New Zealand Playing XI vs West Indies- 2nd Test, West Indies Tour of New Zealand 2025
Published - 09 Dec 2025, 02:50 PM
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New Zealand will take on the West Indies in the second of the three-match Test series. This article provides details about New Zealand's Playing 11 vs West Indies for the second match of the series.
New Zealand Playing XI vs West Indies- 2nd Test, West Indies Tour of New Zealand 2025:
Openers: Devon Conway, Tom Latham
New Zealand would look to claim a win in the upcoming match and take a 1-0 lead in the ongoing three-match Test series against the West Indies after the first Test ended ina. draw.
New Zealand would be concerned about the fitness of a couple of their fast bowlers in the form of Matt Henry and Nathan Smith, and would hope for them to be fit and available for a vital game in the context of the series.
The absence of the above-mentioned bowlers was one of the reasons New Zealand failed to bowl West Indies out on the final day of the first game.
As far as the eam's batting department is concerned, it came good after a below-par performance in the first innings of the series opener, courtesy of hundreds from captain Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra.
The management would want the batters to keep up the good work and post a big score on the board in the first outing of the second Test.
The home team will open the batting with Tom Latham and Devon Conway, and the latter would wish to make a significant contribution after not being able to do so in the previous game.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Tom Blundell (wk), Michael Bracewell, Nathan Smith, Zak Foulkes
When it comes to the performance of the New Zealand middle order in the last match, it redeemed itself in the second innings after what can be considered a lackluster performance in their own backyard in the first innings
Having said that, all wasn't loomy and gloomy in the first innings as former captain Kane Williamson scored a half-century after getting a life.
Williamson's innings and handy contributions from the lower order gave the BlackCaps a substantial lead, which the team capitalized on in the second innings.
The onus will be on the top five batters to deliver a strong performance once again in both innings of the second Test.
Bowlers: Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy
Unlike New Zealand's batting, the team's bowling faced a couple of injury concerns in the previous match, with Matt Henry and Nathan Smith leaving the field due to this very reason.
As mentioned above, the Tom Latham-led side would expect them to get fit and be available in time for the second Test, and Zak Foulkes to bring their A game to the fore
If we talk about the spin bowling department of the Kiwis, it will be handled by Michael Bracewell, who will be assisted by Rachin Ravindra.
All things said, New Zealand would want to put on a strong performance in all three departments of the game and come out victorious in the second Test against the West Indies.
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