West Indies vs Pakistan – 2nd Test Betting Tips

Host West Indies and Pakistan lock horns in the second and final game of the Test series at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica on Friday.

The home side pulled off a thrilling win over Pakistan, courtesy excellent performances from Kraigg Brathwaite, Jason Holder, Kemar Roach, and Jayden Seales. West Indies Test Captain Kraigg Brathwaite will be hoping that the side can maintain their disciplines with bat and ball in this series finale.

On the other hand, Pakistan will rue the fact that they should have won the opening Test against West Indies played at Sabina Park. The visitors led by Babar Azam will be looking to level the two-match Test series at Kingston. The green shirts will have to make significant improvements in all three departments to avoid a possible whitewash at the hands of West Indies.

West Indies Form and Team News

The home side will certainly be another lively surface for the second game of the Test series. Shai Hope and Shamarh Brooks could be in place of Kieran Powell and Kyle Mayers in the playing XI for the series finale.

Tail-ender Kemar Roach produced crucial innings in the fourth innings to help West Indies eke out a close win over Pakistan by one wicket. This closely contested game will certainly give a lot of confidence to West Indies coming into the series finale.

For West Indies, opener Kraigg Brathwaite showed decent form in the first innings and scored 97 runs off 221 balls with the help of twelve boundaries. He was well supported by Jason Holder, who scored 58 runs off 108 balls with the help of ten boundaries.

In the second innings, Vice-captain Jermaine Blackwood notched up crucial innings of 55 off 78 balls with the help of ten fours. 

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Captain Kraigg Brathwaite, the middle-order duo of Roston Chase and Jermaine Blackwood to do the bulk of the scoring. 

The home side might include Alzarri Joseph in place of Jomel Warrican, who had an ordinary game with the ball in the series opener.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the experienced trio of Jason Holder, Kemar Roach, and Jayden Seales to make crucial breakthroughs.

Rookie pacer Jayden Seales bowled well and claimed eight wickets in the first Test. Besides Seales, Kemar Roach also put in a splendid performance with the ball and picked up five wickets against Pakistan in the opening game of the Test series played in Jamaica.

Pakistan Form and Team News

Babar Azam-led unit will take heart from the fact that they put on a strong fight with bat and ball against West Indies in the opening Test played at Sabina Park.

Captain Babar Azam will be hoping that senior players can deliver the goods with bat and ball.

In the first innings, Pakistan managed to post 217 runs in 70.3 overs, courtesy key contributions from Fawad Alam, Babar Azam, and Faheem Ashraf.

With a run deficit of 36 runs, Pakistan couldn’t fare any better and were dismissed for 203 runs despite an excellent half-century from Babar Azam. Imran Butt, Azhar Ali, and Mohammad Rizwan chipped in with crucial runs for the side in the second innings.

For this series decider, the onus will be on the likes of Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Fawad Alam, and wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Abbas, and Shaheen Shah Afridi to make crucial breakthroughs with the new ball. The pace trio bowled well and claimed 15 wickets between them.

On a pitch conducive for pace bowling, Leg-spinner Yasir Shah looked ineffective against West Indies.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Pakistan will be the favorites to win this second and final game of the Test series at Sabina Park in Jamaica. For the series finale, Pakistan are at 2.07 odds, while West Indies are at 3.20 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

With West Indies registering a close win over Pakistan in the first test, the home side will be confident of putting in another clinical performance at Sabina Park.

With the likes of Jason Holder, Kemar Roach and Jayden Seales put in splendid performances in the first Test, the onus will be on the in-form players to put their hand up and deliver a clinical performance in this second Test.

On the other hand, the visitors will be relying on experienced players like Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, and Fawad Alam to deliver the goods with the bat in a bid to level the two-match Test series.

Therefore, the prediction is for West Indies to beat Pakistan and clinch the two-match Test series.

Tip 1- Babar Azam eye big innings in the series decider

Since the start of this year, Babar Azam has struggled to produce big scores for Pakistan in red-ball cricket. In five Test matches, Babar Azam has scored 209 runs at an average of 26.12 with two half-centuries to his name.

Given his excellent half-century in the second innings at Sabina Park, we expect Babar Azam to score 60 runs or more in this series [email protected].

Tip 2- Rookie pacer Jayden Seales has been impressive this season.

Since making his Test debut for West Indies against South Africa, Jayden Seales has impressed everyone with his pace and accuracy.

In the Test matches played in the Caribbean, Jason Holder has delivered excellent performances for the West Indies. The 19-year old has picked up his maiden five-wicket haul against Pakistan at Kingston, Jamaica. In three matches played so far, Jayden has claimed 13 wickets at an average of 21.38.

Given his impressive performances in home conditions, we expect rookie pacer Jayden Seales to take four wickets or more in the second [email protected].

Conclusion

Expect West Indies to complete a clean sweep over Pakistan in the two-match Test series.

1. Captain Babar Azam to score 60 runs or [email protected]
2. Pacer Jayden Seales to take four wickets or more-West [email protected]

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