West Indies vs New Zealand Highlights, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: NZ Beat WI by 5 Runs, Move to Top of Points Table
New Zealand will take on West Indies in the Match 29 of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. We bring you live score updates and ball-by-ball commentary of WI vs NZ online.
That's it! What a match we have witnessed. New Zealand have won this game but they will feel lucky. The Black Caps defeated West Indies by 5 runs in match 29 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at Old Trafford, Manchester. After put in to bat first by West Indies skipper Jason Holder, New Zealand lost both its openers, Martin Guptill and Colin Munro for first ball duck as Sheldon Cottrell picked two wickets in the first over. However, Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor stitched together a 160 runs partnership to get the Kiwis back into the match. Kane Williamson hit 148 runs despite Cottrell's brilliant show with the bowl. New Zealand finished 291/8 in 50 overs.
Coming out to bat in reply, West Indies looked good as Chris Gayle and Shimron Hetmyer put together a 100 runs partnership. However, a middle order collapse saw West Indies losing five wickets for just 38 runs between 21 to 30 overs. Carlos Brathwaite played a brave innings at the end to take West Indies close to the target and send shivers down the New Zealand spine through his brilliant hundred. But West Indies fell five runs short as he holed out to Neesham at the end.
That's it! New Zealand have won this game. The Black Caps defeated West Indies by 5 runs in match 29 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at Old Trafford, Manchester. After put in to bat first by West Indies skipper Jason Holder, New Zealand lost both its openers, Martin Guptill and Colin Munro for first ball duck as Sheldon Cottrell picked two wickets in the first over. However, Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor stitched together a 160 runs partnership to get the Kiwis back into the match. Kane Williamson hit 148 runs despite Cottrell's brilliant show with the bowl. New Zealand finished 291/8 in 50 overs.
Coming out to bat in reply, West Indies looked good as Chris Gayle and Shimron Hetmyer put together a 100 runs partnership. However, a middle order collapse saw West Indies losing five wickets for just 38 runs between 21 to 30 overs. Carlos Brathwaite played a brave innings at the end to take West Indies close to the target and send shivers down the New Zealand spine through his brilliant hundred. But West Indies fell five runs short as he holed out to Neesham at the end.
Carlos Brathwaite and Kemar Roach are fighting what looks like a lost battle. West Indies are well above the asking rate but have lost just too many wickets to chase down 292. Trent Boult and Lockie Ferguson have picked seven wickets among themselves so far.
Trent Boult is making it really difficult for West Indies now. The pacer has picked four wickets in seven overs he has bowled. After taking the first two wickets, Boult came back to claim two more in his second spell. West Indies saw a dramatic collapse after Shimron Hetmyer and Chris Gayle were dismissed in quick succession.
OUT! Ashley Nurse is gone. Another one bites the dust to short bowling. Boult bowls above shoulder length and Nurse perishes as the ball touches his gloves and Latham takes a spectacular catch. Nurse c Latham b Boult 1 off 8 balls.
OUT! Chris Gayle is gone. Gayle tries to hit another maximum down the ground but ends up giving a catch to Boult near mid-on. Gayle c Boult b de Grandhomme 87 off 84 balls.
OUT! Lockie Ferguson removes Jason Holder as he gets two on two. Jason Holder plays it soft but ends up giving a catch to the keeper. Jason Holder c Latham b L Ferguson 0 off 1 ball.
OUT! Lockie Furguson has provided the important breakthrough. Shimron Hetmyer gets deceived by a slower one and ends up getting bowled. Shimron Hetmyer bowled by Lockie Furguson 54 runs of 45 balls.
Chris Gayle and Shimron Hetmyer are putting on a batting display at the Old Trafford, Manchester against New Zealand. The batting duo have put up a 100 runs partnership and are taking West Indies ahead.
West Indies have brought their 100 up in the 17th over. Shimron Hetymer hit back-to-back boundaries to help West Indies storm to 100. Chris Gayle has hit a half-century too.
Chris Gayle has reached his fifty. The Southpaw has looked dangerous. Shimron Hetmyer is also getting into the groove. Looks like an exciting period of play.
We have a couple of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 matches scheduled today as it’s a Super Saturday. The first game is between India and Afghanistan and the second match for the day is between West Indies and New Zealand. The match will be hosted at the Old Trafford in Manchester. Talking about their stint in the World Cup 2019, both WI and NZ have had contrasting fortunes. On one hand, where, West Indies had a promising start right from game one but dwindled as the tournament progressed, the Black Caps have been fairly consistent. West Indies will hope Chris Gayle fires with the bat. We bring you live cricket score updates of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 match along with ball-by-ball commentary here at LatestLY. West Indies vs New Zealand Cricket Score 29th ODI Match.
The tie against New Zealand is quite a do or die match for Jason Holder’s men as they will have to win their remaining games in order to qualify for the semi-finals. After a comprehensive win against Pakistan in their first game, the Caribbean team has produced three major losses. The team lost against Australia, England and Bangladesh. Their match against Sri Lanka got washed out due to rain. So the match is no less than a do or die.
Whereas, for New Zealand has remained unbeaten in the tournament and would wish to keep their winning streak in continuation. Talking about the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 points table, West Indies features on number seven with three points and Kane Williamson’s men are on number two with nine points.
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