| 0.0 : TOSS - The coin toss lands in the favour of New Zealand and they have opted to BOWL first. |
| New Zealand (Playing XI) - Finn Allen, Devon Conway (WK), Kane Williamson (C), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult. |
| West Indies (Unchanged Playing XI) - Johnson Charles, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell (C), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie. |
| Kane Williamson, the New Zealand skipper, says that they will have a bowl as there are a few unknowns in the surface. Adds that they havenât had a lot of practice time with the weather around. Shares that it is about committing to their job and doing what they are good at. Ends by mentioning the three changes with James Neesham in for Michael Bracewell, Tim Southee in for Matt Henry, and Rachin Ravindra coming in for Mark Chapman. |
| The skipper of the West Indies, Rovman Powell says that they would have bowled first as well. On not being able to practice due to the inclement weather, he says that he is okay with it as the guys in the team come on the back of a lot of cricket and rest is also important. Tells that they want to keep on improving in all 3 areas and there are a few boxes to be ticked in the batting department. Also says that they want to control their Powerplay bowling. Ends by informing that they are going wit |
| PITCH REPORT - Simon Doull and Samuel Badree are near the deck. They reckon that some pockets are bigger with 65 metres and 67 metres square boundaries and a 74-metre hit straight down the ground. They further mention that there was torrential rainfall yesterday but the ground staff have done very well to get the ground in pristine shape. Share that itâs a recently re-laid surface and the average first innings score is 162. Reckon that there is patchiness on the surface and there might be va |
| All in readiness now as the teams and match officials stride out for the National Anthems. We begin with the anthem of New Zealand followed by that of co-hosts, West Indies. Action is not far away. |
| Done with the pre-match formalities. All set now. The players and umpires make their way to the middle. Brandon King and Johnson Charles will open for West Indies. It will be Trent Boult with the ball in hand for New Zealand. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Trent Boult to Brandon King, Leg bye. |
| Trent Boult to Brandon King, Leg bye. |
| 0.2 : Trent Boult to Johnson Charles, Big swing and a miss! |
| 0.3 : Trent Boult to Johnson Charles, Tries to go full but slips in a low full toss, shaping in, on middle, Johnson Charles clips it neatly but straight to mid-wicket. |
| 0.4 : Trent Boult to Johnson Charles, No run. |
| Trent Boult to Johnson Charles, No run. |
| 0.5 : Trent Boult to Johnson Charles, Drags his length back and bowls it in the channel on off, Johnson Charles is happy to let that one go. |
| 0.6 : Trent Boult to Johnson Charles, OUT! b Trent Boult. |
| 0.0 : Nicholas Pooran walks in at 3. Tim Southee will steam in from the other end for New Zealand. |
| 1.1 : Tim Southee to Brandon King, Beaten all ends up! |
| 1.2 : Tim Southee to Brandon King, 1 run. |
| 1.3 : Tim Southee to Nicholas Pooran, Angling away, on a length, outside off, Nicholas Pooran lets it go through to the keeper. |
| 1.4 : Tim Southee to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run. |
| 1.5 : Tim Southee to Brandon King, No run. |
| 1.6 : Tim Southee to Brandon King, No run. |
| 2.1 : Trent Boult to Nicholas Pooran, Four! |
| 2.2 : Trent Boult to Nicholas Pooran, No run. |
| 2.3 : Trent Boult to Nicholas Pooran, 2 runs. |
| 2.4 : Trent Boult to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run. |
| 2.5 : Trent Boult to Brandon King, 1 run. |
| 2.6 : Trent Boult to Nicholas Pooran, Pitched full, at the stumps. Pooran flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 3.1 : Tim Southee to Nicholas Pooran, On a length, on off. Pooran swings hard across the line but gets an inside edge that rolls toward the keeper. |
| 3.2 : Tim Southee to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Flayed away! |
| 3.3 : Tim Southee to Nicholas Pooran, No run. |
| 3.4 : Tim Southee to Nicholas Pooran, Four! |
| 3.5 : Tim Southee to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! c Devon Conway b Tim Southee. |
| 0.0 : Roston Chase walks in at 4. |
| 3.6 : Tim Southee to Roston Chase, Goes full and straight, at the stumps, Roston Chase drives it but without much timing towards mid on. End of a successful over for Tim Southee and New Zealand. |
| 4.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Brandon King, Rushes the batter up straight away. Starts off on a hard length, on off, Brandon King hops back to play at it but gets rushed and gets an inside edge that rolls to backward square leg for a single. |
| 4.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Roston Chase, Honing in at the stumps, on a good length, Roston Chase stays rooted in his crease and drives it off the inner half of the bat to mid on. |
| 4.3 : West Indies skipper, Rovman Powell comes next to the crease. |
| Lockie Ferguson to Roston Chase, OUT! GOES STRAIGHT UP AND TAKEN! Lockie Ferguson gets into the act now! Pace continues to do the trick here for New Zealand. Ferguson bends his back and digs it in short, on off, Roston Chase gets on his toes and tries to pull this one off the front foot. Plays it in front of his body and gets this one off the bottom half of the bat. It goes very high in the air but only as far as mid on where Rachin Ravindra takes a couple of steps back and takes it nea |
| 5.4 : Who comes now? |
| Sherfane Rutherford comes in now. |
| Lockie Ferguson to Rovman Powell, Attacks the stumps again, on a nagging length, on middle, Rovman Powell rolls his wrists and tucks it through square leg for a single to get off the mark. |
| 4.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Brandon King, Nipping back in, on a short of a good length, on off, King gets hurried but covers the line of the ball well and defends it out on the off side. |
| 4.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Brandon King, Lands it on a short length, around off, Brandon King goes after it but gets an inside edge that rolls down to short fine leg. |
| 5.1 : Tim Southee to Rovman Powell, This is on a hard length, on middle, Rovman Powell rides the bounce and nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 5.2 : Tim Southee to Rovman Powell, Southee goes full, at the stumps. Powell defends it forward. |
| 5.3 : Tim Southee to Rovman Powell, Tight length, angling into the middle and leg. Powell comes forward and blocks into the leg side. |
| 5.4 : Tim Southee to Rovman Powell, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Southee gets his second and the West Indies skipper departs. On a length, around off. Powell stays back to guide it down but gets an edge that is neatly taken by Devon Conway behind the stumps. West Indies are in all sorts of trouble as the fourth one is back in the hut. New Zealand on top. |
| 5.5 : Tim Southee to Sherfane Rutherford, Back of a length on the leg stump. Rutherford helps it round the corner and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 5.6 : Tim Southee to Brandon King, No run. |
| 6.1 : James Neesham to Sherfane Rutherford, 1 run. |
| 6.2 : James Neesham to Brandon King, Six! |
| 6.3 : James Neesham to Brandon King, OUT! c Devon Conway b James Neesham. |
| 6.4 : James Neesham to Akeal Hosein, 1 run. |
| 6.5 : James Neesham to Sherfane Rutherford, No run. |
| 6.6 : James Neesham to Sherfane Rutherford, 1 run. |
| 7.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Sherfane Rutherford, 1 run. |
| 7.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Akeal Hosein, No run. |
| 7.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Akeal Hosein, No run. |
| 7.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Akeal Hosein, 2 runs. |
| 7.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Akeal Hosein, 1 run. |
| 7.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Sherfane Rutherford, No run. |
| 8.1 : Glenn Phillips to Akeal Hosein, No run. |
| 8.2 : Glenn Phillips to Akeal Hosein, 1 run. |
| 8.3 : Glenn Phillips to Sherfane Rutherford, 2 Leg byes. |
| 8.4 : Glenn Phillips to Sherfane Rutherford, 1 run. |
| 8.5 : Glenn Phillips to Akeal Hosein, Six! |
| 8.6 : Glenn Phillips to Akeal Hosein, 1 run. |
| 9.1 : James Neesham to Akeal Hosein, Comes from over the wicket and angles it in, on a back of a length, on middle, Akeal Hosein tucks it throguh mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.2 : James Neesham to Sherfane Rutherford, No run. |
| 9.3 : James Neesham to Sherfane Rutherford, 1 run. |
| 9.4 : James Neesham to Akeal Hosein, Slower length ball, angling into middle and off-stump line. Hosein plays all around it and gets deceived by lack of pace. Wears on the pad. |
| 9.5 : James Neesham to Akeal Hosein, BEATEN! Lands in on a length and nips away, around off. Hosein has a poke at it and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 9.6 : James Neesham to Akeal Hosein, No run. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! A good little partnership is developing for West Indies on what has been a tricky surface so far with variable bounce. These two batters will be looking to knock it around before shifting gears in the back end of the innings and the Windies still have Andre Russell left in the shed. New Zealand have not given much away and must continue to hunt for wickets to keep the opposition to a manageable total. Mitchell Santner will bowl after the break. |
| 10.1 : Mitchell Santner to Sherfane Rutherford, SIX! Sherfane Rutherford greets Mitchell Santner with a maximum. Starts it short and turning in, on middle and leg, Sherfane Rutherford rocks on the back foot quickly and nails the pull flat and over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 10.2 : Mitchell Santner to Sherfane Rutherford, Pushes it through, on a nagging length, on off, Sherfane Rutherford goes on the back foot and pulls it to wide long on for one. |
| 10.3 : Mitchell Santner to Akeal Hosein, Gets a bit of extra bounce off a hard length, on off, Akeal Hosein nudges it off the back foot to mid-wicket. |
| 10.4 : Mitchell Santner to Akeal Hosein, Goes straight on and it is fuller as well, Akeal Hosein pushes it to the left of the bowler. |
| 10.5 : Mitchell Santner to Akeal Hosein, Slows it up nicely and keeps it full, on off, Akeal Hosein gets down and drags the shot to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 10.6 : Mitchell Santner to Akeal Hosein, OUT! TAKEN! The bravery from Kane Williamson to bring a left-arm spinner against two left-handers gets rewarded. |
| Andre Russell comes out to bat now. |
| 11.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Sherfane Rutherford, 1 run. |
| 11.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Andre Russell, FOUR! No sighters needed for Andre Russell. Ferguson tries to go full but ends up serving it right in the slot, on middle and leg, Andre Russell clears his front leg and tonks it back over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 11.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Andre Russell, WIDE! Slips it down leg, on a short of a good length, Andre Russell gets inside the line but misses the tickle. Wide given. |
| Lockie Ferguson to Andre Russell, Wide! |
| Lockie Ferguson to Andre Russell, Good sharp bumper! Bends his back and bangs it into the wicket, at the helmet of the batter, Andre Russell gets hurried but does well to duck and lets the ball go through to the keeper. |
| 11.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Andre Russell, Oh, that was not far away from the leg pole! Angling in, on a good length, around leg, Andre Russell clears his front leg and goes for a wild hack across the line but connects with thin air. |
| 11.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Andre Russell, SIX! Andre Russell gets enough! |
| 11.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Andre Russell, FOUR! Picks the gap to perfection. Just the over the West Indies were after, 17 runs off it. Ferguson drags his length back and bowls it around middle, Andre Russell opens up his front hip and drags the pull in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 12.1 : Trent Boult to Sherfane Rutherford, 1 run. |
| 12.2 : Trent Boult to Andre Russell, Angles it across the batter, on a back of a length, Andre Russell swings through the line but does not manage to get any bat on it. |
| 12.3 : Trent Boult to Andre Russell, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Trent Boult does what was asked of him! He removes Andre Russell and this is a body blow to the West Indies. |
| 0.0 : Romario Shepherd walks to the crease. |
| 12.4 : Trent Boult to Romario Shepherd, Lands it on a shortish length, on off, Romario Shepherd is quick to duck and lets the ball go through to the keeper. |
| 12.5 : Trent Boult to Romario Shepherd, At pace, on a hard length, on off, Romario Shepherd hops back and tucks it wide of square leg for a single to get off the mark. |
| 12.6 : Trent Boult to Sherfane Rutherford, No run. |
| 13.1 : James Neesham to Romario Shepherd, No run. |
| 13.2 : James Neesham to Romario Shepherd, 1 run. |
| 13.3 : James Neesham to Sherfane Rutherford, 2 runs. |
| 13.4 : James Neesham to Sherfane Rutherford, No run. |
| 13.5 : James Neesham to Sherfane Rutherford, 1 run. |
| 13.6 : James Neesham to Romario Shepherd, Drags the length back and bowls it in the channel on off, Romario Shepherd tries to run it down to deep third but misses out. |
| 14.1 : Tim Southee to Sherfane Rutherford, Angling into the pads, on a length, Sherfane Rutherford turns it wide of mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 14.2 : Tim Southee to Romario Shepherd, Six! |
| 14.3 : Tim Southee to Romario Shepherd, This is on a back of a length, on middle, Romario Shepherd nudges it off the back foot through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 14.4 : Tim Southee to Sherfane Rutherford, No run. |
| 14.5 : Tim Southee to Sherfane Rutherford, 1 run. |
| 14.6 : Tim Southee to Romario Shepherd, Continues to bowl it into the wicket, over middle, Romario Shepherd swivels and pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a run. |
| 15.1 : James Neesham to Romario Shepherd, Pitched full, on off. Romario Shepherd eases it through covers for a single. |
| 15.2 : James Neesham to Sherfane Rutherford, Goes full, on the pad. Sherfane Rutherford whips it on the bounce to the man at deep square leg for one. |
| 15.3 : James Neesham to Romario Shepherd, WIDE! Slower bumper, down the leg. Romario Shepherd ducks under it and lets it go. Wide signaled by the umpire. |
| James Neesham to Romario Shepherd, Bowls it full, on the middle and leg. Romario Shepherd flicks it toward short fine leg for a run. |
| 15.4 : James Neesham to Sherfane Rutherford, SIX! BANG! Sherfane Rutherford breaks the shackles with a maximum! Short of a length, angling down the leg. Sherfane Rutherford swivels and pulls it powerfully over long-leg for a biggie. |
| 15.5 : James Neesham to Sherfane Rutherford, Pitched full, outside off, driven to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 15.6 : James Neesham to Romario Shepherd, Pace-off, on a fullish length, on the pad. Romario Shepherd flicks it uppishly through backward square leg for one. |
| 16.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Romario Shepherd, No run. |
| 16.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Romario Shepherd, OUT! LBW! Ferguson gets his second! Appeal and given! Good length delivery, angling into the middle stump line. Romario Shepherd stays back and looks to hack it across the line. He misses and gets pinned in front. The finger goes up. Romario Shepherd takes the review. The ball tracking shows Three Reds and Romario Shepherd is a goner! West Indies are eight down! |
| 0.0 : Alzarri Joseph is the new man in. |
| 16.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Alzarri Joseph, Pitched full, around off. Alzarri Joseph drives it uppishly through cover-point for one. |
| 16.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Sherfane Rutherford, Slower and fuller, at the stumps. Sherfane Rutherford pushes it toward extra cover for a single. |
| 16.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Alzarri Joseph, Good length, on off. Keeps a shade low. Alzarri Joseph does well to bring his bat down, gets an inside edge toward square leg for a single. |
| 16.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Sherfane Rutherford, Hard-length, on the leg peg. Sherfane Rutherford knocks it toward mid-on for a single. |
| 17.1 : Trent Boult to Sherfane Rutherford, 1 run. |
| 17.2 : Trent Boult to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR! Nicely done! Slower and short of a length, down the leg. Alzarri Joseph waits and helps it past the keeper, toward fine for a boundary. These are handy runs for the home side. |
| 17.3 : Trent Boult to Alzarri Joseph, No run. |
| 17.4 : Trent Boult to Alzarri Joseph, Back of a length, angling in on off. Alzarri Joseph swats it to extra cover. |
| 17.5 : Trent Boult to Alzarri Joseph, OUT! b Trent Boult. |
| Gudakesh Motie is the last man in for the West Indies. |
| 17.6 : Trent Boult to Gudakesh Motie, Back of a length, on middle and off. Gudakesh Motie hangs back and defends into the off-side. |
| 18.1 : Daryl Mitchell to Sherfane Rutherford, Full-length delivery, outside off. Sherfane Rutherford drags it off the inner-half through mid-wicket. He denies the single. |
| 18.2 : Daryl Mitchell to Sherfane Rutherford, SIX! TAKE THAT! Just what Sherfane Rutherford and West Indies need! Slower length ball, outside off. Sherfane Rutherford thumps it hard and over the long-off boundary for a powerful hit. |
| 18.3 : Daryl Mitchell to Sherfane Rutherford, SIX MORE! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Pace-off, in the slot. Sherfane Rutherford picks it early and slams it deep into crowd over long-off for back to back maximums. |
| 18.4 : Daryl Mitchell to Sherfane Rutherford, No run. |
| 18.5 : Daryl Mitchell to Sherfane Rutherford, SIX! BOOM! A third over in the over and best of the lot! Short of a length, on off. Sherfane Rutherford stays back and smacks it over long-leg boundary for half a dozen. |
| 18.6 : Daryl Mitchell to Sherfane Rutherford, 1 run. |
| 19.1 : Mitchell Santner to Sherfane Rutherford, Flatter, outside off. Sherfane Rutherford pumps it to long-off but does not take the run. |
| 19.2 : Mitchell Santner to Sherfane Rutherford, 2 runs. |
| 0.0 : Mitchell Santner will bowl the final over. Kane Williamson had the option of going with Glenn Phillips who will take the ball away from the left-hander, but instead, he has gone with Santner. A favourable match-up for Sherfane Rutherford. Can he take the West Indies past 140? |
| 19.3 : Mitchell Santner to Sherfane Rutherford, FOUR! LAUNCHED! Flatter, outside off. Sherfane Rutherford brings the fore-arms into play and thumps it toward the deep extra cover region. One bounce and over the ropes. |
| 19.4 : Mitchell Santner to Sherfane Rutherford, In the air but safe! Full and quick, outside off. Sherfane Rutherford advances and lifts it toward the sweeper cover region for two more. |
| 19.5 : Mitchell Santner to Sherfane Rutherford, SIX! GOING, GOING, GONEEEE! Tosses it full, outside off. Sherfane Rutherford sits down and powers it over wide long-on boundary for a maximum. West Indies breach the 140-run mark. |
| 19.6 : Mitchell Santner to Sherfane Rutherford, Four! |
| 0.0 : TAKE A BOW, SHERFANE RUTHERFORD! A remarkable rescue act from the southpaw has allowed the West Indies to recover from 76-7 to end up with 149. However, the start was far from ideal for the co-hosts, as they were rocked early with the departure of Johnson Charles. Nicholas Pooran threw his bat around but not for long and from there, West Indies kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Sherfane Rutherford and Akeal Hosein got together to steady the sinking ship and did a decent job. After Akeal |
| As for New Zealand, all the hard work got undone there towards the end, conceding 37 runs in the last couple of overs and that has resulted in a dramatic shift in momentum. As he has done so often, Trent Boult set things in motion with a wicket in his first over. New Zealand were able to build on that scalp as Tim Southee, who was brought into the side for this game, struck twice in his opening spell. Thereon, the Kiwis were able to exert pressure even after the Powerplay through Lockie Ferguson |
| Sherfane Rutherford, the man of the moment, is up for a chat. He says that he is happy to get the opportunity and is pleased to contribute. Adds that playing the World Cup is a dream and he want to contribute to the side. Shares that it was important to build small partnership and ends by mentioning that 149 is a great score on this wicket. |
| Right then, the West Indies will be the happier of the two sides at the halfway mark and they have the momentum with them courtesy of the strong finish with the bat. On a surface that has been far from two with variable bounce on offer, Rovman Powell will be confident enough that his bowlers can defend the total. |
| 0.1 : Akeal Hosein to Devon Conway, No run. |
| 0.2 : Akeal Hosein to Devon Conway, 1 run. |
| 0.3 : Akeal Hosein to Finn Allen, Arm ball, slanting in on off. Finn Allen goes back and keeps it out. |
| 0.4 : Akeal Hosein to Finn Allen, Flatter on off. Finn Allen comes forward and defends. |
| 0.5 : Akeal Hosein to Finn Allen, 1 run. |
| 0.6 : Akeal Hosein to Devon Conway, Drifting into the leg peg. Devon Conway stays back and nudges it through backward square leg for a run. |
| 1.1 : Romario Shepherd to Devon Conway, WIDE! Comes from round the wicket and bowls it on a length, angling down the leg. Devon Conway plays and misses. Wide to start for Romario Shepherd. |
| 0.6 : Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Romario Shepherd. |
| 1.1 : Romario Shepherd to Devon Conway, 1 run. |
| 1.2 : Romario Shepherd to Finn Allen, FOUR! Finn Allen is up and running! Short of a length, angling into the batter. Allen picks the length and pulls it toward deep square leg region. One bounce and over the ropes. |
| 1.3 : Romario Shepherd to Finn Allen, Pitched full, at the stumps. Allen prods forward and jams into the pitch. Conway calls for a quick single and Allen responds to it. |
| 1.4 : Romario Shepherd to Devon Conway, Back of a length, jumps off a length, on off. Devon Conway is on the backfoot. Adjusts well to drop into the off-side off his glove for a run. |
| 1.5 : Romario Shepherd to Finn Allen, Full-length outside off. Finn Allen looks to force it through covers but gets an inside edge onto the pitch. |
| 1.6 : Romario Shepherd to Finn Allen, WIDE! On a length, nipping away, outside off. Finn Allen flays and misses. Wided by the umpire. |
| Romario Shepherd to Finn Allen, Jaffa! Back of a length, just outside off. Finn Allen plays it inside the line and gets beaten on the edge. |
| 2.1 : Akeal Hosein to Devon Conway, Flatter, around off. Conway sweeps it to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 2.2 : Akeal Hosein to Finn Allen, Tad short, on off. Allen cuts it straight to the man at backward point. |
| 2.3 : Akeal Hosein to Finn Allen, Six! |
| 2.4 : Akeal Hosein to Finn Allen, Flatter and quicker at the stumps. Allen goes back and knocks it to long-on for one. |
| 2.5 : Akeal Hosein to Devon Conway, Tossed up on off. Conway defends it forward. |
| 2.6 : Akeal Hosein to Devon Conway, OUT! c Roston Chase b Akeal Hosein. |
| 3.1 : Andre Russell to Finn Allen, Four! |
| 0.0 : Rachin Ravindra comes in at number 3. A change in bowling as Andre Russell comes on to bowl. |
| 3.2 : Andre Russell to Finn Allen, Full-length, on the middle and leg. Allen defends it toward silly mid-on. |
| 3.3 : Andre Russell to Finn Allen, Back of a length, at the stumps. Finn Allen gets behind the line and blocks it under the eyes. |
| 3.4 : Andre Russell to Finn Allen, No run. |
| 3.5 : Andre Russell to Finn Allen, Short of a good length, angling into middle and leg. Allen nudges into the leg side for a single. |
| 3.6 : Andre Russell to Rachin Ravindra, Short of a length, on off. Rachin Ravindra is on his toes and blocks into the off-side. |
| 4.1 : Akeal Hosein to Finn Allen, Flatter, and holds up in the surface, into the middle and leg. Allen stays back and knocks it uppishly toward long-on for one. |
| 4.2 : Akeal Hosein to Rachin Ravindra, Tad short, outside off. Rachin Ravindra chops it into the off-side. |
| 4.3 : Akeal Hosein to Rachin Ravindra, Flatter arm ball, at the stumps. Rachin Ravindra hangs back and punches it to long on for a single. |
| 4.4 : Akeal Hosein to Finn Allen, Four! |
| 4.5 : Akeal Hosein to Finn Allen, Arm ball, angling into the middle and leg. Allen hangs back and turns into the leg side. |
| 4.6 : Akeal Hosein to Finn Allen, Flatter, on off. Allen punches it to mid-off for a quick single. |
| 5.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Finn Allen, DROPPED! Sherfane Rutherford does all the hard work but puts it down! Alzarri Joseph steams in from over the wicket and angles it in, on off, on a length, holds up in the surface a bit, Finn Allen looks to work it across the line. Gets a leading edge that flies over the in-field. Sherfane Rutherford turns around and goes after it but overruns it and fails to hold on. How costly will this prove to be? |
| 5.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Finn Allen, No run. |
| 5.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Finn Allen, No run. |
| 5.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Finn Allen, OUT! TAKEN THIS TIME! Andre Russell isn't going to drop those and Sherfane Rutherford will be a relieved man. |
| Who comes in next? |
| 5.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Kane Williamson, This is on a hard length, on off, Kane Williamson waits on it and plays it right under his eyes. Dabs it wide of a wide first slip for a quick single. |
| 5.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run. |
| 6.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Rachin Ravindra, Begins with a tossed up delivery and gets a good purchase off the surface as it spins back in, full and middle, Rachin Ravindra gets an inside edge onto the pads as he looks to flick. |
| 6.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Rachin Ravindra, Drops it short now and on middle, Rachin Ravindra goes on the back foot and pulls it to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 6.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Rachin Ravindra, This goes straight on, on middle, on a nagging length, Rachin Ravindra punches it down to long on and gets to the other end. |
| 6.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Kane Williamson, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Gudakesh Motie comes into the attack and gets the big fish! A massive blow to New Zealand. Comes from around the wicket for the right-hander and bowls it just short, just outside off, Kane Williamson makes room for himself as he looks to cut this one away. A bit of extra bounce and the ball does not spin as much as Kane expected. Gets an outside edge through to the keeper, Nicholas Pooran who has his gloves in the right position. Th |
| Who walks in next? |
| 6.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Daryl Mitchell, 2 runs. |
| 6.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! The fielder should have done better there. |
| 7.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run. |
| 7.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Daryl Mitchell, Angling in from over the wicket, on a shortish length, on middle, Daryl Mitchell tucks it behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 7.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Rachin Ravindra, Coming back in a touch to the left-hander, on a back of a length, on middle, Rachin Ravindra punches it off the back foot to cover. |
| 7.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Rachin Ravindra, Too straight, sliding on the hips, on a back of a length, Rachin Ravindra nudges it along the carpet nicely to the right of deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 7.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Rachin Ravindra, Oh, that was risky! Rachin Ravindra would have been in trouble had the throw hit. Joseph bangs it on a hard length, on middle, Rachin Ravindra firms it off the back foot to mid off and sets off for the run. Rovman Powell swoops in and fires in a throw at the bowling end but misses. |
| 7.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Daryl Mitchell, No run. |
| 8.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Rachin Ravindra, Floats it up, full and on middle, Rachin Ravindra clips it towards mid-wicket where Brandon King dives to his right and parries it away, allowing the batters to cross over. |
| 8.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Daryl Mitchell, Spears it in, on a nagging length, on off, Daryl Mitchell uses the depth of the crease and defends it out. |
| 8.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Daryl Mitchell, Good running! Loops it up does Motie, on off, Daryl Mitchell uses his feet and works it in front of deep square leg with soft hands that allows him to come back for the second run. |
| 8.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run. |
| 8.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Rachin Ravindra, OUT! TAKEN! Rachin Ravindra could not have picked the fielder out there any better. |
| Who comes out now? |
| 8.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Glenn Phillips, Slanting in, full and on middle and leg, Glenn Phillips leans on it and works it past the diving mid-wicket fielder for a single to get off the mark. The required rate for New Zealand is inching close to 9. |
| 9.1 : Akeal Hosein to Glenn Phillips, Very full and on off, Glenn Phillips presses forward and knocks it down to long off for a single. |
| 9.2 : Akeal Hosein to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run. |
| 9.3 : Akeal Hosein to Glenn Phillips, Continues to bowl it full and at the stumps, Glenn Phillips drives it to the left of the bowler and gets to the other end. |
| 9.4 : Akeal Hosein to Daryl Mitchell, Drags the length back and it is quicker as well, on off, Daryl Mitchell waits on it and pats it back to the bowler. |
| 9.5 : Akeal Hosein to Daryl Mitchell, Darting in, a bit fuller and on off, Daryl Mitchell gets on the front foot and defends it on the off side. |
| 9.6 : Akeal Hosein to Daryl Mitchell, Three dots on the trot by Akeal Hosein to finish his spell. |
| 0.0 : Time for Drinks! New Zealand are struggling in the chase of 150. West Indies are well-ahead at this moment and will hope to keep chipping away with the wickets. New Zealand will need Phillips or Mitchell to step up and take the game deep for New Zealand to have a chance. A loss for the Kiwis will pretty much mean curtains to their T20 World Cup hopes. An exciting passage of play is upon us. Don't go anyhwere! |
| 10.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Glenn Phillips, Pitched full, outside off. Glenn Phillips drives it to deep extra cover for a single. |
| 10.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Daryl Mitchell, Tossed up on the leg peg. Daryl Mitchell nudges it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 10.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Glenn Phillips, Flat and quick at the stumps. Glenn Phillips stays back and dabs it to backward point. |
| 10.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Glenn Phillips, Full and quick outside off. Glenn Phillips drives it toward deep extra cover for a couple. |
| 10.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Glenn Phillips, Tad short, outside off. Glenn Phillips cuts it to deep point for one. |
| 10.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! b Gudakesh Motie. |
| 11.1 : Roston Chase to Glenn Phillips, WIDE! Fires it down the leg. Glenn Phillips plays and misses. Wide to start for Chase. |
| Roston Chase to Glenn Phillips, Flatter, at the stumps. Glenn Phillips defends into the leg side. |
| 0.0 : James Neesham is in at number 7. |
| 11.2 : Roston Chase to Glenn Phillips, Drifted on the pad. Glenn Phillips nudges it through backward square leg for one. |
| 11.3 : Roston Chase to James Neesham, Tossed up on the middle and leg. James Neesham turns it toward mid-wicket for a run. |
| 11.4 : Roston Chase to Glenn Phillips, 1 run. |
| 11.5 : Roston Chase to James Neesham, Full, around off. Neesham advances and bunts it back at Chase. |
| 11.6 : Roston Chase to James Neesham, Fired in on the pad. Neesham plays across the line and wears on the pad. |
| 12.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Glenn Phillips, No run. |
| 12.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Glenn Phillips, SIX! UP AND AWAY! Just what New Zealand and Glenn Phillips needed! Pitched full, on the middle and leg. Glenn Phillips gets under it and hits it with the wind. Connects well enough to clear the deep mid-wicket boundary for a maximum. |
| 12.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Glenn Phillips, No run. |
| 12.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Glenn Phillips, No run. |
| 12.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Glenn Phillips, No run. |
| 12.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Glenn Phillips, Fligthted, full, on off. Glenn Phillips prods and drives it toward Gudakesh Motie. A couple of dots to end the over. |
| 13.1 : Romario Shepherd to James Neesham, Six! |
| 13.2 : Romario Shepherd to James Neesham, Short of a length, angling in. Neesham gets behind the line and drops into the leg side. |
| 13.3 : Romario Shepherd to Glenn Phillips, Hard-length, on off. Glenn Phillips blocks into the off-side. |
| 13.4 : Romario Shepherd to Glenn Phillips, Back of a length, outside off. Glenn Phillips punches it toward deep cover for a single. |
| 13.5 : Romario Shepherd to James Neesham, On a length, around off. James Neesham dabs it to backward point. |
| 13.6 : Romario Shepherd to James Neesham, Good length, outside off. Keeps a shade low. James Neesham flays and misses. |
| 14.1 : Andre Russell to Glenn Phillips, Back of a length, around off. Glenn Phillips guides it past the backward point fielder for a single. |
| 14.2 : Andre Russell to James Neesham, Slower length ball, angling across the batter. James Neesham is deceived by the change of pace. Plays and misses at it. |
| 14.3 : Andre Russell to James Neesham, 1 run. |
| 14.4 : Andre Russell to Glenn Phillips, Full-length, outside off. Driven to deep point for a single. |
| 14.5 : Andre Russell to James Neesham, Slower length ball, on off. James Neesham drops into the off-side and takes a quick run. |
| 14.6 : Andre Russell to Glenn Phillips, Hard-length, on the middle and leg. Glenn Phillips hangs back and defends it back toward the bowler. |
| 15.1 : Alzarri Joseph to James Neesham, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Instant impact for Alzarri Joseph on his return to the attack. |
| 0.0 : Mitchell Santner walks to the crease. |
| 15.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Mitchell Santner, Bangs it into the deck, on middle, Mitchell Santner hops back and pats it in front of point. A yes-no situation for the single between the two batters but in the end, they decide not to take the run. |
| 15.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Mitchell Santner, No run. |
| 15.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Mitchell Santner, Angling away, on a short of a good length, outside off, Mitchell Santner frees his arms and smacks it on the bounce to cover where the fielder lets it through and concedes a single. |
| 15.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Glenn Phillips, Attacks the stumps at 136 kph and hits the bat extremely hard, on a good length, Glenn Phillips defends it on the off side. |
| 15.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Glenn Phillips, Takes pace off slightly and goes full as well, on off, Glenn Phillips knocks it down to long on and keeps the strike with a single. Another miserly over from Joseph, a wicket and just the 2 runs off it. Glenn Phillips has to put his foot down now with the required rate now up to 15.75. |
| 16.1 : Andre Russell to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Good start to the over and New Zealand need more of these. Into the deck, on off, Glenn Phillips drags the pull off the front foot and gets it to the left of deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 16.2 : Andre Russell to Glenn Phillips, No run. |
| 16.3 : Andre Russell to Glenn Phillips, SIX! Gets enough on it! 10 runs off the first 3 balls. Is this the big over for New Zealand where the turnaround starts for them? Russell rolls his fingers over the ball and lands it on a good length, around off, Glenn Phillips holds his shape and tonks it over the leaping long on fielder for a maximum. |
| 16.4 : Andre Russell to Glenn Phillips, Attacks the pads, on a nagging length, Glenn Phillips gets beaten for pace as the ball sneaks past the inside edge and hits him on the pads. |
| 16.5 : Andre Russell to Glenn Phillips, 2 runs. |
| 16.6 : Andre Russell to Glenn Phillips, Very full and at the stumps, Glenn Phillips drives it down the deck. Andre Russell stretches to his right and keeps it down to one. |
| 17.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Glenn Phillips, No run. |
| 17.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Smeared away! At the batter, on a length, Glenn Phillips stays low to make the connection and whips it past deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 17.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! And again! Angling in from over the wicket in the arc for the batter, on a nagging length, Glenn Phillips clears his front leg and swats it to the right of deep mid-wicket. One bounce and it goes over the ropes. |
| 17.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Glenn Phillips, OUT! CAUGHT! Alzarri Joseph fights back and is that the game for the West Indies? |
| 17.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Tim Southee, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Two in two for Alzarri Joseph and he is on a hat-trick now! |
| 0.0 : Tim Southee is in at 9. |
| Trent Boult walks in to face the hat-trick ball. |
| 17.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Trent Boult, No run. |
| 18.1 : Andre Russell to Mitchell Santner, Leg bye! Serves it on a hard length, on leg, Mitchell Santner hops back and tries to work it away on the leg side. Gets beaten for pace as the ball zips through to hit him on the thigh. Andre Russell is the only one to go up in appeal but the ball clearly pitched outside ledg. |
| 18.2 : Andre Russell to Trent Boult, Length delivery, on middle, Trent Boult clears his front leg and hacks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.3 : Andre Russell to Mitchell Santner, No run. |
| 18.4 : Andre Russell to Mitchell Santner, Dishes it out on a fullish length, on off, Mitchell Santner scuffs his drive down to long off for a single. |
| 18.5 : Andre Russell to Trent Boult, SIX! Put away with disdain! Russell goes full but serves it right in the arc, on middle and leg, Trent Boult backs away and swipes across the line. Clears deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 18.6 : Andre Russell to Trent Boult, OUT! c Roston Chase b Andre Russell. |
| 19.1 : Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Santner, Six! |
| 0.0 : Lockie Ferguson is the last batter for New Zealand. New Zealand need 33 runs off the final over. Romario Shepherd to bowl. |
| 19.2 : Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Santner, SIX! Back-to-back maximums for Mitchell Santner. Romario Shepherd bangs it away on a short of a good length, over middle and leg, Mitchell Santner stands tall and dispatches the pull over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 19.3 : Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Santner, No run. |
| 19.4 : Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Santner, Six! |
| 19.5 : Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Santner, No run. |
| 19.6 : Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Santner, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : WEST INDIES ARE THROUGH TO THE SUPER 8 STAGE OF THE T20 WORLD CUP! An outstanding comeback from the West Indies sees them defeat New Zealand by 13 runs. Chasing 150 for the win, New Zealand lost Devon Conway early but Finn Allen stuck a few lusty blows and kept up with the required rate. The home side came back strong and had New Zealand reeling at 63 for 5 in the 11th over. Glenn Phillips with 40 off 33 tried hard but lacked the support from other batters. Mitchell Santner stuck three max |
| Defending the score, West Indian bowlers applied the pressure from the word go and never allowed the Black Caps to get easy runs. Akeal Hosein picked up the early wicket of Devon Conway after which Alzarri Joseph and Gudakesh Motie put a stranglehold on the Kiwi batting through the middle stages of the game. Alzarri Joseph with four and Gudakesh Motie with three were the stand-out bowlers for the Men in Maroon as they make it three out of three in the group stage with a game to go. |
| Earlier in the day, West Indies were sent into bat first and were reeling at 76 for 7 in the 13th over. Sherfane Rutherford scripted a comeback for the ages as he made handy partnerships with Russell, Hosein, and Shepherd to take his side out of troubled waters. Rutherford smashed an unbeaten 68 off just 39 and single-handedly took his side to a competitive score of 149. Trent Boult was the pick of the New Zealand bowlers with three wickets while Southee and Ferguson snapped a couple. New Zealan |
| Time for the Presentation... |
| Sherfane Rutherford is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his rescue act with the bat. He starts by thanking the Almighty. Shares that even though he did not play for his Indian T20 League franchise, he was preparing there for this tournament. He says that it was about keeping things simple and backing his skills. Adds that he kept telling himself to take it deep. States he knew he could make it up in the end once he started to get into rhythm. Further says that he knew that New Zealand were 2 overs s |
| Kane Williamson, the New Zealand skipper, says that it was a tricky surface and the bowlers did a good job. Lauds Sherfane Rutherford for his knock. Adds that that the batting depth was beneficial for West Indies and that they had some tough overs at the backend. Mentions that the wicket kept going up and down but the team did a fine job to adapt. Reckons that they tried to make the best of the preparation. Ends by sharing that they need to bounce back quickly in the last two games and take the |
| The West Indies skipper, Rovman Powell says that he is very happy with the performance. Feels that individual brilliance is crucial on such surfaces. Adds that Sherfane Rutherford's knock gave them confidence and belief. States that watched what the New Zealand bowlers did well and tried to replicate. Further says that the talk was to hit the hard length. Credits the bowlers for the way they bowled with the wet ball. Ends by saying that it was unfortunate that some of their batters could not get |
| Right then, that will be it from us for this contest. We hope you enjoyed the coverage. The action continues at the T20 World Cup as Bangladesh takes on the Netherlands on June 13th at the Arnos Vale Ground in St Vincent. That game will start at 8 pm IST (2.30 pm GMT). But you can join early for all the build-up. Until then, take care and cheers! |
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