WI vs AUS Match Prediction : Australia tour of West Indies, 2nd Test, 2025

Australian men are currently visiting the Caribbean islands for a series of test and T20I games. Australia won the first test of the tour by a margin of 159 runs in Bridgetown. The series now moves to the National Cricket Stadium in St George's, Grenada, for the second test. This article will cover the pitch report, match prediction, predicted playing eleven, and betting tips for this encounter.

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West Indies vs Australia Head-to-Head Record

The Australia and West Indies teams have played against each other on 120 occasions in test match format. Australia has won 61 games while the West Indies has won 33. Twenty-four of these games ended in a draw.

West Indies vs Australia Live-streaming and Broadcast

This Test match will be aired on SportsMax in the Caribbean and Fox Sports in Australia. Live-streaming will also be available on Kayo Sports (AU) and ESPN Caribbean apps. Indian cricket fans can enjoy the live streaming of the contest on the FanCode website and app.

Live scores, ball-by-ball commentary, and in-game betting odds will be updated on ocbscores.com.

WI vs AUS Team Previews

West Indies

The West Indies men are going into this contest with three losses and two wins in their last five test matches. They also lost their last contest played between the two teams by a huge margin of 159 runs. West Indies fast bowlers Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph were right on the money in the 1st innings of the first test as they bundled the Aussie batting for 180 runs.

But the Windies' reply was lukewarm as well, with only the skipper Roston Chase and Shai Hope making valuable contributions. Shamar Joseph bowled well in the Australian second innings as well with a fifer. But the West Indies batting collapsed after that to be bowled out for 141 runs.

Kraig Brathwaite will lead the Windies' batting charge in this test. He has scored 430 runs from his last ten tests with an average of 21.5. Another batter expected to do well is Mikyle Louis. He has scored 358 runs from his last nine tests with an average of 19.89.

Jayden Seales has picked up 44 victims from his last nine contests with a strike rate of 35.22. Jomel Warrican has also picked up 27 wickets from his last five contests with a strike rate of 28.4. These players, together with Rostan Chase and Shamar Joseph, are expected to get runs and wickets in this encounter.

West Indies Expected Playing 11

Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Mikyle Louis, Kevlon Anderson, Brandon King, Shai Hope (wk), Roston Chase, Justin Greaves, Jayden Seales, Shamar Joseph, Alzarri Joseph, Jomel Warrican.

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Australia

Australia is entering this contest after winning four of their last five games. They also won the first test by a significant margin. Australia could muster up just 180 runs in this test in their first innings. Travis Head with 59 runs was the top batter in this innings, with Usman Khawaja also contributing 47 runs. But they bowled out the West Indies for a small total as well, for 190 runs.

Mitchell Starc was the top bowler with three victims. In the Australian second innings, three batters, Travis Head, Beau Webster, and Alex Carey, hit fifties to raise a good score of 310 runs. Josh Hazlewood with a fifer dismissed West Indies cheaply in the second innings to secure a win for Australia.

Travis Head will lead the Aussie batting charge in this test. He has scored 725 runs from his last ten games with an average of 42.65. He scores his runs quickly as well. Steve Smith will return to the side for this test. He has scored 685 runs in his last nine games with an average of 45.67.

Pat Cummins will lead the Australian bowling effort with 40 wickets from his last eight games, with a strike rate of 39.32. Mitchell Starc has picked up 37 wickets from his last ten contests with a strike rate of 44.1.

Australia Expected Playing 11

Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Beau Webster, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc.

WI vs AUS Toss Prediction

Four test matches have been played at the National Cricket Stadium in St George's in Grenada. Three of them were won by the teams batting second. While one game ended in a draw. The team batting first has never won a test match at this venue. So, fielding first after winning the coin flip might be the way to go for both skippers.

Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

The wicket on offer at the National Cricket Stadium will provide a consistent pace and bounce. The conditions will assist the fast bowlers early on. You can expect a result on this track, as there is ample opportunity for the quicks to get assistance from the track. Rain interruption is expected during this contest, especially on the first few days.

The temperature during the contest will remain close to 27 degrees.

WI vs AUS: Who Will Win?

Australia was expected to dominate this series, and while it won the first Test, it was a very close affair. Australia has an untested top-order that can be put under pressure. Despite that, We are not very keen to bet on the underdog here despite the odds being offered. Australia's quality should come through over the course of a Test match.

Bet on Australia to win this match.

WI vs AUS win percentage stands at 72% in favor of AUS.

Todays Match Prediction: Australia to Win.