Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    10
    15
    18
    2
    0
    66.66
    4.3 bowled im. There has been a feeling that NZ were trying to put the two fast bowlers off the lengths, off their disciplines. Nicholls on this occasion goes for a cross-bat shot when the ball keeps slightly lower than he expects. He doesn't have time to adjust to that. Goes through with the shot and the result is a deflection off the inside edge onto his stumps 16/1
    56
    63
    92
    6
    1
    88.88
    19.2 out to a short ball. Young going for the reverse a little too early. Lawes capitalises on that, going quicker through the air and into the wicket. The batter is now in a tangle and as hard as he tries to make contact with the ball, just just zips past him to crash into off stump. Young falls for a well-made 56, but West Indies will be happy it wasn't more. It looked like being a lot more. 102/2
    34.2 Motie definitely deserved this wicket and Kelly cannot believe it! Crestfallen, looking down on the pitch and frustrated with himself, he sprung down the track and lifted it straight to Greaves at cover, the only man there, couldn't lift it enough and once again, Motie induces an error! Gets his first in 8th over, got a fifer in the last outing. It was very slow through the air, lovely variation in speed, 74 kph and the previous delivery was 90 kph 181/4
    24.2 That's how he likes to play, doesn't want to knuckle under and gets dictated, tries to thump it over long-on and Lawes has outsmarted him third time in this series, Motie takes the simplest of the catches perched at the rope and it was once again a quick fuller legbreak on a length on off, he tried to get under it but the timing wasn't immaculate and just couldn't find the required elevation. Lawes has got two wickets now. West Indies cannot afford to relax 127/3
    46.1 taken at deep midwicket. Just rewards for a bowler who has charged in all day. This one's full from around the wicket. Latham looks to flick it to the midwicket boundary. Gets decent connection but picks out the fielder. NZ innings fizzling out 239/7
    35.5 Well he cannot make up for it, another early departure for him. Warily pokes at the tempting shorter curler outside off, was zooming away and he fiddles with it, pays the price, tried to play a cute little cut and perished in the process. Fantastic passage of play for West Indies; they have got two wickets in no time. Bowlers get reward for creating enormous pressure, it felt like a Test match morning session in the last 30 minutes or so 182/5
    44.5 comes down the track and sweeps a full toss straight to short fine. A few yards either side and it would've been another boundary. Worse still, the throw coming into the striker's end catches Santner short. WI's fielding was a problem in the last game. They've shown an improvement in this one. Seales who saw Santner's catch dropped off his bowling two days ago with WI needed one wicket to win now gets rid of the NZ captain 230/6
    49.6 taken at deep midwicket. Smith took on the long boundary and the wind and comes up a little short. The ball is there to launch. And launch he does but doesn't get enough on it 268/9
    47.2 slogs it to deep midwicket, that's the long boundary, so they chance a second run even though Greaves has already got to the ball. The throw comes in flat and hard. And Clarke is gone 247/8
    not out
    5
    6
    13
    0
    0
    83.33
    Extras
    17 (b 5, lb 7, nb 2, w 3)
    TOTAL
    268/9 (50 Overs, RR: 5.36)
    Did not bat: JR Lennox
    Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Henry Nicholls, 4.3 ov), 2-102 (Will Young, 19.2 ov), 3-127 (Mark Chapman, 24.2 ov), 4-181 (Nick Kelly, 34.2 ov), 5-182 (Michael Bracewell, 35.5 ov), 6-230 (Mitchell Santner, 44.5 ov), 7-239 (Tom Latham, 46.1 ov), 8-247 (Kristian Clarke, 47.2 ov), 9-268 (Nathan Smith, 49.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    MW Forde1014914.9346010
    JNT Seales1015715.7378120
    VO Lawes1006326.3304202
    AS Joseph1013823.8372100
    G Motie1004914.9272100
  • BATSMEN
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    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    34
    24
    29
    4
    2
    141.66
    5.6 Just wanted to go along his merry ways and ends up making a big ugly mess of his stumps, touch short and right at off-stump, bit slower through the air and he tries to dispatch it towards cover, wanted to ping an off-drive, got a thick inside-edge onto the stumps, Smith is not even celebrating because New Zealand bowlers have got a real hammering but this will allow them to slow things down. A much-needed breakthrough for New Zealand 57/1
    6.4 That's the problem with West Indies! He darts in a snorter that rises steeply off the deck and it tight at off, tried to flay and upper-cut but hasn't got the required distance, Smith takes a wonderful running catch, pockets its slow, New Zealand have got many gun fielders, they take their fielding very seriously. as Greaves grimaces and takes the long walk back to the pavillion. West Indies need to rebuild and ensure they stem the wicket flow, they have got the asking rate in check, no problems with that but the shot selection needs to be better and batters who get going should try to capatilize and make a substantial impact 59/2
    20
    54
    74
    0
    0
    37.03
    25.2 that ends a tortured innings. All those dot balls. All of them come to bear here as he slogs right across a straight ball and loses his middle stump. If he'd been able to nudge these kinds of deliveries into gaps, breaking his wrists, using softer hands, he wouldn't have had to take such a desperate measure 123/4
    23.1 big wicket! To a rank long hop! The captain is gone. His pull shot only finds deep midwicket when he was intending to pretty much clear the whole island. Hope walks back throwing a bit of a look at Carty, his partner who's been eating up dot balls. Good catch from Clarke there, it came in at an awkward height, just above the chest 118/3
    40.2 Bracewell has the last laugh! Back of a length and gives it plenty of air, it turns away extravagantly wide of off, he wanted to go with the motions, came down the track to wallop it downtown and the ball turned away from his hitting arc, no way he could scramble back, Latham was very quick with his glovework, straightforward stumping opportunity and once again the pendulum swings 218/5
    not out
    69
    64
    97
    2
    4
    107.81
    43.2 Lobbed up fuller length and it dips on the toes, soft dismissal, just clips it away and finds short midwicket near the second pitch to perfection, he is livid with himself, he just had to hold his end and support Hetmyer, just couldn't control it and keep it on the carpet, unable to flick it away from the fielder, great fielding placement, he was leaning at it and handed the simplest of the catches, taps his bat on his forehead, regretting the shot 239/6
    44.3 This has become a familiar theme in the last few overs, once again a wicket falls, fraction short and zings back at Forde who tries to negotiate with the searing movement, too good for thee! Sneaks through the gate and disturbs the furniture, absolute pearler that could have snaffled any batter! Hetmyer is worried at the non-striker's end 248/7
    44.4 Stunned faces in the crowd! Shorter in length and angling across off, lured and as if hypnotized into poking at it, stabs it straight to the man stationed at point and then stands in utter disbelief! Pockets a low catch. Duffy will be on a hattrick 248/8
    not out
    5
    7
    17
    1
    0
    71.42
    Extras
    7 (w 7)
    TOTAL
    269/8 (47.3 Overs, RR: 5.66)
    Did not bat: VO Lawes
    Fall of wickets: 1-57 (Ackeem Auguste, 5.6 ov), 2-59 (Justin Greaves, 6.4 ov), 3-118 (Shai Hope, 23.1 ov), 4-123 (Keacy Carty, 25.2 ov), 5-218 (Sherfane Rutherford, 40.2 ov), 6-239 (Gudakesh Motie, 43.2 ov), 7-248 (Matthew Forde, 44.3 ov), 8-248 (Alzarri Joseph, 44.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    JA Duffy806738.37264540
    NG Smith7.305116.8255220
    MJ Santner1003903.9393110
    KDC Clarke301304.3391000
    JR Lennox903533.88260100
    MG Bracewell1006416.4272400

Match Details

Toss

West Indies , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

New Zealand won the 5-match series 3-2

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.30, Second Session 18.30-22.00

Match days

21 July 2026 - day/night match (50-over match)

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Match Referee

Match Notes

West Indies 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st57JP GreavesAWJ Auguste
2nd2JP GreavesKU Carty
3rd59SD HopeKU Carty
4th5KU CartySE Rutherford
5th95SO HetmyerSE Rutherford
6th21SO HetmyerG Motie
7th9SO HetmyerMW Forde
8th0SO HetmyerAS Joseph
9th21SO HetmyerJNT Seales