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West Indies vs Australia T20 series schedule, squads and records

West Indies will face Australia in 5 match T20I series at Daren Sammy Stadium, St Lucia. The series is followed by a 3 match ODI series.

The last time both these teams played against each other was in March 2014 during a ICC T20 World Cup match at Dhaka. West Indies chased down a target of 179 with 2 balls to spare against Australia in that fixture.

All the matches are played at Daren Sammy Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia with a scheduled start time of 7:30 PM Local Time, which is 5:00 AM IST (11:30 PM GMT).

West Indies vs Australia T20 series
WI vs AUS in 2014 World T20 (PC: Getty Images)

The series begins on July 9 and the last T20I is scheduled to be played on July 16.

West Indies vs Australia T20 series schedule:

T20I Series:

1st T20I – July 9, Daren Sammy Stadium, St Lucia

2nd T20I – July 10, Daren Sammy Stadium, St Lucia

3rd T20I – July 12, Daren Sammy Stadium, St Lucia

4th T20 – July 14, Daren Sammy Stadium, St Lucia

5th T20I – July 16, Daren Sammy Stadium, St Lucia

Squads:

Australia:

Aaron Finch (C), Ashton Agar, Wes Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey, Dan Christian, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Mitchell Marsh, Riley Meredith, Ben McDermott, Josh Philippe, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa

West Indies:

Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Lendl Simmons, Kieron Pollard (captain), Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Jason Holder, Andre Russell, Nicholas Pooran (wicket-keeper), Andre Fletcher, Sheldon Cottrell, Fidel Edwards, Akeal Hosein, Obed McCoy, Kevin Sinclair, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh

Head-to-Head Record:

West Indies won: 6

Australia won: 5

Head-to-Head Record in West Indies:

West Indies won: 2

Australia won: 2

Australia in West Indies:

Played: 10

Won: 7

Lost: 3

Batting Stats: WI vs AUS T20Is

Most Runs for Australia: David Warner 311 runs

Highest Individual Score for Australia: Shane Watson 69

Most Runs for West Indies: Chris Gayle 299 runs

Highest Individual Score for West Indies: Chris Gayle 88

Bowling Stats: WI vs AUS T20Is

West Indies vs Australia T20 - Steve Smith
Steve Smith has the best bowling figures for Australia against West Indies (PC: Getty Images)

Most wickets for Australia: Shane Watson 8 wickets

Best bowling figures for Australia: Steven Smith 3-20

Most wickets for West Indies: Kieron Pollard 7 wickets

Best bowling figures for West Indies: Ravi Rampaul 3-16

ICC Rankings:

Australia are currently ranked 5th in the ICC T20 team rankings.

West Indies are ranked 9th in the ICC T20 team rankings.

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