West Indies vs Australia – 4th T20I Betting Tips

West Indies and Australia will face off in the fourth T20I of the five-match series in St. Lucia on Thursday. 

Interim Captain Nicholas Pooran will be disappointed with his side’s performance in the 3rd T20I against Australia. In the previous game, West Indies registered a comfortable win over Australia, courtesy Chris Gayle’s blistering 67 runs. The home side will be looking to continue their good form in this fixture.

After losing three matches on the bounce, Aaron Finch-led unit has failed to struggle to make an impact in the Caribbean. With the series already lost, the visitors would be looking to play for pride and win the final two matches of the T20I series.

West Indies Form and Team news: 

Despite their full-time captain Kieron Pollard rested for the previous two matches, West Indies have shown determination and resilience to win the T20I series against Australia.

However, the batting form of Chris Gayle will be a pleasing one for the team management who will be hopeful that the veteran batsman will continue his decent form in the remaining two matches of the T20I series.

In the batting department, the home side will be heavily relying on the likes of aggressive opener Lendl Simmons, Andre Fletcher, Captain Nicholas Pooran, and Chris Gayle to score the bulk of the runs in this fixture.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of spinners Hayden Walsh, Fabian Allen along with pacers Sheldon Cottrell and Andre Russell to produce timely breakthroughs. 

The spin duo of Hayden Walsh and Fabian Allen played a huge role in the team’s success on Monday as they claimed three important wickets and did not allow Australia to score quick runs in the last 10 overs of the innings.

Australia Form and Team News:

Australia will enter the contest hoping to break their losing streak in the T20 format. The team management will be hoping that the side can put in a strong batting performance.

The visitors might go with the same playing XI that featured for Australia in the previous game.

In the batting department, the visitors will be relying on the likes of openers Matthew Wade and Aaron Finch, the middle-order trio of Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Turner, and Moises Henriques to score the bulk of the runs.

All-rounder Moises Henriques scored 33 runs off 29 balls, whereas Aaron Finch found form with the bat and chipped in with 30 runs off 31 balls.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, and Riley Meredith to produce timely breakthroughs. 

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Host West Indies will be clear favorites to win this fourth game of the T20I series to be played at Darren Sammy Stadium. For the fourth T20I, West Indies are placed at 1.70 odds, while Australia at 2.07 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

After delivering excellent performance in the first three matches of the T20I series, West Indies will be hoping to continue their winning ways in the competition.

With the hosts already 3-0 up in the T20I series, the team management will be hoping that the side can maintain their standards with bat and ball.

Therefore, the prediction is for West Indies to win the match and take a 4-0 lead in the five-match T20I series.

Tip 1: Nicholas Pooran to lead the way for West Indies with the bat.

Interim captain Nicholas Pooran has managed to find form with the bat against Australia. Left-hander did struggle to produce scores in the previous series against South Africa. In the third T20I, Pooran showed fluency in his innings and scored 32 not out off 27 balls with the help of four boundaries.

Given his decent contribution in the previous T20I, we are backing Nicholas Pooran to score 20 runs or [email protected]

Tip 2: Hayden Walsh Jr. has proven to be a consistent performer in the T20 format.

The leg-spinner was once again the standout performer for West Indies in the third T20I played at St. Lucia He picked up two wickets in the previous game and conceded less than five runs an over against Australia.

With 8 wickets in three outings at an economy rate of 5.83, we expect Hayden Walsh to pick two wickets or more in this fourth [email protected].

Conclusion

Expect West Indies to beat Australia in the fourth game of the T20I series.

1. Nicholas Pooran to score 20 runs or more-West Indies @3.00
2. Hayden Walsh Jr. to pick two wickets or more in this fourth T20I- West [email protected]

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