West Indies vs New Zealand 1st ODI Predictions - New Zealand tipped to get back to winning whiteball ways

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The West Indies have lost their last three ODIs.
New Zealand lost their last ODI series 1-2 to Bangladesh after beating India.
A rainy lead-up to the match should have cleared for a full game under cloudy skies.

Shamar Joseph has figures of 3/29, 3/32, 5/33 in his last 3 whiteball matches (Getty Images).

West Indies vs New Zealand Predictions

The West Indies were downed by Sri Lanka in the rain-wrecked ODI series but bounced back to beat them in the T20I series. New Zealand have won four of their last five matches in all formats and should be full of confidence with bat and ball. The average first innings score in ODIs at Providence is just over 250.

West Indies vs New Zealand Predictions
Head-to-Head
West Indies Form
New Zealand Form
Team news

West Indies’s Shai Hope has scored 65* & 122 in his last 4 knocks.
West Indies’s Justin Greaves scored 180 in the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka.
West Indies’s Shamar Joseph has taken 3/29, 3/32, 5/33 in 3 whiteball matches.
New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell has scored 44, 68 & 100* in his last 4 innings.
New Zealand’s Dean Foxcroft has scores of 75, 15* & 98 in his last 4 innings.
New Zealand’s Nathan Smith has figures of 2/14, 6/40, 2/53, 3/38, 6/70, 4/91 & 2/64 in his last 9 innings in all formats.
New Zealand have won their last 5 ODIs against the West Indies.

Head-to-Head

New Zealand have won all five of their last five ODIs against the West Indies.

West Indies Form

The West Indies have been up and down in their form with not enough of their players firing at the same time, but they are a dynamic side with dangerous batters and bowlers.

Shai Hope has scored 75, 32, 56, 65* and 112 in his last nine knocks and is the batter who the West Indies will be counting on for big runs. Justin Greaves has two red ball tons and a whiteball 45 in his last four innings, while Roston Chase piled on 190 in the 1st Test against Sri Lanka and looks in good touch with the bat.

Shamar Joseph has starred with the ball in the last month, taking 18 wickets in the two Tests and three T20Is against Sri Lanka. Gudakesh Motie has taken 16 wickets in his last five innings in all formats, while Vitel Lawes has taken 10 matches in five youth internationals but has yet to play in a full international.

New Zealand Form

New Zealand’s whiteball form has been patchy after the disappointment of losing to India in the recent T20 World Cup, but their Test players have enjoyed great success in the past six weeks and should carry that form into this series against the West Indies.

Nathan Smith is on fire with the ball, taking 24 wickets in his last four matches - one Test against Ireland and three against England. Jayden Lennox has taken 2/36 and 2/50 in his last three whiteball matches.

Team news

The Providence pitch offers reliable bounce and carry and encourages good strokeplay, including through the middle-overs. The pacemen should enjoy some early movement.

West Indies (possible XI): John Campbell, Shai Hope (c), Keacy Carty, Ackeem Auguste, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Justin Greaves, Matthew Forde, Jayden Seales, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph.

New Zealand (possible XI): Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Jacob Duffy, Ben Lister, Dean Foxcroft.