New Zealand vs West Indies 1st T20I Predictions - Mitchell to put West Indies on back foot
- Daryl Mitchell has scored 78*, 56* & 44 runs in his last three innings.
- Ackeem Auguste hit five sixes in his 25-ball 50 against Bangladesh.
- Can New Zealand get the series off with a win over the West Indies?
Daryl Mitchell scored big against England.
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New Zealand vs West Indies Predictions
West Indies come into the series with four T20I wins on the bounce against Nepal and Bangladesh. I am backing New Zealand because they start the series fresh from a 3-0 ODI series win over England.
- New Zealand vs West Indies Predictions
- Head-to-Head
- New Zealand Form
- New Zealand Team News
- West Indies Form
- West Indies Team News
- New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell (178 runs, ave 178.00) topped the ODI runs vs England.
- New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra has scored 54 & 46 in his last 2 innings.
- West Indies’ Ackeem Auguste has scored 41* & 50 in his last 4 innings.
- West Indies’ Amir Jangoo has scored 55, 74* & 34 in his last 5 innings.
Head-to-Head
New Zealand have won two and lost two of their last five matches against the West Indies. The other match was rained-off.
New Zealand Form
New Zealand made a clean sweep of their ODI series against England by winning the 3rd ODI by two wickets.
Blair Tickner (4/64) and Jacob Duffy (3/56) were on fire as they reduced England to 44/5 after 10.1 overs. They rolled England for 222 off 40.2 overs.
New Zealand got off to a great start thanks to Rachin Ravindra (46 off 37) and Daryl Mitchell (44 off 68). Mitchell Santner weighed in with 27 at number seven as New Zealand hit their target with 32 balls to spare.
New Zealand Team News
New Zealand are in good form and are unlikely to make any changes to their team.
West Indies Form
West Indies made it four T20I wins on the bounce when they beat Bangladesh by five wickets.
Bangladesh reached 151 off their 20 overs, with Romario Shepherd (3/36) the pick of the West Indies bowlers.
Roston Chase (50 off 29) and Ackeem Auguste (50 off 25) added 91 for the fourth wicket to set up a five-wicket win off 16.5 overs.
West Indies Team News
There are no injury reports from the West Indies squad.
Verdict
I am backing New Zealand to win. I am also backing Daryl Mitchell to top score for New Zealand.
Ackeem Auguste is a good bet to top score for the West Indies.
Ackeem Auguste is a good bet to top score for the West Indies.
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