new zealand Will face West Indies in the third match of the five-match T20 series. This article provides details about the playing 11 of West Indies vs New Zealand for the third match of the series.
West Indies Playing XI vs New Zealand – 3rd T20I, West Indies tour of New Zealand 2025:
Openers: Alek Athanazye, Brandon King
The visiting team Windies would like to make a strong comeback in the next match to be held on Sunday (November 9) after losing the second T20 match against New Zealand.
The former T20 World Cup champions fell three runs short of victory in what would have been a memorable win, considering their 6 wickets had fallen for 93 runs while chasing the target of 208.
Having said that, the team management and captain Shai Hope would like the batsmen to put in a much better effort with the bat than in the last game.
For that to happen, West Indies will want the opening pair of Brandon King and Alek Athanaz to step up, which they have not been able to do in the first few matches of the ongoing five-match series.
Additionally, the Windies will also rely on the openers to play individual match-winning innings.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Shai Hope (wicketkeeper/captain), Akeem Auguste, Roston Chase, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Forde.
Following the opening pair will come the middle order, which although has performed well in recent times, is largely dependent on team captain Shai Hope to score runs for West Indies to have any chance of victory, especially while chasing.
Yes, it cannot be denied that being the captain, Hope should lead from the front, but it would be unfair to expect him to score runs whenever he comes out to bat.
The team has batsmen who are extremely talented and have the ability to turn the game in favor of West Indies.
Evidence of this was visible during the last match, with West Indies’ lower middle order of Romario Shepherd and Matthew Ford keeping the team in the race along with former captain Rovman Powell.
The onus will be on batsmen like Roston Chase, who can bat higher up the order, and Akeem Auguste to make more significant contributions and play with freedom in the middle overs.
Bowlers: Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales
As far as the team’s bowling attack is concerned, it has done a good job in both the matches so far and it would like to continue the same in the next match as well.
Yes, he gave more than 200 runs in the last match. It wasn’t as if the match went away from them, as it was still a manageable score.
The team is expected to stick with the same bowling lineup as in the previous match which included four fast bowlers and two spinners.
The only concern for the Shai Hope-led side will be the performance of the bowlers in the middle overs, which they will look to improve in the next match.