Let us look into the West Indies vs New Zealand best odds and other crucial data that will help you pick the right team for the Group C match at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad.
West Indies, playing in familiar home conditions, are not far away from qualifying for the Super 8. Having won both their matches, they have had a decent run thus far in the tournament. New Zealand, on the other hand, would want to forget about their match against Afghanistan and get off the bottom of the points table at the earliest.
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Where to watch West Indies vs New Zealand T20 World Cup 2024 clash live
The telecasting rights for the T20 World Cup Group A fixture is with Star Sports. Live streaming of the marquee clash will be available on Disney + Hotstar with audio options across multiple regional languages aside from English and Hindi.
Viewers in Pakistan can watch the matches on PTV Sports and Ten Sports.
Willow TV and Willow Xtra will telecast the matches in the USA. The Cricbuzz app will cover the live streaming of the event in several countries including USA and Canada.
In Australia, Fox Sports has the telecasting rights while live streaming will be available on Kayo Sports.
There is feed going out to some of the other Asian countries – Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives.
ESPN brings the tournament to the other co-hosts, Caribbean Islands with telecast and streaming options available across the various ESPN channels – ESPN Caribbean, ESPN2 Caribbean, ESPN Extra, ESPN Play Caribbean app and the espncricinfo.com website.
Sky Sports will bring the T20 World Cup to the United Kingdom while CricLife and StarzON cover the event in UAE and MENA region.
SuperSport Cricket and their subsidiary channels broadcast and stream the event in the sub-Saharan African region.
Possible XI: West Indies vs New Zealand
Let us now take you through the possible playing XIs for the teams to help you analyse the West Indies vs New Zealand best odds.
West Indies should not make any changes to their playing XI after winning both against Papua New Guinea and Uganda. Akeal Hosein has been their standout player thus far in the tournament as he has taken 6 wickets at an excellent economy rate of 2.85.
Hosein will be brimming with confidence after taking a 5-wicket haul against Uganda. The likes of Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie and Andre Russell have also been impressive. West Indies batters have not faced a big challenge until now in the tournament.
For the Black Caps, they may bring in Ish Sodhi for Matt Henry in the next game. Henry picked up 2 wickets against the Afghans, but leaked runs at an economy rate of 9.25. The likes of Kane Williamson, Devon Conway and others also need to return to form.
Trent Boult was the only positive for the Kiwis from the game against the Afghans after he picked up 2 wickets for 22 runs in his quota of 4 overs.
West Indies: Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson
West Indies vs New Zealand: Head-to-Head
New Zealand and West Indies have locked horns 19 times in T20Is since their first meeting back in 2006. The Black Caps have a 10-4 lead over their opponent. In the West Indies, the Kiwis have beaten their Caribbean opponent 3 out of 5 times. The teams have also played in 3 tied T20Is while 2 matches did not produce any result. In their previous meeting, West Indies beat New Zealand by 8 wickets in Jamaica.
Brandon King won the Player of the Match award after he scored 53 runs off 35 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes, helping the hosts chase down 147.
West Indies slightly ahead
West Indies will go into the game as favourites with odds of 1.684 on 22Bet.
History suggests that New Zealand have mostly dominated the West Indies in the shortest format of the game. However, given the current form of both teams, the hosts have a better chance. The Kiwis would not be high on confidence after their 84-run defeat at the hands of Afghanistan.
West Indies, on the other hand, thrashed Uganda by 134 runs and with a net run rate of +3.574, they have emerged as a force to be reckoned with. The Kiwis need a victory desperately as a loss would make it extremely tough for them to make their way through to the Super 8.
If you believe New Zealand have any chance of winning, go to Parimatch and Betwinner where the odds are 2.26.
Venue analysis Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad
The pitch at the venue in Trinidad has been good for batting, both in the CPL and international cricket. The average score at the venue is around the 172-run mark. Teams batting first have won 3 out of 4 T20Is at the Brian Lara Stadium.
Characteristics of the venue
- The pitch will assist batters, meaning that a high-scoring match is on the cards
- Toss may end up playing a crucial role as the chasing teams have not had much of an advantage
- The outfield at the venue is lightning quick and fielders have their task cut out.
West Indies vs New Zealand best odds for betting
Here are some of the betting tips based on the West Indies vs New Zealand best odds.
Johnson Charles will be the top batter for the West Indies with odds of 3.60. Charles bagged a duck against PNG, but made amends with a knock of 44 against Uganda.
Finn Allen has every chance of becoming New Zealand’s standout batter with odds of 4.33. Allen could not open his account against Afghanistan, but the fact that he has a strike-rate of 163.63 makes him a dangerous batter.
Alzarri Joseph is expected to be the top bowler for the West Indies with odds of 3.40. Joseph is in wicket-taking form with 4 wickets from 2 matches.
Trent Boult can be the top bowler for New Zealand with odds of 3.50.Boult was the only New Zealand who seemed to have troubled the Afghan batters the other day with 2 crucial wickets.
If you are willing to take some risk, then you can pick Ish Sodhi as the Best Player of the Match with odds of 23.With 136 T20I wickets to his name, Sodhi can be a dangerous prospect if he plays.
West Indies fixtures at the T20 World Cup 2024
- vs Papua New Guinea – Sun, 2 June 2024, Guyana, 10:30 AM local time
- vs Uganda – Sat, 8 June 2024, Guyana, 08:30 PM local time
- vs New Zealand – Wed, 12 June 2024, Trinidad, 08:30 PM local time
- vs Afghanistan – Mon, 17 June 2024, St Lucia, 08:30 PM local time
New Zealand fixtures at the T20 World Cup 2024
- vs Afghanistan – Fri, 7 June 2024, Guyana, 07:30 PM local time
- vs West Indies – Wed, 12 June 2024, Trinidad, 08:30 PM local time
- vs Uganda – Fri, 15 June 2024, Trinidad, 08:30 PM local time
- vs Papua New Guinea – Mon, 17 June 2024, Trinidad, 10:30 AM local time
- Plenty of sports to choose from
- Live streaming is offered on selected sports
- Very competitive odds
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- Plenty of sports to choose from
- Live streaming is offered on selected sports
- Very competitive odds
- Spectacular welcome bonus