New Zealand vs West Indies, 1st T20I at Auckland, Dec 26 2008 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
1st T20I (D/N), Auckland, December 26, 2008, West Indies tour of New Zealand
New Zealand (20 ovs maximum)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b Edwards | 12 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 70.58 | |||
| c Benn b Baker | 14 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 140.00 | |||
| b Taylor | 63 | 50 | 77 | 4 | 4 | 126.00 | |||
| c & b Pollard | 21 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 175.00 | |||
| c Marshall b Benn | 13 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 92.85 | |||
| c & b Gayle | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |||
| c Edwards b Gayle | 10 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 142.85 | |||
| not out | 10 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 166.66 | |||
| not out | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| Extras | (lb 1, nb 1, w 6) | 8 | |||||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 7.75, 95 Mins) | 155/7 | |||||||
Did not bat | |||||||||
Fall of wickets 1-21 (Brendon McCullum, 2.6 ov), 2-37 (Jesse Ryder, 5.1 ov), 3-70 (Scott Styris, 9.2 ov), 4-104 (Jacob Oram, 14.1 ov), 5-112 (James Franklin, 15.3 ov), 6-142 (Ross Taylor, 18.3 ov), 7-149 (Daniel Flynn, 19.1 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 | 12 | 1 | 1 | |
2.6 to BB McCullum, pitched up and McCullum goes for the big shot. He miss-hits the shot and the ball floats to Benn at mid-off. Easy catch.. 21/1 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 | 11 | 4 | 0 | |
18.3 to LRPL Taylor, fast and straighter ball which Taylor misses and it rips leg-stump out the ground. Good bowling but Taylor's done his damage. 142/6 | ||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
5.1 to JD Ryder, beautifully bowled. Going away from off-stump but the balls swings in a bit before nipping of the surface and turning in to the top of Jesse Ryder's off-stump. Great delivery and Edwards picks up a wicket first ball. 37/2 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
14.1 to JDP Oram, sliced away in the air over cover and it's a long boundary out there. Good catch taken on the boundary by Marshall. Oram just didn't quite get that in the middle of the bat. 104/4 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 12.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
9.2 to SB Styris, tries to manipulated the ball and it bounces off the top edge again this time straight up in to the air and Pollard takes a routine catch. 70/3 | ||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5.33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
15.3 to JEC Franklin, fuller ball again and a powerful straight drive but Gayle gets his hands down quick to take a stunning catch. Good reflexes from the West Indies captain. 112/5 19.1 to DR Flynn, shorter slower ball which Flynn get's underneath too much and Fidel Edwards back pedals from extra cover to take a simple catch. 149/7 | ||||||||
West Indies (T: 156 runs from 20 ovs)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Taylor b Patel | 67 | 41 | 60 | 5 | 5 | 163.41 | |||
| c & b Mills | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 | |||
| b Vettori | 28 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 116.66 | |||
| c Flynn b Vettori | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |||
| c †McCullum b Southee | 19 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 111.76 | |||
| c Patel b Vettori | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 175.00 | |||
| c †McCullum b Patel | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| not out | 11 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| run out (†McCullum) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |||
| not out | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 250.00 | |||
| Extras | (lb 4, w 1) | 5 | |||||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 7.75, 96 Mins) | 155/8 | |||||||
Did not bat | |||||||||
Fall of wickets 1-19 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 2.1 ov), 2-82 (Xavier Marshall, 9.1 ov), 3-109 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 13.1 ov), 4-114 (Chris Gayle, 14.1 ov), 5-124 (Kieron Pollard, 15.3 ov), 6-130 (Carlton Baugh, 16.2 ov), 7-149 (Shawn Findlay, 19.1 ov), 8-150 (Fidel Edwards, 19.4 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
2.1 to S Chanderpaul, superb catch! A straight drive from Chanderpaul and it's going left of Mills but he dives down quick and takes a stunning grab with his left hand. 19/1 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
19.1 to SE Findlay, pitched up and going away from the batsmen. He takes a wild swipe at it and the ball just nicks off the toe and McCullum gathers the ball. First blood to the Kiwis. 149/7 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
14.1 to CH Gayle, pitched up from Gayle and he goes for one to many and doesn't get hold of it. Taylor has plenty of time to think about it at long-off and takes a crucial catch. 114/4 16.2 to CS Baugh, slower delivery and pitched up. He gets under it too much and McCullum calls for it early and makes good ground to get underneath it with the gloves. 130/6 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4.00 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
9.1 to XM Marshall, first ball! Vettori bowls one which keeps low and escapes under Marshall's defensive drive before going on and clipping his off-stump. 82/2 13.1 to RR Sarwan, Sarwan goes for the heroics but gets underneath it too much. The ball spins away high to Flynn at deep square leg where he takes the catch well. 109/3 15.3 to KA Pollard, slower ball and he gets under it too much. The ball soars high in to the air and Patel takes a simple but important catch at long-off. 124/5 | ||||||||
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Match Flow
New Zealand innings
50 runs in 6.2 overs (38 balls), Extras 5
100 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Extras 6
LRPL Taylor: 50 off 43 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
150 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 8
West Indies innings
West Indies 50 in 24 mins, from 5.1 overs
Attendance: 20,638
CH Gayle 50 from 51 minutes in 34 balls, 5x4, 3x6
West Indies 100 in 55 mins from 12.5 overs
West Indies won the match after two "super overs". West Indies 25/1 v New Zealand 15/2
Match Details
GroundEden Park, Auckland
TossNew Zealand, elected to bat first
Season2008/09
Player Of The Match
Series resultWest Indies led the 2-match series 1-0
Match numberT20I no. 78
Hours of play (local time)17.00 start, First Session 17.00-18.15, Interval 18.15-18.35, Second Session 18.35-19.55
Match days26 December 2008 - daynight (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
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