West Indies and New Zealand are ready to encounter each
other at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium today at 3.30 PM local and
10.00 AM GMT. This is the third match for both the teams in Super Eights round
of this ICC T20 World Cup 2012 and on the basis of current points table; West
Indies is one step ahead of the Kiwis as West Indies have won their first Super
Eights match against England and scored 2 points followed by a loss against Sri
Lanka in their second match. New Zealand, on the other hand have lost both
their previous matches and are at the bottom position in their group with null
point in pocket.
In this match, New Zealand will play tooth and nail to
retain their existence in this tournament as they are well aware that one more
loss will shatter their dream of winning the ICC T20 World Cup trophy. Even if
they manage to get a win in this match, their existence in this tournament is
threatened as they have no point in pocket and their NRR is -0.268 which is the
lowest rate in this Group 1. So to retain their existence in this tournament,
the Kiwis not only need a win against West Indies but they actually need a big
win to overcome their lagging NRR. Moreover New Zealand also needs England’s
loss in their match against Sri Lanka which is the second match of the day to
ensure their existence in this tournament.
Sri Lanka is almost in the semi-final with two wins from two
matches and another win against England will make their way to the next round
whereas the other group members- England, West Indies and New Zealand are still
struggling to fix a spot in the semi-final. At the end of the Super Eights
matches, the team with highest NRR among these three will accompany the host
team to the next round.
Compared to the status of the Kiwis, West Indies are in a
much favorable position with one win in hand and one more win against the Kiwis
is very necessary for them along with England’s loss in the other match of the
day to ensure their position in the semi final.
Batting in Kiwi squad is appreciable but their bowling is
one of the main reasons behind their successive losses. The batsmen scored
quite well but they repeatedly failed due to severely poor bowling. In their
first match, they put up a challenging score in front of the host team but
their poor bowling dropped them and snatched the winning crown effortlessly.
The strongest point in the Caribbean team is their batting
but sometimes despite of their strong batting order, they suffer ups and downs
in their batting and gather a relatively low score and this happened on last
Saturday when they lost the match by 9 wickets against Sri Lanka. Chris Gayle,
their veteran batsman failed to give his best that day and the run rate
collapsed along with the team’s success. Their bowling line up is also
consistent to outsmart their opponent.
Probable players for
West Indies: Darren Sammy (c), Denesh Ramdin (wk), Samuel Badree, Darren
Bravo, Sunil Narine, Fidel Edwards, Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Kieron
Pollard, Ravi Rampaul, Marlon Samuels, Andre Russell, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne
Bravo, Dwayne Smith.
Probable players for
New Zealand: Ross Taylor (c & wk), Doug Bracewell, Brendon McCullum,
Martin Guptill, James Franklin, Ronnie Hira, Nathan McCullum, Adam Milne, Kyle
Mills, Rob Nicol, Tim Southee, Daniel Vettori, Jacob Oram, Kane Williamson, BJ
Watling.
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