WI vs NZ Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: New Zealand 136/9; West Indies wins by 13 runs to seal qualification

Shepherd with the last over. Six!! Full and wide, Santner lofts it over extra cover for six. Six!! Back of a length, Santner heaves across the line and deposits over the leg side boundary. A short slower one does the trick for Shepherd. Six!! Slower ball, picked by Santner and lofed over long on for a third six in the over. Slower ball wide outside off stump, Santner misses. A single off the last ball, West Indies wins by 13 runs and qualifies for the Super Eight stage.

Russell with the 19th over. Santner gets a leg bye. Boult heavies, will just get a single. Yorker length, slammed to long on for a single. Six!! In the slot, Boult obliges by slogging it over midwicket for six. WICKET! Boult top edges the lofted shot, easy catch at short third. 

Boult c Roston Chase b Russell 7(4)

NZ 117/9 in 19 overs

Joseph with his last over. Phillips cops one in the groin first ball. Four!! Slower ball, picked and deposited in the gap between square leg and midwicket for four. Four!! Slightly shorter, pulled through midwicket for four more. WICKET!! Joseph continues with the short one, Phillips looks to pull again, top edges it and Powell ompletes the catch running in from long on.

Glenn Phillips c Powell b Alzarri Joseph 40(33)

Southee in at 9. WICKET!! Goes for it first ball, poor connection and Joseph completes the catch. 

Southee c and b Alzarri Joseph 0(1)

Boult in at 10. Edges the hattrick ball, but it rolls down away to third man. 

Russell continues. Four!! Slower short ball, Phillips pulls it through square leg for a boundary. Six!! Slower ball again, Phillips waits and muscles it over long on, just enough to beat the fielder. Phillips hits one down the ground, Russell gets his hands to it and prevents a boundary. 

Joseph into the attack. WICKET!! Neesham goes for it first ball, goes high up in the air and King completes a simple catch. That might be the last straw for NZ in the match and the competition. 

Neesham c Brandon King b Alzarri Joseph 10(11)

Santner in at 8. Gets off the mark on his third delivery. Just two runs from the over. 

Russell back. Phillips punches a back of a length ball to cover for a single. Neesham clips one to fine leg for one. Full, driven to cover for another single. Just the four from the over. 

Shepherd back into the attack. Dropped and SIX!! Full on the sticks, Neesham flicked it straight into the hands of Charles at deep square but he lets it through his grasp for six. Phillips punches one to deep cover for a single. Eight runs from the over. 

Motie to finish his quota of overs. Six!! Phillips takes the risk, lofts a full one over midwicket, has just enough to beat the fielder in the deep. The arm ball beats Phillips, appeals for a catch from Pooran but nothing from the umpire. Just the solitary six from the over. 

Roston Chase into the attack. Neesham joins Phillips at the crease. A single puts the new batter on strike. Gets off the mark with a single to midwicket. A complete mixup in between the batter but Pooran misses the direct hit at the strikers. Could have calmly thrown it to King who was running in from cover. NZ get another life. 

Motie to continue. NZ in need of some quick runs. Phillips punches a full one to cover for a single. Full on the pads, another single to the legside. A couple more to cover. WICKET!! Grip and turn, castles Mitchell. Wicket number three for Motie. 

Mitchell b Motie 12(13)

NZ 63/5 in 11 overs

Final over of the day for Akeal Hosein, who has had a good outing so far. Couple of singles to start the over. Sharp stuff from the left-arm spinner as Mitchell and Phillips decide to play it safe. 

Another over Motie. Clever batting from Mitchell as he uses his soft hands to get a double down the leg side. 

Full and on the pads from Motie. Rachin tries a flick. Straight to Russell at deep extra cover. West Indies gains further ground. 

Rachin Ravindra c Russell b Motie 10 (13b 0x4 0x6)

NZ 55/4 in 9 overs

Second over for Alzarri Joseph, who sticks to a hard-to-hit, back of a length. Just two runs from the first three balls. Fourth ball. On the pads and clipped away for a double by Rachin. 

Gudakesh Motie introduced. Short from the spinner. Pulled away for a double by Ravindra. Extra bounce from Motie. Williamson tries the cut, only to edge it to the keeper. West Indies’ fortune continues to surge. 

Kane Williamson c †Pooran b Motie 1 (2b 0x4 0x6)

NZ 45/3 in 7 overs

Dropped!! Rutherford errs for the first time today. Alzarri Joseph forces a mishit out of Allen. It is a skier. Rutherford makes all the running, but let’s the ball slip through his grasps. 

But Allen can’t make much of his luck. Short from Joseph. Allen hits it straight to Russell. 

Finn Allen c Russell b Joseph 26 (23b 3x4 1x6)

NZ 36/2 in 6 overs

Third over for Hosein. Single from Allen to start with. Not much drift on offer for Hosein now. Ravindra pushes one to long on to get off the strike. Width now from Hosein and sliced away for a four by Allen. 

Russell into attack and Allen takes him on immediately. Whips one off his pads for a four. Rusell brings the line into the stumps to cut short Allen’s scoring options. Three dot balls follow before a single is taken. 

Akeal Hosein continues. Slip in place for the left-arm spinner. Drifts it into Allen’s swinging arc. Smacked away for a six by the right-handed batter. 

Hosein keeps it straight against Conway, who attempts a half-hearted sweep. Top edge and an easy catch at short fine leg. 

Devon Conway c Chase b Hosein 5 (8b 0x4 0x6)

Romario Shepherd from the other end. Starts off with a leg side wide to Conway. Quick single with a dab to the leg side. Back of a length from Shepherd and Allen whacks it off his back foot for a four in front of deep square. Decent over for New Zealand. Nine runs from it. 

Akeal Hosein with the ball. Conway on strike. Hosein beats Conway’s inside edge with one that slid in. Too high on the pad. Hosein continues to use swing instead of spin to trouble the New Zealand openers. Just three runs from the over. 

NZ 3/0 in 1 over

Santner to bowl the last one. Motie gets a single to long off. A wayward throw helps Rutherford scamper back for a second after hitting one to the offside sweeper. Four!! Santner maintaining the wide line, Rutherford lofts it over extra cover for a boundary. Goes for a big one over the offside again, falls short of the fielder and the batters run two. Six!! Rutherford plants his front foot across and lofts one over long on for six! Four!! Four more to cover brings up 149 for WI in its 20 overs.

Daryl Mitchell into the attack. Rutherford mistimes the big heave, turns down the single. Six!! Back of a length slower ball, Rutherford waits and muscles it over long off for six. Six!! Full on the stumps, lofted down the ground for six again. Six!! Short of a length, Rutherford swivel pulls over fine leg for the third six of the over. A single to long on brings up fifty for Sherfane Rutherford!

Boult into the attack. Four!! Slower short ball, Joseph turns it behind fine leg for a boundary. Two dots to follow. NZ looking for a wicket in this over. They will need the fifth bowler to bowl the next two. WICKET!! Right on cue, Boult castles Joseph with one that kept low. 

Alzarri Joseph b Boult 6(6)

Motie in at 11. Survives the last ball of the over. 

Ferguson with his fourth. Starts off with a dot ball after Shepherd drives straight to extra cover. WICKET!! Ferguson celebrates the LBW even before the finger goes up. WI opt to review though. Three reds and Shepherd departs. 

Shepherd lbw b Ferguson 13(13)

Alzarri Joseph in at 10. Gets off the mark with a single. Slower ball, Rutherford drives to cover for one. Four from the over. 

Neesham with his fourth. Shepherd gets a single to cover. Full on the pads, flicked to deep square for a single. Six!! Short of a length, Rutherford pulls it over short fine for six. 100 up for WI. A couple of singles to finish the over. 

Southee to finish his quota. Six!! Short of a length on the body, Shepherd pulls it over fine leg, has just enough to beat the fielder. A slight mix up after Rutherford defends one to the offside. No damage done. 

Neesham returns. Shepherd gets a single to cover. Excellent timing on the cover drive from Rutherford, will get a couple. A chance at the non-strikers after Rutherford tries to steal a single to backward point. A direct hit would have done him. Four runs from the over. 

Boult returns. Rutherford takes a single to put Russell on strike. WICKET!! Slower ball short of a length, Russell looked to muscle it over the legside, only manages to edge it to short third.

Russell c Ferguson b Boult 14(7)

Romario Shepherd in at 9. Just the two runs from the over.

WI 77/7 in 13 overs

Ferguson into the attack. Rutherford gets a single to the offside. Four!! First ball for Russell, slightly overpitched, lofted down the ground for a boundary. Lockie goes short, Russell ducks at the last moment. Six!! Too full again, not timed to perfection but enough to beat the fielder at long on for six. Four!! Short, pulled through square for a boundary. 17 from the over. 

Six!! Santner into the attack and Rutherford goes after him first ball. Pulls one into the stands at deep midwicket. A single to long on off a miscue follows. Hosein looks to go big after two dots, doesn’t get the timing right but will pick up a couple to midwicket. 

WICKET!! Hosein chips one straight to short midwicket. The gamble works for NZ.

Akeal Hosein c Neesham b Santner 15(17)

WI 58/6 in 11 overs

Another over for Neesham as Williamson holds Santner back, presumably for Andre Russell. Couple of singles to start the 10th over. Neesham has the beating of Akeal Hosein for the last three balls. Three dots to seal New Zealand’s domination of the first half of this innings. 

And finally, we have spin. Glenn Phillips with the ball. A leg bye gifts West Indies a couple of runs. Full from the offie. Hosein gets under the ball. Crashed over long off for a massive six. 

Ferguson continues as Williamson continues to delay the introduction of spin. Ferguson keeps it tight against Akeal Hosein, the new batter. But a misfield by Williamson at mid off allows West Indies to sneak in a double. 

Jimmy Neesham introduced. Brandon King breaks free. Fuller one from Neesham and the West Indian opener lofts it over long off for a six. But his painful innings ends immediately as he too edges one to the keeper. 

Brandon King c †Conway b Neesham 9 (12b 0x4 1x6)

WI 32/5 in 7 overs

Southee to close out the PowerPlay. On strike is the West Indian skipper Rovman Powell, who defends the first three balls. 

And now the pressure gets to the skipper. Southee keeps it in the channel. Powell can only get a thick edge to the keeper. West Indies in deep, deep trouble. 

Rovman Powell c †Conway b Southee 1 (5b 0x4 0x6)

WI 23/4 in 6 over

Lockie Ferguson into the attack. Single from King to start the over. Another short ball, another top edge and another good high catch. This it is Roston Chase. 

Roston Chase c Ravindra b Ferguson 0 (3b 0x4 0x6)

WI 22/3 in 5 overs

Short and wide from Southee and Pooran needs no second invitation. Slashes it over covers for an easy over. Width again. Pooran slams it with vengeance. Straight at Mitchell at short extra cover. But the force of the ball meant it spilled from the Kiwi fielder’s hands. 

But Mitchell’s mistake doesn’t cost New Zealand too much. Short from Southee and Pooran goes after it. Top edge and Conway circles back to take a good catch. 

Nicholas Pooran c †Conway b Southee 17 (12b 3x4 0x6)

WI 20/2 in 4 over

And we have the first boundary of the day. Pooran tries to take the fight to Boult. Steps down and attempts a wild slog. Thick outside edge and it runs away for a four. Pooran goes in search for another boundary. No timing on his effort to go over the leg side. Just a couple of runs. Three singles to close the over. 

Southee in. Starts off by getting the beating of King’s outside edge with a good length delivery. King gets off the strike with a push to mid on. Pooran gets off the mark thanks to an inside edge single. 

As we all have come to expect, Trent Boult with the first over. A leg bye single off the first ball. Swing-and-a-miss from Charles as Boult jags it away from the stumps. The Kiwi pacer keeps it just outside the off stump. 

Charles looks to break free. Swings at a wide one. Can manage only an inside edge, which slams onto the stumps. Boult gets his early wicket. 

Johnson Charles b Boult 0 (5b 0x4 0x6)

WI 1/1 in 1 over

Matches played: 19

West Indies won: 4

New Zealand won: 10

Tied: 3

No Result: 2

Last result: West Indies won by 8 wickets (Kingston, 2022)

Finn Allen, Devon Conway (WK), Kane Williamson (C), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell (C), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie

New Zealand wins the toss, opts to bowl first.

“Few unknowns in the surface will look to check it with ball in hand,” says captain Kane Williamson.

Southee, Ravindra, Neesham all find a place in the team.

“Still boxes to tick in all three departments,” says Rovman Powell. WI unchanged.

West Indies: Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran(wk), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell(C), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson

The early stages of the T20 World Cup have revealed a stark contrast in fortunes within Group C. Co-host West Indies is riding high after a commanding 134-run victory over Uganda, the second-largest margin of victory by runs in the tournament’s history. Conversely, New Zealand sits at the bottom of the group after collapsing for 75 in pursuit of Afghanistan’s 160. 

Afghanistan leads Group C with a Net Run Rate (NRR) of +5.225, while the West Indies is second, having secured two wins out of two. New Zealand, on the other hand, teeters on the brink of an early exit.

As the teams prepare for their Wednesday evening clash at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad, the West Indies is expected to stick with its winning XI. New Zealand, despite its recent setback, might also retain the same lineup, aiming to avoid a reactionary shake-up after one poor performance.

This match will mark the first T20 World Cup fixture at the Brian Lara Stadium, a venue built in 2017. Known for its batter-friendly conditions, the stadium boasts an average first innings score of 185. England posted the second-highest T20I total by a Test-playing nation here last December, scoring 267/3.

- Ayan Acharya

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WI vs NZ, T20 World Cup 2024: Bruised New Zealand takes on high-flying West Indies in key Group C clash

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