WI vs NZ usually promises chaos, and this one in Napier delivered right from the first ball. Rain shortened the match into a 34-over contest, which always feels like cricket on fast-forward. One mistake, and the whole thing can flip. West Indies found that out the hard way.
Match | WI vs NZ 2nd ODI |
Location | McLean Park, Napier |
WI Score | 247/9 (34 overs) |
NZ Score | 248/5 (33.3 overs) |
Result | New Zealand won by 5 wickets |
Shai Hope dragged his team to 247/9 with a ridiculous, almost stubborn, unbeaten 109. He looked like he was batting on a different pitch than everyone else. But New Zealand — steady, gritty, annoyingly composed — chased it down with five wickets in hand and three balls left.
WI vs NZ 2nd ODI 2025 – Key Match Stats
Here’s a quick look at the standout batting and bowling performances from the rain‑curtailed second ODI between WI vs NZ, summarising runs and wickets.
Top Batting Performances
Player (Team) | Runs (Balls) | Boundaries (4s/6s) |
Shai Hope (WI) | 109* (69) | 13/4 |
Devon Conway (NZ) | 90 (84) | 13/1 |
Rachin Ravindra (NZ) | 56 (46) | 4/5 |
Tom Latham (NZ) | 39* (29) | 4/1 |
Mitchell Santner (NZ) | 34* (15) | 3/2 |
- NZ Partnership: Conway & Ravindra – 106-run opening stand in 34 overs.
- WI Top Partnership: Shai Hope + tailender – 31 runs; Hope unbeaten 109*.
Strike Rates:
- Shai Hope (WI) – 109* off 69 balls (~158 SR)
- Devon Conway (NZ) – 90 off 84 balls (~107 SR)
- Rachin Ravindra (NZ) – 56 off 46 balls (~122 SR)
Boundary Contribution:
- Shai Hope – 13 fours + 4 sixes = 76 runs (~69.7% of total)
- Devon Conway – 13 fours + 1 six = 58 runs (~64.4% of total)
- Rachin Ravindra – 4 fours + 5 sixes = 46 runs (~82.1% of total)
Top Bowling Performances
Bowler (Team) | Wickets | Economy (Runs) |
Nathan Smith (NZ) | 4 | 42 runs |
Kyle Jamieson (NZ) | 3 | 44 runs |
Justin Greaves (WI) | 1 | 35 runs |
Matthew Forde (WI) | 1 | 42 runs |
Jayden Seales (WI) | 1 | 51 runs |
Bowling Impact Index:
- NZ bowlers – 8 wickets for 213 runs
- WI bowlers – 3 wickets for 130 runs
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Conway and Ravindra Take Charge: WI vs NZ ODI
It wasn’t pretty early on. The ball jagged around, Conway left more deliveries than usual, and Ravindra played those hesitant prods that made the crowd nervous.
But once they settled, the innings clicked into a higher gear. Their 106-run opening stand felt like a throwback.
Old-school ODI batting — absorb pressure, then cash in. Conway’s 90 off 84 balls carried that mix of calm and quiet aggression, while Ravindra’s 56 off 46 looked like someone remembering mid-innings that cricket is supposed to be fun.
Five sixes from Ravindra in a 34-over chase? Sure.
NZ vs WI ODI: A century that deserved more
Hope’s 109* from 69 balls had everything — timing, patience, frustration, and that familiar loneliness he gets when the West Indies collapses around him. At 130/6, things looked finished. He didn’t care. He kept hitting.
He farmed the strike, found the boundary whenever New Zealand blinked, and even turned tail-enders into passable partners. But even the best solo acts need a bit of help, and he just didn’t get enough.
NZ vs WI 2025: Santner’s Late-Over Madness
There’s something hilarious about watching a composed all-rounder suddenly snap into T20 mode inside an ODI. Santner did exactly that.
New Zealand needed 40 from 18. That’s usually the part where everything collapses. Instead, Santner went 4-6-4 off Forde and followed up with more clean hitting against Springer.
Latham’s calm 39* made sure the chase didn’t lose shape, but Santner’s 34 off 15 was the exclamation mark. WI bowled a no-ball in the final over. That pretty much sums up their ODI year.
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Amit Mishra’s Thoughts
WI vs NZ gave another reminder of why ODI cricket still hits differently. Pressure. Chaos. One team hanging on, one team breaking through.
Conway and Ravindra built the chase brick by brick, Hope kept WI alive with pure willpower, and Santner blew the door open. Some matches feel like they deserve a crowd twice as big. This was one of them.
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