this is a direct hit from point! Darren Bravo may have sealed the win as he takes down the stumps at the non-striker's end.. West Indies draw the series with an emphatic win here in Dominica
West Indies vs New Zealand, 2nd T20I at Roseau, Jul 06 2014 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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2nd T20I, Roseau, July 06, 2014, New Zealand tour of West Indies
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On that note from Darren Sammy, we are going to sign-off as well. Thanks for all your comments and feedback. Join us for more from Sri Lanka v South Africa and India v England soon. Ciao ciao.
Darren Sammy, the West Indies captain, says, "Dominica is setting the tone for the rest of the caribbean (with crowd support). Today, it was an equal playing field. We batted well, congrats to Fletcher and when we bowled, we did what we have been doing in T20 cricket. If you notice, we won the WC in Sri Lanka, the pitches were similar to here. We do well in these conditions.. We have the two best spinners in the world. I would like to wish New Zealand team safe journey home."
Kane Williamson, the New Zealand captain today, says, "It wasn't a strong performance from us and West Indies played really well. At the halfway stage, we though we did reasonably well but we lost our way with the bat. They took wickets at key times and made it difficult in the late overs. It was a nice opportunity and I am sure Baz will be looking forward to it in the near future."
Andre Fletcher gets another Man-of-the-Match award for his half-century. He is also the man of the series. He says, "I am very happy. It's good to get a half-century and the team won too. The wicket was much better today. It's a great feeling. I just hope I continue to do my best."
So West Indies end it on a high.. They lost the Test series under the new leadership but find a way back in the T20s under their old leader. It was a slowish surface and New Zealand were always going to struggle against the bowlers who like to vary their pace.. Plus there were Narine and Badree who were hard to hit. Williamson was the leading run-scorer but he was done in by a sharp cutter from Pollard. From then on, only one result appeared possible. Still, NZ would be happy with the results they have achieved on this tour.. A series win in the Tests, a drawn result in the T20s.
kuldeep: "watching the match on TV, i get the feeling NZ are just tired of the long tour, and want to get back home soon"
19.1
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Cottrell to Boult, OUT
Trent Boult run out (Bravo) 5 (5b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 100
Boult inspects the field..
end of over 196 runs • 1 wicket
NZ: 126/9CRR: 6.63 • RRR: 40.00
Trent Boult5 (4b)
Andre Russell 2-0-17-1
Sheldon Cottrell 3-0-28-3
18.6
W
Russell to Southee, OUT
walks way over to the off side, laps it up but can only give Cottrell another chance to salute.. He takes a simple catch at short fine leg
Tim Southee c Cottrell b Russell 2 (3b 0x4 0x6 8m) SR: 66.66
18.5
1
Russell to Boult, 1 run
fuller delivery, the batsman drives it to deep point for a single
This is the loudest crowd we have seen in this tour.. really coming behind their boys now
18.4
2
Russell to Boult, 2 runs
short and wide, Boult cuts it over point this time for another couple
18.3
2
Russell to Boult, 2 runs
full and wide outside off, Boult slices it over backward point for a couple
18.2
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Russell to Boult, no run
slower delivery, Boult moves well down the leg side and misses it completely
18.1
1
Russell to Southee, 1 run
fires in a yorker that Southee digs out to long on
end of over 184 runs • 2 wickets
NZ: 120/8CRR: 6.66 • RRR: 23.00
Tim Southee1 (1b)
Sheldon Cottrell 3-0-28-3
Sunil Narine 4-0-19-2
17.6
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Cottrell to Latham, OUT
another wicket for Cottrell, another chance to salute everyone! this was a yorker wide outside off and Latham has steered it straight into Bravo's hand at backward point..Bravo Lieutenant Cottrell!
Tom Latham c Bravo b Cottrell 3 (5b 0x4 0x6 7m) SR: 60
17.5
2
Cottrell to Latham, 2 runs
goes across the line but finds the man at midwicket
17.4
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Cottrell to Latham, no run
fires in a slower delivery wide outside off, Latham's technique that helped him score those fifties in the Test will not work.. he slogs and misses
17.3
1
Cottrell to Southee, 1 run
slower delivery on the stumps, Southee drives it to long off
Cottrell can feast on these last crumbs..
17.2
1
Cottrell to Latham, 1 run
these singles to third-man are hardly going to make a dent..
West Indies are in complete control here..
17.1
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Cottrell to Anderson, OUT
superb catch! Sammy, the rubber man, is too good in the outfield.. Anderson drives it towards the long-on boundary, but Sammy covers a lot of ground to his right and dives to complete the catch.. he makes it look simple
Corey Anderson c Sammy b Cottrell 14 (16b 0x4 1x6 31m) SR: 87.5
Cottrell comes in..
end of over 173 runs • 2 wickets
NZ: 116/6CRR: 6.82 • RRR: 16.66
Tom Latham0 (1b)
Corey Anderson14 (15b 1x6)
Sunil Narine 4-0-19-2
Kieron Pollard 3-0-19-1
50 from three overs! Few overs ago, I would have closed this page by now and would have asked you to go back home.. not any more..What this century has taught us is to believe
16.6
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Narine to Latham, no run
quicker and shorter on off, cut straight to short third man
Reuben Frizzell: "why no latham yet??" --- because he is coming in now
16.5
W
Narine to Watling, OUT
this could be a wicket! Anderson said NO the moment Watling set off with this dab to cover, Sammy doesn't waste time and fires an underarm flick.. Watling dives but it's to no avail as Ramdin takes off the bails.. He is well out here.. So Watling was impatient.. only to his detriment though
BJ Watling run out (Sammy/†Ramdin) 1 (2b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 50
16.4
1
Narine to Anderson, 1 run
shorter one, comes too quickly, Anderson pulls it to wide long on, says no to the second the moment he sees Russell charging in
16.3
1
Narine to Watling, 1 run
gets a really short delivery but all Watling can do is pull it to deep midwicket, without any timing
Watling has been patient in the Tests.. can he be a bit impatient now?
16.2
1
Narine to Anderson, 1 run
shorter and quicker on off, the batsman nudges it to point for a single
16.1
W
Narine to Ronchi, OUT
fuller and Ronchi books a ticket to the pavilion! He looks for the big hit but doesn't get the timing, slicing it long off where Russell is present
Luke Ronchi c Russell b Narine 12 (12b 0x4 1x6 17m) SR: 100
Matt: "@Neil: You're surprised that Ronchi has been a passenger? Would you get in a car he was driving when you saw that mustache?"
end of over 1614 runs
NZ: 113/4CRR: 7.06 • RRR: 13.25
Luke Ronchi12 (11b 1x6)
Corey Anderson12 (13b 1x6)
Kieron Pollard 3-0-19-1
Daren Sammy 3-0-22-0
15.6
1lb
Pollard to Ronchi, 1 leg bye
fuller delivery on the leg stump line, Ronchi misses his flick but picks up a leg bye to square leg
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