NZ vs ENG Match Preview- 1st T20I, England Tour of New Zealand 2025

New Zealand will go head-to-head against England in the first of the three-match T20I series. The NZ vs ENG Match Preview provides today's match details for the first T20I of the England tour of New Zealand 2025.

NZ vs ENG Match Preview- 1st T20I, England Tour of New Zealand 2025:

Date and Venue:

The NZ vs ENG match will be played on October 18 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. The game will start at 11:45 AM IST.

Squads:

New Zealand

Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Bevon Jacobs, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Tim Seifert (wk)

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England

Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler (wk), Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Luke Wood

NZ vs ENG Key battles:

Devon Conway vs Luke Wood

New Zealand opener Devon Conway would like to make a significant contribution with the bat in the opening game of the three-match T20I series against England and gain confidence for the rest of the series.

Conway will have to tackle the bowling of Luke Wood, who has been around the English white ball setup for a while and would want to put on a strong performance.

Daryl Mitchell vs Adi Rashid

Daryl Mitchell, who is known to be a good player of spin, will look to negate the threat of English spinners in the middle overs.

Mitchell will go head-to-head against Adil Rashid, who has a wealth of expierence under his belt and would wish to put that to good use.

Jos Buttler vs Matt Henry

Jos Buttler will have to take the responsibility and get England off to a solid start at the top of the order, being the most experienced batter of the team.

Buttler will be up against Matt Henry, who will be banked upon to pick wickets in the first six overs.

Jordan Cox vs Mitchell Santner

Jordan Cox, who impressed everyone with his elegant strokeplay in the Hundred, would hope to put on a similar show against New Zealand as well.

Cox will face the challenge of New Zealand's captain, who is making a comeback in international cricket through this particular series, Mitchell Santner, who will look to lead from the front by picking wickets in the middle overs.

NZ vs ENG Key Players:

NZ- Devon Conway, Tim Seifert, Daryl Mitchell, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry

ENG- Harry Brook, Philip Salt, Jos Buttler, Adil Rashid, Jamie Overton

NZ vs ENG Weather Report:

There is no chance of rain during the game in Christchurch with a maximum temperature of 21°C and a minimum of 7°C.

Conclusion

New Zealand would want to get back to winning ways after a 2-0 loss in the last T20I series against Australia.

England, on the other would like to replicate the same batting effort that they displayed in the thumping win the team registered in the second T20I against South Africa.