new zealand Will face West Indies in the second match of the three-match Test series. This article will provide you NZ vs WI match prediction, toss prediction, score prediction, best batsman prediction and best bowler prediction for 2nd test 2025.
New Zealand vs West Indies Match Prediction: Who will win the 2nd Test? West Indies tour of New Zealand 2025:
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match: new zealand vs west indies 2nd test
date: December 10-14, 2025
Time: 3:30 am IST
venue: Basin Reserve, Wellington
live streaming: Amazon Prime Video, Sony Liv
Live broadcast: Sony Sports
New Zealand vs West Indies Match Prediction – Head-to-Head Record
As far as Test match cricket is concerned, the New Zealand vs West Indies rivalry is 50 matches old, with the former having a four-match lead.
New Zealand has got the better of West Indies on 17 occasions, while the Maroons have managed to win 13 matches against the Blackcaps.
Total matches played: 50
New Zealand won: 17
WI won: 13
Drag: 20
New Zealand vs West Indies Pitch Report and Conditions
The surface for the second Test is expected to assist the bowlers in the first three days of play, which will diminish on the fourth and fifth days of play.
This means that the batsmen will enjoy batting in the last few days with the pitch being slow, provided they negotiate the first three days.
weather report
There is no possibility of rain during the match. The temperature is expected to be maximum 23 degrees and minimum 13 degrees.
New Zealand vs West Indies Match Prediction- Probable XI
New Zealand playing 11:
Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Michael Bracewell, Nathan Smith, Jack Foulkes, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy
West Indies playing 11:
Tagenarin Chanderpaul, John Campbell, Alek Athanazé, Shai Hope, Roston Chase (c), Justin Greaves, Tevin Imlach (wk), Kemar Roach, Johan Lane, Jayden Seales, OJ Shields
form and fitness
New Zealand will be worried about the fitness of some of its fast bowlers before the start of the second Test.
New Zealand vs West Indies Score Prediction
In the upcoming match, the team batting first should try to score 410-420 runs in the fourth innings of the game to increase the chances of getting the team out, which was not the case in the opening match of the series.
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New Zealand– Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Rachin Ravindra, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy
YK– Shai Hope, Tagenarin Chanderpaul, Justin Greaves, Jayden Seales, Kemar Roach
best batsman prediction
Who will score the most runs for New Zealand in the match: Tom Latham or Rachin Ravindra
Who will score the most runs for WI in the match: Justin Greaves or Shai Hope
best bowler prediction
Who will take the most wickets for New Zealand in the match: Matt Henry or Jacob Duffy
Who will take the most wickets for West Indies in the match: Jaden Seales or Kemar Roach
Conclusion: Who will win the match?
New Zealand will start the match as favorites and are expected to win the match.