| 0.3 : 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. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: 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 : 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. |
| 1.6 : 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. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: 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. |
| 2.4 : 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. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: Hamish Bennett to Andre Fletcher, Four! The batsman lofts this over the infield and bags himself a boundary. |
| 2.6: 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! |
| 2.6: 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. |
| 3.2 : 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. |
| 3.6 : 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. |
| 4.2 : 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. |
| 4.5 : 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. |
| 5.1 : 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 |
| 6.4 : 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. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: Tim Southee to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Good shot! Full on middle, Pollard lofts it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 7.3 : 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. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: Hamish Bennett to Kieron Pollard, SIX! That is huge! Full delivery on off, Pollard lofts it over long off for a maximum. |
| 10.5 : 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 : 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. |
| 11.1 : 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 : 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 : 11.3: James Neesham to Kieron Pollard, FOUR! Full delivery on middle, Pollard flicks it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: James Neesham to Kieron Pollard, SIX! That is smashed! Full on middle, Pollard lofts it over long on for a maximum. |
| 13.1 : 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 : 13.2: Lockie Ferguson to Fabian Allen, FOUR! Full ball on off, Allen lofts it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 13.3 : 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. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: 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 |
| 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 : 14.6: Mitchell Santner to Kieron Pollard, SIX! That is hammered! Full ball on off, Pollard lofts it over long off for a biggie. |
| 15.2 : 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 : 15.3: Hamish Bennett to Kieron Pollard, SIX! That is smashed! Short ball on middle, Pollard pulls it over square leg for a maximum. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: James Neesham to Kieron Pollard, SIX! That is clobbered! Full delivery on middle, Pollard lofts it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 0.4 : 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. |
| 1.2 : 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 : 1.3: Fabian Allen to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Loopy delivery on off, Seifert punches it through covers for a boundary. |
| 2.5 : 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 : 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 : 3.1: 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. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: 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. |
| 4.2 : 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! |
| 4.4 : 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 : 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. |
| 4.6 : 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 : 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. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: 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! |
| 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 : 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 : 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. |
| 7.2 : 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. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: Keemo Paul to Devon Conway, FOUR! Good shot! Length ball on off, Conway pushes it through mid off for a boundary. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: 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 : 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. |
| 9.1: 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 : 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 : 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! |
| 11.3: Keemo Paul to James Neesham, FOUR! Nice shot! Full toss on off, Neesham drills it through mid off for a boundary. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: Keemo Paul to James Neesham, SIX! That is clobbered! Full toss on middle, Neesham smashes it over square leg for a biggie. |
| 12.2 : 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. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: Kieron Pollard to Mitchell Santner, SIX! That is hammered! Short delivery on middle, Santner pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 14.3 : 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. |
| 15.2 : 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! |
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