- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.1 beautifully bowled. Going away from off-stump but the balls swings in a bit before nipping of the surface and turning in to the top of Jesse Ryder's off-stump. Great delivery and Edwards picks up a wicket first ball 37/23 pitched up and McCullum goes for the big shot. He miss-hits the shot and the ball floats to Benn at mid-off. Easy catch. 21/118.3 fast and straighter ball which Taylor misses and it rips leg-stump out the ground. Good bowling but Taylor's done his damage 142/69.2 tries to manipulated the ball and it bounces off the top edge again this time straight up in to the air and Pollard takes a routine catch 70/314.1 sliced away in the air over cover and it's a long boundary out there. Good catch taken on the boundary by Marshall. Oram just didn't quite get that in the middle of the bat 104/415.3 fuller ball again and a powerful straight drive but Gayle gets his hands down quick to take a stunning catch. Good reflexes from the West Indies captain 112/519.1 shorter slower ball which Flynn get's underneath too much and Fidel Edwards back pedals from extra cover to take a simple catch 149/7Extras8 (lb 1, nb 1, w 6)TOTAL155/7 (20 Overs, RR: 7.75)Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Brendon McCullum, 2.6 ov), 2-37 (Jesse Ryder, 5.1 ov), 3-70 (Scott Styris, 9.2 ov), 4-104 (Jacob Oram, 14.1 ov), 5-112 (James Franklin, 15.3 ov), 6-142 (Ross Taylor, 18.3 ov), 7-149 (Daniel Flynn, 19.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB LS Baker 4 0 32 1 8 1 1 JE Taylor 4 0 33 1 8.25 4 0 FH Edwards 3 0 28 1 9.33 0 0 SJ Benn 4 0 20 1 5 0 0 KA Pollard 2 0 25 1 12.5 0 0 CH Gayle 3 0 16 2 5.33 1 0
25/12Result
1st T20I (D/N), West Indies tour of New Zealand at Auckland, Dec 26 2008
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
155/8 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
25/12Result
1st T20I (D/N), West Indies tour of New Zealand at Auckland, Dec 26 2008
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
155/8 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.1 pitched up from Gayle and he goes for one to many and doesn't get hold of it. Taylor has plenty of time to think about it at long-off and takes a crucial catch 114/42.1 superb catch! A straight drive from Chanderpaul and it's going left of Mills but he dives down quick and takes a stunning grab with his left hand 19/19.1 first ball! Vettori bowls one which keeps low and escapes under Marshall's defensive drive before going on and clipping his off-stump 82/213.1 Sarwan goes for the heroics but gets underneath it too much. The ball spins away high to Flynn at deep square leg where he takes the catch well 109/319.1 pitched up and going away from the batsmen. He takes a wild swipe at it and the ball just nicks off the toe and McCullum gathers the ball. First blood to the Kiwis 149/715.3 slower ball and he gets under it too much. The ball soars high in to the air and Patel takes a simple but important catch at long-off 124/516.2 slower delivery and pitched up. He gets under it too much and McCullum calls for it early and makes good ground to get underneath it with the gloves 130/619.4 swing and a miss and they try and run but it's suicide really as McCullum rolls the ball against the stumps 150/8Extras5 (lb 4, w 1)TOTAL155/8 (20 Overs, RR: 7.75)Did not bat: LS BakerFall of wickets: 1-19 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 2.1 ov), 2-82 (Xavier Marshall, 9.1 ov), 3-109 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 13.1 ov), 4-114 (Chris Gayle, 14.1 ov), 5-124 (Kieron Pollard, 15.3 ov), 6-130 (Carlton Baugh, 16.2 ov), 7-149 (Shawn Findlay, 19.1 ov), 8-150 (Fidel Edwards, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KD Mills 4 0 27 1 6.75 0 0 TG Southee 4 0 39 1 9.75 0 0 JDP Oram 4 0 35 0 8.75 0 0 JS Patel 4 0 34 2 8.5 0 0 DL Vettori 4 0 16 3 4 1 0
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
West Indies led the 2-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
17.00 start, First Session 17.00-18.15, Interval 18.15-18.35, Second Session 18.35-19.55
Match days
26 December 2008 - day/night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- 50 runs in 6.2 overs (38 balls), Extras 5
- 100 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Extras 6
- LRPL Taylor: 50 off 43 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 150 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 8
- West Indies 50 in 24 mins, from 5.1 overs
- Attendance: 20,638
- CH Gayle 50 from 51 minutes in 34 balls, 5x4, 3x6
- West Indies 100 in 55 mins from 12.5 overs
- West Indies won the match after two "super overs". West Indies 25/1 v New Zealand 15/2
West Indies tour of New Zealand 2008-09 News
Moles wants say in selection
Andy Moles, the New Zealand coach, has expressed his wish to join the selection panel, after initially turning down the role at the time of taking over in December
Chanderpaul, Gayle, and little else
West Indies have struggled though two of their batsmen have been the best in the world over the last 18 months
Mental preparation key to success - Gayle
Chris Gayle, who played a crucial role in ensuring West Indies remained competitive against New Zealand, has said that mental preparation was the key to his recent success
Moles wants team to be more consistent
Coach Andy Moles has called for more consistency from his team after they clinched a 2-1 win in the ODI series against West Indies
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