West Indies vs South Africa T20 World Cup are going head-to-head in the upcoming match today, on 26th October 2021. The match is being held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. Both the teams have lost their first matches and are meeting for another very exciting match which everyone is awaiting. 

You can watch the West Indies vs South Africa live telecast in India on Star Sports channels or on other sports apps. You could even place your in-play bets while you watch South Africa vs West Indies live streaming on UWin and Cricsbet. 

West Indies vs South Africa t20 facts:

West Indies are the current T20 World Cup holders and have won the tournament two times. Once in 2012, where it defeated Sri Lanka, and the second time in 2016, where they beat England to secure the cup. 

West Indies and South Africa first played a cricket match in 1992, where the proteas team was pretty dominating. When we look at the head-to-head stats of both these teams, the Proteas have won more times than the West Indies. 

Since 2016, both the teams have not faced each other, which could mean that they are playing against each other after 5 years, which is a lot. Both the teams seem to be strong contenders; however, South Africa seems to have an upper hand at the T20 format of play. 

West Indies will look to recover from its very disappointing loss against England, where the former team collapsed at just 55 runs. In the same way, South Africa will be looking to nurse its wounds from its narrow defeat against Australia. 

From Super 12 Group 1, only two teams can proceed to the Semi-Final. So, the match today is very important for both the teams, if not one could be out of the tournament. Till now both West Indies and South Africa have played 1 match each and have not scored any points yet. 

SA vs WI Head-to-Head Records

Stats	Matches	SA Won	WI Won	No Result
Overall	15	9	6	0
At Dubai International Cricket Stadium	0	0	0	0
In the last 5 matches	5	3	2	0
In ICC T20 World Cup	3	2	1	0

1st Batting vs 2nd Batting Success Records:

Innings	SA Won	WI Won
First Batting	7	1
Second Batting	2	5

SUPER 12 :GROUP 1

POS	TEAMS	PLAYED	WON	LOST	N/R	TIED	NET RR	POINTS
1	England	1	1	0	0	0	+3.970	2
2	Sri Lanka	1	1	0	0	0	+0.583	2
3	Australia	1	1	0	0	0	+0.253	2
4	South Africa	1	0	1	0	0	-0.253	0
5	Bangladesh	1	0	1	0	0	-0.583	0
6	West Indies	1	0	1	0	0	-3.970	0

Group 1 Super 12 – Points Table 

West Indies vs South Africa Squads:

In this match against the West Indies, South Africa is going to go with the same line-up of players as to when they played against Australia. 

South Africa Squad probable: 

Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock (wicket keeper), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi.

As for the West Indies team, they could make a few changes, especially after the horrifying loss against England. 

West Indies Squad probable: 

Lendl Simmons, Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran (wicket-keeper), Kieron Pollard (captain), Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Obed McCoy, Ravi Rampaul, Oshane Thomas, Roston Chase, Hayden Walsh, Andre Fletcher

Pitch and Stadium Report: 

South Africa vs West Indies live match will take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. The match will start at 2:00 pm UAE time on 26th October 2021. 

Since the match will be held in the afternoon, the players are looking at a temperature of about 33° Celsius during the day. As evening sets in, the temperature could fall to about 25° Celsius.

Overall, the sky seems clear, with a minute 5% chance of rain, as good as no rain. However, the humidity is high at 52% during the day, hence players may feel the heat of the day. Since most South African and West Indian players have played at the stadium during their IPL matches, we hope they are accustomed to the weather and the ground. 

Dubai International Cricket Stadium is a good scoring ground for batsmen, so whoever decides to bat first has the best chances of winning this match. Nonetheless, with a good bowling strategy and fielding, the opponent team could really turn the game around. 

Recent Venue Report (Dubai International Cricket Stadium)

• Stats- T20 Matches
• Total Matches- 61 played
• Matches won batting first- 34 
• Matches won bowling first- 26
• Average 1st innings score- 144
• Average 2nd innings score- 122

These stats clearly show that the batting team has a better advantage than the bowling team. The team that scores in the 1st innings can put up an average of around 144 – 150 runs, leaving the other team to scrape through the runs. 

West Indies vs South Africa t20 prediction:

Since, both the teams had a bad start in the tournament, we expect them to come back with a huge bang. West Indies, the defending champions have a lot of work to do and we hope they see a turnaround in this match. 

Many experts are going with the West Indies as their choice of team to win this match. So, looking at their previous two wins in T20 tournaments, West Indies seems to be the hot favorite. However, anything is possible on the ground, the pitch seems to favor the batsmen, so the toss could be the deciding factor to determine how the teams proceed with their game. 

Players to Watch out: Build your Fantasy Cricket Team 

If you play fantasy cricket games like Dream 11, then you will be pleased to know that we have a few tips to get you started. Stay tuned for these players who have shown their skills and tactics on the field. 

Aiden Markram: He was the only player in the South African squad to have crossed the 30-run mark against Australia in the last match. Aiden is an excellent fielder too. 

Evin Lewis: He is an attacking bowler from West Indies. Evin will keep the batsmen alert from the first ball he delivers. His batting skills also seem to be pretty good. 

Dwaine Pretorius: He is an all-rounder for the Proteas. Dwaine brings an x-factor to the match. 

Anrich Nortje: He is an exceptional fast bowler from South Africa. Anrich could be devastating for the West Indies openers. 

Akeal Hosein: He has an amazing bowling strategy that adds a kick to the West Indies bowling team. Akeal could bring a lot of chaos to the South African batting line-up. 

You may wonder why we left Chris Gayle out of the fantasy team players. Well, Chris Gayle is prone to get out on short deliveries and the Proteas bowlers are quick and could restrict him from scoring.

Thus, the above players could help both the teams fight it out against each other. If you add these players to your fantasy team, then you could have a better winning chance. 

Conclusion:

Therefore, West Indies and South Africa have an equal chance to win the match today. It is too early to say how the game proceeds, however, after the toss, the prediction could be clearer. So, the team captain who wins the toss must opt to bat first. This could put the other team on a steaming pedal to get as many early wickets as possible and limit the scoring of runs.