NZ beat West Indies in nail-biting match
ICC Men’s World Cup Cricket at Old Trafford, Manchester.
West Indies Vs New Zealand
West Indies 286 ao (50 ov) Gayle 87 off 84, 8 fours, 6 sixes, Hetmyer 54 off 45, 8 fours, 1 six, C Brathwaite 101 off 82, 9 fours, 5 sixes, Boult 4-30, Hnery 1-76, Ferguson 3-59, Neesham 1-35, de Grandhomme 1-22.
New Zealand 291-8 ( 50 ov) Williamson 148 off 154, 14 fours, 1six,Taylor 69 off 95,7 fours, Neesham 28 off 23, 1 four, 1six, Cottrell 4-56, C Brathwaite 2-58, Gayle 1-8.
New Zealand win by 5 runs.
Carlos Brathwaite hit 101 from 82 balls but is last out as WI fall short, Chirs Gayle 87 including six sixes, dropped o 15, 58 and 59.
Williamson’s 148 off 154 balls hits second century of World Cup, Taylor 69 off 95. Sheldon Cottrell take 4-56 three catches and a run-out.
Chasing 292 for victory, West Indies has been reduced to 164-7 and needed 33 runs from the final 18 balls to seal an unlikely victory. Brathwaite struck three huge sixed off Matt Henry in the 48th over and top edged a four taking the required target to eight from 12 balls, He reached his century with six runs needed to win but went for one last boundary as he was caught by Trent Boult to end West Indies’ innings a heart breaking finish.
With this loss West Indies are all but out of the World Cup with New Zealand topping the table and now set for a semi-final place.