new zealand Will face West Indies in the third match of the three-match Test 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 Test, West Indies tour of New Zealand 2025:
Openers: John Campbell, Brandon King
West Indies will aim to bounce back from a poor performance in the second Test to level the series, which is 1-0 after two matches.
It was the team’s batting performance that let them down, while the bowlers contributed by restricting New Zealand to a lead of 73 runs after the first innings.
The visitors were all out for just 128 runs in their second attempt of batting, leaving New Zealand with a small target of 56 runs, which the Kiwis achieved with nine wickets remaining.
The opening pair of John Campbell and Brandon King will have the responsibility of giving a good start to the team in the upcoming match and also scoring runs individually.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Kavem Hodge, Shai Hope, Roston Chase (captain), Justin Greaves, Tevin Imlach (wicketkeeper), Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Anderson Phillip, OJ Shields.
The openers were followed by the middle order, who found it difficult to cope with some disciplined bowling from New Zealand’s bowlers in already challenging batting conditions in the second Test.
Kevem Hodge, Shai Hope, who was the top scorer for the Windies in the first Test, captain Roston Chase, all-rounder Justin Greaves, who scored a match-saving double century in the series opener, and Tevin Imlach will look to get things back on track.
Of all the above-mentioned batsmen, Shai Hopp will be most expected to perform well, as he is one of the few batsmen who has also been a part of the white-ball team and will be familiar with the conditions.
Keeping this hope, good support will also be expected from other batsmen, which was not there in the last match.
Bowlers: Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Anderson Phillip, OJ Shields
In contrast to the team’s batting, the Windies bowling attack stepped up and restricted New Zealand to a lead of only 73 runs after being bowled out for 205 in the first innings.
The captain will hope that the bowlers will continue their good performance in the final match, winning which the team will have to level the series.
As far as the fast bowling department of the team is concerned, West Indies will be eyeing Kemar Roach, Jaden Seales, Anderson Phillip and OJ Shields.
West Indies also have a fifth fast bowling option in Justin Greaves, who has also bowled well in the first two matches.
All things considered, West Indies will need to put up a strong bowling effort to challenge the opposition and increase their chances of victory.
