Published – 05 Nov 2025, 09:00 AM
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New Zealand and West Indies will resume their T20I rivalry this week when the five-match series gets underway. The first match is scheduled to be played on Wednesday (November 5) at the Eden Park in Auckland.
With the match all set to begin, get the best NZ vs WI Dream11 prediction, fantasy cricket tips, probable playing XI, and match insights for the 1st T20I.
New Zealand will be desperate to win the upcoming series in order to avoid a third straight T20I series loss. They have already lost two T20I series at home in the ongoing season. They lost the three-match series against Australia by a margin of 2-0 before England beat them 1-0 in the other three-match series.
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After the T20I series against England, New Zealand bounced back in style in the ODI series. They whitewashed the visitors in the three-match series and will be keen to build on that impressive victory.
Meanwhile, the Black Caps will be without a number of key players for the series. The likes of Finn Allen (foot), Lockie Ferguson (hamstring), Adam Milne (ankle), Glenn Phillips (groin), Ben Sears (hamstring) and Tim Seifert (finger) will miss the series due to injury.
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West Indies, on the other hand, are coming into this series on the back of an impressive T20I series win over Bangladesh. After losing the ODI series against the Asian outfit, West Indies thrashed them 3-0 in the T20I series in challenging conditions and will be eager to maintain the momentum.
New Zealand have the upper hand in the head-to-head record against West Indies in T20Is. Out of the 20 matches between the two teams so far, New Zealand have won 10 while West Indies have won 5. Three matches between them ended in ties, while the other two ended in no result.
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (C), Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway (WK), Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Zakary Foulkes, Michael Bracewell, Jacob Duffy, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Nathan Smith
West Indies: Shai Hope ( & WK), Alick Athanaze, Brandon King, Rovman Powell, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Matthew Forde, Jayden Seales, Shamar Springer
With home advantage on their side, New Zealand will start the upcoming match as favourites and are expected to beat West Indies.
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