Styris finishes things off with a lovely lofted on drive. He leant forward, to the pitch and sent it soaring over mid-on.
West Indies vs New Zealand, 27th Match, Super Eights at North Sound, Mar 29 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
27th Match, Super Eights, North Sound, March 29, 2007, ICC World Cup
177
(39.2/50 ov, T:178) 179/3
New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 64 balls remaining)
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New Zealand register a emphatic seven-wicket victory. Bond started off with an sensational spell to push West Indies into a shell. They rallied through Gayle and Sarwan but then came the familiar West Indies collapse. Lara tried to stem the rot but his dismissal hastened the end. New Zealand jogged through the chase and are sitting pretty with four points.
This is Sriram Veera signing off. Adios.
39.2
4
Gayle to Styris, FOUR runs
39.1
•
Gayle to Styris, no run
drifts in towards the middle stump line, pushed to mid-off
end of over 395 runs
NZ: 175/3CRR: 4.48 • RRR: 0.27
Scott Styris76 (88b 6x4)
Craig McMillan33 (57b 3x4)
Ramnaresh Sarwan 1-0-5-0
Chris Gayle 6-0-31-0
38.6
1
Sarwan to Styris, 1 run
flighted on the leg and middle, driven down the ground
38.5
1
Sarwan to McMillan, 1 run
lands outside leg stump, tapped close on the leg side and they pinch another run. 4 needed.
38.4
•
Sarwan to McMillan, no run
38.3
1
Sarwan to Styris, 1 run
lands on the leg stump, turns in, driven through cover point
38.2
1
Sarwan to McMillan, 1 run
slightly short in length, cut past point.
38.1
1
Sarwan to Styris, 1 run
overpitched on the leg and middle, eased down to long on. Can we hit some where else please?
end of over 387 runs
NZ: 170/3CRR: 4.47 • RRR: 0.66
Craig McMillan31 (54b 3x4)
Scott Styris73 (85b 6x4)
Chris Gayle 6-0-31-0
Corey Collymore 9-0-43-0
37.6
•
Gayle to McMillan, no run
floated outside off, driven to cover
37.5
1
Gayle to Styris, 1 run
tossed-up, Styris leans forward, drives to long on
37.4
1
Gayle to McMillan, 1 run
leans forward, flicks it behind square-leg
37.3
1
Gayle to Styris, 1 run
Another drive to long-on. Another single. NZ need 10 more.
37.2
1
Gayle to McMillan, 1 run
on the middle stump line, driven to long on
37.2
1w
Gayle to McMillan, 1 wide
pushes that one well outside off, McMillan lunges at it greedily but can't connect. Wide called.
37.1
2
Gayle to McMillan, 2 runs
on the off stump line, McMillan shuffles across, dabs it through square-leg
end of over 3716 runs
NZ: 163/3CRR: 4.40 • RRR: 1.15
Scott Styris71 (83b 6x4)
Craig McMillan27 (50b 3x4)
Corey Collymore 9-0-43-0
Chris Gayle 5-0-24-0
36.6
4
Collymore to Styris, FOUR runs
Styris backs away, Collymore sends in a slower one and Styris waits and swings it to long leg.
36.5
4
Collymore to Styris, FOUR runs
Whack. Another low full-toss and Styris smashes it over the bowler. Clean as a whistle.
36.4
•
Collymore to Styris, no run
Styris backs away, Collymore follows him with a yorker-length delivery, jabbed away to the on side
36.3
2
Collymore to Styris, 2 runs
attempted yorker, turns into a low full-toss, on the middle, driven to left of mid-off
36.2
2
Collymore to Styris, 2 runs
low full-toss, on the middle stump line, Styris backs away and wallops it to left of long on
36.1
4
Collymore to Styris, FOUR runs
overpitched on the middle stump line and thrashed through widish mid-on