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Welcome to 1 NEWS live updates of Black Caps’ first Twenty20 of their three-game series with the West Indies. Tonight’s game will be played at Eden Park in Auckland.
Lockie Ferguson celebrates taking a wicket against the West Indies at Eden Park. Source: Photosport
NZ: 7/1 (0.4 / 16 overs) Guptill 5, Seifert 1, NZ needs 169 of 93 balls
Guptill and Seifert fight their way to the middle with a gigantic task on their hands. Guptill is ejected early after a loose shot attempt, canceling just five runs. Cottrell celebrates with his usual march and salute. Conway works his way to the middle on his debut.
West Indies: 180/7 (16/16 overs) Cottrell 1, Pollard 75
Kieron Pollard really led by example shooting 75 on 37 sending several balls into the stands. Eight sixes and four fours. What tickets! New Zealand has a great task ahead of it.
West Indies: 146/7 (13.5 / 16 overs) Cottrell 0, Pollard 45
5-FER! Ferguson really spearheads this attack! Keemo Paul anticipates a short delivery and approaches Seifert, who takes it comfortably.
West Indies: 143/6 (13.3 / 16 overs) Paul 0, Pollard 45
FERGUSON GETS HIS ROOM! Allen goes out for 30 after a lazy shot attempt catches the top edge of his bat. Ball sails to Seifert, who doesn’t seem to notice Allen made contact, however, no discussion, he heads to the locker room with his bat under his arm and Keemo Paul heads to the middle.
West Indies: 131/5 (11/16 overs) Allen 19, Pollard 45
Neesham is dispatched for this, going for three sixes and four, 22 runs at the end. The Black Caps are really struggling to apply pressure right now.
West Indies: 108/5 (11/16 overs) Allen 19, Pollard 22
After a 20 minute rain break, the covers are removed and the teams return to the field. Both innings will now be reduced to 16 overs due to delays. Southee looks for his spinning attack to get things going with Santner resuming play. West Indies exploits the gaps and Santner goes for 12 runs in his first over.
West Indies: 96/5 (10/20 overs) Allen 8, Pollard 21
The covers are hastily removed when the skies open. Jamieson returns to the attack and struggles with consistency after a couple of attempts. However, it is only good for six. Not so bad in the context of the match!
West Indies: 90/5 (9/20 overs) Allen 6, Pollard 19
A scare pair for the West Indies, Pollard comes out after an LBW shout from Bennett, but a review sees the decision overturned. Pollard proceeds to effortlessly smash a six directly on Bennett’s head. 9 runs on Bennett and another eight on Ferguson before that. The West Indies expect these two to settle in now.
West Indies: 73/5 (7/20 overs) Allen 2, Pollard 12
The West Indies overcome without losing a wicket. Some chances, but the Windies get 13 runs in that trade. They needed it after the horror run they just had.
West Indies: 59/5 (5.1 / 20 overs)
GONE! Ferguson in a hattrick! A full throw to Nicholas Pooran’s legs, he hits him on the rolling knee and hits him. Pooran reviews it but they stick with the decision on the field. The tides have turned! Pooran heads to the sheds with only one race to his name.
West Indies: 58/4 (4.5 / 20 overs)
AGAIN! The West Indies are dropping like flies now. Lockie Ferguson takes a fine leg catch after a missed shot by Rovman Powell from the Southee bowling alley. It’s really making up for that openness! Powell went for a duck!
West Indies: 58/3 (4.2 / 20 overs)
Southee gets her first! A wild shot from Brandon King is picked up at one point back by Jimmy Neesham. King leaves at 1 p.m.
West Indies: 58/2 (3.6 / 20 overs)
OTHER! New hitter Shimron Hetmeyer doesn’t last long. Hetmyer walks away from the stumps looking to hit over Ferguson’s head. Ferguson follows him bowling on his body line and Hetmyer cuts with Seifert taking an easy catch.
West Indies: 58/1 (3.2 / 20 overs)
SHUTTER! CLEAN BOWLED! Ferguson packs Andre Fletcher’s scalp. Not a bad shot though 34 runs of 14 balls. Ferguson sends the ball crashing down the middle as Fletcher looks to throw the ball through the midwicket.
West Indies: 54/0 (3/20 overs)
Southee took off after her previous one, which seems like forever. Hamish Bennett steps in, but it turns out to be more expensive. Bennett is going for 29 runs on that change! Five extras and a huge six over midwicket, a trio of four and a pair of singles. Windies could get closer to a world record in opening power play.
West Indies: 26/0 (2/20 overs) Fletcher 18, King 4
Fletcher welcomes Jamieson to international T20 cricket with two sixes, one longer and a nice cut 10 rows back over the third man. Unfortunately, the rain returns and the players lift off the ground at the end of the changeover.
West Indies: 8/0 (1/20 overs) Fletcher 6, King 0
Finally back in the middle. Southee back to finish off the finish, throwing one more wide. That took almost half an hour!
7:15 pm: Eden Park’s ground crew removes the blankets when the showers disappear. The crowd loves it. Ground crews now clean surface moisture in gardens with rolled burlap.
7:05 pm: Four balls in and the covers are out! The game is on hold now while we wait for the rain to fade. It was not the best start for New Zealand though, with Tim Southee’s first two balls wide open and a four and a single by Andre Fletcher of the West Indies.
7:00 pm: A bit of rain slides off as the entire field kneels just before the game begins in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
6:40 pm: The Black Caps won the draw that Captain Tim Southee chose to enter first, taking advantage of favorable conditions for bowling. It is currently cloudy with a light breeze in Eden Park, however it looks like we could see rain later in the evening. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that it lasts for time!
The Black Caps will not feature the usual skipper Kane Williamson, who will miss the T20 series alongside Trent Boult after an action-packed IPL series in Abu Dhabi.
South African-born batsman Devon Conway enters the team, making his international debut, and after just three years in the country, the 29-year-old has already made his mark on the New Zealand cricket scene.
Conway impressed in all formats for Wellington last season and has continued his good form this season.
Kyle Jamieson also makes his first T20 debut for the Black Caps after a stellar season with the New Zealand test team last year.
