New Zealand
249/5 (46)
T20I Match
VS
West Indies
248/9 (50)
New Zealand won by 5 wkts



Commentary
Ball-by-ball updates, key moments and over summaries.
Completed
Runs: 0 • Wickets: 0
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Rovman Powell to Ross Taylor, wide, ahh, anti-climax that! Don't think this was intentional, the Windies blokes are generally jolly fellows. Powell spoils Taylor's party by slipping this one way down the leg-side. No fifty for Taylor but he won't really mind that. NZ win by 5 wickets and go 1-0 up
Runs: 9 • Wickets: 0
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Holder to Todd Astle, 2 runs, very full and around middle, wrists it through the gap at mid-wicket, they come back for the second which means that Ross Taylor can hit the winning runs and possibly, get to a fifty as well. Scores level
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Holder to Todd Astle, no run, oh, whoa, whoopsy! Astle was backing away a lot but this short ball kept following him with the angle. Swayed away in the nick of time and the momentum saw him fall to the ground
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Holder to Todd Astle, FOUR, easy pickings! Low full toss on the pads, Astle gets across a bit and flicks it through backward square leg. Timed it very sweetly and fine leg had no chance to cut it off
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Holder to Todd Astle, 2 runs, slower and shorter in length, Astle was premeditating by backing away and slashes it through backward point. Beaton is slow to come across from third man and the batsmen steal the second run
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Holder to Todd Astle, no run, very full and around off, backs away a bit and squeezes it to mid-off
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Holder to Ross Taylor, 1 run, short of a length outside off, Taylor swivels to pull it away to deep mid-wicket
Runs: 9 • Wickets: 0
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Rovman Powell to Todd Astle, 2 runs, straighter in line this time and Astle helps it through mid-wicket for a brace
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Rovman Powell to Todd Astle, FOUR, that's been clobbered! Ross Taylor had to move out of the way in time as this was struck seriously hard. On a good length outside off, Astle backed away and absolutely smashed this straight down the pitch. Through the legs of his partner. Mid-on had no chance
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Rovman Powell to Ross Taylor, 1 run, pitched up around middle and leg, wristed away towards deep mid-wicket
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Rovman Powell to Todd Astle, 1 run, full and angling into the pads, Astle gets across a bit and whips it through backward square leg, first ODI runs for him
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Rovman Powell to Todd Astle, no run, quite full and outside off, checks the drive towards mid-off
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Rovman Powell to Ross Taylor, 1 run, full and around middle, gets across and works it away towards long-on