All the major stats and facts ahead of the first T20I between New Zealand and West Indies in Auckland.
New Zealand will take on West Indies in the first of three T20I at Eden Park in Auckland tomorrow, Friday, November 27, 2020.
New Zealand is set to play their first international match since March as they will face off West Indies in the T20I series from tomorrow. T20 World Cup 2021 is just 11 months away so keeping that mega event in the mind this is an important series for both the teams.
New Zealand are without Kane Williamson and Trent Boult and in their absence captain Tim Southee and senior players like Ross Taylor and Martin Guptill have to step up and it's also a good opportunity for young sters like David Conway, Kyle Jamieson and Glenn Phillips to cement their places.
On the other hand, West Indies in the leadership of Kieron Pollard will look to continue their good form in this format. The likes of Pooran, Pollard, Hetmyer, Cottrell are coming after playing in IPL 2020 and they all need to step up along with Andre Fletcher, Fabian Allen, Brandon King and Oshane Thomas.
All the major stats and facts ahead of the first T20I between New Zealand and West Indies in Auckland :
Head to Head in T20I cricket -
| Venue | Match | NZ Won | WI Won | Tied | NR |
| New Zealand | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| West Indies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neutral | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Overall | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
0 - Number of matches West Indies have won in New Zealand in T20I cricket. They have played 8 T20I matches there.
15 - Tim Southee has taken 15 wickets at an average of 21.92 in 11 T20Is against West Indies.
254 - Ross Taylor has scored 254 runs at 42.33 in 9 T20I innings with 2 fifties against West Indies.
300 - Ross Taylor is just 2 sixes away from completing 300 sixes in T20 cricket.
700 - Kieron Pollard needs to hit 6 more sixes to achieve the milestone of 700 sixes in T20 cricket.
2000 - Ross Taylor needs 91 more runs to become the third New Zealand batsman after Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum to score 2000 runs in T20I cricket.
3000 - Nicholas Pooran needs 21 more runs to achieve the milestone of 3000 T20 runs.