Bellerive Oval in Hobart hosts the first AUS vs WI T20I. The match starts at 1.30 pm IST. Australia whitewashed West Indies in the ODI series. They won the first ODI by 8 wickets, the second by 83 runs, and the third ODI by 10 wickets.
West Indies were bowled out for 86 runs in the final ODI which was chased down inside seven overs by Australia. Jake Fraser-McGurk scored 41 in the chase while Josh Inglis scored an unbeaten 35 runs.
West Indies will be led by Rovman Powell. The squad sees the return of specialist players like Andre Russell and Nicholas Pooran who were busy playing in the ILT20 league. David Warner was also playing in the ILT20 league for the Dubai Capitals. He too is back in the Australian T20I squad.
Australia will be led by Mitchell Marsh. He will replace Pat Cummins who is rested for the series. Mitchell Starc is also rested from the series. Josh Hazlewood is back for the T20I series after resting from the third ODI. Australia will miss Matthew Short. He is ruled out with a hamstring injury. The Aussies will also miss Nathan Ellis who is out with an injured rib cage. The management has named Spencer Johnson as his replacement. He recently won the BBL title with the Brisbane Heat.
The two teams have played 146 ODIs with the Aussies winning 79 matches and West Indies 61. In 19 T20Is, Australia have won 9 games while West Indies 10. In 120 Test matches between the two sides, Australia have won 61 matches and West Indies 33.
West Indies do not have their experienced players who are busy playing T20 leagues around the world. Their ODI side is missing Nicholas Pooran, Jason Holder, Rovman Powell, and a certain Andre Russell and Sunil Narine who have not been a part of the ODI side for a few years now. Narine is also not a part of the T20I side having last played a T20I for the Windies back in 2019. Russell, on the other hand, is a part of the T20I side.
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The AUS vs WI T20I series is a great opportunity for both sides to prepare themselves for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The Windies have won the tournament twice while Australia once in 2021. West Indies are one of the hosts of the T20 World Cup 2024 and thus a T20I series win after an ODI series loss.
AUS vs WI Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Bellerive Oval, Hobart – 1st T20I, 2024
The AUS vs WI first T20I will be played at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart from 1.30 pm IST. The venue has hosted 18 ODIs and T20Is each. In 18 T20Is, 8 matches have been won by the team batting first while nine matches have been won by the team chasing. The average first innings score is close to 150 which drops in the second innings. However, given the quality of big hitters on both sides, this is expected to be a high-scoring contest.
Speaking about the weather conditions, the temperature will be around 21 degrees with cloudy weather. There is a negligible 5 percent chance of rain. The temperatures will fall as low as 9 degrees in the evening with dew playing its role as well.
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