World Cup: West Indies win toss against NZ, elect to bowl first

The West Indians made three changes in the playing XI

west-indies-afp The West Indies team celebrates the dismissal of Pakistan's Shadab Khan during the 2019 World Cup group stage match at Trent Bridge in Nottingham | AFP

West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss and elected to bowl first on a batting pitch against New Zealand, in a group match during the ICC World Cup, at Manchester on Saturday.

The West Indians made three changes in the playing XI, bringing in Ashley Nurse, Carlos Brathwaite and Kemar Roach in place of Darren Bravo, Andre Russell and Shannon Gabriel.

New Zealand went in with an unchanged team, which edged out South Africa by four wickets in the last over.

Teams:

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (C), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (wk), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

West Indies: Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope (wk), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder (C), Carlos Brathwaite, Ashley Nurse, Kemar Roach, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas