West Indies vs New Zealand Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Trinidad Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 26

Trinidad hosts the West Indies vs New Zealand T20 World Cup 2024 match on June 13 from 6 am IST. This is the third game for the Windies while the second for the Kiwis.

West Indies won their first two games. They had a close game against PNG but dominated Uganda with both bat and ball. They posted 173 batting first and bowled out the Ugandan team for just 39 to win the match by 193 runs.

New Zealand, on the other hand, lost their very first T20I match against Afghanistan by 85 runs failing to chase a target of 160. Afghanista's big win has boosted their NRR immensely and they are on +5.225 at this point and topping the table.

New Zealand did not pay any warm-up game heading into this World Cup. Former cricket experts are saying that lack of game time might have cost the Kiwis the game as they looked very ordinary in the match.

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This is the very first game in Trinidad. The venue hosts four league games and the first semi-final. The Brian Lara Stadium hosts some very crucial games and the local fans would hope that the rain stays away.

West Indies vs New Zealand Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Trinidad Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 26

West Indies vs New Zealand Weather Report Of Trinidad

The match starts at 8.30 pm local time in Trinidad on Thursday, June 13. The temperatures will be around 33 degrees and there is rain expected early morning. The temperatures around the evening will be around 26 degrees and partly cloudy.

The humidity will be around 85 percent in the evening. There will be good cloud cover and around 25 percent chance of rain. Thus there will be rain on the horizon and cloudy skies on offer.

West Indies vs New Zealand Pitch Analysis

This is the very first match in Trinidad. The venue will host four league games and the first semi-final. The Brian Lara stadium named after the former legendary batter is one of the best batting grounds in the Caribbean. The venue has hosted seven T20I matches in the past with the average first innings score being around 160.

West Indies posted 173 around Guyana and a score around 160 has been a winning score this tournament. Not many teams have had good batting pitches. Hopefully, a few batters will get to score a few runs in Trinidad. The Kiwis will be hoping that the pitch has a bit of support for the batters.

Weather Impact on West Indies vs New Zealand, T20 World Cup 2024, Match 26

There is rain on the horizon for this match. There will be cloudy skies in the evening with temperatures around 26 degrees. Rain has played spoilsport in this T20 World Cup so far and both teams will hope for the rain to stay away.

Conclusion

This is a must-win game for New Zealand and they would hope for the rain to stay away. A truncated contest might be on the cards with the overhead conditions likely during the match.

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