END OF OVER:20 | 25 Runs | NZ: 187/7 | RR: 9.35
- Mitchell Santner23 (11b)
- Tim Southee10 (5b)
- Kesrick Williams4-0-52-1
- Carlos Brathwaite4-0-38-2
Short turnaround time as West Indies are way behind on the over-rate. Can the T20 champions overhaul this? It won't be easy but if there is a format they're familiar with, it is this.
Colin Munro, who made a half-century, chats with the host broadcaster: We lost out shape in the front six by trying to hit the ball too hard, but we set out to get 180 anyway. Instead of it being like tennis ball bounce, the ball was holding up just a little bit. I've played Badree thrice and he's got me out thrice. He bowled well upfront, he skids this but doesn't bowl the same pace all the time. He's an unbelievable T20 bowler.
19.6
2
Williams to Santner, 2 runs, belts this on the bounce to wide long-on, so a last over which began yesterday has final come to an end. 25 off the final over
19.5
2
Williams to Santner, 2 runs, swings this against the line, hitting it against the breeze, on the bounce to deep midwicket
19.4
1b
Williams to Southee, 1 bye, full and wide outside off, he looks to carve this behind point but is beaten, they scamper a single
19.4
5nb
Williams to Southee, (no ball) FOUR, steps out to pull but this is banged in short, gets him on him, Southee is three or four paces down the pitch as he top-edges this over short fine. Another free-hit, this time for height
19.3
0
Williams to Southee, no run, skiddy bouncer outside off, the batsman walks across to swing but lets it go in anticipation of it being called wide, not called and rightly so
19.2
2
Williams to Southee, 2 runs, steps out and swings this length ball from outside off towards the man coming in from deep midwicket
19.2
2nb
Williams to Santner, (no ball) 1 run, not much timing on that, down to long-on, but he's overstepped again and by a long, long way. Another free-hit
19.2
5nb
Williams to Santner, (no ball) FOUR, full toss and he's walloped this to deep midwicket. What's worse? He's overstepped, so this will be a free hit. Opened up the leg side by moving outside off as he swung this away.
19.1
6
Williams to Santner, SIX, right in his hitting arc, belted straight towards the sightscreen. Too full, he opened up the off side and got under that before muscling it away. Baseball-like hit.
Final over. Here's Kesrick Williams
END OF OVER:19 | 9 Runs 2 Wkts | NZ: 162/7 | RR: 8.52
- Tim Southee4 (1b)
- Mitchell Santner8 (6b)
- Carlos Brathwaite4-0-38-2
- Kesrick Williams3-0-28-1
18.6
4
Brathwaite to Southee, FOUR, clever. Walks across and works this full toss on middle past short fine leg. Would've crashed into leg stump had he missed that
Tim Southee, the New Zealand, captain walks in. Stage set for him to swing
18.5
W
Brathwaite to Bracewell, OUT, has he taken that? Wow, tremendous reflexes. Freak catch. Just how did a 6 feet eight inch man get down so low on his followthrough to take that? Magical. It was hit hard too, so he had to react qucikly and he did so very well.
DAJ Bracewell c & b Brathwaite 0 (3m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
18.4
1
Brathwaite to Santner, 1 run, slaps this back of length delivery to deep point
18.3
4
Brathwaite to Santner, FOUR, carved away over point. Predictable the length, made room, waited for it and then hit it up and over.
18.2
W
Brathwaite to Taylor, OUT, this is a full toss and he walks across and mows this straight to deep midwicket. Cramped for room, didn't get the timing either. Easy catch.
LRPL Taylor c Taylor b Brathwaite 20 (25m 13b 1x4 1x6) SR: 153.84
18.1
0
Brathwaite to Taylor, no run, yorker-length outside off, Taylor walks across to squeeze this behind point but is beaten
END OF OVER:18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 153/5 | RR: 8.50
- Ross Taylor20 (11b)
- Mitchell Santner3 (4b)
- Kesrick Williams3-0-28-1
- Jerome Taylor4-0-41-2
17.6
1
Williams to Taylor, 1 run, slower and fuller on off, driven to long-off, sensible from Taylor to hog strike by taking a single off the last ball
17.5
1
Williams to Santner, 1 run, flat-batted slap down to long-on that he fetched from way outside off
Alan: "Shame Anaru couldn't bat till the end, could say West Indies got everyone but the Kitchen to sink."
17.4
0
Williams to Santner, no run, stands tall and punches this to cover, they look for a single but can't get it this time
17.3
0
Williams to Santner, no run, looks to steer this length ball behind square but is beaten
17.2
2
Williams to Santner, 2 runs, slower and fuller on middle and leg, turned towards square leg, the man in the deep had some work to do by which time they were back for the second
Mitch Santner is the new batsman
17.1
W
Williams to Kitchen, OUT, the slower delivery has done the trick. He was backing away to swing but this dipping full toss came back in to cramp him for room and deflect off the pad onto the stumps. Kitchen was through with the swing way too early.
AK Kitchen b Williams 12 (14m 9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 133.33
END OF OVER:17 | 13 Runs | NZ: 149/4 | RR: 8.76
- Ross Taylor19 (10b)
- Anaru Kitchen12 (8b)
- Jerome Taylor4-0-41-2
- Ashley Nurse4-0-32-1
16.6
2
Taylor to Taylor, 2 runs, slips in a yorker-length delivery on middle and leg, this is squeezed into the leg side as they hare back for the second
16.5
6
Taylor to Taylor, SIX, drilled over the bowler's head, smashes this into the sightscreen. Stayed inside the crease, got underneath the length and used his raw hitting power to muscle this over. Terrific
16.4
1
Taylor to Kitchen, 1 run, bat face turns as he looks to belt this incoming length delivery, down to long-on
