The pitch at Kensington Oval is well balanced for both batters and bowlers in ODI cricket. The average score in the first innings here is around 230 runs and teams batting second have won more matches here.
Injury News:
– New Zealand Matt Henry is set to miss this series after suffering a rib injury and is replaced by Ben Sears.– Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul, and Gudakesh Motie are also ruled out of ODI series.
West Indies (WI) are set to clast against New Zealand (NZ) in the first ODI match at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on Wednesday. West Indies managed a consolation win in the last T20I match against New Zealand with a series loss of 2-1.
West Indies are struggling for a win in the recent ODI matches after their 0-3 loss against India at home. They lost by 0-3 against Bangladesh at home and by 0-3 against Pakistan away in the previous ODI series as well.
Their last ODI win came against the Netherlands on June 4 and now they rank in 9th position in the ICC ODI teams’ chart.
West Indies:
Shai Hope (wk), Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Shamarh Brooks, Nicholas Pooran, Jermaine Blackwood, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Yannic Cariah, Odean Smith.
New Zealand:
Martin Guptil, Tom Latham (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi.