T20 World Cup 2024 : West Indies vs New Zealand Match Preview, ICC T20 World Cup 2024

26th T20I • Brian Lara Stadium • Tarouba

West Indies

149/9 (20)

New Zealand

136/9 (20)

WI won by 13 runs

Info

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Playing XI

Table

Date & Time

13 Jun, 06:00 AM IST

Venue

Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba

TV/Streaming

Disney+ Hotstar, Star Sports

Match

26th T20I,

Umpires

Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Alex Wharf (England), Richard Illingworth (England, TV)

Referee

David Boon (Australia)

Toss

New Zealand elected to bowl

Pitch Report

The straight boundary is 74m but the square boundaries are about 64m. It is a recently re-laid surface, there are elements of grass and elements of dry patches. A score of 170-180 will be a good one for the side batting first here. Spin can come into play later on. As reckoned by Simon Doull and Samuel Badree.

1st Innings

185Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

154.72Avg SR

2nd Innings

148Avg Runs

8Avg Wkts

131.85Avg SR

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Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

2- 6

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

West Indies

New Zealand

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Nicholas Pooran

WI . WK

49 Runs

2 Matches

Brandon King

WI . BAT

47 Runs

2 Matches

Andre Russell

WI . ALL

45 Runs

2 Matches

Top Bowlers

Akeal Hosein

WI . BOWL

6 Wkts

2 Matches

Alzarri Joseph

WI . BOWL

4 Wkts

2 Matches

Andre Russell

WI . ALL

3 Wkts

2 Matches

TIPS

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Venue Details

Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba

1st Innings

185Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

154.72Avg SR

2nd Innings

148Avg Runs

8Avg Wkts

131.85Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

25%Bat First Bowl First75%

Team Batting First

75%Wins Losses25%

Recent Matches on venue

5th T20I • Dec 22 • England tour of West Indies

WI 133/6 (19.2)

ENG 132/10 (19.3)

WI won by 4 wickets

vs live score

4th T20I • Dec 20 • England tour of West Indies

WI 192/10 (15.3)

ENG 267/3 (20)

ENG won by 75 runs

vs live score

1st T20I • Aug 3 • India tour of West Indies

WI 149/6 (20)

IND 145/9 (20)

WI won by 4 runs

vs live score

1st T20I • Jul 29 • India tour of West Indies

WI 122/8 (20)

IND 190/6 (20)

IND won by 68 runs

vs live score

Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

West Indies

New Zealand

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

2- 6

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

181

Average Score

135

220/6

Highest Score

215/3

133/6

Lowest Score

75/10

Player of the Match Sherfane Rutherford

68(39)

Lucky Winner navneetsharma7560

Info

West Indies

149/9 (20)

Batters

Brandon King

75.00

c D Conway b J Neesham

Johnson Charles

0.00

b T Boult

Nicholas Pooran

141.67

c D Conway b T Southee

Roston Chase

0.00

c R Ravindra b L Ferguson

Rovman Powell

(C)

20.00

c D Conway b T Southee

Sherfane Rutherford

174.36

Not out

Akeal Hosein

88.24

c J Neesham b M Santner

Andre Russell

200.00

c L Ferguson b T Boult

Romario Shepherd

100.00

lbw b L Ferguson

Alzarri Joseph

100.00

b T Boult

Gudakesh Motie

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 3, NB: 0, W: 3)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 7.45)

149/9

Bowlers

EXT

4.00

5.25

6.75

6.75

9.00

13.50

19.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Johnson Charles

b T Boult

1-1

0.6

Nicholas Pooran

c D Conway b T Southee

2-20

3.5

Roston Chase

c R Ravindra b L Ferguson

3-21

4.3

Rovman Powell

c D Conway b T Southee

4-22

5.4

Brandon King

c D Conway b J Neesham

5-30

6.3

Akeal Hosein

c J Neesham b M Santner

6-58

10.6

Andre Russell

c L Ferguson b T Boult

7-76

12.3

Romario Shepherd

lbw b L Ferguson

8-103

16.2

Alzarri Joseph

b T Boult

9-112

17.5

New Zealand

136/9 (20)

Batters

Devon Conway

62.50

c RL Chase b AJ Hosein

Finn Allen

113.04

c A Russell b A Joseph

Rachin Ravindra

76.92

c A Russell b G Moti

Kane Williamson

(C)

50.00

c N Pooran b G Moti

Daryl Mitchell

92.31

b G Moti

Glenn Phillips

121.21

c R Powell b A Joseph

Jimmy Neesham

90.91

c B A King b A Joseph

Mitchell Santner *

175.00

Not out

Tim Southee

0.00

c & b A Joseph

Trent Boult

175.00

c RL Chase b A Russell

Lockie Ferguson

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 3)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 6.8)

136/9

Bowlers

EXT

5.25

12.00

7.50

4.75

6.25

4.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Devon Conway

c RL Chase b AJ Hosein

1-20

2.6

Finn Allen

c A Russell b A Joseph

2-34

5.4

Kane Williamson

c N Pooran b G Moti

3-39

6.4

Rachin Ravindra

c A Russell b G Moti

4-54

8.5

Daryl Mitchell

b G Moti

5-63

10.6

Jimmy Neesham

c B A King b A Joseph

6-85

15.1

Glenn Phillips

c R Powell b A Joseph

7-108

17.4

Tim Southee

c & b A Joseph

8-108

17.5

Trent Boult

c RL Chase b A Russell

9-117

18.6

Match Info

Date & Time

13 Jun, 06:00 AM IST

Venue

Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba

TV/Streaming

Disney+ Hotstar, Star Sports

Match

26th T20I,

Umpires

Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Alex Wharf (England), Richard Illingworth (England, TV)

Referee

David Boon (Australia)

Toss

New Zealand elected to bowl

4 0 6 0 2 1

Over 1

Runs: 13

0 4 4 W W 0

Over 18

Runs: 8

1lb 1 0 1 6 W

Over 19

Runs: 9

6 6 0 6 0 1

Over 20

Runs: 19

All Overs

Player of the Match Sherfane Rutherford

68(39)

Lucky Winner navneetsharma7560

Commentary

So Group C finds its first qualifier for the Super-8s and it is the home team, the West Indies! As for New Zealand, they have to thump their opponents in the next two games and hope that Afghanistan lose to Papua New Guinea. But it's a tough ask! Up next though, later on tonight at 8:00 pm IST, is the Netherlands taking on Bangladesh for a really important Group D game. Whoever wins the match goes a long way towards qualifying for the Super-8s. Join us for sure for that one as we bring you the coverage in depth. This is the pair of Arya and Bidipto taking your leave. Keep following Sportskeeda!

Rovman Powell (West Indies captain): We know it wasn't going to be an easy wicket due to the inclement weather, but then we witnessed a special knock from Sherfane Rutherford! He made sure that those last two overs went out way completely. We have three spinners, we want to use them to the best of their ability and I'm glad they performed to their potential tonight! The crowd has been great. We want to win more matches for the crowd who want to see us do well so appreciably!

Kane Williamson (New Zealand captain): The first spell with the ball was good. We know that it was going to be tough to bat on and it worked out that way with how we bowled. But Sherfane Rutherford played a tremendous knock! Those two overs in end was the difference. I knew that the best option would be to bowl our main bowlers on that wicket out, we did that, but that final couple of overs frustrated us. Conditions are what they are here, we need to keep looking to get better, keep finding a way of getting those extra 10-15 runs. We need to bounce back quickly, with smarter and better performances, it's important we pick ourselves up and go again.

Sherfane Rutherford is the Player of the Match, here is what he had to say: Ohh was looking forward to the opportunity and happy that it came off today. You know I was in IPL for two months. Even though I wasn't playing I was planning for this. Backing my skills was the key today. Well I was telling myself to take it deep. Me and Sammy had a chat and I felt the deeper we go I had a chance to make up in the end. Looking at the bowling line up I knew they were short by two overs and I knew I can score maximum runs if I take it deep. Well it's one box getting ticked but it's just the start of hopefully something big for us. Chicken curry tonight (chuckles on what we would have tonight)

West Indies win by 13 runs!

Sherfane Rutherford 68* (39) | Alzarri Joseph - 4/19 (4)
Glenn Phillips 40 (33) | Trent Boult - 3/16 (4)

The last two overs of the first innings went for 37 runs. And that turned out to be the difference! New Zealand tried hard, they fought till the end, but needed at least three more boundaries to make things interesting, if not win!

The regular fall of wickets right from the start did not help the Blackcaps. The lack of partnerships and a 5-over period without even 6 RPO till the first 15 overs made things way more difficult for the batters to do something about the chase in the final five.

Both left-arm spinners, Akeal Hosein and Gudakesh Motie, were excellent both in terms of economy and wickets. And then came the four overs of Alzarri Joseph that saw four wickets fall, with only 19 runs given away!

Glenn Phillips and Mitchell Santner did try to make a case for their team, but it was all too late. The batters before them had to step up, one of them had to go on and get a 30 or 40 or 50, but that did not happen. As a result, even with dew on the ground, the tricky pitch for batting never came to their aid.

The West Indies were shabby in the field too, but the relentless bowling and those last two overs of the first innings turned things around, big time! With this win, they become the first team from Group C to qualify for the Super-8s.

New Zealand have to win their next two matches of course, and do so handsomely but will need Afghanistan to lose against Papua New Guinea, which looks quite unlikely.

overs

136 /9 score

runs

Mitchell Santner *

21 (12)

Lockie Ferguson

0 (0)

Romario Shepherd

0 /36

19.6 Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Santner, West Indies win by 13 runs. On a length a shade outside off, Santner heaves it across the line from the inside half of the bat down towards the midwicket region for a single. West Indies becomes the first team in the group to qualify for the super eights.

Last ball of the match, coming up!

19.5 Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Santner, pace-off delivery on a length well wide outside off, Santner throws caution to the wind and gets beaten.

If there is no wide or no-ball bowled, it is the match to the West Indies!

19.4 Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Santner, SIX! That wasn't a bad delivery from Shepherd, on a good-length a shade outside off, Santner stands tall and clubs it on the up and comfortably clears the long on fence.

19.3 Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Santner, that should be the game for West Indies. Slower on a length a shade outside off, cue ends this towards short midwicket.

Okay, what have we got here? 21 runs to win off 4 balls.

19.2 Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Santner, SIX! Back to back sixes for New Zealand. Fractionally shorter around the middle stump channel, Santner holds his shape and swipes it across the line, hits it flat and hard and clears the deep midwicket fence.

19.1 Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Santner, SIX! That was a juicy half-volley outside off and what a start to the over for New Zealand. That has been launched over the extra cover region, hits it flat and hard and just about clears the fence.

Romario Shepherd [2.0-0-17-0] comes back into the attack.

Lockie Ferguson, RHB, is at the non-striker's end.

Last over of the innings coming up, New Zealand's last batting pair is at the crease now. West Indies are on the verge of qualifying for the Super-8s here! New Zealand, well, they are on the verge of getting knocked out even.

overs

117 /9 score

1lb

runs

Trent Boult *

7 (4)

Mitchell Santner

2 (6)

Andre Russell

1 /30

18.6 Andre Russell to Trent Boult, WICKET! That was a pace on good-length delivery around off, Boult goes for an almighty heave across the line, loses his shape and ends up getting a top edge which has been safely pouched by Roston Chase at short third man.

Trent Boult c Roston Chase b Andre Russell 7 (4b, 0x4, 1x6)

Trent Boult is not done yet it seems!

18.5 Andre Russell to Trent Boult, SIX! That has been smashed for a maximum. A slower ball in the slot from Russell, around the middle stump, Boult clears his front leg and dispatches that for a 81 metre six over deep midwicket.

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