WI vs ZAF 5th T20I match prediction 3 Jul 2021

WI vs SA Match Predictions and Betting Tips

The 5th and final match of the South Africa tour of West Indies will take place between the teams. The game will be played at the National Cricket Stadium on July 3. I have picked the top WI vs SA match predictions and betting tips for you.

West Indies and South Africa are tied neck to neck in the T20 series between them. After thoroughly defeating West Indies in the Test format, South Africa have failed to hold the lead in the T20 format. West Indies had won the first match by 8 wickets, which was followed by two victories for South Africa. In the last match, Keiron Pollard finally got back to his groove and scored 51* runs from just 25 balls. This, after 2 one-run knocks by Pollard, was completely unexpected and got West Indies a much-needed win. South Africa saw only Quinton de Kock perform in the game, while all the other batsmen around him fell. I have picked the top WI vs SA betting tips from the game for you to win from.

WI vs SA Player Bets

The player bets from the final match feature three players who have been consistent in this series. Quinton de Kock has been the only player who managed to score in all the matches, and Shimron Hetmyer and Reeza Hendricks are perfect underbets. Take a look at the top WI vs SA Player betting tips.

Quinton de Kock to score over 25.5 runs

You might think 25 runs is a high target for T20 cricket, but when we talk about the South African opener this might be too low. Quinton de Kock has always been a phenomenal batsman, especially in the shorter format of the game. He has played 51 T20I games, with 1498 runs at an average of 32.56. He has had great success against the West Indies team too, with 242 runs against them from 5 innings at 48.40. He has scored over the target in all 5 games and his scores in this tournament were outstanding: 37, 26, 72, 60. Quinton de Kock has really picked up steam in the last two games and got a half-century in both of them

This is the first time the opener is playing in the West Indies with an average of 48.75 from his 4 games. These are also his only 4 games under the leadership of Temba Bavuma and he is in his element. Quinton de Kock had his best innings in the series with only 2 teams participating. He has an average of 34.62 from 42 games played in these series. This might be because his average keeps getting better for every successive game in the series. He has an average of 30.50 in the 1st match of the series, while it goes to 60.0 in the 4th match. This is the first time he will play the 5th game in a series and this is a winning WI vs SA match prediction. Sportsbet.io has offered odds of 1.85 for Quinton de Kock to score over 25.5 runs.

Reeza Hendricks to score under 21.5 runs

The other opener for South Africa is almost an antithesis of Quinton de Kock. Reeza Hendricks has played 32 innings with 812 runs at an average of 25.37. He has been performing terribly in this series, with just 78 runs (17, 42, 17, 2) from 4 innings at 19.50. He did manage to score over the target once, but Reeza Hendricks hasn’t shown us a lot this tournament. Even the last time he came out to play against the West Indies he got over the target once from two games.

Where Quinton de Kock seems to get better with every successive game of the series, Reeza Hendricks gets worse. If we look at his average in the 1st match of the series, it’s 29.75. It goes to 26.50 in the 2nd match, and 24.54 in the 3rd game, and to 2.0 in the fourth game. This will be his first 5th match of the series and we don’t expect much of him in the game. This is another one of the top WI vs SA 5th T20I match predictions. Sportsbet.io has offered odds of 1.85 for Reeza Hendricks to score under 21.5 runs.

Shimron Hetmyer to score under 19.5 runs

The final bet is for the top-order batsman for West Indies who has a poor track record. Shimron Hetmyer has played 25 innings with 403 runs at an average of 18.31. He has scored under the target in 17 of his 25 innings. This is the first time has gotten the opportunity to play against South Africa and he hasn’t been doing well at all. He managed to score just 24 runs from the two games, with scores under the target in both his games. Shimron Hetmyer has had particularly bad innings at home. He has played 8 innings at home and only managed to score over the target in 1 game. He has a total of 89 runs from the games at just 12.71.

While Shimron Hetmyer showed tremendous form last year, he still did not manage to score at home and got his only score over the target against Ireland. He played 4 games batting in 4th place and only scored over the target once against India in Hyderabad. Shimron Hetmyer is the final WI vs SA match prediction to go for from the game with his current form. Sportsbet.io has offered odds of 1.85 for Shimron Hetmyer to score under 19.5 runs.