West Indies will host Australia in fifth T20I. Photo: AP
Shai Hope-led West Indies will host Mitchell Marsh’s Australia in the fifth and final T20I of the series. The last game of the series will be played at Warner Parker in St Kitts. Australia have won all seven games they have played in the series and would aim to end the series with another win. They won the three-match Test series 3-0. The 2021 T20 World Cup Champions are 4-0 ahead in the T20I series.
WI captain, Hope has the most runs in the series and the home team will once again have its hopes pinned on him. The right-handed batsman has scored 176 runs at an average of 58.66. Hope has a century and a half in the series.
He is followed by Brendon King in the list of WI batsmen with most runs in the series. The opening batsman has scored 149 runs. He has two half-centuries.
For Australia, Cameron Green has performed consistently and hit three half-centuries in four matches. He has scored 173 runs. He is followed by Josh Inglis, who has 162 runs.
Tim David, who slammed his maiden T20I century in the third T20I, sits at the third spot. He has the highest score of 102.
With seven scalps, Adam Zampa is the higest wicket-taker in the series. He is followed by Ben Dwarshuis, who has dismissed 5 batters. With five wickets, Jason Holder tops the wicket-taking charts for West Indies.
My Dream11 team for WI vs AUS 5th T20I
Josh Inglis, Shai Hope, Mitchell Marsh, Cameron Green (Captain), Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Glenn Maxwell (Vice-captain), Mitchell Owen Romario Shepherd, Adam Zampa, Ben Dwarshuis
Squads
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (Captain), Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Mitchell Owen, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Matthew Short, Matthew Kuhnemann, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis
West Indies: Shai Hope (Captain), Brandon King, Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Jediah Blades, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Jewel Andrew, Evin Lewis