his career, he has been in rare form recently. He scored 33 runs in the first game against West Indies where his squad failed to perform against them. He last played against West Indies in 2012 before this series and his form was flailing back then.

Where Matthew Wade generally had poor seasons, with an average of 9.66 in 2019/20 and 14.0 in 2020, he has had great seasons recently. In Season 2020/21, he scored 244 runs from 8 games with an average of 30.50. He played his first game of the 2021 season against West Indies, with 33 runs from the game. Matthew Wade has played 10 games as the opener for his team and scored 322 runs from the games, at an average of 32.2. This is one of the top WI vs AUS match predictions from the 2nd T20I. Dafabet.com is offering odds of 1.87 for Matthew Wade to score over 20.5 runs.

Chris Gayle to score under 20.5 runs

The top-order batsman for West Indies has had some great innings in the past, but he hasn’t been in form for a while now. Chris Gayle has scored 1716 runs from 62 T20I innings of his career. This is an average of 30.10 but he has been able to cross the target in just 1 of his last 10 games. Chris Gayle managed to score just 4 runs in the first game against Australia on Friday. The last time he faced off against the Aussies was in 2014 and he was in a completely different form back then. His average from his games in 2014 and 15 was 40.7, and this is not the case anymore. He has an average of just 10.9 from his 10 games in the last 2 years, which is very conducive to our bet.

Chris Gayle has played 22 innings in the West Indies and only gotten 376 runs from them, at 17.90. He has scored over the target in only 5 of his 22 innings at home. He has played 3 games in Gros Islet and got 23 runs (4, 15, 4) from the games. The 1st T20I was his first game under the leadership of Nicholas Pooran and it did not turn out well for him. Chris Gayle has played 8 innings while batting in 3rd position and scored just 89 runs from them. This averages 12.71 and he only managed to score over the target once in the 8 innings. This is the final WI vs AUS match predictions to help you win money from the game. Dafabet.com is offering odds of 1.87 for Chris Gayle to score under 20.5 runs.