WI vs NZ Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Dream11 Team, Playing XI, Pitch Report, & Injury Update for 3rd ODI

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West Indies (WI) and New Zealand (NZ) clash against each other in the 3rd ODI and the final match of the series at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on Sunday. New Zealand won the second match by a big margin of 50 runs due to the D/L method and leveled the series to 1-1. New Zealand batters struggled again and were bowled out on just 212 runs. Opener Finn Allen scored the highest 96 runs off 117 runs and Daryl Mitchell contributed 41 runs off 63 balls. Kevin Sinclair took four wickets and Jason Holder grabbed three while conceding just 24 runs in nine overs.

New Zealand bowlers controlled the game from the start and managed to bowl out the hosts for just 161 runs. West Indies’ run came from the lower order with Yannic Cariah scoring the highest 52 runs and Alzarri Joseph smashing 49 runs off just 31 balls. For New Zealand, Tim Southee took four wickets while conceding 22 runs and Trent Boult snapped three wickets while giving away just 18 runs in six overs.

WI vs NZ Match Details:

West Indies vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI

Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Date & Time: 21st August at 11:30 PM IST and 2:00 PM Local Time

Live Streaming: FanCode

WI vs NZ, 3rd ODI, Pitch Report:

The pitch at Kensington Oval is well balanced for both batters and bowlers in ODI cricket. But the pacers are getting a lot of extra seam and bounce from the surface and have dominated the first two matches.

Injury News:

Kane Williamson is likely to miss the third match with a quad muscle strain.

WI vs NZ, 3rd ODI, Probable Playing XIs:

West Indies

Shai Hope (wk), Kyle Mayers, Shamarh Brooks, Nicholas Pooran, Keacy Carty, Jermaine Blackwood, Jason Holder, Yannic Cariah, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Kevin Sinclair.

New Zealand

Martin Guptil, Finn Allen, Tom Latham (c & wk), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Trent Boult, Tim Southee.

Top Picks for WI vs NZ Dream11 Match:

Top Picks – Batters

Finn Allen:

The 23-year-old opening batter is showing a lot of potential with a big 96 runs off 117 balls knock in the last match. He also scored 25 runs off 24 balls in the opening match and now leads the series scoring charts with 121 runs. He has scored 270 runs in just six ODI matches at an impressive average of 45 and a strike rate of 95.07 so far.

Shamarh Brooks:

The in-form Caribbean batter was bowled out on duck after playing eight balls in the last match. But he smashed 79 runs in the opening match after scoring fifty in the last T20I match against New Zealand.

Top Picks – All-Rounders

Jason Holder:

Holder has been the best bowler for West Indies in this series so far. He took three wickets, including both Kiwi openers and Tom Latham, in the last match. He is yet to make a big impact with his bat but his current form with the bowl makes him an easy all-round pick for this match.

Top Picks – Bowler

Trent Boult:

The World No. 1 bowler took three wickets while conceding just 18 runs in his six overs and scored 16 runs off 13 balls as well in the last match. He grabbed two wickets in the opening match and now has 10 wickets in his last five overall matches.

Alzarri Joseph:

The in-form pacer took the big wicket of Devon Conway in the last match and later smashed 49 runs off just 31 balls. He took three wickets in the opening match as well and will be a key bowler for the host in the final match.

Top Picks – Wicketkeeper

Shai Hope:

The experienced wicketkeeper-batter will be an easy wicketkeeping pick ahead of Tom Latham and Nicholas Pooran. He started well in the first two matches but failed to convert his inning into a big score. He scored 42 runs in the first two matches and smashed a century against India last month.

WI vs NZ Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for WI vs NZ Dream11 Team Prediction

Shai Hope, Finn Allen (c), Shamarh Brooks, Martin Guptill, Devon Conway, Jason Holder (vc), Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Alzarri Joseph, Akeal Hosein.

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for WI vs NZ Dream11 Team Prediction:

Finn Allen, Martin Guptil, Shamarh Brooks, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell (vc), Jason Holder, Trent Boult (c), Alzarri Joseph, Tim Southee, Akeal Hosein, Kevin Sinclair.

WI vs NZ Risky Captaincy Choice:

Tom Latham:

The experienced batter was handed captaincy duties in the last match. He scored 108 runs in three ODI matches, including a fifty in the second match against Ireland last month. But scored only 12 runs in the opening match and was bowled out on duck in the last match.

Devon Conway:

The in-form batter smashed 106 runs in three T20I matches and was phenomenal in Indian Premier League 2022 as well. But he has struggled to make a similar impact in the first two ODI matches. He scored four runs off 15 balls in the first and six off 17 in the last match.

Player you should avoid:

Nicholas Pooran:

The Caribbean skipper continues to struggle with another low score of two runs in the last match. He scored 28 runs in the opening match and showed some promise of returning to his usual best. But Pooran has struggled to score big since the taking captaincy role in June.

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Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.