West Indies vs South Africa Preview & Prediction | 2nd T20 International
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West Indies reminded everyone of the white ball prowess with the way they dispatched South Africa in the first T20i and now have the chance to ensure a series victory with a game to spare.
DATE/TIME: Sunday 25th August 2024 - UK – 8:00pm / US EST – 3:00pm / US PST – 12:00pm
VENUE: Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba, West Indies
WEATHER: Extremely hot with bright sunshine and temperatures at 30c, although there is a slight chance of a scattered shower.
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – TNT Sports / India – TBA / US – Willow TV
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – discovery+ / India – Fancode / US – Willow TV
WEST INDIES FORM: HOSTS MAKE LIGHT WORK OF SECOND-STRING SOUTH AFRICA
West Indies flexed their white ball batting muscles to stay on top of the game against South Africa, ultimately chasing down 175 fairly easily with seven wickets remaining and 13 balls to spare. The Windies top three contributed 156 of those runs.
LAST FIVE: WLWLW
SOUTH AFRICA FORM: PROTEAS BOWLERS UNABLE TO CONTAIN POWERFUL WINDIES TOP ORDER
It’s now back-to-back defeats for South Africa in the shortest form of international cricket following their loss in the first T20i against West Indies in Tarouba. After scoring 174/7, their bowlers failed to take early wickets and paid a heavy price.
LAST FIVE: LLWWW
WEST INDIES BETTING ANALYSIS
We waxed lyrical over Nicholas Pooran leading into this series and stressed the power that he possesses with the bat. The powerful West Indian demonstrated his quality again with 65 not out from just 27 balls, clearing the role a whopping seven times. When in that mood, there is no stopping Pooran and it would be no surprise if he maintained his recent form. Therefore, back ‘Nicky P’ to rack up another 30+ runs here via the ‘Batter Milestones’ market.
SOUTH AFRICA BETTING ANALYSIS
On the back of having played the two-match Test series batting at number three, Tristan Stubbs has transitioned seamlessly back to the white ball format. This time coming in at number four, Stubbs smashed 76 from 42 balls in the opening T20i. Confidence and momentum across a quickfire series can be so important and with that that in mind, it may prove a shrewd play to back Stubbs scoring over 19.5 match runs.
WEST INDIES VS SOUTH AFRICA EXPERT PREDICTION
To have grabbed that first win early on in this series was a huge boost for West Indies and one which they really needed. But for South Africa, questions remain as to whether they are still hungover from that T20 World Cup final defeat. The number of key players missing for the Proteas, especially on the bowling front cannot be understated though.
The expectation is that West Indies will once again get on top of their opponents, taking advantage of facing a bowling attack without plenty of first-choice options. The chance to seal the series also serves as massive motivation, so back the Windies to make it back-to-back victories.
WEST INDIES VS SOUTH AFRICA TIP: WEST INDIES TO WIN
