West Indies vs South Africa – 2nd T20I Betting Tips

Host West Indies will be looking to continue their winning momentum when they take on South Africa in the second game at Grenada on Sunday.

In the series opener, West Indies registered a comprehensive win over South Africa, courtesy excellent contributions from Evin Lewis, Andre Russell, and Fabian Allen With this result, West Indies have taken 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series.

On the other hand, South Africa will need to make a strong comeback to level the five-match T20I series. The visitors will need to come with better bowling plans to counter the West Indies star-studded batting lineup.

West Indies Form and Team News:

The home side will be looking to get back to winning ways in this T20I series. After comfortably brushing aside South Africa in the series opener, West Indies will be looking to maintain their dominance in this fixture as well.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Andre Fletcher, Evin Lewis, and Chris Gayle to deliver the bulk of the runs.

The home side’s batting is stronger as they managed to complete the chase in just 15 overs. Opener Evin Lewis was the main contributor with the bat for West Indies, hitting 71 runs off just 35 balls with the help of four fours and seven sixes.

Besides Lewis, Andre Fletcher scored a fluent 30 runs off 19 balls, whereas Chris Gayle chipped in with 32 not out off 24 balls. All-rounder Andre Russell smashed three sixes in his quick-fire innings of 23 runs off 12 balls.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Jason Holder, Obed McCoy, and Fabian Allen to pick up wickets with the new ball.

In the previous game, Left-arm spinner, Fabian Allen was the pick of the bowlers and claimed 2 for 18 in his four overs. Experienced all-rounder Dwayne Bravo bowled well for West Indies and finished with figures of 2 for 30 in his four overs

South Africa Form and Team News

The visitors failed to increase their rate of scoring in the Powerplay overs and will need to make significant improvements in their batting in this fixture.

Experienced players like Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma, and David Miller will have to raise their game and deliver notable scores in this fixture.

In the opening game, Rassie van der Dussen made quite an impression with the bat and finished the innings with the top score of 56 runs off 38 balls. Besides van der Dussen, Quinton de Kock continued his excellent form and chipped in with 37 runs off 24 balls.

Besides van der Dussen and de Kock, the rest of the batting order failed to adjust the conditions and perished for low scores on a wicket that had a variable bounce in the first half of the innings.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying heavily on the pace troika of Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, and Lungi Ngidi to make early inroads with the new ball.

For South Africa, spinner Tabraiz Shamsi was the standout bowler in the previous game and finished with excellent figures of 1 for 27 in his four overs.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Host West Indies will be favorites to win the second game of the T20I series at National Cricket Stadium in St Georges, Grenada. For the second T20I, West Indies are placed at 1.58 odds, while South Africa at 2.28 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Based on current form, West Indies have a strong batting lineup in comparison to South Africa, who look one-dimensional in terms of their batting approach in the T20 format.

With the likes of Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher, and Chris Gayle in scintillating form with the bat, the home side will be looking to deliver another clinical performance.

Therefore, it is expected that West Indies will register another comfortable win over South Africa in the second T20I at Grenada.

Tip 1: Evin Lewis’s excellent numbers in the Caribbean

The big positive for West Indies was the swashbuckling opener, Evin Lewis, finding his mojo with the bat. Left-hander smashed a blistering 71 runs off 35 balls with the help of seven sixes and four fours

In the T20 matches played at home, Evin Lewis has been a consistent performer for West Indies. In 17 matches played in the Caribbean, Lewis has accumulated 545 runs at a strike rate of 157.97 with the help of one century and three half-centuries to his name.

Given his excellent performances for West Indies in home conditions, we are backing Evin Lewis to score 30 or more [email protected]

Tip 2: Tabraiz Shamsi to lead the bowling attack for South Africa

On a surface that looked placid in the second half at Grenada, Tabraiz Shamsi delivered a decent performance against the likes of Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, and Evin Lewis. He was the only bowler to have conceded less than seven runs an over.

Since Feb 2020, left-arm Chinaman has been leading the bowling charts for South Africa. In 14 matches, Shamsi has claimed 18 wickets at a splendid economy rate of 6.94. Given his consistency in the T20 format, we expect Tabraiz Shamsi to take one wicket or more in this [email protected].

Conclusion

Expect West Indies to register a thumping win over South Africa and take a 2-0 lead in five-match T20I series.

  1. Evin Lewis to score 30 or more runs-West [email protected]
  2. Tabraiz Shamsi to take one wicket or more in this fixture-South [email protected]

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