West Indies Vs New Zealand First T20I – Fantasy Cricket Tips, Prediction & Pitch Report

West Indies cricket team will be beginning their New Zealand tour with a three-match T20 series from Friday. 

West Indies VS New Zealand First T20I: Match Details

• Date – November 27, 2020

• Time – 11:30 AM IST

• Venue – Eden Park, Auckland

WI VS NZ Match Preview:

Most of the West Indian players have been playing professional cricket for a few months now, unlike the Kiwis. Many of them participated in the Caribbean Premier League and Indian Premier League in the last three months. It suggests that Windies players will be fresher, especially in the T20 format. 

The new vice-captain of WI, Nicholas Pooran, has had a good IPL 2020, which will give him some confidence ahead of the series. Kieron Pollard, too, had a good run with Mumbai Indians playing the finisher role. Shimron Hetmyer and Sheldon Cottrell also had a few decent outings. 

The Kiwi players have played a bit of first-class cricket before the series, but they still haven't played a high-intensity game after the lockdown. James Neesham and Mitchell Santner participated in the CPL as well as IPL but looked rusty. Lockie Ferguson played a few good games for Kolkata Knight Riders as well. 

New Zealand skipper Tim Southee has recently recovered from an injury and hasn't had much match practice. With no Trent Boult in the T20 Squad, the bowling is likely to look rusty, especially in the first game. 

The Kiwis have generally been a dominating team against West Indies in T20Is, but in the current situation, the visitors are looking slight favorites. 

WI VS NZ Head to Head:

• Total – 13

• West Indies – 3

• New Zealand – 6

• No Result - 1 

• Tied - 3 

WI VS NZ Match Preview:

West Indies - Nicholas Pooran has been named as the Vice-Captain ahead of the series. There are no injury concerns in the team so far. 

New Zealand - Trent Boult has been rested from the T20Is. Some of the players are coming after recovering from injuries. 

WI VS NZ Weather Report:

The temperature will be around 18 degrees Celcius, along with the wind blowing. There is a 30% chance of rain as well. 

WI VS NZ Pitch Report: 

The Eden Park pitch has been generally good for batting with an average first innings score of 168. The wicket gets slower as the game progresses and might get difficult for the chasing team. 

West Indies VS New Zealand Probable Playing XI:

West Indies - Kieron Pollard(C), Nicholas Pooran(WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Sheldon Cottrell, Kesrick Williams, Fabian Allen, Oshane Thomas, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Keemo Paul, Brandon King

New Zealand - Tim Southee(C), Tim Seifert(WK), Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi, Scott Kuggeleijn, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell

West Indies VS New Zealand Fantasy XI:

Wicket-keepers - Nicholas Pooran(Captain), Tim Seifert

Batsmen - Shimron Hetmyer, Ross Taylor, Martin Guptill, 

All-rounders - Kieron Pollard(Vice-Captain), James Neesham, Fabian Allen

Bowlers - Sheldon Cottrell, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson