West Indies vs Australia 5th T20 predictions: Series whitewash on the cards

28/07/202512:05
Shai Hope is fancied to impress for West Indies against Australia
Shai Hope is fancied to impress for West Indies against Australia

Australia will look to end their tour of the West Indies with a series whitewash success when they compete in the fifth and final T20 match at Warner Park in Basseterre on Tuesday.

The Aussies cruised to victory in the three-Test series, winning by over 130 runs or more in the three battles.

They have enjoyed similar success in the shortest format, winning by at least three wickets in all four T20 battles.

They return to Warner Park, the venue for the last two matches, and they will expect to pick up another victory.

Team News

The hosts are unlikely to make any significant changes to their team, although Jewel Andrew is hoping to replace Brandon King at the top of the order.

Australia's Glenn Maxwell will continue to lead from the front, while Tim David is in contention to return for the fifth T20 after recently being rested.

Ben Dwarshuis and Matt Kuhnemann are among the other options for the Aussies, who could make several changes.

The stats

Australia have won seven games in a row in the shortest format, while the bigger picture is just as strong, with the visitors winning 19 of their last 22 games overall.

West Indies have won just two of their last 18 T20 matches.

The hosts have leaned heavily on captain Shai Hope, who leads the way with 176 runs scored across the series.

The latest West Indies vs Australia odds are available on LiveScore Bet.

Prediction

Australia should pick up another routine victory this week and will be strongly motivated to win the series 5-0.

Their batting quality is not in doubt they have handled pretty much everything the Windies have thrown their way in this series.

West Indies' form in T20 cricket, in contrast, is nothing short of horrendous and they face a formidable challenge against an Aussie side that has won 19 of their last 22 matches in this format.

If Australia win the toss and open the batting, West Indies have a better chance of victory and they will rely particularly on one man to try and make the game competitive.

Hope has averaged 58.66 in the T20 series and he scored 102 in the third T20 match. 

While last time out he could only manage 10 runs, that performance should be nothing but a blip for Hope and he has what it takes to shine again this week.

Back Shai Hope Over 25.5 total runs at Evens with LiveScore Bet

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