A win here will help West Indies move to first place in Group C.
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In this prediction, we will analyze the WI vs NZ Fantasy 11 Prediction, Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitcht & Injury Updates For Match 26 of T20 World Cup 2024. West Indies will face New Zealand in the 26th match of the T20 World Cup 2024 on Thursday, June 13, at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad. West Indies have won both their matches so far and are in second place. A win here will help them move to first place in Group C. New Zealand are in last place in the points tally.
West Indies took on Uganda in their previous outing and elected to bat after winning the toss. They made 173 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. Johnson Charles was the highest scorer, with 44 runs off 42 deliveries. Uganda were bundled out for 39 runs and lost the match by 134 runs. Akeal Hosein bowled a spell of five for 11 runs in four overs and won the Player of the Match award.
New Zealand faced Afghanistan in their first game of the tournament and elected to bowl after winning the toss. Afghanistan scored 159 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. Trent Boult and Matt Henry picked two wickets each for the Kiwis. New Zealand were all out for 75 runs in 15.2 overs, their fourth-lowest score in T20Is. Afghanistan won the match by 84 runs.
West Indies and New Zealand have faced each other on 19 occasions in T20Is. New Zealand have won 11 out of these 19 matches, while West Indies have been victorious on six occasions. In the T20 World Cup, both teams have faced each other once during the 2012 edition. The match went to Super Over and West Indies won the same.
Match Information
West Indies vs New Zealand, Match 26
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, 13 Jun 2024, Thur, 6:00 AM IST ,Tarouba
Probable PlayingXI
West Indies
Brandon King, Rovman Powell(C), Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, AD Russell, Romario Shepherd, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran, AJ Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, G Moti-Kanhai
Bench: Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shamar Joseph, ADS Fletcher, A Athanaze, Kyle Mayers, Fabian Allen, OC McCoy, Hayden Walsh, Matthew Forde
New Zealand
Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson(C), Michael Bracewell, DJ Mitchell, MS Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Glenn Phillips, MJ Henry, Trent Boult, LH Ferguson
Bench: Rachin Ravindra, James Neesham, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ben Sears
Injury News- (Will be added when there is an update)
Weather Report- Overcast Clouds
Win Prediction- West Indies
Pitch Condition- Batting
Avg 1st Inning Score- 185
Pitch Report
Captains
Nicholas Pooran WI | wk- 9
Pooran has scored 49 runs in two matches in the tournament so far at a strike rate of 111.36. He has the batting strike rate of 191 against slow-left-arm-orthodox.
Andre Russell WI | all- 9
He has made 45 runs and taken three wickets in two matches so far in the tournament. He has the batting strike rate of 200 against Trent Boult.
Brandon King WI | bat- 8.5
King has amassed 47 runs in two outings for the West Indies in the T20 World Cup at a strike rate of 127.02. He has the batting average of 36 against Mitchell Santner.
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Sherfane Rutherford WI | BAT- 7.5
He has scored 24 runs in two matches in the tournament at a strike rate of 104.34. He has scored 16 runs off seven deliveries against Trent Boult.
Roston Chase WI | ALL- 5.5
He has scored 42 runs in his only outing in the tournament. He has the batting average of 64 against left-arm pacers.
Trent Boult NZ | BOWL- 9
He took two wickets for 24 runs in the first game for New Zealand. Boult has dismissed Akeal Hosein twice in five balls. He has the economy rate of seven against left-handed batters.
Budget
Glenn Phillips NZ | wk- 7
He scored 18 runs in the first outing for New Zealand. He has the batting average of 65 against Alzarri Joseph. Phillips has amassed 23 runs off 17 deliveries against Andre Russell.
Akeal Hosein WI | bowl- 8
He is the leading wicket-taker for West Indies in the tournament and has picked six wickets in two matches. He has the economy of six against Glenn Phillips.
Gudakesh Motie WI | bowl- 8
He has picked two wickets in two matches at an economy of six. He has the economy rate of six against right-handed batters.
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Mitchell Santner- 7.5
NZ | ALL
Devon Conway- 8
NZ | BAT
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