New Zealand vs West Indies 1st T20I 2025 Highlights

Watch the highlights of New Zealand vs West Indies 1st T20I 2025 - West Indies tour of New Zealand 5-match Twenty20 international series of the 1st T20I match played between West Indies and New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland in 05th November 2025.

Shai Hope rebuilt with a half-century after three early wickets © AFP/Getty Images

Shai Hope's superb half-century, Roston Chase's all-round display, Jayden Seales' three-for sets up to West Indies thrilling 7-run victory over New Zealand, despite a captain Mitchell Santner's fireworks with 26-ball fifty and take a 1-0 lead in last-over thriller of the first T20I.

Match Stats :

West Indies' 7-run win was their smallest victory by terms of runs against New Zealand in T20Is, previous narrowest win by 13-runs at Tarouba in the 2024 T20 World Cup. West Indies' 164 was their seventh highest score against New Zealand in T20 international and It is their second highest total at Auckland in T20Is. 54 : Shai Hope and Roston Chase set up the record fourth-wicket partnership for West Indies against New Zealand in T20Is, previously held by the 28-run stand between Andre Fletcher and Kieron Pollard at Roseau in 2014. 49 : Roston Chase and Rovman Powell set up the second highest fifth-wicket partnership for West Indies against New Zealand in T20 international, The highest is 70-run stand between Andre Fletcher and Denesh Ramdin at Wellington in 2014. Rovman Powell became the second West Indies player to score 2000 runs in T20 internationals after Nicholas Pooran's 2275 T20I runs. Mitchell Santner hammered a 26-ball his fastest fifty for New Zealand in T20 international and the joint fourth fastest fifty by an New Zealand batsman against West Indies in T20Is, jointy with Colin Munro. 50* : Mitchell Santner and Jacob Duffy set up the record tenth-wicket partnership for New Zealand in T20 international, previously held by the 36-run stand between Tim Southee and Seth Rance at Pallekele in 2019 and the fourth highest tenth-wicket stand in T20Is. New Zealand's 157 was their tenth highest score against West Indies in T20 international and It is their third highest-score against West Indies at Auckland in T20Is.

West Indies scored 164-6 in 20 overs with top scorer by Shai Hope hit 53 off 39-balls including 4-fours & 3-sixes.

Rovman Powell blasted a 33 off 23-balls including 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 143.47, Roston Chase cracked a 28 off 27-balls and Alick Athanaze hit 16 off 9-balls contained 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 177.77.

New Zealand best bowler by Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes both captured 2-wickets and one for James Neesham - Kyle Jamieson.

New Zealand scored 157-9 in the allotted 20 overs with top scorer by Mitchell Santner hammered a unbeaten 55 off 28-balls including 8-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 196.42.

Tim Robinson cracked a 27 off 21-balls including 4-fours & a six, Rachin Ravindra hit 21 off 19-balls included 2-fours, Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell each scored 13-runs.

West Indies best bowler by Roston Chase picked up 3-wickets, Jayden Seales captured three-wickets for 32-runs in 4-overs, Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd and Matthew Forde each took one-wickets.

Roston Chase named Player of the match for his all-round performance to picked up 3-wickets for 26-runs in 4-overs after scoring a valuable 28 off 27-balls including one-six & a four.

                   

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