- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.6 flicked and taken! Length ball on the stumps and King plays a smart flick. However he doesn't get the elevation to go over midwicket. Foulkes laps it up. 4/14.3 high up and deep square leg gets under it! This is a length ball on middle stump but the extra bounce forces the error as Athanaze mistimes the pull. A promising innings comes to a close prematurely 28/212.3 top of leg stump! Foulkes keeps it straight. Zips it through. Hope tries to go over midwicket with his swivel but the variation keeps the bounce slightly lower than Hope expected. The ball has beaten him all ends up. Nonetheless, a solid innings given WI lost three wickets rather early 97/46.6 scooped up into the night sky and Ravindra takes an easy one at cover! This was a slower ball, wide outside off. Auguste is through the shot too early and the attempted loft over cover doesn't even clear the infielder. Toe-ended eventually and he has to go. 43/317.6 stumps rattled and Duffy finishes his spell with a second wicket! Yorker length on middle and leg. Chase moves to the off side to scoop it over short fine leg but he's slow through the attempted shot. Base of leg stump. Chase's struggle ends 146/518.3 bounce does the trick! Fourth-stump line, digs it in short. And Powell's attempted pull is futile. Skiddiness does the trick as the ball kisses the edge of the bat en route to Conway 148/6Extras15 (lb 6, w 9)TOTAL164/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.2)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Brandon King, 0.6 ov), 2-28 (Alick Athanaze, 4.3 ov), 3-43 (Ackeem Auguste, 6.6 ov), 4-97 (Shai Hope, 12.3 ov), 5-146 (Roston Chase, 17.6 ov), 6-148 (Rovman Powell, 18.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JA Duffy 4 0 19 2 4.75 14 1 0 3 0 KA Jamieson 4 0 30 1 7.5 11 5 0 2 0 ZG Foulkes 4 0 35 2 8.75 14 3 3 1 0 JDS Neesham 3 0 23 1 7.66 6 3 0 1 0 MJ Santner 4 0 40 0 10 5 0 3 2 0 R Ravindra 1 0 11 0 11 2 0 1 0 0
Current Run Rate
CRR
7.85
Last 5 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 5 Ov (RR)
57/3 (11.4)
Current Run Rate
CRR
7.85
Last 5 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 5 Ov (RR)
57/3 (11.4)
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR6.1 strikes first ball of his spell! Fullish ball around off. Robinson looks to tonk an uppish lift over cover but it's been hit so well that it goes straight down Athanaze's throat at deep cover! 48/23.1 Forde is pumped up! Stellar celebration! Comes around the wicket. Bowls a length ball outside off. Hint of movement in. Big gap between body and bat as Conway sticks the bat out to guide it to the off side. Ball zips in and hits off stump 30/111.3 Hosein with the breakthrough! Full, fast and wide outside off. Ravindra tries to slog it right down the ground but one hand is off the bat, which means the power is not there either. Long on gets in on the action 83/49.4 easy as! Chapman's struggles end. Fullish ball outside off. Turning away. Chapman tries to flat-bat it over the off side, but ends up toe-ending the shot straight to long off. Forde takes a comfortable one 70/312.2 slices the pull, ball goes high up, and Mitchell must go too! Seales bowls short on a fourth-stump line. Mitchell's bat turns upwards as he attempts the leg-side swipe. Cover gets under this skier. 87/512.4 WI are breathing fire! Bracewell moves to the off side before the ball is delivered. Seales follows him by bowling short outside off. Bracewell attempts a flick off his hips, looking to send the ball over the keeper or over short fine leg, but all he does is glance the ball into the hands of Hope! 88/615.2 on the boundary rope! Neesham goes leg side and gets a slot ball to be honest. But somehow the show doesn't have the desired power and the floaty shot goes straight to long off with the other fielders shouting 'catch it' in unison. 100/715.5 as DJ Khaled says, ANOTHER ONE! Chase drifts this length ball wide outside off. Foulkes, not a batter per se, sees the width and his eyes light up. Tries to flat-bat it down the ground but he's totally mistimed it. Ball goes high up and Chase decides to take the catch himself. Grabbed by him between mid off and mid on. 102/816.4 birthday boy takes the catch! Jamieson's a tall man, so this rising good length ball is well struck by Jamieson as he pummels a shot down the V. But the direction is not perfect and that brings Holder into play. Holder moves to his right from long-on and takes a sharp catch. Seales with a third. 107/9Extras5 (lb 2, w 3)TOTAL157/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.85)Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Devon Conway, 3.1 ov), 2-48 (Tim Robinson, 6.1 ov), 3-70 (Mark Chapman, 9.4 ov), 4-83 (Rachin Ravindra, 11.3 ov), 5-87 (Daryl Mitchell, 12.2 ov), 6-88 (Michael Bracewell, 12.4 ov), 7-100 (James Neesham, 15.2 ov), 8-102 (Zak Foulkes, 15.5 ov), 9-107 (Kyle Jamieson, 16.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JNT Seales 4 0 32 3 8 8 2 1 0 0 MW Forde 4 0 32 1 8 14 5 1 1 0 JO Holder 4 0 35 0 8.75 9 6 0 1 0 R Shepherd 3 0 26 1 8.66 7 3 1 0 0 RL Chase 4 0 26 3 6.5 10 0 2 1 0 AJ Hosein 1 0 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand , elected to field first
Series result
West Indies led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.15 start, First Session 19.15-20.45, Interval 20.45-21.05, Second Session 21.05-21.35
Match days
5 November 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 2 wickets)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (51 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: West Indies - 66/3 in 10.0 overs (SD Hope 33, RL Chase 9)
- SD Hope: 50 off 38 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (SD Hope 33, RL Chase 18, Ex 3)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 13.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 5
- West Indies: 150 runs in 18.6 overs (114 balls), Extras 14
- Innings Break: West Indies - 164/6 in 20.0 overs (JO Holder 5, R Shepherd 9)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 1 wicket)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: New Zealand - 70/3 in 9.4 overs (R Ravindra 18)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 5
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 19.3 overs (117 balls), Extras 5
- MJ Santner: 50 off 26 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 10th Wicket: 50 runs in 20 balls (MJ Santner 49, JA Duffy 1, Ex 0)
Match Coverage
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