Australia (AUS) will lock horns with the West Indies (WI) in the first T20I of the three-match series at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Friday, February 9. (Photo Source: X(Twitter)

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Preview

Australia (AUS) will lock horns with the West Indies (WI) in the first T20I of the three-match series at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Friday, February 9.

Australia are coming into this T20I series on the back of a 1-4 series defeat over India in December 2023. Though they are brimming with confidence after their 3-0 clean sweep in the ODI series, Australia have a lot of chinks in their armor in the shortest format of the game.

After missing out on the India series, David Warner is back for the West Indies series. Glenn Maxwell will be playing a crucial role in both the batting and bowling departments.

On the other hand, West Indies thumped England by 3-2 in their most recent five-match T20I series at home in December 2023. They have exceptional players in their T20I side and it would be an interesting battle between favorites Australia and strong contenders West Indies in this three-match series.

Nicholas Pooran will be leading the team with Andre Russell, Johnson Charles, Jason Holder, and Akeal Hosein being part of the impressive squad. Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, and Oshane Thomas are some of the pace options available for them alongside Russell.

Also check: AUS vs WI Match Prediction: Who will win today’s match?

Match Information

Australia vs West Indies, 1st T20I

West Indies tour of Australia, 9 Feb 2024, Fri, 1:30 PM IST ,Hobart

Probable PlayingXI

Australia

David Warner, Tim David, MP Stoinis, MR Marsh(C), AM Hardie, GJ Maxwell, JP Inglis, MS Wade, Josh Hazlewood, JP Behrendorff, A Zampa

Bench: Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, C Green, LR Morris, J Fraser-McGurk, MW Short, W Sutherland, Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, SH Johnson, AT Carey, Pat Cummins, Matt Renshaw, BR McDermott, TM Head, Nathan Lyon, SM Boland, JR Philippe, Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Starc, MW Harvey, AJ Turner, Nathan Ellis, Chris Green, Tanveer Sangha, KW Richardson, Ben Dwarshuis

West Indies

Brandon King, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell, AD Russell, Jason Holder, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran(C), Shai Hope, AJ Hosein, G Moti-Kanhai, Alzarri Joseph

Bench: TA Imlach, A Athanaze, JP Greaves, KAR Hodge, Romario Shepherd, Roston Chase, KY Ottley, Matthew Forde, Oshane Thomas, Keacy Carty, Teddy Bishop, Hayden Walsh, J Da Silva, Kraigg Brathwaite, T Chanderpaul, Shamar Joseph, Kirk McKenzie, Kemar Roach, Z McCaskie, Kevin Sinclair, Akeem Jordan, Shimron Hetmyer, Kyle Mayers

Injury News

Matthew Short, Travis Head, and Nathan Ellis will not be a part of this game.

Weather Report

Cloudy

Win Prediction

Australia

Pitch Condition

Balanced

Avg 1st Inning Score

145

Pitch Report

The surface at Bellerive Oval in Hobart is expected to be a balanced one with both batters and bowlers getting a fair share of momentum. The first innings average score is 145 in the 18 T20s played so far at this venue.

Captains

Glenn Maxwell AUS wk

One of the consistent batters in white-ball formats, Shai Hope has scored 2225 runs from 95 T20s at an average of 27.13 with 11 fifty-plus totals.

Jason Behrendorff AUS

Fantasy cricket tips

AUS vs WI Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report For 1st T20I

AUS vs WI Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report For 1st T20I

Glenn Maxwell and Andre Russell are brilliant all-rounders to have in your XI as multipliers.

Also check: AUS vs WI Match Prediction: Who will win today’s match?

Australia vs West Indies, 1st T20I

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