West Indies vs South Africa – 5th T20I Betting Tips

West Indies and South Africa will face off in the fifth and final T20I of the series in National Cricket Stadium in Grenada on Saturday. The series is evenly poised at 2-2 with all to play for in this series finale at Grenada.

The home team managed to register victories in the first and fourth T20I by eight wickets and 21 runs, whereas South Africa secured back-to-back victories in the second and third T20I by 16 runs and 1 run.

For West Indies, the likes of Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, and Shimron Hetymer will have to raise their game with the bat to clinch the T20I series over South Africa on Saturday.

The visitors will have to make significant improvements with the bat to beat West Indies on Saturday.

West Indies Form and Team News

Host West Indies will go in the match high-on-confidence after securing a comfortable 21-run win in the fourth T20I on Thursday.

The most pleasing thing for the team management will be Captain Kieron Pollard leading from the front with the bat to help West Indies post a competitive total on the board.

The splendid performances of experienced players like Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard was enough to see West Indies make a tremendous comeback in the T20I series.

After a clinical performance from the West Indies, the side will not make any changes to their playing XI for this series decider.

However, it will be interesting to see if the captain and coach will bring back the likes of Andre Fletcher in place of Nicholas Pooran, who has struggled to deliver notable scores so far in this T20I series.

In the batting department, the hosts will be relying on the likes of openers Evin Lewis, Lendl Simmons, Captain Kieron Pollard, and all-rounder Andre Russell to score the bulk of the runs.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of Obed McCoy, Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, and Kieron Pollard to produce timely breakthroughs.

South Africa Form and Team News

The visitors will come in the match disappointed after letting go of the chance of securing the series win on Thursday. Skipper Temba Bavuma made some poor decisions on the field that saw South Africa lose momentum in the previous match.

The team management will be concerned over the poor performance of the middle-order in the previous match.

The performance of Dawid Miller will also be a concerning one for the team management as he only managed to score 12 off nine balls in a chase of 168.

With that performance, the left-hander has only managed to score 34 runs in the series at an average of 8.50 and with a disappointing strike rate of 106.25, the lowest by a South African batsman who has faced more than 10 deliveries.

On the batting front, the visiting team will be relying on the likes of Quinton de Kock, rookie Aiden Markram, captain Temba Bavuma, and Rassie van der Dussen to score the bulk of the runs whereas, on the bowling front, the onus will be once again on the trio of George Linde, Anrich Nortje and Tabraiz Shamsi to produce timely breakthroughs.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Host West Indies will be favorites to win the fifth and final game of the T20I series to be played at Grenada. For the series decider, West Indies are placed at 1.58 odds, while South Africa at 2.32 odds

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Our Tipster’s Angle

The series is nicely poised at 2-2 and the grand finale is expected to be an exciting one. The home team just did enough to stay alive in the series with a splendid win over South Africa in the 4th T20I.

The expectation is that the West Indies who are far more experienced compared to the visitors will produce a much better display.

Therefore, the prediction is for West Indies to win the match and clinch the series as well.

Tip 1- Dwayne Bravo to shine with the ball in the series decider

The 37-year old was the star of the show with the ball for West Indies in the 4th T20I played on Thursday. He has delivered brilliant spells in the middle-overs and picked up crucial wickets for the side.

With nine wickets in four matches at an economy rate of 6.87 so far in this series, we are backing Dwayne Bravo to take two wickets or [email protected]

Tip 2- Quinton de Kock to continue his decent form for South Africa       

Left-hander has shown excellent form for South Africa in the ongoing T20I series. With 195 runs at a strike rate of 141.30, de Kock is leading the batting charts for the side in this five-match series.

The team management will be hoping that de Kock can deliver something special with the bat and help South Africa seal the T20I series. We expect Quinton de Kock to score 30 runs or more in this series [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect West Indies to beat South Africa in this series decider and clinch the five-match T20I series.

1. Dwayne Bravo to take two wickets or more- West Indies @2.50
2. Quinton de Kock to score 30 runs or more in this series decider- South [email protected]

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