South Africa v West Indies 1st ODI Prediction & Betting Tips

The fluctuating results continued in the ongoing series between South Africa and West Indies since the former clinched the three Test series at 2-0 and the latter came back in the shortest versions of the game by winning it 2-1. They will enter in an important One Day International series comprising five of them that will assist them in the World Cup 2015. The Proteas lost the five ODI series 1-4 on their recent tour to Australia and the Carribeans surrendered the five game series vs. India 1-2 as well. Jason Holder will be marshalling the troops of the Windies while the seasoned AB de Villiers will be the skipper of the home side and one expect entertaining matches from them.

Players to watch

AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla and David Miller were the main scorers in the series against Australia and the first two scored quite a few runs in the Test Series vs. West Indies. Morne van Wyk dispatched a ton in the third T20 while Farhaan Behardien and Faf du Plessis are dependable batsmen. Jean-Paul Duminy is a fine all-rounder and their bowling will revolve around Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander, Morne Morkel, Kyle Abbott and Imran Tahir.

Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Smith and Denesh Ramdin batted superbly against India while the first one is enjoying a great form in the recent series against the Proteas. Chris Gayle is in excellent form whereas Lendl Smith can be a dangerous batsman once he is well settled in the center. Andre Russel and Darren Sammy are class all-rounders, Jason Holder, Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Sheldon Cottrell and Jerome Taylor will form a strong bowling attack.

Time & Venue

Friday, January 16, 2015 @ 11:30 GMT, 13:30 local at Kingsmead, Durban.

Weather

A reasonable weather for cricket with the temperatures around 19-31ᵒC.

Toss

The winning captain will prefer to bat first.

The Pitch

The wicket assisted most to the batsmen in the last two T20s and it will not change its behaviour in the coming game.

Teams

South Africa – (From) AB de Villiers (C), Hashim Amla, Kyle Abbott, Farhaan Behardien, Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Aaron Phangiso, Vernon Philander, Rilee Rossouw, Dale Steyn, Morne van Wyk.

West Indies – (From) Jason Holder (C), Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Jonathan Carter, Sheldon Cottrell, Narsingh Deonarine, Chris Gayle, Leon Johnson, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Jerome Taylor.

Prediction

Team South Africa will be the favourite to win the encounter.