New Zealand beats Windies by 90 runs, leads T20 series 2-0
New Zealand beats Windies by 90 runs, leads T20 series 2-0: On Friday, Glenn Phillips scored a half-century off 33 balls to lead New Zealand to a victory over the West Indies in the second Twenty20 international. With this victory, New Zealand clinched the three-match series with a 2-0 lead and won the series with a 2-0 lead.
After scoring his seventh Twenty20 half-century, Phillips went on to score 76 runs off of 40 balls to lead New Zealand to a score of 215-5 when it batted after winning the toss. This score was higher than the 185-5 which was a winning total in the first match of the series. His innings had six sixes and four fours among the runs scored.
The West Indies were only able to score 125-9 in their reply because they lacked the partnerships that supported New Zealand’s total, which was the highest total scored by a visiting side in a Twenty20 match played against the West Indies in the Caribbean.
Scores
Phillips contributed 71 runs for the third wicket with Devon Conway, who scored 42 runs off of 34 balls, and 83 runs for the fourth wicket with Daryl Mitchell, who scored 48 runs off of 20 balls.
The finest stands for the West Indies were the 35-run partnerships between Romario Shepherd and Rovman Powell for the seventh wicket. These partnerships began when the home team was 40-6 and the match was probably already lost. In an unbroken stand for the last wicket, Hayden Walsh (10) and Obed McCoy (23) contributed 38 runs to the total.
In the Caribbean Premier League, Phillips made effective use of his familiarity with the conditions at Sabina Park, which serves as his home stadium.
“Coming back to Sabina Park is fantastic. “I have a lot of wonderful memories here,” Phillips stated in an interview for television. “Being able to get a 50 for my country over here in front of a crowd that I truly adore is undeniably incredibly significant for me,” she said. “It’s something I’ll never forget.”
“Credit goes to the West Indies for the method in which they bowled up front with the new ball, which was really, really good in terms of taking the pace off the ball while it was still fresh and tougher. ” As time went on, the surface of the pitch got a little bit easier to bat on.
Spin spinners were responsible for all seven West Indies wickets that were taken, including the first four wickets taken in the innings.
Mitchell Santner, who was the Man of the Match in the first match for his 3-19 performance, pushed back the West Indies run chase by taking a wicket with his first ball and two wickets in his opening over. His performance earned him the award.
Squad
Off-spinner Michael Bracewell, who came into the New Zealand squad in place of fast bowler Lockie Ferguson, also claimed a wicket with his first delivery. He dismissed skipper Nicholas Pooran (1), which caused the West Indies to fall to 12-3 at the beginning of the fourth over.
Ish Sodhi finished with 1-36, while Santner and Bracewell both had 3-15 as their final score. Odean Smith was the only batsman to be dismissed by a fast bowler, and Tim Southee was the one who did it. Southee finished with a return of 1-34.
Shimron Hetmeyer was the first batsman to be dismissed by a bowler who did not spin the ball. Kane Williamson, the captain of New Zealand, ran him out by giving him a direct shot at the bowler’s end. At that moment, the West Indies were behind 28-5 and were unable to make a comeback.
Pooran explained their absence by saying, “We simply did not show up today.” “They drove us out of there with a bat, and we were unable to see our path with the bat. We needed to maintain our position in the game. Things simply didn’t get off to a good start for us. We are having a lot of trouble, but if we keep playing cricket, our performance will improve.
On Sunday, the concluding Twenty20 match will be played at the same location, which will then be followed by three one-day internationals.