NZ vs WI Match Preview- 1st ODI, West Indies Tour of New Zealand 2025

New Zealand will be up against the West Indies in the first of the three-match ODI series. The NZ vs WI Match Preview provides today's match details for the first ODI of the West Indies tour of New Zealand 2025.

NZ vs WI Match Preview- 1st ODI, West Indies Tour of New Zealand 2025:

Date and Venue:

The NZ vs WI match will be played on November 16 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. The game will start at 6:30 AM IST.

Squads:

New Zealand

Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Zakary Foulkes, Blair Tickner, Jacob Duffy, Mark Chapman, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson

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West Indies

Alick Athanaze, Ackeem Auguste, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope (c), Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, John Campbell, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Forde, Jayden Seales, Khary Pierre, Justin Greaves, Amir Jangoo, Johann Layne, Shamar Springer

NZ vs WI Key battles:

Devon Conway vs Jayden Seales

New Zealand opener Devon Conway will have the responsibility of getting the team off to a good start in the opening ODI of the three-match series against the West Indies.

Conway will have to tackle the bowling of Jayden Seales, who will look to pick wickets in the first ten overs for his team.

Mark Chapman vs Romario Shepherd

Mark Chapman, who had a good outing in the T20I series, will look to carry the same form in the ODI series as well.

Chapman will go head-to-head against Romario Shepherd, who was one of the few players who performed with both bat and ball, and will look to do the same in the upcoming ODI.

Shai Hope vs Jacob Duffy

West Indies' white ball captain Shai Hope will look to lead from the front both with the bat and behind the wickets and get his team over the line

Hope will be up against Jacob Duffy, who will be entrusted to pick wickets with the new ball from one end.

Roston Chase vs Mitchell Santner

Experienced all-rounder Roston Chase, who is known to be a good player of spin, will have to put all his ability to good use in the middle overs of the Windies batting innings.

Chase will face the challenge of New Zealand's captain, Mitchell Santner, who has the nag of picking wickets at crucial moments in the game and will look to do exactly that.

NZ vs WI Key Players:

NZ- Devon Conway, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy

WI- Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd

NZ vs WI Weather Report:

There is no chance of rain during the game in Christchurch with a maximum temperature of 16°C and a minimum of 9°C.

Conclusion

New Zealand would want to have a good start to the ODI series and continue the momentum that the home side has against the West Indies, courtesy of a win in the recently concluded T20I series.

West Indies, on the other hand, would want to shrug off the disappointment of the loss in the T20I series and start the ODI series with a win.