New Zealand will look to get its campaign back on track after a shock loss against Afghanistan in its opening match when it takes on co-host West Indies at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad on Thursday.
West Indies enters the contest on the back of two consecutive wins including a 134-run mauling of debutant Uganda in its previous encounter.
W vs NZ HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD IN T20Is
Matches played: 19
West Indies won: 4
New Zealand won: 10
Tied: 3
No Result: 2
Last result: West Indies won by 8 wickets (Kingston, 2022)
WI vs NZ HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD IN T20 WORLD CUP
Matches played: 1
Tied: 1 (West Indies won in Super Over – 2012; Pallekele
MOST RUNS IN WI vs NZ T20Is
| Batter | Mat. | Runs | SR | Avg. | HS |
| Glenn Phillips (NZ) | 9 | 337 | 182.16 | 48.14 | 108 |
| Andre Fletcher (WI) | 10 | 308 | 129.95 | 38.50 | 62 |
| Kieron Pollard (WI) | 9 | 268 | 168.55 | 44.66 | 75* |
MOST WICKETS IN WI vs NZ T20Is
| Bowler | Mat. | Wkts. | Econ. | Avg. | BBI |
| Tim Southee (NZ) | 16 | 21 | 8.99 | 24.61 | 3/21 |
| Sunil Narine (WI) | 7 | 14 | 6.22 | 12.00 | 4/12 |
| Nathan McCullum (NZ) | 5 | 9 | 5.73 | 12.11 | 4/24 |