The second T20 between the West Indies and South Africa will take place on Sunday at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba and the hosts have the upper hand after a win in the first match on Friday evening.
We look at the game from a betting angle.
There are 2 matches left in the series and South Africa are 7/2 to come from behind to win it
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1st T20
The series began when the West Indies won the toss and elected to take to the field first, where they put South Africa under a lot of pressure, picking up 3 wickets within the powerplay and restricting the Proteas to a low run rate.
The South African side then remained on shaky ground after the powerplay, and they struggled to hold onto their wickets until the end of the 8th over where they began to build a partnership.
When the first innings came to a close, South Africa had ended on a total of 174/7.
Top batsmen were Tristan Stubbs who scored 76 off 42 deliveries, and Patrick Kruger who picked up 44 runs from 32 balls. On the West Indies end it was Matthew Forde who topped the bowling figures taking 3 wickets for 27 runs in his 4 over spell.
The chase begun with the West Indies firing with the bat in hand, and the South African bowling attack were not able to put them under any real pressure which led to the first wicket only falling by the end of the 8th over, when the West Indies had already scored 84 runs. The hosts continued to look comfortable with the bat and despite losing 2 more wickets they reached the total with 13 balls remaining, winning the match by 7 wickets.
Nicholas Pooran was immense with bat in hand, scoring 65 runs from 26 balls at a strike rate of 250.00. He was well accompanied by the likes of Shai Hope who hit 51 runs off 36 balls. The South African bowler who performed best on the day was Ottneil Baartman who claimed 2 wickets for 30 runs in 4 overs.
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Head-To-Head
The Proteas have only won once in their last 5 T20’s against the West Indies
Betting – Click here to bet
West Indies – 1.65
South Africa – 2.25
Suggested Bet: Shamar Joseph – Top West Indies Bowler at 3.30
He was just off the top bowling figures last time around and can hopefully get amongst the wickets.
Suggested Bet: Aiden Markram – Top South African Batsmen at 3.45
He has been battling for form but as captain I am expecting his to step up and deliver a big one.
Suggested Bet: South Africa win at 2.25
They have the players to get the win and I am backing the underdogs to level the series.
Note: prices correct at time of writing but subject to change.
