MOUNT MAUNGANUI (New Zealand): After suffering a 72-run loss to New Zealand in the second T20I from the three-game series, patron of the West Indies Kieron pollard On Sunday he admitted that fielding dropped the entire team.
While batting first, New Zealand hit 238/3 in the allotted twenty overs and the Windies were limited to just 166/9.
Glenn phillips scored his first century T20I to propel New Zealand to 238/3 against the West Indies. Phillips played 108 runs in the game to lead New Zealand to its third-highest total of T20I. In addition, he completed the century with just 46 balls, the fastest T20I for a New Zealander.
“100 percent went in the opposite direction of what we wanted to plan and execute. When we are bad, we go really bad. We had them in their first 10 overs but between 10-15 overs, we let things slip. The fielding was not up to the mark and i think its a mindset thing than a technical thing. The throw is 50-50 but we opted to bowling to see if the fast / swing bowlers would get any movement. -200 would have been fine , but like I said, they got away from us from the 10-15 overs, “Pollard quoted ESPNCricinfo after the conclusion of the second T20I.
With this victory in the second T20I, New Zealand now has an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. For the West Indies, no batter was able to stay in the area for long and it was Pollard who scored the team’s all-time high with a 28-run hit.
After the victory, Captain Kiwi Tim southee He said: “We talked about little improvements in all areas. An amazing day for him (Phillips), not just on the bat but on the field as well. He has that X factor and he’s done well against those guys in CPL and he showed today. Devon Conway has been dominating Cricket for a long time and today he played very well, being Glenn’s second fiddle and then he exploded himself too. We knew the opposition would be tough for the bowlers, but we made it difficult for them and made sure they never got going. ”
For his 108-run hit, Phillips was awarded Man of the Match.
New Zealand and the West Indies will now meet in the final T20I of the three-game series on Monday, November 30.
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