West Indies started this tournament with a massive win over Pakistan where in they folder the Asian team for a paltry total of 105, but they haven’t been able to produce anything similar after that. Their performance against the Australians in their next match was commendable, but they failed to garner those two points, as their batsmen failed to chase down a relatively comfortable to chase total on that surface.
Coming into the tournament, Chris Gayle and Andre Russell were two of their leading players who were heavily depended upon to produce the goods. With the race to the semi-finals beginning to tighten up and West Indies needing to win all their remaining matches, the likes of Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, and Evin Lewis would have to unleash themselves in their remaining fixtures.
Although it’s been a slow climb for the Kiwis without any flamboyance whatsoever, they’ve steadily strengthened their position at the top of the table. They are yet to face a defeat in the tournament and are currently at the second spot with nine points in five games, behind Australia.
One could argue that all of their wins have been against the easier teams to face, but the performance they have displayed in all three departments of the game has been commendable.
While they do not really have a significant problem to address as of now with most of their batsmen being amongst the runs and bowlers picking up wickets, the inconsistency of Colin Munro and Martin Guptill at the top of the might be a cause of concern – to pinpoint one.
They have an exceptionally well-balanced batting lineup with the aggression of Munro and Guptill at the top and the calmness and experience of Williamson and Taylor to follow. It was the depth of their lineup which was responsible for their win over South Africa in the last match, coupled of course with the splendid knock from Kane Williamson. With batting doing well and a balanced bowling attack, the Kiwis are a formidable unit and may go all the way in the tournament.
Pitch report & Weather forecast
Weather Report : Weather is forecasted to be patchy rain possible. The daytime temperature is going to reach 21 °c and the temperature is going to dip to 10 °c at night. It will be mostly dry with little or no precipitation and cloud covering 52% of the sky, the humidity will be around 55%.
Pitch Report : It is considered as a good batting pitch, seamers will find movement with cloudy weather expected throughout the day. Also with rain likely to cause major interruptions, both teams will be counting upon their pacers to get early wickets.
Record of chasing teams: Won – 3, Lost – 2
NEW ZEALAND 2019 World Cup Squad
Kane Williamson (c), Tom Blundell (wk), Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (wk), Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee (vc), Ross Taylor
WEST INDIES 2019 World Cup Squad
Jason Holder (c), Evin Lewis, Darren Bravo, Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Nicholas Pooran, Oshane Thomas, Shai Hope (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Fabien Allen, Sheldon Cottrell, Shannon Gabriel, Kemar Roach, Ashley Nurse
Best World Cup 2019 Fantasy Team for League11
Suggested Playing X1 No. 1 for League11
keeper – SHAI HOPE
Batsman – S HETMYER, COLIN MUNRO, MARTIN GUPTIL, N POORAN, KS WILLIAMSON(C)
Allrounder – J NEESHAM, JASON HOLDER(VC)
Bowler – ASHLEY NURSE, MJ HENRY, L FERGUSON
Suggested Playing X1 No. 1 for League11
keeper – SHAI HOPE
Batsman – ROSS TAYLOR,VEVIN LEWIS, MARTIN GUPTIL(C), S HETMYER, KS WILLIAMSON
Allrounder – COLIN DE GRANDHOMME(VC), JASON HOLDER
Bowler – OSHANE THOMAS, ASHLEY NURSE, MJ HENRY
NEW ZEALAND VS WEST INDIES World Cup Match Details
29th match, ICC Cricket World Cup at Manchester
22 June 2019, 6:00 PM IST
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