WI vs AUS 2nd ODI match prediction 23 Jul 2021

WI vs AUS 2nd ODI Predictions & Betting Tips

West Indies and Australia will square off in the 2nd ODI on Thursday, 22nd July. The scheduled fixture will be played at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown in Barbados. I have handpicked three of the best betting tips from the WI vs AUS 2nd ODI match prediction.

West Indies had a forgettable outing in the series opener as they were thrashed by the Australians by 133-runs in a rain-affected match. The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to the rain. The top order put up a ghastly show by merely contributing 15 runs. Although the captain, Kieron Pollard played well and did much of the heavy lifting for his team towards the end. Alex Carey-led side could not have asked for a better start from his players after the poor show the side put up during the T20I series.

The host would feel the heat as they go to level out the series in the 2nd ODI. Meanwhile Australia will be high on confidence after their great performance in the last game and shall press hard to win the series in two straight games. West Indies have a poor record against the Australians in this format and this would make Australia favourites to win this game and take a lead. Meanwhile, as the team’s gear up for their second ODI encounter, I have taken the opportunity to pick the top three betting tips from the WI vs AUS match prediction.

WI vs AUS Player Bets:

When the two teams are currently well balanced the odds for the team bets get a little trickier than usual. Therefore, we need to resort to player bets in such situations. Alex Carey, Mitchell Marsh and Darren Bravo are the three players to watch out for from the WI vs AUS 2nd ODI match prediction.

Alex Carey to score over 24.5 runs

Alex Carey is captaining the Australian side in absence of Aaron Finch. Carey kicked off the opening ODI as the highest run scorer. The captain- wicket keeper smashed 67 runs off 87 balls and led the team to its first ODI win against West Indies. In the last one year, Alex Carey emerged among the top three batsmen with the most runs. From the 6 innings played he has gathered 274 runs at an excellent average of 54.80. The left-handed batsman has played 43 ODI matches in his career. He has gone on to make 1158 runs from the 38 innings played at an average of 37.35. Carey last played an ODI series in 2020 against India where he scored 38 & 17* in the two innings played.

Carey did not make much of a contribution in the T20I series but has given the team a good head start in the opening ODI match against the Windies. The wicketkeeper-batter has only played two matches against the host and scored above the target in both the innings. He averages at 35.66 from the 18 away innings played and has 535 runs under his belt from them. Carey is currently batting for the Aussies in the 5th position and he has a decently good average batting in that position. He has 255 runs to his name at an average of 42.50 batting at the fifth position. Dafabet.com has offered betting odds of 1.87 for Alex Carey to score over 24.5 runs in the WI vs AUS match prediction.

Mitchell Marsh to score over 30.5 runs

Mitchell Marsh may have just scored 20 runs in the first ODI of the series but there’s a lot more to him than it meets the eyes of the cricket fans. Just in case you have forgotten, Mitchell Marsh was the player of the series for his antics with the bat and ball in the recently concluded T20I series. In 5 matches against West Indies, Marsh has scored 156 runs at an average of 52.00.

While playing on the West Indian soil, the Aussie all-rounder has an average of 34.80 with the bat. When he is playing away from home, Marsh has steadily maintained a batting average of 34.37 as well. In the second ODI of any series, the right-handed batsman has featured in 9 such games and has 368 runs at an impressive average of 52.57. Batting at no.3 for Australia in the 50-over format, Marsh has an average of 36.75. Dafabet is offering odds of 1.87 for Mitchell Marsh to score over 30.5 runs in the WI vs AUS 2nd ODI match prediction.

Darren Bravo to score over 24.5 runs

Darren Bravo has played a lot of cricket over the years for West Indies and it is high time he steps up to the occasion against Australia in the second ODI of the ongoing series. The left-handed batsman fell cheaply in the first ODI as the Australian bowling unit was on fire. But overall, Bravo has played 117 ODIs for his nation and has 3053 runs under his belt at an average of 31.15.

He does not have a presentable ODI average against Australia but his average while playing at home is 34.58. In four matches this calendar year, the southpaw has scored 151 runs at an impressive average of 50.33. Under the captaincy of Kieron Pollard, Bravo has played 9 matches scoring 339 runs at an average of 42.37. Dafabet is offering odds of 1.87 for Darren Bravo to score over 24.5 runs in the WI vs AUS 2nd ODI match prediction.