NZ vs WI Match Preview- 3rd Test, West Indies Tour of New Zealand 2025

NZ vs WI Match Preview- 3rd Test, West Indies Tour of New Zealand 2025:

Date and Venue:

The NZ vs WI match will be played from December 18-22 at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. The game will start at 3:30 AM IST.

Squads:

New Zealand

Tom Latham (c), Tom Blundell, Michael Bracewell, Kristian Clarke, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Daryl Mitchell, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rae, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Will Young

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West Indies

Roston Chase (c), Jomel Warrican, Alick Athanaze, John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Justin Greaves, Kavem Hodge, Shai Hope, Tevin Imlach, Brandon King, Johann Layne, Anderson Phillip, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Ojay Shields

NZ vs WI Key battles:

Tom Latham vs Jayden Seales

New Zealand’s captain, Tom Latham, will be entrusted to lead from the front by playing a match-winning knock for his team and guiding them to a series win.

Latham will have to tackle the bowling of Jayden Seales, who will look to get the better of him early in the innings.

Kane Williamson vs Kemar Roach

Former BlackCaps captain Kane Williamson would also want to make a significant contribution, taking into account that the team is going through a number of injuries.

Williamson will go head-to-head against Kemar Roach, who would hope to bring all his experience into play during the final game of the series and bowl his team to victory.

Shai Hope vs Jacob Duffy

Shai Hope will have to take the responsibility and put on a strong effort with the bat, being one of the few batters who were part of the white ball setup as well, and should have gotten familiar with the conditions.

Hope will be up against Jacob Duffy, who has bowled his heart out in the absence of Matt Henry for the better part of the Test series.

Justin Greaves vs Zak Foulkes

Along with Hope, Justin Greaves is one of the batters who has looked to apply himself in the two Test matches that have been played in the series so far, and the team management would back him to come good once again.

Greaves will face the challenge of Zak Foulkes, who will be expected to support Duffy from the other end.

NZ vs WI Key Players:

NZ– Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson, Zak Foulkes, Jacob Duffy

WI– Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Justin Greaves, Jayden Seales, Kemar Roach

NZ vs WI Weather Report:

There is a 60% chance of rain during day three of the game in Mount Maunganui with a maximum temperature of 23°C and a minimum of 10°C.

Conclusion

New Zealand would want to win the upcoming Test match against the West Indies in order to win the three-match series and earn crucial World Test Championship points.

West Indies, on the other hand, have no option other than winning if the Roston Chase-led side wants to level the series.