Match Details:
The 2nd Practice match of the West Indies tour of New Zealand will be played between the New Zealand A and the West Indies at the Queenstown Events Centre.
The match is scheduled to start at 11:00 AM Local Time (03:30 AM IST) and will not be streamed live in India. The scorecard and updates will be available on New Zealand Cricket’s official website.
Preview:
After having the first match of the two practice games drawn, the West Indies and the New Zealand A will be facing off against each other in the second match of the series, before the T20I series starts. The West Indies will be seeing some of the big names of the squad coming back, like Jason Holder, and Shimron Hetmyer.
In this match, with Holder and other players coming in, a much stronger team will be out on the hunt for the New Zealand A players when they take the field. It would be interesting to see some players from the New Zealand side, who did well are able to replicate their performance in this match or not and make a name for themselves.
NZ-A vs WI Weather Report for Match 2:
The weather on the days of the match is expected to be a little up and down, with rainfall predicted to take place on some days of the match. So, the teams would have to mentally prepare for multiple stops coming in from the second day onwards.
Pitch Report:
The pitch at the Queenstown Events Centre in the last match played here favoured the bowlers enjoying a lot of help from the surface. The same is expected to take place in this match too.
Average first innings score:
308 (First practice match of the series played here)
Injury and Availability News:
West Indies players namely, Jason Holder, Shimron Hetmyer and Keemo Paul, have served their quarantine period and will be playing in this match.
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NZ-A vs WI Squads:
New Zealand-A:
Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Devon Conway, Cole McConchie (c), Dane Cleaver (wk), Sean Solia, Nathan Smith, Michael Rippon, Jacob Duffy, Michael Rae, Blair Tickner, Ben Sears, Joe Carter
West Indies:
Kraigg Brathwaite, John Campbell, Darren Bravo, Roston Chase (c), Jermaine Blackwood, Shane Dowrich (wk), Rahkeem Cornwall, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel, Chemar Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Raymon Reifer, Shamarh Brooks, Joshua Da Silva
NZ-A vs WI Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Jason Holder has proven himself to be a great leader for the West Indies Test team. He has played in 43 matches and has scored 2012 runs and has taken a total of 116 wickets too.
Shimron Hetmyer in the limited number of Test match appearances that he has made while playing for the West Indies, he has made his impact with the bat. He has scored 838 runs in 16 matches.
Will Young in the last match of the series, did decently with the bat, as he looked to be in good touch and scored 91 runs in the two innings he batted in, including one half-century.
Keemo Paul is a relatively new name in the West Indies Test team, but he has proven his worth in other formats and will want to make his mark in this series too. He has scored 47 runs and taken 6 wickets in the 3 Test matches that he has played in.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Jason Holder, Keemo Paul
Vice-Captain Options – Will Young, Shimron Hetmyer
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NZ-A vs WI Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Dane Cleaver
Batters – Devon Conway, Will Young (VC), Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer
All-Rounders – Jason Holder (C), Roston Chase, Keemo Paul
Bowlers – Jacob Duffy, Shanon Gabriel, Kemar Roach
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NZ-A vs WI Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Shane Dowrich
Batters – Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer (VC)
All-Rounders – Rachin Ravindra, Roston Chase, Keemo Paul (C)
Bowlers – Jacob Duffy, Shanon Gabriel, Alzarri Joseph
Expert Advice:
After the first match, many new names from the New Zealand A side came up and it would be interesting to see how they perform in this match. If you pick and choose carefully, some of these players have the potential to get you a good number of points. Players like Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, and Will Young are some names to watch out for.
Today’s NZ-W vs WI Probable Winners:
West Indies are predicted to win this game.
