19.6: Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Santner, Takes pace off again and outside off, Mitchell Santner reaches out and drags the pull to deep mid-wicket for just a single. West Indies win by 13 runs and have booked their place in the Super 8 stage. As for the New Zealand, they are all but out of the T20 World Cup.
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19.5: Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Santner, Fuller and slower, outside off, Mitchell Santner swings to go big on the off side but gets undone by the lack of pace as the ball sneaks under the bat.
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19.4: Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Santner, SIX! Launched down the ground! Romario Shepherd's confidence is taking a hit here. Into the wicket and angling in, over middle, Mitchell Santner stays still and lofts it straight over the bowler's head for the third maximum of the over. Had this six-hitting act come earlier, things would have panned out differently for New Zealand.
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19.3: Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Santner, Slower and into the wicket, outside off, Mitchell Santner throws his hands at it but miscues the shot to mid-wicket. Three legal deliveries and West Indies will be home.
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19.2: Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Santner, SIX! Back-to-back maximums for Mitchell Santner. Romario Shepherd bangs it away on a short of a good length, over middle and leg, Mitchell Santner stands tall and dispatches the pull over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
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19.1: Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Santner, SIX! A half-volley and it gets the treatment. Romario Shepherd offers width on off, in the slot, Mitchell Santner stays low to make the connection and carves it over cover for a flat six.
End of over 19
NZ117/9
NZ Batting T Boult 7(4) M Santner 2(6)
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18.6: Andre Russell to Trent Boult, OUT! CAUGHT! Andre Russell strikes with the last ball of his spell. Six and out for Trent Boult. Stays over the wicket and hits a good length, on the off-stump line, Trent Boult stays deep in his crease and clears his front leg to go back over the bowler's head. Slices it towards short third where Roston Chase takes it safely.
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18.5: Andre Russell to Trent Boult, SIX! Put away with disdain! Russell goes full but serves it right in the arc, on middle and leg, Trent Boult backs away and swipes across the line. Clears deep mid-wicket for a maximum.
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18.4: Andre Russell to Mitchell Santner, Dishes it out on a fullish length, on off, Mitchell Santner scuffs his drive down to long off for a single.
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18.3: Andre Russell to Mitchell Santner, Drags the length back and offers no pace whatsoever, on off, Mitchell Santner stays leg side and tries to punch it through the off side but the ball keeps a bit low and scoots under the bat.
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18.2: Andre Russell to Trent Boult, Length delivery, on middle, Trent Boult clears his front leg and hacks it through mid-wicket for a single.
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18.1: Andre Russell to Mitchell Santner, Leg bye! Serves it on a hard length, on leg, Mitchell Santner hops back and tries to work it away on the leg side. Gets beaten for pace as the ball zips through to hit him on the thigh. Andre Russell is the only one to go up in appeal but the ball clearly pitched outside leg.
End of over 18
NZ108/8
NZ Batting T Boult 0(1) M Santner 1(3)
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17.6: Alzarri Joseph to Trent Boult, No hat-trick for Alzarri Joseph. Attacks the stumps with a good-length delivery, on middle, Trent Boult moves leg side and swings through the line but gets a thickish outside edge that flies down to deep third for one.
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17.5: Alzarri Joseph to Tim Southee, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Two in two for Alzarri Joseph and he is on a hat-trick now! Hurls it in on a length, just outside off, Tim Southee walks right across his stumps to access the leg side. He swings but gets a leading edge that goes straight up and behind the bowler. Joseph turns around and runs across to his right to take a well-judged catch. A golden duck for Tim Southee as the West Indies strengthen their grip on the game.
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17.4: Alzarri Joseph to Glenn Phillips, OUT! CAUGHT! Alzarri Joseph fights back and that should do it for the West Indies. Joseph responds by pulling his length back and bowls it over middle and leg, Glenn Phillips backs away and opens himself up to flat-bat this one down the ground. Gets rushed in his shot and fails to get any distance behind it. Rovman Powell runs in from long on to his right and takes a good catch.
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17.3: Alzarri Joseph to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! And again! Angling in from over the wicket in the arc for the batter, on a nagging length, Glenn Phillips clears his front leg and swats it to the right of deep mid-wicket. One bounce and it goes over the ropes.
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17.2: Alzarri Joseph to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Smeared away! At the batter, on a length, Glenn Phillips stays low to make the connection and whips it past deep square leg for a boundary.
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17.1: Alzarri Joseph to Glenn Phillips, This stays low as Joseph bangs into the wicket, on middle and leg, Glenn Phillips tries to go big on the leg side but gets an inside edge onto the pads.
End of over 20
WI149/9
WI Batting S Rutherford 68(39) G Motie 0(1)
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19.6: Mitchell Santner to Sherfane Rutherford, FOUR! BANG! 18 runs off the over and Sherfane Rutherford finishes in style! Short and wide outside off. Sherfane Rutherford cuts it aerially into the gap between deep cover-point and the long-off fielder for a boundary. West Indies finish on a competitive score of 149 for 9.
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19.5: Mitchell Santner to Sherfane Rutherford, SIX! GOING, GOING, GONEEEE! Tosses it full, outside off. Sherfane Rutherford sits down and powers it over wide long-on boundary for a maximum. West Indies breach the 140-run mark.
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19.4: Mitchell Santner to Sherfane Rutherford, In the air but safe! Full and quick, outside off. Sherfane Rutherford advances and lifts it toward the sweeper cover region for two more.
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19.3: Mitchell Santner to Sherfane Rutherford, FOUR! LAUNCHED! Flatter, outside off. Sherfane Rutherford brings the forearms into play and thumps it toward the deep extra cover region. One bounce and over the ropes.
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19.2: Mitchell Santner to Sherfane Rutherford, Short and wide outside off. Sherfane Rutherford stays back and cuts it toward deep backward point for a couple.
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19.1: Mitchell Santner to Sherfane Rutherford, Flatter, outside off. Sherfane Rutherford pumps it to long-off but does not take the run.
End of over 19
WI131/9
WI Batting S Rutherford 50(33) G Motie 0(1)
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18.6: Daryl Mitchell to Sherfane Rutherford, Sherfane Rutherford gets to his FIFTY! A standing ovation from the crowd! Hard-length delivery, on middle. Sherfane Rutherford knocks it down to long-on for a single. Keeps the strike for the final over.
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18.5: Daryl Mitchell to Sherfane Rutherford, SIX! BOOM! A third over in the over and best of the lot! Short of a length, on off. Sherfane Rutherford stays back and smacks it over long-leg boundary for half a dozen.
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18.4: Daryl Mitchell to Sherfane Rutherford, Goes full, on the pad. Sherfane Rutherford looks to flick across the line but misses and wears on the pad.
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18.3: Daryl Mitchell to Sherfane Rutherford, SIX MORE! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Pace-off, in the slot. Sherfane Rutherford picks it early and slams it deep into crowd over long-off for back to back maximums.
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18.2: Daryl Mitchell to Sherfane Rutherford, SIX! TAKE THAT! Just what Sherfane Rutherford and West Indies need! Slower length ball, outside off. Sherfane Rutherford thumps it hard and over the long-off boundary for a powerful hit.
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18.1: Daryl Mitchell to Sherfane Rutherford, Full-length delivery, outside off. Sherfane Rutherford drags it off the inner-half through mid-wicket. He denies the single.
End of over 18
WI112/9
WI Batting G Motie 0(1) S Rutherford 31(27)
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17.6: Trent Boult to Gudakesh Motie, Back of a length, on middle and off. Gudakesh Motie hangs back and defends into the off-side.
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17.5: Trent Boult to Alzarri Joseph, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Trent Boult finishes with three wickets! A touch fuller than a good length, angling into the middle and off-stump line. Alzarri Joseph looks to block this but the ball keeps low and cannons into the stumps. West Indies are in danger on batting out their overs. New Zealand right on top.
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17.4: Trent Boult to Alzarri Joseph, Back of a length, angling in on off. Alzarri Joseph swats it to extra cover.
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17.3: Trent Boult to Alzarri Joseph, Angling away, on a good length, outside off, Alzarri Joseph goes for the drive but the ball keeps low and sneaks under the bat.
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17.2: Trent Boult to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR! Nicely done! Slower and short of a length, down the leg. Alzarri Joseph waits and helps it past the keeper, toward fine for a boundary. These are handy runs for the home side.
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17.1: Trent Boult to Sherfane Rutherford, Short of length delivery. Rutherford mistimes the drive with one hand to long-on for a single.
