NZ vs WI 1st Test Weather Report: Tom Latham-led New Zealand will square off against Roston Chase-led West Indies in the 1st test played between December 02 and 06 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch.

The Blackcaps have been dominating the visitors in white-ball cricket in the West Indies tour of New Zealand 2025, securing a 3-1 win in the T20I series and a 3-0 win in the ODI series.

New Zealand will be aiming to replicate the success in red-ball cricket. Meanwhile, the West Indies will be aiming to turn the tables around against New Zealand.

New Zealand are set to start their WTC 2025-27 campaign against the West Indies. Meanwhile, the Windies are down in the bottom of the WTC 2025-27 points table.

NZ vs WI 1st Test Weather Report

The weather at Christchurch for the first test between New Zealand and West Indies will be cool and slightly breezy weather with mild cloud cover. Light showers might interrupt the game, but overall the test will be played across all five days.

Day 01

NZ vs WI 1st Test Pitch Report

The pitch at Hagley Oval is seam-friendly, during the first two days. Fast bowlers enjoy bounce here. Batting becomes easier from day 02 afternoon onward as the surface settles, with some turn developing for spinners from day 04.

Teams batting first will have to cross 350+ runs to stay competitive. However, early wickets can quickly shift momentum.

NZ vs WI 1st Test Probable Playing 11

New Zealand Probable Playing 11

Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway/ Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (WK), Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes

West Indies Probable Playing 11

John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope, Roston Chase (c), Tevin Imlach (WK), Justin Greaves, Anderson Phillip, Johan Layne, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales