New Zealand bowlers quickly overcome West Indies in a low-scoring match at Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba. Sherfane Rutherford strikes 37 off two overs to put his side in control, although they still require another miracle to progress at Brian Lara Stadium.
Gudakesh Motie strikes again, this time taking out Rachin Ravindra for 37 runs to help New Zealand reach the Super Eight stage of this matchup. They need another 92 runs off of their final 10 overs for success. In this article, we will discuss the main point of West Indies Cricket Team Vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
1. Sherfane Rutherford 68 not out
Sherfane Rutherford’s explosive unbeaten half-century gave West Indies the impetus they needed to outwit New Zealand in the final round of ICC T20 World Cup 2024 qualifiers at Brian Lara Cricket Academy. Rutherford played 39 balls without being dismissed, hitting five sixes and two fours en route to an unassailable total of 149-9 with West Indies co-hosts Brian Lara Cricket Academy co-hosts finishing on top with this total and saying this innings was his finest yet.
After choosing to field, New Zealand had West Indies reeling at 30-5 in the powerplay before turning around their fortunes with some discipline and Rutherford’s unbeaten 68 from 39 balls was key in helping West Indies come back from what seemed an impossible situation. He was well supported by Akeal Hosein (31) and Romario Shepherd (28) to lead them back from this seemingly hopeless situation.
New Zealand was forced to make changes after Rutherford’s brilliant innings and gamble with their bowling options a second time, but Trent Boult (3-16), Lockie Ferguson, and Tim Southee all took two wickets each to keep up pressure against New Zealand.
Glenn Phillips (40 off 33) and Mitchell Santner (53) both hit three sixes in the final over to lead New Zealand to a respectable score of 136-9 but this wasn’t enough to deny West Indies entry to the Super Eight stage.
New Zealand will need some assistance from God if they’re to advance beyond the group phase in this tournament, having lost both matches so far and now trail Afghanistan by 13 runs. Kane Williamson said his side needed to become “smarter” with their bat in their remaining matches if they are to avoid early exit from tournament. “We can’t make it easy on ourselves; we need to work harder with the bat. With two more matches left to play we need to use our minds more effectively and do better in them”, Williamson concluded.
2. Romario Shepherd 68 not out
Romario Shepherd produced a spectacular innings to salvage West Indies’ opening attempt at defending a modest total against New Zealand at Brian Lara Stadium in Barbados on Friday. Shepherd struck sixes within 28 balls to lift Windies to 168-8 in their 20 overs and put them on the brink of an unlikely win in an intriguing cliffhanger matchup.
Shepherd first made his Guyana List A debut in 2016, quickly rising through the ranks to prominence with Mumbai Indians when he smashed Anrich Nortje for 32 runs off just nine deliveries during an IPL match against South Africa in 2024.
He made his ODI debut late 2019 and three T20Is for the Caribbean side last year, before moving onto four ODIs – but found limited-overs cricket more fitting for him than traditional forms like Test cricket or one-dayers.
On a pitch that provided both spin and seam action, the West Indies bowling attack dominated throughout, even after losing Devon Conway and Finn Allen early. Even then, their bowlers managed to hold New Zealand to just over 150 runs on their way to an exciting win by narrow margin.
New Zealand’s chase began poorly, only for Sherfane Rutherford to deliver a stunning innings that ended it. His quickfire 88 came from 51 balls before scoring two more fifties against Windies in each of their final three matches of the series.
Sherfane was pleased with his performance and believes individual brilliance can be crucial on such surfaces. He watched how New Zealand batsmen hit hard lengths during an earlier match and attempted to replicate these techniques himself.
Sherfane also commends the bowlers on how well they dealt with wet conditions, praising their skill in holding off against batsmen who struggled against wet ball bowling conditions. Batsmen must remain patient while devising an over-plan, while working hard towards victory.
3. Akeal Hosein 68 not out
West Indies were in dire straits after suffering defeat in their opening match, so this match would be crucial if they wanted to remain competitive in this tournament. They faced imminent collapse at 99-5 in the 13th over, but Sherfane Rutherford’s unbeaten 68 off 39 balls (two fours, six sixes) lifted them up to 149-9 before Brandon King and Keacy Carty combined their unbreakable 118-run partnership for an easy victory.
Hosein was the architect of West Indies’ remarkable comeback against Pakistan in Dubai in 2014. He made 66 runs at fifth wicket, surpassing Dwayne Bravo and Jerome Taylor’s previous partnership of 66 runs for fifth wicket against Pakistan at Dubai in 2014. Hosein shared another fifty partnership with Sherfane Rutherford; their 92 run stand being their second consecutive fifty partnership in T20 internationals.
New Zealand were never competitive. Finn Allen miscued an Akeal Joseph short ball in the sixth over and was caught by Devon Conway at short third man for just 19 runs. Nicholas Pooran was then bowled by Rachin Ravindra before Tim Southee skimmed a delivery off Hosein straight to wicketkeeper Conway at deep midwicket a ball later.
By bat, New Zealand suffered early losses with Daryl Mitchell going in the first over and Corey Anderson in the fourth. Kane Williamson fell victim to Alzarri Joseph after an off-spinner’s slow delivery landed big at short backward point; earlier, this pair shared a 66-run ninth wicket partnership against England at Dubai last year.
New Zealand’s top order collapsed like dominoes as Roger Mukasa fell leg-before to Ravindra in the seventh over and Alpesh Amjani was trapped leg-before by Motie in the eighth over, both to Motie. Tim Southee was bowled by Hosein in 18th over as Black Caps’ reply collapsed to 95 for five in response; that left Sherfane Rutherford and Romario Shepherd to take Windies home with a bonus point total that exceeded previous best T20 total (271*), keeping their hopes alive of progressing further in competition alive.
4. Alzarri Joseph 68 not out
Sherfane Rutherford’s unbeaten 68 and Alzarri Joseph’s five-wicket haul were instrumental in West Indies defeating New Zealand for the first time ever in T20 World Cup history at Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad. New Zealand pace trio Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson and Tim Southee reduced West Indies to 30/5 after just 6.3 overs but Rutherford led an unlikely comeback, hitting six maximums during an incredible innings that included 17 from Nicholas Pooran as well as Alzarri Joseph who took three wickets during one over!
New Zealand began their chase tentatively, struggling to establish any rhythm with only Glenn Phillips (24) and James Neesham (31) reaching double figures for New Zealand. They were quickly put back onto their heels by Windies bowlers who took control with Akeal Hosein bowling Devon Conway out for just nine off seven balls before Alzarri Joseph (4-19) and Gudakesh Motie (3-25) kept New Zealand under tight control.
Glenn Phillips was caught by Rovman Powell at long on off Joseph to end their hopes of a comeback and the game was eventually won by West Indies by 13 runs – making this victory their third Group C win, while New Zealand are likely headed towards an early exit from this tournament.
Even after being injured by Mitchell Starc’s toe-crushing yorker in their opening over of the match, Joseph continued his assault on Australia’s middle order in the second half. He hit seven boundaries and two sixes to score an outstanding total of 168 not out despite bowling in pain; becoming the first player ever to do so. Yet it wasn’t without its share of luck: Cameron Green dropped him when Mitchell Marsh followed-through for five wickets when playing against Afghanistan with replays showing that Joseph was on line of his crease at time but no appeal was lodged for that to go into effect and the ball passed into play without action from either team against Australia or Pakistan before coming up against Afghanistan during this Test match-up!
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