West Indies vs South Africa Prediction: West Indies won their first game

West Indies and South Africa are going head to head in the 2nd Match of T20 Series at Brian Lara Cricket Academy - San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago on 25 Aug 2024. West Indies have won their first game of the series. Who will win this game of cricket?

With the T20I series domination over South Africa before heading into the T20 World Cup, the West Indies team will enter it with renewed confidence. They would be looking to replicate their performance against the South Africans in the form of continued winning momentum.

Romario Shepherd became an important wicket-taker for the West Indies in T20I cricket; he took 40 wickets in his T20I career, including one marvellous four-wicket haul. Shamar Joseph showed his propensity for wicket-taking in the third T20I against South Africa, finishing with figures of two wickets for 26 runs in four overs.

Roston Chase was the star man for West Indies in an evenly poised contest against South Africa in the recent T20 World Cup. Although the fight concluded with an heartbreaking defeat, the all-rounder struck 52 runs and heaved up three wickets.

Johnson Charles, Alick Athanaze, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran(wk), Rovman Powell(c), Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Forde, Obed McCoy, Akeal Hosein

The South Africans are going to use the forthcoming T20I series as a means to try out some new combinations while keeping faith in those very stratagems that made them successful in the T20 World Cup; they have a pool of match-winners to choose from, including standout batter Ryan Rickelton. Rassie van der Dussen did well in the final T20I against the West Indies where he scored 51 runs off 31 balls. Nandre Burger recently participated in a T20 tournament with the Seattle Orcas in Major League Cricket and took four wickets in five games.

Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Jason Smith, Wiaan Mulder, Ottneil Baartman, Lungi Ngidi, Bjorn Fortuin, Kwena Maphaka

The game is set to be a day game in Tarouba, and out of the five T20 World Cup matches that have taken place here, four of them have been won by the team chasing. There might be some effect of the overhead weather conditions on deciding to bowl first at the toss. Read our methods of analysis for insights on toss predictions.

There's a chance of scattered thunderstorms in Trinidad on Sunday with a 25 percent chance of rain on game day. The chances of substantive rainfall are forecasted in the lead-up to the match and significant clearing before the start. Maximum temperature will be hot and very humid. The team batting first has been dismissed for 95 runs or less in most T20 World Cup matches in Trinidad. The result could fall back on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method if rain does interrupt, which, in a reduced game, might benefit the strong West Indies batting lineup.

Both teams have match-winning players who can make all the difference in a T20 match. They have an ideal mix of both experienced T20 internationals and players who have featured in premier T20 leagues around the world. West Indies is an imposing team when it comes to T20I matches at home; a little bit of their luck can see them through in this second T20I.