{"id":20580,"date":"2024-06-18T14:52:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T14:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20580"},"modified":"2024-06-18T14:53:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T14:53:38","slug":"west-indies-ready-for-tough-challenge-against-new-zealand-in-icc-t20-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/west-indies-ready-for-tough-challenge-against-new-zealand-in-icc-t20-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"West Indies Ready for Tough Challenge Against New Zealand in ICC T20 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Eric Collymore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The West Indies are set to face New Zealand tomorrow in a highly anticipated ICC T20 World Cup clash at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and Tobago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spinner Akeal Hosein, who recently set a record with his five-wicket haul against Uganda, says the team is prepared for a stern test against the Black Caps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosein acknowledged the formidable challenge New Zealand presents, emphasizing the importance of relying on the experience of senior squad members. &#8220;It&#8217;s a boost for us,&#8221; Hosein remarked indicating the team&#8217;s confidence and readiness for the upcoming match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The West Indies currently sit second in Group C, having secured victories against Papua New Guinea and Uganda. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their consistent performance has set the stage for a crucial encounter with New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Black Caps, on the other hand, are entering Wednesday&#8217;s game with high motivation, especially after a disappointing loss to Afghanistan, who lead the group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Zealand&#8217;s captain, Kane Williamson, stressed the team&#8217;s focus on achieving a positive outcome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The match between West Indies and New Zealand is scheduled for Wednesday, June 12, with the first ball to be bowled at 20:30 hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Eric Collymore The West Indies are set to face New Zealand tomorrow in a highly anticipated ICC T20 World Cup clash at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20580"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20582,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20580\/revisions\/20582"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}