AUS vs WI: West Indies’ Predicted Playing XI Against Australia– ICC T20 World Cup 2021, Match 38

West Indies will face Australia in their next encounter in ICC T20 World Cup 2021. The match will be played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on November 6. Both the teams are part of group 1 in the tournament. Australia and West Indies have played 4 matches each in the tournament so far.

Australia have won 3 games and lost 1. West Indies have won only 1 game and lost 3. While Australia are placed on the 2nd spot in group 1 points table, West Indies take the 5th spot. Australia still have a chance a qualify for the semi-finals while West Indies are out of the semis’ race. Ahead of AUS vs WI encounter, here we take a look at West Indies’ predicted playing XI against Australia.

AUS vs WI: West Indies’ Predicted Playing XI Against Australia– ICC T20 World Cup 2021, Match 38

Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle will be the opener for West Indies in the next game. Lendl Simmons has completely failed at the opening slot because of which the team promoted Gayle as the new opener. In 4 games so far, Gayle has only scored 30 runs at an average of 7.50.

Evin Lewis

Evin Lewis will be another opener for West Indies in the next game. In 4 matches in T20 World Cup 2021, Lewis has scored 76 runs at an average of 19.0. He slammed a fabulous knock of 56 runs in one match. He has maintained a strike rate of 138+.

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Roston Chase

Roston Chase will be another batsman for the team in the next game. In 2 games, he has batted well and scored 48 runs at an average of 24.0. In one game, he also hit 39 runs. He might bat at the middle-order in the next game as well.

Nicholas Pooran (WK)

Nicholas Pooran is the wicket-keeper for West Indies in ICC T20 World Cup 2021. He played a good knock of 46 runs in the last game. So far in 4 matches, he has scored 99 runs at an average of 24.75 and a strike rate of 137.50.

Shimron Hetmyer

Shimron Hetmyer has scored the most runs for the team in the tournament so far. In 4 matches, he has scored 100 runs at an average of 33.33 and strike rate of 138+. In the last match, he slammed a fabulous knock of 81 runs. He will look to keep his good form in the next match as well.

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Kieron Pollard (C)

Kieron Pollard is the skipper of the team in ICC T20 World Cup 2021 and will lead the team in the next game as well. In 4 matches, he has scored 46 runs at an average of 15.33. Pollard has not managed to slam any big knock in the tournament so far.

Andre Russell

Andre Russell will be the all-rounder for the team in the next game. Russell has not managed to impress with the bat but has done a good job in bowling. Against Bangladesh, he defended 13 runs in his final over and bagged victory for the team. In 4 games in T20 World Cup 2021, he has picked 3 wickets at an average of 32.66.

Dwayne Bravo

Dwayne Bravo announced that he will retire from international cricket after ICC T20 World Cup 2021. He will play his last match against Australia. Since it is his farewell game, the team might pick him in the playing XI. Bravo has scored 16 runs in 4 games so far and picked 2 wickets.

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Jason Holder

Jason Holder might be another player in the team in the next game. In 2 games, he has scored 23 runs at an average of 23. He has also picked 1 wicket in 2 games. He owns an average of 59.0 and an economy of 7.37.

Akeal Hosein

Akeal Hosein will be another bowler in the team. With 4 wickets in 4 games, he is the highest wicket-taker for the team in T20 World Cup 2021. He owns an average of 24.25 and an economy of 6.92. He has done a decent job for the team so far and the team will not bench him in the next match.

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Ravi Rampaul

Ravi Rampaul might be another pacer for the team in the next match. In 4 matches so far, he has picked 2 wickets at an average of 49.0 and economy of 7.53. He will aim to give a good bowling show against Australia.