Can West Indies bounce back in New Zealand?

Having dominated the first match in the series, New Zealand will be confident of repeating the feat when they take on the hapless West Indies in Queenstown in the second match of the five-game series on Wednesday.

West Indies have now lost 16 of 18 one-day internationals and while they still have some good players, particularly Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Chris Gayle, but their bowling, withouth Corey Collymore, is poor and they are bound to be up against it throughout the series.

New Zealand are 1/4 (1.25) to win in Queenstown - a venue better known for winter sports - while West Indies are on offer at 11/4 (3.75) with bet365, and that looks about right.

New Zealand have won two of the three one-day internationals to have been played at the Queenstown Events Centre, and it's notable that all three of those matches have been won by the side batting second. Two of them were particularly low-scoring affairs.

Don't rule out Vettori
After top-scoring in the first match, Nathan Astle, who excels in one-day cricket, is the 7/2 (4.50) favourite to be his side's top-scorer this time round. Captain Stephen Fleming, Lou Vincent and Jamie How are all 4/1 (5.00) chances, while Scott Styris is 5/1 (6.00).

With Chris Cairns now retired, the chances of one of the lower order top-scoring are reduced, though Daniel Vettori is a decent player and at 33/1 (34.00) should not be discounted.

For West Indies, bet365 again go with Gayle, who can cut a new-ball attack to shreds when the mood takes him. Chanderpaul and Sarwan, both of whom looked good in the first match, are 4/1 (5.00), while Daren Ganga, fresh from a half-century, is 11/2 (6.50).

It might be worth having a little dabble on West Indies to have the bigger opening partnership, at 6/5 (2.20). New Zealand's How and Astle are the more reliable, but Ganga is pretty consistent and if Gayle gets going, then the runs will come.