New Zealand will square off against West Indies in the first T20I of the West Indies tour of New Zealand 2025, scheduled to be played on Wednesday, 5th November at 11:45 AM IST. The match will take place at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Check out the best Dream11 team tips, player stats, pitch report, top fantasy picks and dream11 prediction team for today’s NZ vs WI clash.
Match Preview
New Zealand’s luck didn’t favour them much in the recent T20I series against England. Out of three matches, only one was played where they ended up losing, while the other two were washed out due to rain. Losing the only played game meant they lost the series in an unfortunate way. However, they made a strong comeback in the ODI series, clean sweeping England by 3-0 to finish the tour on a high note.
They will once again be led by Mitchell Santner, with James Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, and Ish Sodhi being the key players for the side.
On the other hand, West Indies are coming into this series with great confidence after beating Bangladesh by 3-0 in their recent T20I series. They have almost the same squad with only Gudakesh Motie missing out. The pace attack will be led by Matthew Forde, Jayden Seales, and Shamar Springer, who will enjoy the Kiwi conditions, while Shai Hope, Rovman Powell, and Jason Holder will look to continue their good recent form.
Both teams have faced each other 20 times in this format, with New Zealand winning 11 games, West Indies winning 7, and 2 matches ending without a result.
Eden Park, Auckland Pitch Report
*The stats are based on the T20 matches played at Eden Park.
| Pitch type – Generally balanced / batter-friendly |
| Batting 1st Won – 14 matches |
| Batting 2nd Won – 14 matches |
| Average 1st innings score – 158 runs |
NZ vs WI Probable Playing XI
New Zealand: Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway (wk), Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Zakary Foulkes, Michael Bracewell, Jacob Duffy, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Nathan Smith
West Indies: Alick Athanaze, Brandon King, Shai Hope (c&wk), Rovman Powell, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Matthew Forde, Jayden Seales, Shamar Springer
NZ vs WI Dream11 Player Stats
| Player Name | T20I Stats |
|---|---|
| Shai Hope | 1311 runs |
| Daryl Mitchell | 1592 runs |
| Mitchell Santner | 771 runs & 125 wickets |
| Ish Sodhi | 150 wickets |
| Jason Holder | 702 runs & 94 wickets |
| Rachin Ravindra | 470 runs & 14 wickets |
NZ vs WI Dream11 Team
