Match: West Indies vs New Zealand, ODI Match 1 of 3
Date: 17th August 2022
Time: 11:30 PM IST
Venue: Kensington Oval Bridgetown, Barbados
Pitch Condition: The 1st ODI will be played at Kensington Oval Barbados. The pitch at Kensington Oval will support both batters and bowlers. It is not a high-scoring pitch, and thus it may be a task for the teams batting first to put up a big total. The average first innings total will be 229 runs. Out of the 45 ODIs played in this venue, 23 were won while chasing.
West Indies vs New Zealand – The Squad
West Indies: Nicholas Pooran (c), Shamarh Brooks, Jermaine Blackwood, Keacy Carty, Shimron Hetmyer, Akeal Hosein, Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Keemo Paul, Shai Hope, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales, Kevin Sinclair, Yannic Cariah.
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee.
West Indies vs New Zealand – Performance in the Past Matches
The last T20I series was not a successful one for West Indies as New Zealand won the series 2-1. New Zealand won the first match by 13 runs and the second match by 90 runs. West Indies managed to win the third match by 8 wickets to save themselves from a whitewash scare. They will now look forward to bounce back stronger in the 50-over format and denying the visitors the ODI win. But West Indies had a bad record in the ODI series as they lost the last series against India 0-3. Before that, they faced a clean sweep against Bangladesh also.
West Indies vs New Zealand – Face to Face
In the ODI format, West Indies and New Zealand faced each other 65 times. Out of the 65 matches, West Indies won 30 matches and New Zealand came out victorious on 28 matches. 7 matches ended without a result.
Here our experts at FCL are giving a prediction for the coming match. Hope you could find it helpful in any means.
Wicket-Keepers: Shai Hope
Batsmen: Kane Williamson, Martin Guptill, Devon Conway, Shamarh Brooks
All-Rounders: Mitchell Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Jason Holder
Bowlers: Alzarri Joseph, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee
Captain: Mitchell Bracewell
Vice-Captain: Kane Williamson
Wicket-Keepers: Nicholas Pooran, Shai Hope
Batsmen: Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Brandon King, Martin Guptill
All-Rounders: Mitchell Bracewell, Daryl Mitchell
Bowlers: Alzarri Joseph, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee
Captain: Devon Conway
Vice-Captain: Kane Williamson
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