New Zealand have won the toss and have opted to field

New Zealand (Playing XI): Devon Conway(w), Tim Robinson, Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner(c), Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy

West Indies (Playing XI): Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope(w/c), Ackeem Auguste, Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Forde, Shamar Springer, Jayden Seales

King, batting at #2, would've made 2 runs, double that of the current #2. 😎

@Drapsey

athanaze gawn

12/1

@shivnotout

Hope gone... sigh

too early

we press on ...

@Chrissy

Looks like these guys are set on sabotaging 27.

2.5

W

Duffy to Rutherford, OUT

nicked and gone! WI four down, and Duffy has three in the over!

Sherfane Rutherford c †Conway b Duffy 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

2.4

•

Duffy to Rutherford, no run

peach! Back of a length in the channel and this fizzes through. Rutherford goes feeling for it and sees the ball whistle past his outside edge

Rutherford is the new batter in

2.3

W

Duffy to Auguste, OUT

leg stump out of the ground, and Duffy has another! This is a sizzler. Starting on a full length on middle stump and swerving back in devilishly. Auguste tries to flick it away but is too late on the stroke, perhaps beaten by the movement and beaten for pace. The ball bursts through the gap, and West Indies in a spot of bother now!

Ackeem Auguste b Duffy 8 (5b 2x4 0x6) SR: 160

2.2

1

Duffy to Chase, 1 run

back of a length on middle and off. Chase stays back and turns it into the square leg region to get off the mark

Chase walks in, much earlier than he would have anticipated or hoped

2.1

W

Duffy to Hope, OUT

goes straight up, and Conway does the rest! Banged into the track on off stump, and this seems to zip through. Hope wants to hack this over cow corner but makes a complete mess of the stroke. The ball skews up off the top edge and swirls and swirls. Thankfully for NZ, Conway has the gloves on, and he tracks the ball all the way into his mitts. WI lose their skipper!

Shai Hope c †Conway b Duffy 11 (5b 1x4 1x6) SR: 220

West Indies

(2.5/20 ov) 21/4

Where is Narper ..???

@shivnotout

Stewwwps

21/4

end of over 3

1 run • 3 wickets

WI: 21/4

CRR: 7.00 

Rovman Powell

0 (1b)

Roston Chase

1 (1b)

Jacob Duffy

2-0-13-3

Kyle Jamieson

1-0-8-1

Earl J: "Why was Auguste not getting behind the ball to play his stroke." -- Probably trying to give his hands the room to whip through the ball. But got to make contact for that...

end of over 4

5 runs

WI: 26/4

CRR: 6.50 

Roston Chase

5 (7b 1x4)

Rovman Powell

0 (1b)

Kyle Jamieson

2-0-13-1

Jacob Duffy

2-0-13-3

Salman: "Shashwat jinxed it in the third over. Please someone make sure that Darren Sammy comes to know about it." -- Ha! Wish I held that much sway...

end of over 5

6 runs

WI: 32/4

CRR: 6.40 

Rovman Powell

4 (5b 1x4)

Roston Chase

6 (9b 1x4)

Jacob Duffy

3-0-18-3

Kyle Jamieson

2-0-13-1

end of over 6

15 runs

WI: 47/4

CRR: 7.83 

Rovman Powell

11 (7b 1x4 1x6)

Roston Chase

14 (13b 2x4)

James Neesham

1-0-15-0

Jacob Duffy

3-0-18-3

Spin into the attack straight after the powerplay. Here's Bracewell. Over the wicket

Repeat, sabotage!