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Australia
West Indies
The hosts secured a comfortable win over the struggling West Indies side in the first Test. They now will eye to completely wipe out the visitors in the 2nd Test which is scheduled to begin from 25th January at the Gabba.
Aussies were aggressive as expected from the first ball and didn't allow the opposition to dominate a single day of the first Test.
West Indies has come across as a weak side but the team has some talented players who can regenerate the winning attitude in the team. Cricket betting sites have a wide range of betting markets with them.
Josh Hazlewood picked up 9 wickets in the previous Test and overall, he has already picked up 14 wickets in 2 Tests this year.
The betting tip is...
Josh Hazlewood will be the top bowler of the match
63 %
37 %
AustraliaWest IndiesThe decision to bowl first worked in favour of skipper Pat Cummins and his men. Josh Hazlewood and Cummins dominated the bowling unit in the first innings as they picked up 4 wickets each at an economy of 2.93 and 2.41 respectively.
Steve Smith was gone early from the top order from the batting side in the 1st inning. However, Usman Khawaja handled the situation with a score of 45 off 111 balls. Travis Headβs innings made headlines as he scored 119 off 134 and helped his team achieve a respectable lead.
Josh Hazlewood continued his dominance in the bowling unit during the 2nd inning as well and picked up a fiver at an economy of 2.50. Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc also contributed with 2 wickets each.
Only 26 runs were needed to score a win and Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne reached the winning number with their partnership.
Usman Khawaja got injured during the 2nd inning of the Test and his presence in the 2nd Test is still not confirmed.
Predicted Lineup: Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Usman Khawaja, Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon
West Indies received a poor start from the top order duo Kraigge Brathwaite (13 off 45) and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (6 off 25). However, Kirk McKenzie played a valuable inning and scored 50 off 94 at a strike rate of 53.19.
The rest of the batters failed to score in the first inning. Shamar Josephβs bowling was the highlight in the first inning for West Indies as he picked up 5 wickets at an economy of 4.70. Kemar Roach and Justin Greaves also picked up 2 wickets each.
The batting unit of the visitors was destroyed like a house of cards in the 2nd inning. There was no string partnership and no batter was able to reach the score of beyond 30 runs.
The bowlers were helpless as the lead was just 25 runs and it was a very small score to stop the opposition from winning.
The team management might make some changes in the middle order as it was a complete failure in both innings.
Predicted Lineup: Kraigg Brathwaite, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Kirk McKenzie, Justin Greaves, Joshua Da Silva, Gudakesh Motie, Kemar Roach, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph
West Indies has a major void in their batting unit. The batters are unable to handle the bowling attack of the Aussies. The bowlers have shown good performances in the 1st Test but they alone canβt win the match.
Australia has again come out as a strong team with players in the right frame of mind. Captain Pat Cummins needs to tweak a few things in the middle order before the beginning of the 2nd Test. We predict a win for Australia in the 2nd Test.
