NZ versus WI 1st T20I: New Zealand beat West Indies in a high scoring thriller

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The New Zealand cricket team started the home season with a comprehensive win in the 1st T20I played at Eden Park, Auckland on Friday.

New Zealand captain Tim Southee won the toss and decided to field first. After the first four balls of the match, rain arrived with the scoreboard reading 7 for 0. King and Fletcher smashed 18 runs from Kyle Jameson over and rain took place again. Fletcher was superb with his approach putting pressure on Kiwis bowlers. Lockie Ferguson produced a yorker to get rid of Fletcher made a quickfire 34 off 14 balls. West Indies openers added 58 runs in just 3.2 overs. Ferguson and Southee led Kiwis comeback by taking 5 wickets in quick time to reduce West Indies at 59 for 5. At the end of the first six overs, West Indies scored 60 for 5.

Nicolas Pooran was given out by the umpire and decided to review the decision, it was retained due to the umpire’s call. West Indies captain Kieron Pollard looked in sublime touch putting the Kiwis bowlers under pressure. With the scoreboard reading 96 for 5, rain arrived again. After the rain delay, Pollard put the Kiwis bowlers under pressure with massive hits along Fabien Allen. The match was reduced to 16 overs side after a rain delay.

Pollard completed his fifty off just 30 balls and made the batting look easy on a good batting pitch. Allen hit some lusty blows creating enough pressure. Ferguson got his fourth wicket dismissing Allen. Allen and Pollard added 84 runs for the 6th wicket. Pollard made the batting look easy and remained not out on 75 off 37 balls to help West Indies post 180 for 7 in 16 overs. Hamish Benett had to hobble off due to an injury.

Chasing the revised target of 176 runs to win, it was not an ideal start for Kiwis as Martin Guptill was dismissed in the very first over by Cottrell. The power play overs were reduced to 5 overs. Tim Siefert showed his class taking on West Indies bowlers before being dismissed by Oshane Thomas. At the end of the first five overs, New Zealand made 56 for 2.

Glenn Phillips smashed 22 runs off Fabien Allen’s over to gain momentum. After smashing a quickfire, Phillips was dismissed by Thomas and then Taylor was brilliantly run out by Allen to leave Kiwis in trouble at 63 for 4. Conway playing his debut match looked impressive with his stroke play and kept on putting pressure on West Indies bowlers. James Neesham timed the ball really well making life tough for the opposition.

Conway and Neesham kept on hitting runs at will making life easy for the hosts adding 77 runs for the 5th wicket. Mitchell Santer impressed with his stroke play and just showed his class creating enough pressure on West Indies bowlers. Neesham and Santer added unbeaten 39 runs for the 6th wicket to help the hosts win the match by 5 wickets with 4 balls to spare.

West Indies 180 for 7 in 16 overs (Kieron Pollard 75*, Fletcher 34, Ferguson 5/21, Southee 2/22) beat New Zealand 179 for 5 in 15.2 overs ( Neesham 48*, Conway 41, Thomas 2/23) by 5 wickets via DLS method

For his figures of 5 for 21 in 4 overs, Ferguson was named the man of the match award. New Zealand takes a 1-0 lead in the series. The 2nd match will take place at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui on 29th November.








Lockie Ferguson five wickets help New Zealand beat West Indies by 5 wickets in the first T20I 

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