AUS vs WI 2nd Match Prediction

AUS vs WI Team Previews

Australia

Australia gave a debut to Xavier Bartlett who made an immediate impact and ended up with four wickets to his name. He has, however, been rested for the second ODI with Josh Hazelwood being named as a replacement. This will only strengthen the bowling attack, with all respect to Bartlett. 

Lance Morris, Saean Abbott, and Cameron Green were the other leading bowlers for Australia. It is unclear if Adam Zampa will be available for the next match but even if he does not play, we think Australia's bowling attack is more than capable of rolling the West Indies over again. 

A change at the top of the order will be required now that Travis Head is unavailable for selection. Matthew Short could move up the order or Australia may decide to bring in one of its players on the bench. Jake Fraser McGurk seems like the most likely candidate in that case. 

Inglis, Green, and Smith all got runs in the previous match. They also had Labuschagne, Hardie, and Short waiting in the shed. This just shows the kind of depth that Australia has and not having Head available for selection is not going to make any difference. 

West Indies

West Indies will be happy to see tha manner in which Keacy Carty played. He top-scored with 88 and paced his inning very well. It is a pity that no one apart from Roston Chase could give him any real support. Both he and Chase managed to get some sort of respectability to the West Indian total but a lot more will be needed in the upcoming matches. 

Players like ALick Athanaze, Justin Greaves, and Romario Shepherd will have to step up. 

We made the assessment before the first match that while there is undeniable talent and depth in the West Indian lineup, there are not enough players that are outstanding. They lack players that can win them matches single handedly, especially in 50 over cricket, and so we expect them to continue to struggle. 

The lack of wickettaking potential in the lineup was also more than clear in the previous match. A couple of wickets in the entire match and not a single period where the run rate was under control. It was all about the Australian batters filling their shoes and scoring freely. 

You need an excellent bowling lineup to compete in 50 over cricket against a team like Australia. That is not something that the West Indies has and so we really doubt whether it will be able to push the hosts in this next game either.