MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand, Nov 29, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – The West
Indies won the toss and opted to bowl in the second Twenty20 against
New Zealand in Tauranga on Sunday as they look to save the three-match
series.
The Black Caps won the opening game by five wickets in Auckland on Friday.
Toss was delayed for about 15 minutes because of light rain and
Kieron Pollard said the weather influenced his decision to make New
Zealand bat first as they push to atone for the first match loss.
“We want to improve in all three departments. We’ve spoken about a
lot of areas where we can make smarter decisions,” he said.
New Zealand captain Tim Southee said he also wanted to bowl first
“but we just hope we can put a good score on the board and defend it
later on.”
Both sides have made one change with New Zealand including spinner
Ish Sodhi in for paceman Hamish Bennett while the West Indies have
brought in Kyle Mayers for Kesrick Williams.
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Tim Siefert, Devon Conway, Glenn
Phillips, Ross Taylor, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee
(capt), Kyle Jamieson, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi.
West Indies: Brandon King, Andre Fletcher, Shimron Hetmyer,
Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Kieron Pollard (capt), Fabian Allen,
Keemo Paul, Sheldon Cottrell, Kyle Mayers, Oshane Thomas.
Umpires: Chris Brown (NZL), Shaun Haig (NZL)
TV umpire: Wayne Knights (NZL)
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL)