Who Will Win New Zealand vs West Indies 1st ODI?
West Indies will hope for a turnaround of fortunes when they face New Zealand in the three-match one-day international series. The first ODI is scheduled to be played on December 20 at the Cobham Oval in Whangarei. Live telecast will begin at 11 AM local time.
NZ vs WI 1st ODI: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Ten Sports, Sky Sports, Star Sports
Live Streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Ozee
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for NZ vs WI 1st ODI...
New Zealand Team News & Playing 11
Kane Williamson has shown good form of late and the team will rely on their skipper to lead from the front when it comes to batting. Ross Taylor, Colin Munro and Henry Nicholls will be the others to watch out for. Trent Boult and Tim Southee will share the new ball and look for the early breakthroughs. Boult took a match-haul of six wickets in the second test and he will be the key man for New Zealand with the ball.
New Zealand Predicted Playing 11
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Kane Williamson (c), Tom Latham (wk), Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Todd Astle, Doug Bracewell, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, George Worker
West Indies Team News & Playing 11
Their batting strength resides mainly in the likes of Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis and Shai Hope. The Windies will need a healthy contribution from at least two of these
batsmen if they are to challenge the Kiwis in this match. Pace bowling will depend on Kesrick Williams and Shannon Gabriel who was impressive in the test series.
Ashley Nurse and Jason Mohammed will be the go-to spinners.
West Indies Predicted Playing 11
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Jason Holder (c), Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Jason Mohammad, Shai Hope, Kyle Hope, Chadwick Walton, Kesrick Williams, Shannon Gabriel, Ashley
Nurse, Rovman Powell
New Zealand vs West Indies 1st ODI Betting Odds
New Zealand are the favorites amongst the bookmakers to win the first one-day international at very short odds of 1.37 on 1xbet and 1.36 on Bet365. They have retained largely the same set of players that decimated the West Indies in the test series and the
hosts will look to replicate that result in the ODIs. The Windies have a revamped squad for this series and they now certainly exhibit much more potential on paper. They
are however underdogs for this encounter at 3.6 on Betfair and 3.2 on Bet365.
New Zealand vs West Indies 1st ODI Prediction
West Indies do look tougher when it comes to limited-overs cricket with the likes of Evin Lewis and Chris Gayle on the roster. But they will be taking on New Zealand
who are very hard to beat in their own backyard. The Kiwis have been in impressive form in the 50-overs format and they have won seven out of the last ten completed
ODIs at home. Although the tourists are expected to give a stiffer competition this time, we predict the hosts to win this game and take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Final Verdict: Back New Zealand to beat West Indies in the first ODI at 1.37 on 1xbet and 1.36 on Bet365.
Dec 20, 2017
03:30 IST / 2:00 GMT
Cobham Oval - Whangarei, New Zealand
NZ vs WI 
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