West Indies vs Australia - Second T20 – Match Preview
West Indies and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 will be up against each other tomorrow in the second of the two-match T20 series at Bridgetown. The visitors won the first match of the series in a comprehensive margin and this is a great opportunity for them to seal the series.
The Aussie bowlers struggled to deliver the goods in the One Day International (ODI) series as the Caribbean batsmen destroyed the Kangaroos in the depth overs and the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382 had a ball. However, the Kangaroos bounced back
in the first T20 match and bowled particularly well against the hard-hitting batsmen.
The conditions in Bridgetown are ideal for stroke-play and this means that the bowlers from both the teams have to be on top of their game all the time. Pollard, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 and Michael Hussey showed their class in the first match and proved that there
is not much room for error bowling in the shortest format of the game.
Considering the upcoming http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, both the teams are looking to build strong sides in this format and this short series provides them with a great opportunity.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bailey-c1480 has started off well as the captain of the Australian team in T20 cricket and the way he handled the situation in the first match was quite appreciable. It is most likely that the Aussies will retain their winning combination as they want to
seal the T20 series after a drawn ODI battle.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301 is the player to watch out for in the second T20 match as he has struggled throughout this tour and one expects him to make amends sooner rather than later.
Australia’s premier batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942 is happy with the way his team played in the first match but he understands very well that the Caribbean boys can bounce back any time because of their brilliant stroke-players.
Hussey said, "The conditions [in St Lucia] really suited our game. We really hit the ground running with the ball, our fast bowlers in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Pattinson-c1653 up front really set the tone. We'll get to Barbados, different wicket, different conditions
and that might really bring the West Indies back into play."
On the other side of the coin, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Krishmar-Santokie-c71724 could not impress in the first match.
The absence of the all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andre-Dwayne-Russell-c44235 has been a blow for West Indies in the T20 fixtures because he was in sublime form during the ODI series.
Vice-captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Bravo-c1379, feels that the inclusion of Edwards will be a boost for the West Indian bowling attack as the right-arm fast bowler is one of the fastest in the world.
"Obviously firepower will definitely help. You look around anywhere in international cricket, teams that do well at T20 have at least one bowler that bowls at 145-plus," said Bravo.
One expects the West Indies to come back hard in the last match of the limited-overs series but their top-order batsmen will have to find their form in order to lay a platform for the hitters like Pollard, Sammy and Bravo.
A thrilling encounter is predicted and let us hope that the cricket fans witness a nail-bitter at Bridgetown.
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