West Indies Playing XI vs New Zealand- 3rd Test, West Indies Tour of New Zealand 2025

New Zealand will take on the West Indies in the third of the three-match Test series. This article provides details about the West Indies' Playing 11 vs New Zealand for the third match of the series.

West Indies Playing XI vs New Zealand- 3rd Test, West Indies Tour of New Zealand 2025:

Openers: John Campbell, Brandon King

West Indies would aim to bounce back after a below-par performance in the second Test to level the series, which stands at 1-0 after two matches

It was the team's batting performance that let them down after bowlers did their part by restricting New Zealand to a lead of 73 runs after the first innings.

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The visitors were bowled out for just 128 runs in the second effort with the bat, thereby giving New Zealand a small target of 56 runs to chase, which the Kiwis chased with nine wickets in hand.

The opening pair of John Campbell and Brandon King will be entrusted to get the team off to a good start and score runs individually as well in the upcoming match.

Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Kavem Hodge, Shai Hope, Roston Chase (c), Justin Greaves, Tevin Imlach (wk), Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Anderson Phillip, Ojay Shields

The openers will be followed by a middle order that found it difficult to cope against some disciplined bowling from the New Zealand bowlers in what were already challenging conditions to bat in the second Test.

The likes of Kavem Hodge, Shai Hope, who was the highest scorer for Windies in the first Test, captain Roston Chase, all-rounder Justin Greaves, who scored a match-saving double ton in the series opener, and Tevin Imlach will look to get things back on track.

Out of all the above-mentioned batters, Shai Hop will be banked upon the most to have a good outing, as he is one of the few batters who were part of the white ball squad as well and will be familiar with the conditions.

Having that hope will look for good support from other batters as well, which wasn't the case in the last match.

Bowlers: Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Anderson Phillip, Ojay Shields

Unlike the team's batting, the bowling attack of the Windies did step up and restricted New Zealand to a lead of only 73 runs after getting bowled out for 205 in the first innings.

The captain would hope for the bowlers to keep up the good work in the final match, which the team has to win to level the series.

The likes of Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Anderson Phillip, and Ojay Shields will be looked upon by the West Indies as far as the team's fast bowling department is concerned.

West Indies also have a fifth fast bowling option at their disposal in the form of Justin Greaves, who has also bowled well in the first two games

All things said, the West Indies will have to come up with a spirited bowling effort to challenge the opposition and increase their chances of winning.