The month of July opens up with a cracker of a cricket contest, as South Africa and West Indies lock horns in the fourth game of their 5-match T20I series at Grenada’s National Cricket Stadium. Here is WI vs SA 4th T20 Dream11 Prediction & Last Match Scorecard.
WI vs SA 4th t20 Deam11 Prediction
With the series currently placed 2-1 in the tourists’ favour, West Indies will be eager to bounce back to winning ways; lest they wish to find some winning momentum ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup in October. South Africa, meanwhile, will look forward to making a smooth transition under their new white-ball captain Temba Bavuma. Clearly, there’s a lot at stake here for both the teams involved; which just promises to make the important clash an even more enticing affair than it already is.
The last match both these teams featured in ended up being somewhat of an anti-climactic last-ball thriller. South Africa managed to win the game by a bare margin of just 1-run. But in reality, the game was done and dusted even before the last ball had been bowled. It was all thanks to a last-ball-six from Fabian Allen off Kagiso Rabada’s bowling that Windies managed to salvage some consolation points on the scoreboard.
︎WI vs SA last match scorecard
WI vs SA last match scorecard: South Africa 167/8 (Quinton de Kock 72, Rassie Van der Dussen 32, Obed McCoy 4/22) beat West Indies 166/7 (Evin Lewis 27, Nicholas Pooran 27, Tabraiz Shamsi 2/13) by 1 run.
Player of the match: Tabraiz Shamsi for finishing with figures of 4-0-13-2.
Under the leadership of Kieron Pollard, West Indies have managed to turn in several inspired performances- both with the bat and the ball. Thus, it’s fair to say that the men-in-maroon will show a strong fight to arrest their two-match losing streak. South Africa, meanwhile, would be eager to conclude a successful tour to the Caribbean with a deciding victory in the fourth game of the series.
Match Details
Date and Time: 1 July 2021 11: 30 PM IST
Venue: National Cricket Stadium, St. George’s, Grenada
Pitch Report
Batsmen across both the teams have found run-scoring somewhat difficult, particularly towards the death-overs. The average score has been close to 162. Barring the first match of the series, where the West Indies top-order enjoyed a field-day with the bat, chasing has proven to be relatively difficult. Hence, the team winning the toss will most likely opt to bat first.
Playing XI for Dream 11
Key Players
Quinton de Kock has looked in tremendous form throughout this whole tour. Batting at the top order, Quinny has been the aggressor for South Africa in the powerplay overs. His stats read 135-runs from 3 matches @ 45.
Rassie van der Dussen also enjoyed a good test series, and much like de Kock seems to be carrying his form to the white-ball format. He is third on the run-getters list with 90-runs at an average of 45.
Tabraiz Shamsi has been the pick of South Africa’s bowling lineup. His ability to contain opposing batsmen while delivering key breakthroughs has been instrumental to SA’s lead in the series. He is third on the wicket-takers list with 4 scalps to his name.
Evin Lewis has looked like the most consistent batsman in the Windies line-up. His fiery starts have been clinical to the team’s strong start in the powerplay phase. He is currently placed second on the run-getters list, with 119-runs at 39.67.
Obed McCoy’s left-arm-pace has taken the South African batsmen by surprise on multiple occasions. He leads the bowlers’ charts with 7-wickets to his name. Expect him to play a big part in the final 2 matches of the series.
Fabian Allen has chipped in with several crucial cameos in the Windies batting lineup. His strike rate of 228.57 is the highest among all players who have been involved in the series so far. Add to that his wicket-taking ability (2/60), and he turns out to be an indispensable asset to the Windies playing XI.
Captain/ vice-captain picks for WI vs SA Dream 11
Quinton de Kock and Evin Lewis have both looked in good touch. Since they will both be opening the innings, choosing either one of them as your team’s captain will be a smart choice.
Also Read: Grenada National Cricket Stadium Pitch Report, T20 Records, Weather
For vice-captain, we will recommend going with a bowler/ bowling all-rounder. The series as a whole has been a low-scoring one, with several bowlers picking up key wickets. Tabraiz Shamsi has been SA’s leading wicket-taker and has consistently maintained a low economy. Meanwhile, West Indies have several leading bowlers in their ranks; but given the two-dimensional nature of the game, we think choosing Fabian Allen as your VC can be an underrated choice.
Other top contenders: R vd Dussen, O McCoy, G Linde, DJ Bravo, A Russell