WI vs NZ Dream11 Prediction, T20 WC Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 26 of T20 World Cup 2024
A win here will help West Indies move to first place in Group C.
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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, Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad
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Star Sports Network
Live Stream
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Weather Report
Clouds
26.0°C
94% (Humidity)
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Probable Playing XI
West Indies
Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell (C), Sherfane Rutherford, AD Russell, Romario Shepherd, 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 (wk), Kane Williamson (C), DJ Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, MS Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, MJ Henry, Trent Boult, LH Ferguson
Bench : Rachin Ravindra, James Neesham, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ben Sears
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
75%
Pace Bowling
25%
Spin Bowling
85%
Batting Pitch
185
Average Score
15%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
Nicholas Pooran WI | WK
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
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
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.
Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team
Mitchell Santner
NZ | ALL
He has failed to pick a wicket in his last two outings and can be avoided in fantasy teams for this match.
Devon Conway
NZ | BAT
He made just eight runs in the first match. He has been dismissed 46% of the time against right-arm pacers and been dismissed 43 % of the time in the first six overs.
Last Updated On - Jun 12 2024 5:49 PM
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