New Zealand sensationally lost the first match of the ODI series against the West Indies

New Zealand is the strongest team in the world in the ODI format, ahead of England in the fight for this status by 9 rating points. And a really significant event happened the day before: New Zealand sensationally lost the first match of the ODI series against the West Indies. Recall that before that, the New Zealanders confidently won the T20 series against Phil Simmons’ team (2-1).

West Indies managed to surprise their opponent and win with a handicap of 5 wickets.

This result was also a surprise because, before the first match of the ODI series with the New Zealanders, the West Indies lost 9 meetings in a row in this format. Fans of Phil Simmons’ team have already missed winning ODI matches.

Recall that the West Indies and New Zealand teams will have to play two more matches in the current series. The teams will meet again on August 19. And the final third ODI match will be held on August 21.

The New Zealand national team clearly does not want to lose this confrontation, so the “Kiwi” will try to reverse the course of the series.