AUS VS WI Match Prediction 

1st Test, West Indies tour of Australia, 2024

Who Will Win Today's Match?

AUS Vs WI Match Prediction

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Australia and West Indies are all set to face each other in the first game of the two-match Test series, starting Wednesday, January 17. The Adelaide Oval will host the contest.

West Indies do not have great memories of playing against Australia in the recent past. The Caribbean team has lost 15 out of their last 19 Tests against the Aussies, winning none. Hence, it goes without saying that Kraigg Brathwaite’s men have a challenging task at hand.
 

Australia Preview

Australia will go into a new era without David Warner, who bid farewell to Test following the SCG Test against Pakistan earlier this month. 

In his absence, it will be Steve Smith, who will open the batting along with Usman Khawaja, although Matt Renshaw is also in the squad. Australia beat Pakistan 3-0 and they will go into the series against the West Indies high on confidence.
 

Australia - Who Will Be The Best Batter?

As per our cricket betting tips, Steve Smith is expected to be the standout batter for Australia in the upcoming Test. Although he will open the batting for the first time in Test cricket after batting in the middle order all his life, one can expect the veteran to hit his straps right from the outset. 

In 9 Tests at the Adelaide Oval, Smith has scored 627 runs at an average of 48.23 with 1 century and 4 half-centuries.
 

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Australia - Who Will Be The Best Bowler?

Pat Cummins has been in sensational form of late. He finished as the leading wicket-taker in the series against Pakistan and picked up back-to-back five-wicket hauls at the SCG. In 3 Tests, Cummins picked up 19 wickets at an average of 12. Cummins has played only 1 Test against the West Indies and picked up 3 wickets.
 

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Betting Tip - Best Bowler For Australia

West Indies Preview

West Indies should know that they have an uphill task in hand as beating Australia at home is not a cakewalk by any stretch of the imagination. Having not won a single Test against Australia for the last 18 years, pressure will be on the visiting team. 

However, they will be happy with the way they played in the drawn warm-up match against Cricket Australia XI at the Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide.

West Indies - Who Will Be The Best Batter?

It goes without saying that Kraigg Brathwaite will hold the key for the West Indies. As per our cricket odds, the Caribbean skipper will be the standout batter in the Adelaide Test. 

Brathwaite has a top score of 110 against Australia to go with four half-centuries. The 31-year-old also scored 52 runs off 129 balls with eight fours in the first innings of the warm-up match.
 

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Betting Tip - Best Batter For West Indies

West Indies - Who Will Be The Best Bowler?

One can bet on Kemar Roach to be West Indies’ standout bowler in the Cape Town Test. Roach is currently fifth in the list of leading wicket-takers for the Caribbean team in Tests with 265 scalps to his name from 79 matches. 

Against Australia, Roach has taken 29 wickets from 11 matches with 2 five-wicket hauls and 1 10-wicket haul to his name.
 

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Betting Tip - Best Bowler For West Indies

AUS Vs WI - Who Will Be The Player Of The Match?

Steve Smith has a great chance of becoming the Player of the Match against the West Indies. Given his record against the visitors, he is expected to shine, although opening the batting in Tests is completely alien to him. 

Having racked up over 9500 runs from 105 Tests at an average of 58.01 with 32 hundreds and 40 fifties, Smith is a modern day great in the purest format.
 

AUS Vs WI - Who Will Win Today's Toss?

As per toss prediction, teams winning the toss should opt to bat first. Runs on the board will put pressure on the opposition batting. Australia, however, would not mind bowling as well as their bowlers, especially Cummins, are in excellent form.

AUS Vs WI Venue, Pitch and Weather Report

The pitch at the venue in Adelaide is generally a good one for batting. But life is only going to get tougher for the batters as the match progresses. In the last 23 Tests at the venue since 2000, teams have scored at rates of over 3 runs per over.

There is no chance of rain across the five days of the Test, although clouds will be there. The sun will also be out. Temperatures will be around 24 and 28 degrees Celsius.