West Indies Beat New Zealand By 13 Runs

Chasing 150, New Zealand misplaced wickets in a fast succession and had been restricted to 136/9 in 20 overs. For NZ, Glenn Phillips was the top-scorer with 40 runs. For WI, Joseph scalped 4 wickets whereas Gudakesh Motie scalped three. Other than them, Akeal Hosein additionally scalped one wicket.

Solely Glenn Phillips (40 off 33 balls) prompted any actual worries for the West Indies however when he fell to Joseph within the 18th over the match was successfully over as a contest, regardless of Mitchell Santner belting three sixes off Romario Shepherd within the ultimate over.

With the win West Indies have certified for the Tremendous Eight and New Zealand have solely slimmest of the possibilities to make it to the following spherical of the event.

Rovman Powell West Indies captain: I am very pleased, we discover ourselves in some hassle and two guys went deep. We already mentioned that anyone needed to play a blinder, it was not a simple wicker for the inclement climate. Sherfane’s innings was implausible and gave us confidence in the course of the innings break. What the New Zealand bowlers tried to do properly we tried to copy. On the midway mark we sat down and mentioned attempting to hit a tough size and our spinners to spin the ball. We’ve obtained to make use of what we now have, we do not have quick bowlers like New Zealand. Credit score to them (spinners) even with a moist ball, they did properly. Such a superb night time and somebody needed to arise and be counted.

Kane Williamson New Zealand captain: It was good, we had an inkling it might be fairly tough if we hit an space and that proved to be the case. The standard of Sherfane’s innings was the distinction, extremely spectacular and fairly irritating for us. The batting depth from their aspect was fairly helpful, we took the aggressive choice to take the wicket and T20 is a recreation of small margins and sadly didn’t work out that method. [on Santner bowling the last over] We all know that and we now have full belief in that, the fellows did that properly within the first 12 overs however as I mentioned it is small margins and two three balls in an over can go huge and the rating will be above par. You get the prep and do what you possibly can. Situations listed here are what they’re and we won’t make excuses. We have to hold getting higher and hold discovering a method, 10-15 runs that may make a giant distinction. We have to bounce again shortly, we’re again in two days, we have to be smarter. The learnings are necessary and we have to choose ourselves up and go once more