In the coming month of February 2024, Australia and the West Indies will meet each other for playing a bilateral T20 series on the land of Australia. Australia Cricket has announced that they are all set to welcome West Indies at the beginning of 2024. Australia vs West Indies T20 series 2024 will consist of 3 T20Is which will be held in Hobart, Adelaide, and Perth. The Aus vs WI T20 series 2024 will kick off their journey with the 1st T20I at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on 9 February, then both teams will take the route of Adelaide in order to play the 2nd T20I at Adelaide Oval on 11 February 2024. Eventually, the series will come to an end with the 3rd T20I at Perth Stadium, Perth on 13 February.
West Indies will travel to Australia under the leadership of Rovman Powell along with Daren Sammy as a head coach whereas Australia will play the T20 series under the captaincy of Pat Cummins along with Andrew McDonald as a head coach. Currently, Australia is sitting at the number 6th position in the ICC T20 team ranking whereas West Indies is standing at the 8th position on the list. In the shortest format of the game, West Indies is one of the most successful teams in the cricketing world which has lifted the T20 World championship trophy 2 times in 2012 and 2016, on the other hand, Australia became T20 World Cup Champion in 2021.
In terms of head-to-head in T20 internationals, Australia and West Indies have faced each other on 19 occasions where Australia achieved victory 9 times and faced defeat on 10 occasions. Overall, as of June 2023, Australia has taken part in 174 t20 matches in which they won 91 matches and lost 76 matches. On the other hand, West Indies has appeared in 179 T20Is out of which they defeated their opponent in 73 matches and faced defeat in 93 matches.
Where can I watch the Australia vs West Indies T20 series Live?
Cricket lovers can enjoy all the matches of the T20 series live on the Sony Sports Network.