South Africa vs West Indies Prediction – October 26, 2021: Can South Africa Get a Needed Win? See our match tips here.

  • Match: South Africa vs West Indies
  • Date: October 26, 2021
  • Start Time: 10:00am
  • Stadium: Dubai International Cricket Stadium
  • Tournament: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup – 2021 – 18th Match
  • Format: T20I

Result

South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)


South Africa vs West Indies Stats and Trends

South Africa international cricket logo

South Africa Trends

  • Played: 2
  • Won: 1
  • Lost: 1
  • NRR: 0.1790
  • Last 5 results: W, L

South Africa Last Match vs Australia

Australia won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

Batting Figures
RunsSR4s6s
Aiden Markram
4011131
Kagiso Rabada
198311
David Miller
168900
Top 3 Batsmen for South Africa vs Australia
Bowling figures
WktsOvsRunsEcon
Anrich Nortje
24215
Kagiso Rabada
14287
Keshav Maharaj
14236
Top 3 Bowlers for South Africa vs Australia

South Africa batted first and did not get off to a good start. They were down at 23/2 and looking lost before Markhams 40 helped build the score.

Rassie van der Dussen only managed 2 after his explosive 101 off 50 in the warm up game. We were expecing more from him in and he is still our player to watch in this South African line up.

A note goes to Kagiso Rabada batting 9th who put on 19 from 23 balls to keep the score going up and get them through the 20 overs.

It was going to be a big effort from the bowlers to get a win. At 38/3 it was all going well with Australia’s top 3 failing to put on more than 15 runs each. Captain Finch, who has been a little off form latelty, was out for a duck off 5 balls. The resilaince of Smith, Maxwell and Stonis helped steady the side and they brought the win home with 2 balls to spare. Nortje was the top bowler with 2/21 from 4, excellent figures.

West Indies Cricket logo

West Indies Trends

  • Played: 2
  • Won: 0
  • Lost: 2
  • NRR: -2.5500
  • Last 5 results: L, L

West Indies Last Match vs England

England won by 6 wickets (with 70 balls remaining)

Batting Figures
RunsSR4s6s
Chris Gayle
1310030
Shimron Hetmyer
910020
Evin Lewis
612001
Top 3 Batsmen for West Indies vs England
Bowling figures
WktsOvsRunsEcon
Akeal Hosein
24246
Ravi Rampaul
12147
Kieron Pollard
00618
Top 3 Bowlers for West Indies vs England

The opening match was a disaster for the West Indies with one of the worst performances with the bat from them that we have ever seen. A collapse to 55 all-out sets a very bad tone for the rest of the tournament. They will be looming to bounce back against South Africa or their World Cup campaign could already be almost over.

England won the toss and decided that they would bowl first, which will be the trend for all matches in the UAE – everyone wants to bat second. For the West Indies, the wickets kept falling, although at 27/3 you would not expect the collapse that came with the players they have.

Hetmyer, Bravo, Pooran, Pollard, Russel, McCoy and Rampaul were all out for less than 10 runs. Russel and McCoy both went for a duck, McCoy was golden. It is difficult to pinpoint where it went wrong for them but we are convinced they cannot perform that badly again. The ageing Chris Gayle was the top score with 13 runs for 13 balls. Evin Lewis hit only six of the match.

England at 20/1 looked to be strolling to the win but the Windies did manage to take some wickets. Roy, Bairstow, Ali and Livingstone all lost their wickets. If the total was closer to 100-120 then this could have been described as a good bowling performance and will give them some confidence going into this match. Hosein’s 2/24 from 4 was the best figure on the team.

Can the West Indies bat so badly against South Africa? We doubt it!


South Africa vs West Indies Match Prediction

This looks an interesting match up with both teams needing a win to get their World Cups started. We like the form of the South African team coming into this match and they were disappointed somewhat in the opening game. There were some positives to take with the ball but the top-order needs to perform better to build a good score. A score of 170 is always defendable in the UAE and this is where they need to be aiming.

The West Indies look like a team in a little disarray. They cannot rely on Chris Gayle anymore to save them, although he still adds quality to the team. The middle-order will need to perform better to avoid another collapse. In the last match, it was crying out for one of the players to put in a mature inning and just stay in for a while even at a lower run rate than usual. We would have expected one of them to have the experience to do that.

Predicted result: South Africa to win

Predicted scores if batting first:

South Africa: 170/7

West Indies: 110/9

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