| 0.0 : TOSS - It's time to give a flip to the coin. The two skippers, Kieron Pollard and Tim Southee are out in the middle alongwith the match referee. Up she goes and it lands in favour of Tim Southee. NEW ZEALAND ELECT TO FIELD FIRST! |
| West Indies skipper, Kieron Pollard says that the toss is always a 50-50 chance. He says that they will look to bat well. Also says that the series is important and they would look to come out and play their best game. He says that playing against the crowd is what they are accustomed to. |
| PITCH REPORT- It is a nice pitch with a green tinge which will keep the bowlers interested. Ian Bishop says that the ball might stick into the surface. He mentions that the bowlers should make sure that they do not get hit down the ground as the dimensions are small.    |
| We are done and dusted with the national anthems. We are all set to begin. The New Zealand players are out in the middle. Brandon King and Andre Fletcher will open the innings for West Indies. Tim Southee will start the proceedings for New Zealand. |
| 0.1 : Tim Southee to Andre Fletcher, WIDE! False start from Southee as West Indies are underway! Tim slides one down the leg side and it is called a wide. |
| 0.2 : Tim Southee to Andre Fletcher, Outside off, left alone this time by Andre. |
| 0.1 : Tim Southee to Andre Fletcher, SWING AND A MISS! Length ball outside off, Fletcher goes for the cut but gets beaten. |
| 0.3 : Tim Southee to Andre Fletcher, FOUR! First runs off the bat! Short and wide outside off, Fletcher stays on the back foot and cuts it powerfully through point for the first boundary. |
| 0.1 : Tim Southee to Andre Fletcher, WIDE! Once again Southee goes down the leg side. Wided by the umpire. |
| 0.4 : Tim Southee to Andre Fletcher, Length ball on the pads, Andre flicks it towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 0.0 : West Indies (Playing XI) - Brandon King, Andre Fletcher, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Rovman Powell, Kieron Pollard (C), Fabian Allen, Keemo Paul, Sheldon Cottrell, Kesrick Williams, Oshane Thomas. |
| New Zealand (Playing XI) - Martin Guptill, Tim Seifert (WK), Devon Conway (DEBUT), Glenn Phillips, Ross Taylor, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee (C), Kyle Jamieson (DEBUT), Lockie Ferguson, Hamish Bennett. |
| 0.4 : 1915 local (1815 GMT) - Resumption in a short while as the covers are coming off. All the fans would hope that the rain stays away for now so that the game can be enjoyed. The groundstaff are mopping up the outfield now as there are traces of water on it. Not far away as we get the action back on. Looking at the overhead conditions it doesn't seem that the rain will stay away as the sky has gone pitch black. If not a washout it should be a stop-start affair. |
| 0.5 : Tim Southee to Brandon King, On a good length and on off, King blocks it off the back foot. |
| 0.6 : Tim Southee to Brandon King, WIDE! Full and down the leg side, King looks to flick it but misses it. Wide signalled by the umpire. |
| Tim Southee to Brandon King, Length ball on off, King drives it beautifully only to find the fielder at covers. |
| Kyle Jamieson to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Kyle Jamieson to Andre Fletcher, Lovely start from Jamieson! Bowls it around off and gets a good bounce too. Fletcher looks to defend it off the back foot but gets hit high on the thigh pad. |
| 1.2 : Kyle Jamieson to Andre Fletcher, WIDE! Kyle bowls one down the leg side and it is wided by the umpire. |
| Kyle Jamieson to Andre Fletcher, SIX! BANGED! Full and around off, Fletcher lofts it over the bowler's head and gets a maximum at long on. |
| 1.3 : Kyle Jamieson to Andre Fletcher, SIX! That's even better! Short and wide outside off, Fletcher cuts it uppishly over point and gets a biggie as the ball goes 10 rows back over the ropes. |
| 1.4 : Kyle Jamieson to Andre Fletcher, Length and outside off, Andre pushes it to point and takes off for a quick single, The fielder there has a shy at the keeper's end but misses it. |
| 1.5 : Kyle Jamieson to Brandon King, Full and around off, King looks to play it on the up but gets beaten on the outside edge comprehensively. |
| 1.6 : Kyle Jamieson to Brandon King, FOUR! King joins the party now! Short and around middle, King pulls it handsomely as the ball goes towards the long on fence for a boundary. 18 runs off the over. |
| 0.0 : Australia vs India has begun, South Africa vs England is yet to begin and in between that New Zealand start their home series against West Indies with the T20Is. Hello and welcome to the coverage of the 1st of the 3 T20Is. West Indies led by Kieron Pollard take on the Kiwis who are being led by Tim Southee. Under Kieron Pollard the team would look to perform well as they are well tuned in this format playing a lot of franchise cricket. New Zealand's record is dismal and they would look to change |
| New Zealand skipper, Tim Southee starts by saying that they will field first as it a chasing ground. He also says that they are excited to get back to playing cricket after a long layoff. Ends by saying that playing in front of crowd would be an added factor. Mentions there are two debutants for them today, Devon Conway and Kyle Jamieson. |
| 1945 local - Play resumes! New Zealand players are back on the field. Andre Fletcher and Brandon King will resume their innings. Hamish Bennett will start the proceedings after the rain break. |
| 2.1 : Hamish Bennett to Andre Fletcher, Full and around off, Fletcher taps it to point and hares for a quick single. |
| 2.2 : Hamish Bennett to Brandon King, FOUR WIDES! That went through Seifert's gloves! Bennett bangs it short and down the leg side, King looks to hook it but misses it. The vicious bounce on it surprised Seifert behind as he is late to react. The ball goes to the third man fence. Wide signalled. |
| Hamish Bennett to Brandon King, FOUR! CRACKED! Full and straight on off, King hammers it straight down the ground past mid on and into the fence at long on. |
| 2.3 : Hamish Bennett to Brandon King, Length ball on middle, King turns it to the leg side for a single. |
| 2.4 : Hamish Bennett to Andre Fletcher, SIX! SWEET SOUND OF THE BAT THERE! Short and on middle, Fletcher hooks it powerfully and the ball sails over deep mid-wicket. It goes high and long over the fence this time. It is the longest part of the boundary. |
| 2.5 : Hamish Bennett to Andre Fletcher, Short and on off, Fletcher pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 2.6 : Hamish Bennett to Brandon King, NO BALL! A high full toss from Hamish, King somehow manages to fend it away to the leg side. FREE HIT COMING UP! The batsmen take a run too. |
| Hamish Bennett to Andre Fletcher, Four! The batsman lofts this over the infield and bags himself a boundary. |
| Hamish Bennett to Andre Fletcher, NO BALL AND FOUR! Bennett oversteps this time! Hammered! 50 up for West Indies in no time. Full and on off, Fletcher lofts it over covers and fetches a boundary. FREE HIT AGAIN! |
| Hamish Bennett to Andre Fletcher, FOUR! Hammered! Full use of the free hit from Fletcher there. Full and on off, Fletcher clobbers it over covers and fetches a boundary. |
| Lockie Ferguson is into the attack. |
| 3.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Brandon King, Length delivery on off, King punches it through covers. The batsmen get three runs. |
| 3.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Andre Fletcher, OUT! BOWLED! A wicket against the run of play! New Zealand and Ferguson are elated! He bowls one on a length and gets it to nip into the batter, Fletcher once again looks to go downtown but is beaten to see his stumps shattered. Southee will be relived to see the back of Fletcher. |
| Shimron Hetmyer with the bat now. |
| 3.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Shimron Hetmyer, Back of a length on off, Hetmyer keeps it out. |
| 3.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Shimron Hetmyer, Length delivery on off, Shimron blocks it well. |
| 3.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Shimron Hetmyer, Length ball on off, Hetmyer plays it to point. |
| 3.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Ferguson on fire! One brings two and Lockie has the big hitter Hetmyer. Length ball around middle, Hetmyer makes room to go over the off side. Ferguson is smart as he follows him. Shimron still goes with the shot and manages to get an outside edge which is taken comfortably by Seifert behind the wickets. |
| Nicholas Pooran is the new batsman in. |
| 4.1 : Tim Southee to Brandon King, Length delivery on off, King defends it out. |
| 4.2 : Tim Southee to Brandon King, OUT! CAUGHT! Southee now joins the party! West Indies losing the plot here as they are three down in quick time. Short and wide outside off, King slashes at it hard and the ball flies to the third man fence where Neesham takes it with ease. |
| Rovman Powell is the next batsman in. |
| 4.3 : Tim Southee to Rovman Powell, Length ball on off, Powell keeps it out. |
| 4.4 : Tim Southee to Rovman Powell, Back of a length and outside off, Powell looks to defend but misses it. |
| 4.5 : Tim Southee to Rovman Powell, OUT! CAUGHT! Southee gets his second and West Indies are in a spot of bother here! Short of a length delivery, Powell looks to pull but gets a top edge. It goes towards square leg where Lockie Ferguson takes a good catch. |
| Kieron Pollard is the new batsman in. |
| 4.6 : Tim Southee to Nicholas Pooran, Length delivery on off, Pooran guides it through point for a run. |
| 5.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! LBW! Oh my what did you have in lunch Lockie! It is all going New Zealand way at the moment Typical West Indies innings for 57 for no loss to 59 for 5! Ferguson goes full and around middle, he gets the ball to nip back into the batsman. Pooran looks to defend it without any footwork there. He misses the line of the delivery and gets rapped on the pad. There is an appeal from the bowler and the keeper and the umpire raises his finger. Pooran thoug |
| 0.0 : Oh! Just 4 balls into the game and the heavens have opened up. It is drizzling heavily now. The covers have been brought on. We hope that the stoppage is not a long one and we get a complete game! Fingers crossed at the moment. Nevertheless New Zealand has a history of washouts and we hope it is not this time as the action resumes after a long time. Stay tuned with us as we bring you all the updates. |
| 5.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Fabian Allen, Length ball on off, Allen keeps it out. |
| 5.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Fabian Allen, BEATEN! Good length ball outside off, Allen looks to defend but misses it. |
| 0.0 : 1923 local - The New Zealand players get back on field as they are followed by the unbeaten pair of King and Fletcher. Southee to complete his over. |
| Fabian Allen is the new batsman in. He will face the hat-trick ball from Ferguson. |
| 5.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Fabian Allen, Length delivery on middle, Allen flicks it towards the leg side for a single. |
| 5.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Kieron Pollard, Short delivery on middle, Pollard looks to fend at it but gets hit on the hand. |
| 5.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Kieron Pollard, Lockie Ferguson bowls a bouncer, Pollard does well to duck under it. WEST INDIES ARE 60/5 AFTER 6 OVERS! |
| 6.1 : Tim Southee to Fabian Allen, Length delivery on middle, Allen pushes it towards mid on for a single. |
| 6.2 : Tim Southee to Kieron Pollard, Full ball on middle, Pollard flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 6.3 : Tim Southee to Kieron Pollard, Length delivery on off, Pollard keeps it out. |
| 6.4 : Tim Southee to Kieron Pollard, EDGED AND FOUR! Nicely played! Back of a length on off, Pollard looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It goes wide of the slip fielder towards third man for a boundary. |
| 6.5 : Tim Southee to Kieron Pollard, Full on middle, Pollard flicks it through square leg for a couple. |
| 6.6 : Tim Southee to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Good shot! Full on middle, Pollard lofts it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 7.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Fabian Allen, EDGED BUT SHORT OF TAYLOR! Full and on off, Allen looks to defend it off the back foot but gets an outside edge which flies towards Taylor at slips but it drops short of him there. |
| 7.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Fabian Allen, Play and a miss! Short and wide outside off, Allen looks to cut it but gets beaten all ends up. |
| 7.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Fabian Allen, FOUR! Powerfully struck! Short and wide outside off, Allen cuts it through backward point and past the third man fielder's dive for boundary. |
| 7.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Fabian Allen, FOUR LEG BYES! Ferguson bangs it short and on middle, Allen looking to duck it is late in reacting as the ball takes the shoulder and flies over the keeper and into the fine leg fence. Four Leg Byes. |
| 7.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Fabian Allen, BEATEN! Full and wide outside off, Allen looks to go over covers but manages to connect it with thin air only. |
| 0.0 : 1932 local - Ohh! Another stoppage and the rain is playing hide and seek with us here. The players are once again going back to the dugout. This time though 8 balls were possible before the rain came. Let's hope that we don't have any further stoppage as the sun makes it presence felt from behind the clouds. Encouraging signs for all the New Zealand and West Indies supporters along with cricket fans across the world. There is no sign of rain for the remaining part of this match. Let |
| 7.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Fabian Allen, Another short one around leg, Allen lets it be this time. A dot to end the over. |
| Hamish Bennett is back on. |
| An appeal for lbw! Kieron Pollard is the man in question. He reviews it! |
| 8.1 : Hamish Bennett to Kieron Pollard, NOT OUT! An inside edge saves the West Indian skipper! Full and on off, Pollard looks to go over the leg side but misses it to get struck on the pads. The bowler and his teammates appeal only for the umpire to raise his finger in their favour. Pollard takes it upstairs and the replays roll in. It is a fair delivery as we move on to the front on spin vision. Looks to be an edge there when the ball is near the bat. Yes, the Ultra Edge confirms it and Pollard |
| 8.3 : Hamish Bennett to Kieron Pollard, Bennett bowls a bouncer, Pollard does well to duck under it. |
| 8.2 : Hamish Bennett to Kieron Pollard, SIX! That is huge! Full delivery on off, Pollard lofts it over long off for a maximum. |
| 8.3 : An appeal for run out! Pollard is the man in question. Replays show that he has made it safely inside the crease. |
| 8.4 : Hamish Bennett to Kieron Pollard, NOT OUT! Pollard is safe! Short delivery on middle, Pollard comes forward and looks to fend it but gets it off the shoulder. It goes towards fine leg. The batters take the first run and go for the second. The fielder throws it at the keeper's end where Seifert takes the bails off. It is referred upstairs. Replays show that Pollard made it in time. |
| 8.5 : Hamish Bennett to Kieron Pollard, Full on middle, Pollard flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 8.6 : Hamish Bennett to Fabian Allen, Back of a length on off, Allen keeps it out. |
| 0.0 : REVIEW TIME! Player review for LBW! The on field decision is out! Lets see what the replays show. It is a legal delivery. It does not look there is an edge on it to the naked eye. Ultra Edge confirms it. Onto the Ball Tracker now. Impact Umpire's call, pitching in line and hitting the wickets. Pooran has to take the long walk back. |
| 9.1 : Kyle Jamieson to Kieron Pollard, WIDE! Full and down the leg side, wide given. |
| Kyle Jamieson to Kieron Pollard, Length ball on off, blocked watchfully to the leg side for a run. |
| 9.2 : Kyle Jamieson to Fabian Allen, WIDE! Jamieson strays once again in line and bowls it down the leg side only for the umpire to stretch his arms wide open. |
| Kyle Jamieson to Fabian Allen, Full and on off, Allen taps it to the off side and gets to the other end. |
| 9.3 : Kyle Jamieson to Kieron Pollard, Short on middle, Pollard drops his wrists as he lets it sail through to the keeper. |
| 9.4 : Kyle Jamieson to Kieron Pollard, Full on the pads, Pollard flicks it through square leg and crosses for a run. |
| 9.5 : Kyle Jamieson to Fabian Allen, Slower short ball on off, Allen guides it through third man for a single. |
| 9.6 : Kyle Jamieson to Kieron Pollard, Short of a length ball on off, Kieron hops and keeps it out on the pitch this time. |
| 2035 local - Third stoppage as rain returns at Eden Park. A tough day for groundstaff today. This looks a bit heavier than the previous two rain delays. It is dark too and means that we are in for some more rain before it eases out. How long will this stoppage last as there is some wind too blowing out there? Stay tuned for the updates. |
| We are again set to resume. The New Zealand players are back on the field. Kieron Pollard and Fabian Allen will resume their innings. Mitchell Santner will start the proceedings after the rain break. The game is reduced to 16-overs per side. |
| 10.1 : Mitchell Santner to Fabian Allen, Tossed up on middle, tucked to square leg for a single. |
| 10.2 : Mitchell Santner to Kieron Pollard, Shorter and on middle, Pollard tucks it to the leg side and crosses ends with Allen. |
| 10.3 : Mitchell Santner to Fabian Allen, That's sloppy fielding! An extra run given! Floated on off, Allen tucks it to mid-wicket and takes a run. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end where he misses it. The bowler fails to back it up as the ball goes to covers. The batsmen get a couple. |
| 10.4 : Mitchell Santner to Fabian Allen, Floated on off, blocked off the front foot this time by Allen. |
| 10.5 : Mitchell Santner to Fabian Allen, FOUR! Nicely done! Full and on the pads, Allen just about manages to get some bat on the ball as it tickles fine towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 10.6 : Mitchell Santner to Fabian Allen, EDGED AND FOUR! Short and wide from Santner there. Allen cuts it only to get a thick outside edge and the ball races to the third man fence for a boundary. |
| James Neesham is into the attack. |
| 11.1 : James Neesham to Kieron Pollard, SIX! That is put away! Short ball on middle, Pollard pulls it over square leg for a maximum. |
| 11.2 : James Neesham to Kieron Pollard, SIX! Short delivery on middle, Pollard looks to pull but gets a top edge. It goes over the keeper's head for a maximum. |
| 11.3 : James Neesham to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Full delivery on middle, Pollard flicks it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 11.4 : James Neesham to Kieron Pollard, SIX! That is smashed! Full on middle, Pollard lofts it over long on for a maximum. |
| 11.5 : James Neesham to Kieron Pollard, PLAY AND A MISS! Short of a length and outside off, Pollard looks to pull but misses it. |
| 11.6 : James Neesham to Kieron Pollard, Short ball on middle, Pollard pulls it through square leg for a single. 6,6,4,6,0,1 is what Pollard did against Neesham. 23 from the over. |
| 12.1 : Kyle Jamieson to Kieron Pollard, Short delivery on middle, Pollard pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.2 : Kyle Jamieson to Fabian Allen, Bouncer on middle, Allen ducks under it. |
| 12.3 : Kyle Jamieson to Fabian Allen, Short delivery outside off, Allen looks to guide but misses it. |
| 12.4 : Kyle Jamieson to Fabian Allen, Back of a length on off, Allen looks to slash but misses it. It goes safely towards the keeper. |
| 0.0 : 2051 local - We are close to resumption as the covers are off. The umpires are taking a look at the ground conditions as of now. Some mopping up work going on by the groundstaff. Not far away from the action to resume. The match will resume at 2100 local. |
| 12.5 : Kyle Jamieson to Fabian Allen, Outside off, Allen leaves it alone. |
| 12.6 : Kyle Jamieson to Fabian Allen, Length delivery on off, Allen guides it through point for a single. |
| 13.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Fabian Allen, SIX! Short delivery on middle, Allen looks to pull but gets a top edge. It goes over the keeper's head towards fine leg for a maximum. |
| 13.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Fabian Allen, FOUR! Full ball on off, Allen lofts it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 13.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Fabian Allen, OUT! CAUGHT! Short of a length ball on middle, Allen looks to pull but gets an outside edge. It goes towards the keeper where Seifert takes a good catch. The bowler asks the umpire and he raises the finger. Allen does not review it as he knew he has nicked it. |
| Keemo Paul is the new batsman in. |
| 13.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Keemo Paul, Back of a length on off, Paul keeps it out. |
| 13.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Keemo Paul, WIDE! Down the leg side, Paul lets it go. It goes towards the keeper where Seifert gets a hand to it. The batsmen get two byes. |
| Lockie Ferguson to Keemo Paul, OUT! CAUGHT! THERE IT IS! The 5-wicket haul for Lockie Feguson. He certainly has that X-factor in him. The way he has bowled even the best in business have failed to find answers to his trick. Keemo Paul too does not have any answer. Ferguson bowls a length ball around off, he gets the ball to rear up off the surface. Paul who is looking to defend it off the back foot is caught by surprise seeing the bounce. The ball takes the shoulder of the bat and lobs tow |
| Sheldon Cottrell is the new man in. |
| 13.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Sheldon Cottrell, Length delivery on off, Cottrell keeps it out. |
| 14.1 : Mitchell Santner to Kieron Pollard, Tossed up delivery on off, Pollard defends it out. |
| 14.2 : Mitchell Santner to Kieron Pollard, Short delivery on middle, Pollard pulls it through mid-wicket but does not take the run. |
| 14.3 : Mitchell Santner to Kieron Pollard, Full delivery on middle, Pollard flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 14.4 : Mitchell Santner to Kieron Pollard, NO BALL! Santner oversteps! Floated on middle, Pollard pushes it to mid on. |
| Mitchell Santner to Kieron Pollard, Loopy ball on off, Pollard plays it to mid off. |
| 14.5 : Mitchell Santner to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Smashed! FIFTY FOR POLLARD! Amid the collapse, he has stood like a wall there. West Indies would be boosted with the way he is going about his game at the moment. Santner goes short and on middle, Pollard hangs on the back foot and muscles the pull through mid-wicket to get to his milestone. |
| 14.6 : Mitchell Santner to Kieron Pollard, SIX! That is hammered! Full ball on off, Pollard lofts it over long off for a biggie. |
| 15.1 : Hamish Bennett to Sheldon Cottrell, Back of a length on off, Cottrell guides it through point for a run. |
| 15.2 : Hamish Bennett to Kieron Pollard, SIX! Length delivery on off, Pollard looks to pull but gets a top edge. It goes over the keeper's head for a maximum. |
| 15.3 : Hamish Bennett to Kieron Pollard, SIX! That is smashed! Short ball on middle, Pollard pulls it over square leg for a maximum. |
| 15.4 : Hamish Bennett to Kieron Pollard, NO BALL! OUCH! That was nasty! Bennett bowls a high full toss at Pollard and the huge man is caught by surprise there. Hamish soon apologises for it. High full toss on middle, Pollard misses his heave and copes a blow onto his body. He is immediately down but recovers to resume his innings. FREE HIT COMING UP! |
| 15.6 : James Neesham to Kieron Pollard, A dropped catch to end the innings! Short delivery on middle, Pollard pulls it uppishly towards mid-wicket where Glenn Phillips runs ahead to take the catch but fails to hold on. The batsmen take a single. WEST INDIES END WITH 180/7! |
| An innings of three parts one should say. After putting in West Indies after winning the toss, Southee did a thing wrong as West Indies showed their intentions from ball one. Though after just 4 balls the rain paid a visit. After resumption the carnage continued from West Indies. Again after just bowling just 8 deliveries post resumption rain came back again to say hello this time. After the game resumed once again, New Zealand went full throttle at the West Indies batters. From 57/0 West Indies |
| New Zealand's bowling was just absolutely brilliant! The one man for them who lifted their spirits after the initial carnage was Lockie Ferguson. The man who ripped West Indies apart first with a couple of wickets and then came back to snare another three to make it 5 wickets for the evening. Tim Southee was the other one to get into the wickets column as he took a couple too. Rest all the bowlers took a beating. Kyle Jaimeson had a poor debut game as Bennett was taken to the cleaners tonight. I |
| 15.5 : James Neesham to Kieron Pollard, WIDE! Down the leg side, Pollard lets it go. |
| James Neesham to Kieron Pollard, SIX! That is clobbered! Full delivery on middle, Pollard lofts it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 15.6 : Right then! We have had a perfect start to cricket in New Zealand. Rain, Batters going hammer and tongs, bowlers fighting it out. New Zealand have a huge task in hand after the rain played spoilsport. Can their batters come out and start the explosion? Or will West Indies come firing with the ball out there? Stay tuned with the chase on the other side of the break. |
| 15.4 : James Neesham to Kieron Pollard, Full on middle, Pollard drives it to mid on. |
| James Neesham to Kieron Pollard, WIDE! Wide outside off, Pollard lets it go. |
| 0.1 : Sheldon Cottrell to Martin Guptill, THE CHASE IS UNDERWAY! WIDE! Cottrell bowls it down the leg side and the umpire wided it. |
| Sheldon Cottrell to Martin Guptill, FIVE OVERTHROWS! Short and on off, Guptill fends it awkwardly towards short third man and hares for a quick run. The fielder there has a shy at the keeper's end but misses it There is no one backing up there so the ball goes to the mid-wicket fence for four runs. |
| 0.2 : Sheldon Cottrell to Tim Seifert, 1 run, that is flicked off the back foot for a run. |
| 0.3 : Sheldon Cottrell to Martin Guptill, No run, the batsman lets the ball go outside his leg stump. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the chase. The West Indies players are out in the middle. Martin Guptill and Tim Seifert will open the innings for New Zealand. Sheldon Cottrell will start the proceedings for West Indies. |
| 0.4 : Sheldon Cottrell to Martin Guptill, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Out comes the salute from Sheldon Cottrell. He bowls a hard length outside off, Guptill looks to go hard at it. He goes for the cut by making room there. He fails to get it off the middle as the ball takes the outside edge and settles into the mitts of Pooran. |
| Devon Conway is the new batsman in. |
| 0.5 : Sheldon Cottrell to Devon Conway, Nervy start on debut! Full and around off, Conway has a feel for the ball as he goes poking at it without any footwork. Luckily for him the ball does not take the outside edge. |
| 0.6 : Sheldon Cottrell to Devon Conway, Short and wide outside off, Conway cuts it to find point to perfection. |
| Fabian Allen to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Fabian Allen to Tim Seifert, Tossed up delivery on off, Seifert keeps it out. |
| 1.2 : Fabian Allen to Tim Seifert, SIX! That is huge! Floated ball on middle, Seifert comes down the track and lofts it over the bowler's head for a maximum. |
| 1.3 : Fabian Allen to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Loopy delivery on off, Seifert punches it through covers for a boundary. |
| 1.4 : Fabian Allen to Tim Seifert, Flighted on off, Seifert keeps it out. |
| 1.5 : Fabian Allen to Tim Seifert, Short ball on off, Seifert cuts it to point. |
| 1.6 : Fabian Allen to Tim Seifert, On off, Tim keeps it out. |
| 2.1 : Sheldon Cottrell to Devon Conway, Banged in short, pulled through square leg for a single. |
| 2.2 : Sheldon Cottrell to Tim Seifert, Fuller, around off, driven straight to mid off. |
| 2.3 : Sheldon Cottrell to Tim Seifert, Full again, driven beautifully through point but it is stopped. |
| 2.4 : Sheldon Cottrell to Tim Seifert, A short ball now, helped towards fine leg for a run. |
| 2.5 : Sheldon Cottrell to Devon Conway, FOUR! A bit too straight. Conway gets across and gently nudges it to the fine leg fence. |
| 2.6 : Sheldon Cottrell to Devon Conway, Four! Lucky, lucky, lucky! Not quite where the batsman intended to hit, but the batter will take a boundary off the inside edge to fine leg. Fuller and around off, Conway looks to drive but gets a thick inside edge, which scoots past the stumps towards fine leg! |
| 3.1 : Oshane Thomas now. |
| Oshane Thomas to Tim Seifert, MISFIELD, FOUR! Short and outside off, coming in. Seifert punches this to the left of short third man. The fielder gets across but simply lets it through. |
| 3.2 : Oshane Thomas to Tim Seifert, This is worked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 3.3 : Oshane Thomas to Devon Conway, Outside off, angling away, played straight to point. |
| 3.4 : Oshane Thomas to Devon Conway, Banged in short, pulled away but straight to deep square leg. Just a single. |
| 3.5 : Oshane Thomas to Tim Seifert, WIDE. Short and outside off, Seifert looks to ramp this over the keeper, towards third man but misses. Wided for height. |
| Oshane Thomas to Tim Seifert, OUT! GONE! Initially dropped, but then taken in the second attempt! Seifert backs away to the leg side and Thomas follows him. It is a touch fuller and hence, Seifert has to reach out. He ends up skewing it high in the air towards mid on. Rovman Powell gets across, takes what should have been an easy catch but then fumbles. However, he juggles well and hangs on! New Zealand not quite getting the start they wanted. 142 more needed from 73 balls. |
| Who am I? I am the new batsman. Call me Glenn Phillips. |
| 3.6 : Oshane Thomas to Devon Conway, On a length outside off, Conway feels for it but misses. |
| 4.1 : Fabian Allen to Glenn Phillips, Outside off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 4.2 : Fabian Allen to Glenn Phillips, SIX! Fine shot. A tad short, outside off, Phillips goes back and pulls it massively over mid-wicket! |
| 4.3 : Fabian Allen to Glenn Phillips, Short again, outside off, cut straight to point. |
| 4.4 : Fabian Allen to Glenn Phillips, SIX! 'AAARGH!' is the cry. Something has happened. Phillips is down. Full and outside off, Phillips arches back and sends this over long on. However, after hitting it, he nearly collapses. |
| 4.5 : Fabian Allen to Glenn Phillips, SIX! Three biggies in the last 4 balls! New Zealand are ending the Powerplay well. Remember, this being a 16-over game, the Powerplay is for just 5 overs. Fractionally short, outside off, Phillips goes back and launches this over mid-wicket. |
| 4.4 : The physio has come out to the middle. Phillips is holding his right knee and don't know whether it is just cramps or has he tweaked a muscle. Ready to go now. |
| 4.6 : Fabian Allen to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! 22 from the final Powerplay over! A short ball, outside off, Phillips pulls this past short fine leg! 56/2 for the Kiwis then, after 5 overs. 120 more needed from 11 overs. |
| 5.1 : Oshane Thomas to Devon Conway, FOUR! It has all been boundaries since Seifert's wicket. Short and around off, Conway pulls this through mid-wicket. |
| 5.2 : Oshane Thomas to Devon Conway, Around off, coming in, pushed towards mid off for a single. |
| 5.3 : Oshane Thomas to Glenn Phillips, WIDE. Outside off, Phillips looks to ramp this over third man but misses. Wided for height. |
| Oshane Thomas to Glenn Phillips, OUT! BOWLED! Phillips has played that onto his stumps. A length ball, outside off, Phillips looks to cut but is far away from the ball, as he has made room to the leg side. Gets an inside edge which hits the stumps. A knock which had exhilaration, entertainment and pain - all of which lasted just 7 balls! |
| Who is in? Ross Taylor. He needs to stitch this innings pretty deep now. |
| 5.4 : Oshane Thomas to Ross Taylor, Length ball outside off, Taylor offers no shot to this one. |
| 5.5 : Oshane Thomas to Ross Taylor, Back of a length on off, Taylor defends it off the back foot. |
| 5.6 : Kesrick Wiliams is on now. |
| Oshane Thomas to Ross Taylor, BEATEN! Nice shape on this one. Good length delivery outside off, Taylor looks to defend but misses it.  |
| 6.1 : Kesrick Williams to Devon Conway, Full delivery on off, Conway drives it to mid off. |
| 6.2 : Kesrick Williams to Devon Conway, Length delivery on off, Conway pushes it through point for a single. |
| 6.3 : Kesrick Williams to Ross Taylor, OUT! CAUGHT! DRAMA,DRAMA AND MORE DRAMA! Appeal for LBW and take wicket off a run out. Nice strategy. Williams bowls a fuller one on middle, Taylor looks to flick it to the leg side but is beaten to get rapped on the pads. The ball goes towards point. There is an appeal from the bowler but nothing from the umpire. Awareness from the fielder at point, Fabien Allen means that he runs towards the stumps at the keeper's end and underarms the throw to catch T |
| 6.4 : Kesrick Williams to James Neesham, FOUR! Good length ball on off, Neesham waits and guides it towards third man for a boundary. |
| 6.5 : Kesrick Williams to James Neesham, FOUR! This is even better! Short ball on middle, Neesham pulls it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 6.6 : Kesrick Williams to James Neesham, Full delivery on off, Neesham looks to defend but gets a bottom edge on this one. It goes past the stumps towards fine leg. The batsmen take a single. |
| 7.1 : Oshane Thomas to James Neesham, Length delivery on middle, Neesham looks to flick but gets it off the pads. It goes towards the leg side. The batsmen take a leg bye. |
| 7.2 : Oshane Thomas to Devon Conway, SIX! That is hammered! Full delivery on middle, Conway comes down the track and lofts it over covers for a maximum. |
| 7.3 : Oshane Thomas to Devon Conway, Length delivery on off, Conway punches it through point. The batters get two runs. |
| 7.4 : Oshane Thomas to Devon Conway, Full on middle, Conway flicks it through square leg for a couple. |
| 7.5 : Oshane Thomas to Devon Conway, Back of a length on off, Conway punches it to point. |
| 7.6 : Oshane Thomas to Devon Conway, Length ball outside off, Conway looks to cut but misses it. |
| 8.1 : Keemo Paul to James Neesham, Back of a length on off, Neesham punches it to point. |
| 8.2 : Keemo Paul to James Neesham, PLAY AND A MISS! Length delivery outside off, Neesham looks to smash but misses it. |
| 0.0 : Keemo Paul is on now. |
| 8.3 : Keemo Paul to James Neesham, Back of a length on off, Neesham pushes it through mid off for a single. |
| 8.4 : Keemo Paul to Devon Conway, FOUR! Good shot! Length ball on off, Conway pushes it through mid off for a boundary. |
| 8.5 : Keemo Paul to Devon Conway, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Conway looks to defend but misses it. |
| 8.6 : Keemo Paul to Devon Conway, 2 runs, played towards mid wicket. |
| Keemo Paul to Devon Conway, NO BALL! Paul oversteps! He bowls a short ball on off, Conway pulls it towards long on. The batsmen get two runs. |
| Keemo Paul to Devon Conway, FOUR! Cracking shot! Yorker outside off, Conway looks to drive but gets an outside edge. It goes towards third man for a boundary. |
| 9.1 : Kesrick Williams to James Neesham, NO BALL AND SIX! BRUTE FORCE! Full and wide outside off, Neesham frees his arms and clobbers it over the bowler's head and into the sightscreen for a biggie. 100 up for New Zealand. |
| Kesrick Williams to James Neesham, FOUR! DEFT PLACEMENT! Full and on the pads, Neesham plays a nice pick up shot over square leg for a boundary. |
| 9.2 : Kesrick Williams to James Neesham, SIX! BANGED! Full and straight outside off, Neesham deposits it with power over long off for a biggie. |
| 9.3 : Kesrick Williams to James Neesham, FOUR! HIT ALL ALONG THE CARPET! Full and outside off, Neesham drives it through mid off and gets a boundary this time at long off. 50-STAND COMES UP! |
| 9.4 : Kesrick Williams to James Neesham, Length ball on off, tucked to the leg side for a single. |
| 9.5 : Kesrick Williams to Devon Conway, Outside off, Conway watchfully leaves it. |
| 9.6 : Kesrick Williams to Devon Conway, Length ball on off, pushed through off side for a single. 23 from the over and this could very well be a game-changing one! |
| 10.1 : Sheldon Cottrell to Devon Conway, Full and on the pads, Conway flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.5 : Sheldon Cottrell to Devon Conway, Length ball on leg, Conway misses his tuck. The ball goes off his pads to short fine leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 10.6 : Sheldon Cottrell to James Neesham, A chance goes abegging! Cottrell fails to hold onto the catch. Full and on the stumps, Neesham plays a check shot back to the bowler. Shledon is late to react to it as he fails to collect the ball in his followthrough. How costly will this prove? |
| 10.2 : Sheldon Cottrell to James Neesham, EDGED AND FOUR! Short and on off, Neesham goes for the pull but he gets a top edge that flies over the keeper and into the fence at third man for a boundary. |
| 10.3 : Sheldon Cottrell to James Neesham, Full and on middle, flicked off the back foot for a single by Neesham. |
| 11.1 : Keemo Paul to Devon Conway, Full delivery on off, Conway pushes it through mid off for a single. |
| 10.4 : Keemo Paul is back on. 1-0-12-0 so far. |
| Sheldon Cottrell to Devon Conway, Yorker on the stumps, Conway manages to place it back to the bowler. |
| 11.2 : Keemo Paul to James Neesham, Full on middle, Neesham flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 11.3 : Keemo Paul to James Neesham, FOUR! Nice shot! Full toss on off, Neesham drills it through mid off for a boundary. |
| 11.4 : Keemo Paul to James Neesham, Length delivery on off, Neesham punches it to covers. |
| 11.5 : Keemo Paul to James Neesham, SIX! That is clobbered! Full toss on middle, Neesham smashes it over square leg for a biggie. |
| 11.6 : Keemo Paul to James Neesham, Back of a length on off, James guides it to short third man. |
| 12.1 : Kieron Pollard to Devon Conway, In the air.... well fielded near the ropes! You beauty Andre Fletcher! Have you taken a leaf out of the book of Nicholas Pooran? Length ball on middle and leg, Conway flicks it towards deep square leg. Fletcher there is calm and cool as he keeps the eyes on the ball. He takes the catch but realises that he is going over the ropes so throws the ball back into the field of play. He recovers well and saves a certain six. A couple is what the batters get. |
| 12.2 : Kieron Pollard to Devon Conway, OUT! CAUGHT! Conway's debut knock comes to an end! Pollard can take wickets with the ball too. Slower ball outside off, Conway eyes the fence at third man as he looks to guide it uppishly but ends up spooning it to the fielder at short third man. Oshane Thomas there comes a bit forward and takes the catch with ease. |
| Mitchell Santner is the new batsman in. |
| 12.3 : Kieron Pollard to Mitchell Santner, Length delivery on off, Santner punches it to point. |
| 12.4 : Kieron Pollard to Mitchell Santner, Back of a length on off, Santner pushes it to point. |
| 12.5 : Kieron Pollard to Mitchell Santner, SIX! That is hammered! Short delivery on middle, Santner pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 12.6 : Kieron Pollard to Mitchell Santner, Length ball on off, Santner punches it through mid off for a single. |
| 13.1 : Keemo Paul to Mitchell Santner, Back of a length on off, Santner keeps it out. |
| 13.2 : Keemo Paul to Mitchell Santner, NO BALL! Good length ball outside off, Santner looks to go big but misses it. Paul oversteps! |
| Keemo Paul to Mitchell Santner, NO BALL AGAIN! A HIGH FULL TOSS! Full toss outside off, Santner looks to drive but misses it. FREE HIT CONTINUES! |
| Keemo Paul to Mitchell Santner, Full on off, Santner pushes it through mid off for a run. |
| 13.3 : Keemo Paul to James Neesham, NO BALL! Full toss on middle, Neesham lofts it over mid on but does not get the timing on it. It goes towards long on where the fielder takes the catch but it is a no ball. FREE HIT COMING UP! |
| Keemo Paul to Mitchell Santner, Length delivery on middle, Santner flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 13.4 : Keemo Paul to Mitchell Santner, Full on middle, Santner flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 13.5 : Keemo Paul to Mitchell Santner, Short of a length delivery on middle, Santer looks to pull but gets hit on the body. |
| 13.6 : Keemo Paul to Mitchell Santner, NO BALL! Keemo Paul is making a mockery of his bowling! Short ball on middle, Santner pulls it over mid-wicket for a couple. FREE HIT TO FOLLOW! |
| Keemo Paul to Mitchell Santner, Full on middle, Santner flicks it through mid-wicket. The batsmen get two runs. A horrendous over. 4 no balls! |
| 14.1 : Sheldon Cottrell to James Neesham, Length delivery on middle, Neesham pushes it through mid on for a single. |
| 14.2 : Sheldon Cottrell to Mitchell Santner, Back of a length on off, Santner keeps it out. |
| 14.3 : Sheldon Cottrell to Mitchell Santner, SIX! That is smashed! Full on middle, Santner lofts it over long on for a maximum. New Zealand need 8 runs from 9 balls. |
| 14.4 : Sheldon Cottrell to Mitchell Santner, Full ball on middle, Santner drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 14.5 : Sheldon Cottrell to James Neesham, Length delivery on off, Neesham punches it through point for a run. New Zealand need 6 runs from 7 balls. |
| 14.6 : Sheldon Cottrell to Mitchell Santner, Short ball on middle, Santner pulls it through square leg for a couple. Just 4 needed for New Zealand! |
| 15.1 : Kieron Pollard to James Neesham, Length delivery on off, Neesham dabs it towards short third man for a single. Just 3 needed for New Zealand from 5 balls! |
| 15.2 : Kieron Pollard to Mitchell Santner, SIX! Santner finishes it off in style! Short delivery on middle, Santner pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum. NEW ZEALAND WIN BY 5 WICKETS! |
| What a scintillating game of cricket we have witnessed. After Tim Southee elected to chase, he might have thought it is a bad one, looking at West Indies' total but the dew came and made a mockery of the West Indian bowling. New Zealand go 1-0 up in the 3-match series. |
| Bowling from West Indies was good in bits and pieces. Allen, Williams and Paul all were sent on a leather hunt. Only Sheldon Cottrell could finish his quota of 4 overs. Oshane Thomas picked up a couple of wickets as Pollard and Cottrell had a wicket each to their name. Rest none of them even looked to bowl a testing line and length. They sprayed all around the park and that meant that they were beaten brutally. Keemo Paul bowled 5 no balls in his three overs. The short boundaries seemed to have |
| Kieron Pollard, West Indies skipper, says that it was a fantastic game of cricket. Adds that the bowlers had less help on this track. Mentions that they have to improve on the no ball part as they cannot be bowling high full tosses and five-six no balls. Mentions that they need to come out of this situation and improve on their bowling. Pollard also says that the batsmen should apply a little bit and not lose wickets in heaps. |
| Victorious New Zealand skipper, Tim Southee says it was a strange game and they did well to win it. Adds that Lockie Ferguson bowled well and it was a very special spell of bowling from him. Mentions that they cannot control the rain and they had to play accordingly. Southee says Neesham played very well and did well to stay till the end. Ends by saying it was a nice victory for them. |
| That's it from this enthralling and consuming game. New Zealand held their nerves to go over the line and take a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series. A lot of things to work on for both the teams before the 2nd game. The 2nd T20I begins on 29th November, 2020. That game begins at 1400 local (0100 GMT) Till then cheers and take care! |
| Chasing a total of 180 in 16 overs needed some effort from the Black Caps and in the end they overcame their 5-match losing rut in T20Is with a powerful win. New Zealand needed a powerful start to begin their chase but they failed to get one as they lost 4 wickets inside 7 overs. They were 63/4 at one stage when Neesham and Conway joined forces. The duo went after the West Indian bowling creating pressure on the bowlers. They stitched a 77-run stand which almost sealed the deal before Conw |
| Earlier after Tim Southee won the toss and put West Indies to bat, Brandon King and Andre Fletcher went bang bang from ball one. Only to be stopped twice by rain and when the play resumed then came the Ferguson storm. He picked a couple of wickets in his first spell and then came back to scalp another three to make it 5 wickets for him. His first in T20Is and the second New Zealander after Tim Southee to do so. For West Indies some brutal hitting from Pollard who made 75 off 37 balls, gave hi |
| Lockie Ferguson is named the Player of the Match. He starts by saying that it is a crazy ground as the ball flies all around the park here but says that for him it went in the hands. He also mentions that he is happy with the performance of the team while chasing. Ends by saying that it is working for him nicely as he has put a lot of efforts off the field. |
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