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New Zealand will lock horns against the West Indies for the third and final match of the series in Hamilton on Saturday, November 22. Ahead of the riveting battle we look at how the two sides have fared in recent games.
New Zealand
The Kiwis have already sealed the series after winning two closely fought matches, courtesy of quality performances across departments. In the second ODI, captain Mitchell Santner's brisk 34*(15) helped them clinch the series after a good start given by Devon Conway (90) and Rachin Ravindra (56).
The bowling attack was led by Jamie Smith's 3/44 and Nathan Smith's 4/42, to restrict WI to 247 runs.
West Indies
West Indies have shown a great fight in both matches of the series so far, with captain Shai Hope's 109*(69) in the 2nd ODI, while also putting a valiant effort in the first ODI, falling short by just 7 runs, courtesy of a century from Daryl Mitchell.
After competing at a good level throughout the white-ball tour, they will look to salvage a win in Hamilton and avoid a clean-sweep ahead of the Tests.
NZ vs WI head-to-head overview
New Zealand and the West Indies have collided in 70 ODIs so far, since 1975. The Kiwis edge the H2H battle by 32 wins to WI's 31, while 7 have ended with No Results.
Seddon Park, Hamilton Stadium pitch report
Seddon Park, Hamilton, provides a very good cricketing wicket, where both batters and bowlers will have a decent amount of help. While the average first innings scores are not too high (231), the batters applying themselves will manage to score runs.
The spinners are not expected to play a huge role here, but the seamers will fancy their chances with the new ball, especially in the first innings. Chasing teams usually have a better chance of winning here — the teams batting first have won 15/45 matches.
New Zealand vs West Indies probable playing XI
New Zealand
Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Mark Chapman, Tom Latham (wk), Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Blair Tickner, Matt Henry.
West Indies
Alick Athanaze, Ackeem Auguste, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope (c) (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Justin Greaves, Matthew Forde, Shamar Springer, Jayden Seales.
Top run-scorers in NZ vs WI ODIs
(Only considering the current squad members)
Tom Latham - 281 runs
Tom Latham, who scored a crucial 39*(29) in the previous fixture to guide his team to a 248 run chase, has 281 runs in 13 innings of the H2H clashes against WI. He has one fifty to his name.
Shai Hope - 265 runs
The West Indies skipper has faced New Zealand in 9 ODIs and has 265 runs at an average of 33.12 to his name. He scored a brilliant knock of 109*(69) in the last game.
Devon Conway - 205 runs
Courtesy of a 90-run knock in the second ODI, opener Devon Conway has 205 runs in 5 innings vs WI, averaging 41 with two fifties to his name.
Top wicket-scorers in NZ vs WI ODIs
(Only considering the current squad members)
Mitchell Santner - 9 wickets
The Blackcaps have played 7 ODIs against the Caribbeans and has picked 9 wickets at an average of 26.77. He has the best figures of 3/15 against them.
Kyle Jamieson- 6 wickets
Jamieson has picked 6 wickets against West Indies in his only two appearances in the H2H fixtures. He has picked two 3-fers at an average of 16.
NZ vs WI key stats
New Zealand
- Devon Conway is New Zealand's highest run-scorer in the series, with 139 runs in two innings, averaging 69.50.
- Kyle Jamieson, with back-to-back three-fers, is the leading wicket-taker of the series with 6 scalps.
- Mark Chapman averages 76 in his five ODIs in 2025, scoring 304 runs with a century to his name.
- Matt Henry is NZ's leading wicket-taker in the calendar year, with 27 wickets in 12 innings at an impressive average of 19.74. He is followed by captain Santner (23 wickets).
- Henry also has an impressive record in Hamilton, where he has picked 16 wickets in 8 matches, averaging just 15.81 at an economy of 4.06.
- Tom Latham's 335 runs at the Seddon Park is the highest among the players in the current squad. He has played 11 innings and has a highest score of 140*.
- New Zealand's record at Seddon Park, Hamilton- 37 matches, 27 wins, 7 losses, 3 NR.
West Indies
- Captain Shai Hope has 654 runs as West Indies' highest run scorer in 2025. He has played 14 innings, averaging 59.45 and has two hundreds and four fifties.
- Hope's 654 runs this year are the 4th highest among players from ICC full member nations, only 13 behind Agha Salman.
- Jayden Seales has the most wickets for WI this year. He has picked 25 wickets in 10 innings of 2025. Currently, he is the joint-second highest wicket-taker of the series with 4 wickets.
- New Zealand's record at Seddon Park, Hamilton- 1 match, 1 win, 0 losses.
Records that can be broken in NZ vs WI, 1st ODI
- Matt Henry (168) is five wickets away from going past Jacob Oram's 173 ODI wickets for NZ.
- Tom Latham (4454) needs another 29 runs to surpass Scott Styris' 4483 runs to become one of New Zealand's top-10 run scorers in ODIs.
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