Unbeaten so far, New Zealand will look to carry their momentum against Windies at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday evening with an eye on the semi-final spot. In five games, New Zealand has collected 9 points and is one of the two teams to remain unbeaten in the tournament.
Skipper Kane Williamson’s unbeaten century helped New Zealand continue their winning streak in a tricky run-chase against South Africa and the side looks pretty confident for the next challenge- Windies.
Windies are on the verge of getting knocked out of contention. With just three points in 5 games, Windies are placed seventh in the ladder and one more defeat will close all the doors for the next round. So, Windies will look to bounce back after defeat against Bangladesh as West Indies assistant coach Roddy Estwick has warned the side that time for excuses is over.
The match will begin at 06:00 PM IST. In another encounter, Afghanistan and India will be seen locking horns at The Rose Bowl in Southampton.
New Zealand vs Windies
Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
Time: June 22, 06:00 PM
Matches: 64
Windies won: 30
NewZealand won: 27
Tied: 07
Matches: 07
New Zealand won: 04
Windies won: 03
The Old Trafford at Manchester is a good batting wicket as witnessed in the clash between India vs Pakistan and England vs Afghanistan. In both the games, 330+ runs have been scored in the first innings. A similar outing is expected when both the teams will feature on Sunday evening. The long boundaries can bring spinners into the action but it is more of a batting friendly pitch.
Average 1st innings score: 220
Average 2nd innings score: 194
Highest total recorded: 397/6 (50 Ov) by ENG vs AFG
Lowest total recorded: 45/10 (40.3 Ov) by Can vs ENG
New Zealand has chosen to stick to the same playing11 for all the games played so far.
They might remain the same for this encounter as well
No changes are expected in Windies despite a drubbing at the hands of Bangladesh
Andre Russell is set to miss this encounter due to his knee injury
Kemar Roach or Carlos Brathwaite can replace him
New Zealand:
Colin de Grandhomme, Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, James Neesham, Matt Henry, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson (c), Trent Boult, Tom Latham (wk), Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson
Windies:
Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder (c), Chris Gayle, Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope (wk), Andre Russell/Carlos Brathwaite, Evin Lewis, Sheldon Cottrell, Nicholas Pooran, Oshane Thomas
Skipper Kane Williamson is the key batter for the side. In 3 innings, he has notched 225 runs on the back of a hundred and a fifty and is also the leading run scorer for the side
Martin Guptill and Brendon Taylor are other key contributors with the bat. The duo has managed 130+ runs in four and three innings respectively
Lockie Ferguson has picked the most wickets for the side – 11 scalps in 4 innings
Matt Henry with 7 and James Neesham with 6 scalps are other two crucial bowlers
Universe Boss Chris Gayle has failed to leave an impact in the tournament so far
Nicholas Pooran, Shai Hope, Shimon Hetmyer and Evin Lewis are the key batters in the side
With 186 runs in 4 innings at an average 46.00, S Hope is the top run-scorer for the side. Following him is N Pooran – 162 runs in 4 innings at an average of 54.00
With 7 scalps, Oshane Thomas is the leading wicket-taker for the side. A Russell and S Cottrell share five wickets each
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