T20 World Cup 2021: Match 38 – Australia vs West Indies Match Preview, Playing XI and broadcast details

West Indies will look to end their campaign on a high by posting a win, while the kangaroos will look to seal their place in the semifinal stages of the tournament.

Published - 05 Nov 2021, 20:38 IST | Updated - 05 Nov 2021, 20:38 IST

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Both Australia and West Indies will play their final match of the Super 12 stages of the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup. While the kangaroos have experienced an excellent campaign, winning 3 out of their 4 rubbers, the ‘Men in Maroon’ have endured a poor run, losing 3 out of their 4 games.

Australia were unstoppable in their previous match against the Bangladesh side. The Aussie bowlers were ruthless, and the Bangladesh batsmen had no answers to the questions posed by Aaron Finch and his men. Bangladesh was bowled out for just 73, with Adam Zampa picking up 5 wickets.

In reply, Australia cantered past the target in a hurry. Aaron Finch scored 40 at a strike rate of 2 runs per ball, as the Aussies went past the target with 8 wickets and a whopping 82 balls to spare.

On the other hand, West Indies are stationed at the 5th spot in the points table. The Kieron Pollard-led side can no longer qualify for the semifinal stage of the competition.

In their previous match, West Indies went down to Sri Lanka by 20 runs in a high-scoring clash. The Sri Lankan outfit posted a humongous total of 189/3 on the board. In reply, West Indies scored 169/8 and fell short of the target. Also, Dwayne Bravo will hog the limelight in this clash, as the match against Australia is set to be Bravo’s last in international cricket.

So, West Indies will look to end their campaign on a high by posting a win, while the kangaroos will look to seal their place in the semifinal stages of the tournament.

Pitch and Conditions

The pitch at Abu Dhabi is a decent one for batting. The trend of chasing teams winning seems to have reversed, with the team batting first winning the last 3 matches played at this venue. Spinners will also get some turn as well.

Playing Combinations for Australia vs West Indies

Australia

Australia will field an unchanged playing XI for this match.

Predicted XI: David Warner, Aaron Finch (C), Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (WK), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

West Indies

West Indies too, will not make any changes to their playing XI.

Predicted XI: Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard (C), Jason Holder, Dwayne Bravo, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul