West Indies vs New Zealand, ODI Match 1 of 3, 17th August 2022 – Fantasy Prediction

August 17, 2022

Match: West Indies vs New Zealand, ODI Match 1 of 3

Date: 17^th August 2022

Time: 11:30 PM IST

Venue: Kensington Oval Bridgetown, Barbados

Pitch Condition: The 1^st 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.