new zealand faced with west indies From west indies tour new zealand 2025 The 1st T20 International will be held at Eden Park, Auckland. Both teams are keen to prove their mettle in the shortest format in this series, with New Zealand looking to improve on their home T20I form while West Indies are coming in hot on the heels of strong recent T20 performances.

New Zealand’s team includes experienced players like captain michel santnerpower-hitter Tim Seifertand all-rounders like Darryl Mitchell And Michael BracewellThe home team batted with Seifert and devon conway Powered by, who is known for steady starts and fast scoring. talented fast bowler in his bowling kyle jamison And jacob duffy as well as spin options like Santner and Bracewell, who provide a balanced attack suited to the Eden Park conditions.

west indiesWho shy hope is headed by, recently bangladesh India have arrived with high confidence after their clean sweep in the T20 series against India. Hope is in great form, and with him rovman powell, Sherfane RutherfordAnd brandon king He is an explosive batsman who can change the direction of the game by batting aggressive middle overs. bowler Jayden Seals And jason holder Provides variety, pace, and control, capable of troubling New Zealand’s batsmen.

NZ vs WI, 1st T20I: Match Details

• Date and Time: 5 November; 11:45 AM IST / 6:15 AM GMT / 7:15 PM local
• place: Eden Park, Auckland

NZ vs WI, head-to-head record (T20I)

Matches played: 20 | New Zealand won: 10 | West Indies won: 5 | No results: 2 | tie: 3

eden park pitch report

Eden Park traditionally offers a flat pitch with good bounce and carry, which is suited for batsmen and high-scoring games. The outfield is fast, so boundaries are expected. Teams batting second have historically been successful here, which means the toss can be important. The weather is expected to be clear and mild conditions are ideal for cricket.

teams

New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (a), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zachary Foulkes, Kyle Jameson, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Tim Seifert, Nathan Smith, Ish Sodhi.

West Indies: shy hope (A), Alec Athanaz, Akeem August, Roston Chase, Matthew Ford, Jason Holder, Akil Hossein, Amir Jangoo, Brandon King, Khary Pierre, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Jaden Seals, Romario Shepherd, Shamar Springer.

NZ vs WI, 1st T20I: Today’s match prediction

Case 1:

• New Zealand wins the toss and bats first
• New Zealand’s powerplay score: 50-60
• New Zealand’s total score: 210-220

Case 2:

• West Indies win the toss and bat first
• West Indies’ powerplay score: 40-55
• West Indies’ total score: 190-200

Match Result: The team winning the toss will win the game.