West Indies beat New Zealand for the second time in a row: won the match by 13 runs, qualified for Super-8; Rutherford’s fifty
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West Indies defeated New Zealand by 13 runs in the 29th match of the ICC T20 World Cup. This is West Indies’ second consecutive win against the Kiwi team in the T20 World Cup. Before this, only one match was played between the two teams in the 2012 World Cup, which West Indies won in the Super Over.
New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad. West Indies scored 149 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs and gave New Zealand a target of 150 runs. In reply, New Zealand could only score 136 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs.
With this, West Indies qualified for Super-8. Windies became the fourth team to qualify for Super-8. Before this, South Africa, Australia and India have reached Super-8. Sherfane Rutherford was the top scorer of the team. He scored an unbeaten 68 runs in 39 balls. He was selected as the Player of the Match. Match Analysis…
New Zealand-West Indies match scorecard
1. Match winner
2. Heroes of the Match
- Alzari Joseph: Joseph took the most wickets from West Indies. He did not let the Kiwi team play freely. He took 4 wickets for just 19 runs in his 4 over spell. His best over was the 18th over when he took two consecutive wickets on the fourth and fifth balls. He sent New Zealand’s top scorer Glenn Phillips to the pavilion on the fourth ball.
- Gudakesh Pearl : After Joseph, Gudakesh was the second top wicket taker for West Indies. He took 3 wickets for 25 runs in 4 overs. But, all three wickets of Gudakesh were very important wickets. He sent captain Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell and Rachin Ravindra to the pavilion.
3. Fighter of the Match
- Trent Boult: New Zealand’s star fast bowler Trent Boult took 3 wickets in 4 overs in this match. He also bowled 1 maiden over during this period. Boult gave away just 16 runs at an economy of 4.00.
- Glenn Phillips: Phillips was the top scorer for New Zealand, but he failed to make his team win. Phillips took the match to 136 runs. He played an innings of 40 runs in 33 balls.
4. The Turning Point
The turning point of the match was the 19th and 20th overs. West Indies had scored 112 runs in 18 overs. After this, Kane Williamson got Daryl Mitchell to bowl in the 19th over. This is where Rutherford turned the match around. He hit three sixes in this over and scored a total of 19 runs. At the same time, Mitchell Santner was given the ball in the 20th over. In this over, Rutherford scored 18 runs including two fours and a six.
West Indies innings: Rutherford takes the team to 149
West Indies had a very bad start while batting first. The team lost 4 wickets in the powerplay itself. 5 wickets fell for just 30 runs. After this, Sherfane Rutherford, who came to bat at number six, handled the innings and took the score to 149. Rutherford scored an unbeaten 68 runs.
Apart from him, Nicholas Pooran contributed 17 runs, Akeel Hossain 15 runs, Andre Russell 14 runs and Romario Shepherd 13 runs. 6 batsmen of the team could not reach the double digit mark.
Trent Boult took 3 wickets for New Zealand. Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson took 2-2 wickets. James Neesham and Mitchell Santner got 1-1 wickets.
New Zealand innings: Phillips scored 40 runs but could not win three wickets
While chasing the target of 150 runs, New Zealand lost wickets continuously. Glenn Phillips scored the most runs from New Zealand. He played an innings of 40 runs in 33 balls. He hit three fours and two sixes during this. Apart from him, Mitchell Santner scored 21 runs not out, Finn Allen scored 26 and Daryl Mitchell scored 12 runs. Alzari Joseph took 4 wickets from West Indies. Moti took 3 wickets. Andre Russell and Akeel Hossain got 1-1 wickets.
Playing XI of both the teams
New Zealand: Kane Williamson(captain), Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wicketkeeper), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson and Trent Boult.
West Indies: Rovman Powell (captain), Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wicketkeeper), Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzari Joseph and Gudakesh Moti.
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