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WEST INDIES 132/8 (18 OVERS)
- Andre Fletcher52 (39)
- Darren Bravo30 (28)
- Tim Southee2/20 (4)
- Trent Boult2/28 (4)
NEW ZEALAND 117/4 (15 OVERS)
- Brendon McCullum40 (35)
- Ross Taylor*28 (20)
- Daren Sammy3/22 (3)
- Krishmar Santokie1/27 (2)
END OF OVER:15 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 117/4 | RR: 7.80
- Ross Taylor28 (20b)
- Luke Ronchi0 (0b)
- Daren Sammy3-0-22-3
- Kieron Pollard2-0-14-0
That's it from us for this match. The rain played a major role in the match, both in terms of making the ball hard to grip and the pitch a little unpredictable, and it put New Zealand in a distinctly advantageous position by the end. They made sure they capitalised, and they've taken a 1-0 lead. Do join us tomorrow for the second T20. Good night.
Andre Fletcher is Man of the Match
Darren Sammy says West Indies batted really well, after the start they got, but didn't get the finish they wanted at the end. "We still backed our bowlers to defend, but the conditions didn't allow us to do it. The most important thing in cricket is the ball, and the conditions made it very difficult to grip."
Brendon McCullum agrees, and says the conditions were "unacceptable" and adds that he feels for the "team on the wrong side" of the result. "The wicket, with the rain on it, it was hard to tell if it was going to kiss off it or sit on it."
Ross Taylor says "you have to give credit to the umpires and the West Indies players for staying out for so long because it was raining quite steadily."
And that, it seems, is that. It's still raining, and the light isn't great either, and the players go off again, and the players shake hands as they do so. The Duckworth-Lewis par score for New Zealand, at this point, was 105 for 4, and they're comfortably ahead of that score. This means, of course, that they are in the curious, but now familiar position of having won by a runs margin rather than a wickets margin despite batting second. They have won by 12 runs.
Luke Ronchi comes in, wearing a comedy moustache under the helmet
CJ Anderson c Narine b Sammy 15 (18m 9b 1x4 1x6) SR: 166.66
They're finally bringing out a batch of replacement balls now. Had to happen, I suppose. The towels were coming out after every delivery
Sammy goes around the wicket now
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