West Indies vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Predictions - Black Caps to slip to fourth defeat on the bounce

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The West Indies produced a strong all-round performance to outplay New Zealand.
New Zealand will be looking to get off to a faster start in the 2nd ODI.
The pitch should play well as the weather is expected to be hot all day, although there is a chance of scattered thundershowers which could cause disruptions to play.

Shai Hope has scored 112 & 87* in his last 2 knocks (Getty Images).

West Indies vs New Zealand Predictions

The West Indies have transitioned superbly from their strong performance in the two-Test series against Sri Lanka to knocking over New Zealand with the white ball in the 1st ODI. New Zealand look likely to struggle to compete in the remaining four ODIs in the series.

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

West Indies’ Shai Hope has scored 112 & 87* in his last 2 knocks.
West Indies’ Keacy Carty has scores of 147, 27 & 95 in his last 3 innings.
West Indies’ Alzarri Joseph took 4/41 in the 1st ODI.
New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell has scored 44, 68, 100* & 65 in his last 5 knocks.
New Zealand’s Mark Chapman has scores of 34, 44 & 27 in his last 3 innings.
New Zealand’s Nathan Smith has taken 6 wickets in his last 3 innings.

Head-to-Head

West Indies have won one and lost four of their last five ODIs against New Zealand.

West Indies Form

The West Indies enjoyed a great start to the five-match ODI series at home by beating New Zealand by seven wickets with seven balls in the bank.

Vitel Lawes bowled superbly on his ODI debut, knocking over three of New Zealand’s top six batters in returning figures of 3/54 (econ 5.40). Alzarri Joseph (4/41) ran through the lower order while Gudakesh Motie picked up 2/51 as New Zealand were bowled out for 267 with one ball to spare.

Keacy Carty was named Player of the Match for his superb 95 off 112 balls to take the West Indies to 268/3 off 48.5 overs to secure the win. Carty added 131 for the third wicket with Shai Hope, who scored 87* off 92 balls. Hope has scored 497 runs in his last 10 ODIs at an average of 99.4

New Zealand Form

New Zealand came back to earth with a thud after their successful tour of England, losing to the West Indies in the 1st ODI by seven wickets.

New Zealand got off to a strong start but struggled to up the run rate through their innings. Their top seven all made it into the 20s, but only Will Young (49 off 63) and Daryl Mitchell (65 off 73) kicked-on to more substantial scores.

The New Zealand bowlers did their best to contain the West Indies, but they needed to have set their hosts another 20-30 runs to have been competitive on that pitch. Nathan Smith (0/32, econ 4.57), Matthew Fisher (0/51, econ 5.18) and Mitchell Santner (0/42, econ 4.20) were the most economical of the New Zealand bowlers.

Team news

There are no reported injuries and both teams are likely to stick with the same XIs that battled it put it out in the 1st ODI.

West Indies (possible XI): Sherfane Rutherford, Ackeem Auguste, John Campbell, Amir Jangoo, Shai Hope (c), Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Vitel Lawes, Keacy Carty, Gudakesh Motie, Khary Pierre.

New Zealand (possible XI): Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Nathan Smith, Jacob Duffy, Matthew Fisher, Jayden Lennox.