West Indies vs South Africa, 1st T20I dream11 prediction today match

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Match : West Indies vs South Africa, 1st T20I

Venue : Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica

Date & Time : 24th May, Friday at 12:30 AM

H2H Record :

Total matches - 19
WI won - 08
SA won - 11
NR - 00,

Pitch Report :

The pitch at Sabina Park is perfectly balanced for both batters and bowlers in limited overs cricket. The new ball might move for the first couple of overs but the swing should fade away pretty quickly. New Zealand's pacers are likely to dominate the powerplay overs but batters can expect big scores in the middle overs as well as in death overs. The team, winning the toss will choose to bat first. Meanwhile, the pacers have an advantage on this pitch in the initial overs. The Spinners will surely have an advantage in the middle overs. Overall, It is a batting-friendly pitch. Therefore, we are going to see a high-scoring match.

The average first innings score here is 140 runs in recent matches.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 29°C on Friday with 80% humidity and 18 km/hr wind speed. There are 10% chances of rain during the match.

Probable XI :

West Indies :

Brandon King (c), Alick Athanaze, Fabian Allen, Kyle Mayers, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Johnson Charles, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie.

South Africa :

Rassie van der Dussen (c), Reeza Hendricks, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Quinton de Kock, Matthew Breetzke, Gerald Coetzee, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi.

Preview :

The two sides will begin their preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup with this three-match series. Both sides have a few big names missing due to the ongoing IPL and it will be a massive opportunity for the bench to impress in their absence. Furthermore, a few players in both camps need to find their form ahead of the mega event and they will look to make the most of this series.
Brandon King is leading the West Indies side in this series, while Rassie van der Dussen is leading the Proteas. Meanwhile, alongside their respective agendas, both West Indies and South Africa would also be looking to begin the tour positively with a win.

As mentioned above West Indies are missing their top line-up of batters which have been rested after a long IPL season. South African has a strong batting strength when compared to the home side, with the likes of Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock, van der Dussen along with a tight bowling unit of Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Gerald Coetzee. We are anticipating South Africa to win the 1st T20 against the West Indies.

Team Guide

Makes various team combinations with the help of these information.

Andre Fletcher :

Andre Fletcher is an attacking wicketkeeper batter who's coming from fantastic series against the Nepal, scored 193 runs at an average of 64.33 in just four innings. But he has managed to scores just 82 runs, Avg - 13.7 in seven innings against the South Africa. Punt pick.

Johnson Charles :

Johnson Charles was looked in fabulous form with the bat in recently concluded series against the Nepal, smashed a century and a half-century, while scoring 212 runs, Avg - 53.0. He also has decent record against the South Africa, with 178 runs, Avg - 44.5, SR - 185, including a century. Hit or miss type player.

Quinton de Kock :

Quinton might be playing his last ICC tournament as he has retired from the ODIs last year and he will be ready to give all in for his country for the one last time. He is the highest run scorer from this squad with 2277 runs in 80 T20I matches at a strike rate of 137.33. Also he has scored 419 runs at an average of 46.6, SR 143.5 in nine innings against the West Indies. He also has a century and three half-centuries against them. Must have pick from wicketkeeper section.

Reeza Hendricks :

Reeza Hendricks is the quality top order batter who is also part of the T20 World Cup squad for the Proteas. He is an experienced batter with 56 T20I matches in which he has accumulated 1702 runs at a good strike rate of 130.92. He is a top order batter and has the ability to give a good acceleration in the Powerplay. Reeza has 343 runs at an average of 34.3 in 10 innings against the West Indies. Must have pick.

Rassie van der Dussen :

Rassie in the known for his constituency specially in limited overs cricket. He has the sixth most runs in SA20-2024, with 328 runs, Avg - 32.8 in 10 matches. Rassie also scored 140 runs in six matches against the host. One of the best captaincy choice for grand league.

Brandon King :

Brandon King is the promising top order batter who has scored 1150 runs in 47 T20Is at a good strike rate of 131.43. He has been picked for the T20 World Cup squad as well and we expect some explosions from him in this home series. Good pick.

Kyle Mayers :

Kyle Mayers is a batting all-rounder with decent batting stats in this format. He has scored 625 runs in 34 T20Is at a strike rate of 137.97. He was looked in top form in the BPL 2024 which took place in February, scored 243 runs, Avg - 40.50 in just six innings and also scalped 9 wickets with the economy 5.91. Another best c/vc pick for grand league.

Jason Holder :

Jason Holder is the veteran allrounder who has been in good form this year playing various formats. He has played 63 T20Is so far and scored 491 runs at an average of 16.37 ans also picked up 66 wickets in these. He has also scalped 7 wickets in as many matches against the Proteas. Must have pick.

Romario Shepherd :

Romario Shepherd is one of the top bowling all-rounders in the team. He has taken 37 wickets in 35 T20Is and has scored 317 handy runs at a good strike rate of 148.13. Good pick.

Akeal Hosein :

Akeal Hosein will lead the spin attack for WI. As mentioned the pitch has become slower over the past few years so his spells will be important in the latter stages of the game. Hosein has picked 38 wickets in 47 T20I matches. He can also bat and give 1-2 big hits towards the end of the innings. Good pick.

Lungi Ngidi :

Lungi Ngidi will be the leading pacer for the Proteas. He has taken 60 wickets in 40 T20I matches at an average of 20.25. He has missed on selection for the T20 World Cup but we expect some wickets from him in this series. Punt pick.

Tabraiz Shamsi :

Tabraiz Shamsi will be the lead spin bowler in this series and the T20 World Cup 2024. The turning pitch at Sabina Park will help Shamsi to pick some wickets. He also has ample experience of playing in the West Indies due to his CPL participation. Punt pick.

Details Analysis

Cheat Sheet

West Indies T20I

Wk :

Andre Fletcher -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
84(54)*, 53(33), 43(36), 13(5), 53(37), 0(1), 45(38),

Johnson Charles -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 3dwn
24(20), 58(30), 119(61)*, 11(9), 0(2), 4(6),

Batter :

Brandon King -

Open, Open, 1dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
4(6), 45(22), 2(9), 5(9), 53(37), 1(3), 14(12), 20(13),

Kyle Mayers - Right Arm Medium

1dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open
46(30), 28(15), 50(26), 25(25), 46(27), 48(31), 11(7), 11(11),
1/26(4), 1/22(4), 2/28(4), 0/17(3), 2/31(4), 3/12(4), DNB, DNB,

Alick Athanaze -

3dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, 2dwn
42(29)*, 5(7), 17(10), 6(6), 47(25), 6(11),

Roston Chase -

2dwn, DNB, DNB, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
33(23), DNB, DNB, 23(22), 74(46), 37(20),
0/9(1), DNB, 0/26(3), 1/27(4), 0/20(3), 2/19(4),

All-rounder :

Jason Holder - Right Arm Medium Fast

3dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 6dwn,
6(8), 18(17), 24(16), DNB, 42(21), 23(12),
1/19(3), 1/29(4), 0/33(2), 1/7(2), 1/47(4), 1/37(4),

Fabian Allen - Left Arm Orthodox

5dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn
3(6), 33(18)*, 19(9), 2(3), 7(8), 3(5),
0/20(3), 2/35(4), 1/20(4), 1/24(3), 0/12(1), 1/33(3),

Romario Shepherd - Right Arm Medium Fast

6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn,
1(1)*, 1(2), 1(2), DNB, 39(10)*, 15(6)*, 11(16), 10(6),
0/30(2), 0/20(2), 0/33(2), 0/22(2), 1/54(4), DNB, 1/17(3), 1/25(4),

Bowler :

Akeal Hosein - Left Arm Orthodox

2/34(4), 0/26(4), 0/50(4), 4/23(4), 1/24(4), 2/34(4), 1/30(4), 2/32(4),

Obed McCoy - Left Arm Medium Fast

3/36(4), 0/20(3), 1/14(2), 2/24(4), 2/34(4), 1/50(4), 1/13(3),

Hayden Walsh - Leg break googly

0/34(3), 3/26(4), 3/28(4), 0/15(2), 0/39(4), 4/13(4), 2/21(4), 2/9(4), 3/20(4), 5/17(4),

Matthew Forde - Right Arm Medium Fast

1/25(3), 3/25(4), 1/29(3), 0/35(4), 2/49(4), 0/18(2), 0/27(3), 2/32(4),

Shamar Joseph - Right Arm Fast

0/47(4), 0/39(4), 0/33(4),

Gudakesh Motie - Left Arm Orthodox

0/13(2), 2/55(4), 2/28(4), 2/22(4), 0/42(4), 3/24(4), 0/56(4), 1/30(4),

South Africa T20Is

WK :

Quinton De Kock -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
12(8), 2(5), 8(3), 0(3), 54(43), 10(8), 19(13), 6(4),

Ryan Rickelton -

Open, Open, Open, Open, DNB, Open, Open, Open
18(13), 38(26), 7(6), 52(38), DNB, 53(23)*, 73(46), 23(30),

Batter :

Rassie van der Dussen -

1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
6(8), 73(45)*, 51(35)*, 6(7), 17(17), 14(13), 29(18)*,

Reeza Hendricks -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 2dwn,
73(52)*, 2(4), 11(7), 48(35), 31(23), 18(9), 90(49), 53(47)*

Matthew Breetzke -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
38(35), 7(6), 45(35), 16(9), 48(34), 72(41), 25(17), 62(48)*

All-rounder :

Patrick Kruger - Right Arm Medium

4dwn, 5dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB,
4(4)*, 12(7), 0(2), 3(6), 6(7), 5(7), DNB,
1/15(2), 1/20(2), 0/1(1), 0/6(1), 1/14(3), 0/25(2), 1/14(2),

Wiaan Mulder - Right Arm Medium

3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, DNB, DNB, 4dwn,
55(26)*, DNB, 25(22), 7(11), DNB, DNB, DNB, 43(20),
0/29(3), 1/31(4), 1/24(4), 4/14(4), 2/9(2), 0/10(1), 2/26(4), 1/28(4),

Andile Phehlukwayo - Right Arm Fast Medium

4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, DNB, 5dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 5dwn,
10(8), 13(13), DNB, DNB, 9(9), 0(8), 0(1), 30(22),
1/14(2), 0/22(2), 0/17(2), 0/18(3), 1/14(2), 0/8(2), 1/11(2), 1/28(4),

Bowler :

Gerald Coetzee - Right Arm fast

0/24(2), 1/29(3), 0/25(2), 3/32(4), 1/35(4), 1/42(4), 4/34(4),

Tabraiz Shamsi –Left Arm chinaman

0/4(1), 1/22(4), 1/27(4), 0/23(3), 1/16(3), 0/17(3), 0/32(3), 0/13(2),

Anrich Nortje - Right Arm Fast

1/48(3), 0/31(3), 2/65(4), 3/59(4), 0/43(4), 1/48(4), 1/28(4),

Lungi Ngidi –Right Arm Medium

0/11(1), 1/23(3), 2/26(4), 2/12(3), 2/19(3), 0/18(2), 1/18(2), 0/28(2),

Bjorn Fortuin - Left Arm Orthodox

2/24(4), 0/21(3), 2/19(4), 0/18(2), 1/12(4), 1/19(4), 1/19(2), 1/30(4),

Ottneil Baartman - Right Arm Fast Medium

1/18(3), 2/28(4), 1/26(2), 0/24(4), 1/35(4), 1/33(3), 0/10(2), 2/26(4), 2/25(4),

Nqaba Peter - Leg break

1/42(4), 4/18(4), 3/15(4), 2/29(4), 0/13(2), 3/22(4), 0/13(2), 4/7(3),

Cheat Sheet

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