END OF OVER:18 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | WI: 132/8 | RR: 7.33
- Sunil Narine0 (0b)
- Tim Southee4-0-20-2
- Corey Anderson4-0-32-2
Right. So by our calculations, New Zealand's target will be 133. There won't be any upward revisions.
Andre Fletcher says there was some tennis-ball bounce and "it was hard to get the ball off the square initially". He says 132 isn't a bad score considering the conditions. Let's see if the West Indies bowlers can prove him right.
17.6
W
Southee to Ramdin, 1 run, OUT, slower ball, and Ramdin had no idea where that was going, before he sees it late, dipping down towards the blockhole. He swats at it and hits it down towards mid-on. Neesham sprints in from long-on and throws to the keeper's end, where Ronchi takes off the bails as Ramdin looks for a non-existent second to boost West Indies' total. This has been a superb last over from Southee
D Ramdin run out 1 (7m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100
17.5
W
Southee to Pollard, OUT, taken! Another short ball, and Pollard connects this time but not very well, and he swats this uppishly towards deep midwicket. Anderson runs to his right and dives sideways to take it low, close to the ground, with both hands.
KA Pollard c Anderson b Southee 16 (27m 16b 0x4 1x6) SR: 100
17.4
0
Southee to Pollard, no run, another attempted pull, another swat at thin air. Southee's mixing up his pace beautifully here
17.3
0
Southee to Pollard, no run, slower bouncer this time, and Pollard can't connect with another pull. The ball loops over his head and Ronchi fumbles after the ball bounces down in front of him
17.2
0
Southee to Pollard, no run, short again, and he's throws his weight into that pull but hasn't connected. Top hand comes off the bat handle, in that familiar Pollard manner
he's gone around the wicket now
17.1
2
Southee to Pollard, 2 runs, short ball, and he's pulled it to the left of deep backward square leg
END OF OVER:17 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | WI: 129/6 | RR: 7.58
- Kieron Pollard14 (11b)
- Denesh Ramdin0 (0b)
- Corey Anderson4-0-32-2
- Trent Boult4-0-28-2
16.6
1
Anderson to Pollard, 1 run, full, outside off, and he drives it hard to mid-off
16.5
W
Anderson to Russell, OUT, angled across, and Russell, backing away, tries to go over extra cover but ends up slicing it high in the air and the sweeper runs to his left and takes a simple catch on the boundary
AD Russell c Taylor b Anderson 1 (8m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20
16.4
1
Anderson to Pollard, 1 run, short ball, and he's a little late on that pull but gets it away towards deep midwicket
16.3
1
Anderson to Russell, 1 run, angled across, and he's slapped it to mid-off, where McCullum again picks up and throws in one blurry motion and gets a direct hit at the bowler's end. They've gone to the third umpire, but he's home and dry
16.3
1w
Anderson to Russell, 1 wide, banged in, and Russell ducks under it. He might not have needed to, since it was way over head height
16.2
0
Anderson to Russell, no run, slogs at this and misses completely. It was another slower ball, and he didn't really have his eye on the ball as he swung his entire body into that shot
16.1
1
Anderson to Pollard, 1 run, shortish slower ball, and he clubs this down towards mid-off, where McCullum pulls off a nonchalant one-handed pick-up and throw
END OF OVER:16 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | WI: 124/5 | RR: 7.75
- Andre Russell0 (2b)
- Kieron Pollard11 (8b)
- Trent Boult4-0-28-2
- Ish Sodhi3-0-35-1
15.6
0
Boult to Russell, no run, slower ball outside off, and Russell flashes at it but is too early into his shot and it bounces down towards the keeper
15.5
0
Boult to Russell, no run, length ball, angled towards off stump, and he defends this off the back foot. The bowler runs forward at the end of his follow-through to remove any intention of sneaking a single
15.4
1
Boult to Pollard, 1 run, back of a length, and he half-pulls, half tucks it away off his hips down towards midwicket
15.3
W
Boult to Sammy, OUT, short, and it surprised him for pace, and he was halfway between pulling and swaying out of the way and the ball looped up off the shoulder of his bat down to short third man. Excellent delivery, saw Sammy clear his front leg in a premeditated manner
DJG Sammy c Southee b Boult 10 (7m 4b 1x4 1x6) SR: 250
15.2
1
Boult to Pollard, 1 run, onto the pads now, full, and he works it into the leg side
