Series on the line in the final ODI

Aug 21, 2022 Sports

New Zealand Tour of the West Indies…

West Indies and New Zealand will lock horns in the third and final ODI of their three-match cricket series on Sunday with the series locked at 1-1. Windies won the opening game by five wickets and had a chance to seal the series on Friday itself.

Alzarri Joseph and Yannic Cariah added 85 for the ninth wicket to frustrate New Zealand in the second ODI (AFP/Getty Images)

However, New Zealand, playing without Kane Williamson, restored parity in the must-win encounter. After the hosts opted to bowl first, Finn Allen’s 96 runs coupled with useful contributions from Daryl Mitchell and Mitchell Santner helped the visitors post 212 before they were bundled out inside 49th over.

In reply, none of the Windies batters was able to score big except for Yannic Cariah as Trent Boult and Tim Southee wreaked havoc on the hosts, winning the game by 40 runs. The series is now set up nicely going into the last game.

Shamarh Brooks played the sheet anchor role to perfection in guiding the West Indies to a five-wicket victory over top-ranked New Zealand in a low-scoring opening day-night One-Day International of a three-match series at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday.

Tim Southee celebrates with team-mates after dismissing Shamarh Brooks. (Associated Press)

After the home side’s bowling combination of pace and spin dismissed the visitors for 190 off 45.2 overs batting first, Brooks’ 91-ball 79 with nine fours and one six provided the much-needed solidity to take his team to 193 for five off 39 overs in reply.

His 72-run fourth-wicket partnership with captain Nicholas Pooran (28) steadied the chase and ensured there would be no repeat of the collapses which have become an all-too-common feature of their game in recent years.

New Zealand batted first in the second ODI and posted a modest total of 212 before being bowled out. They got off to a terrible start and lost 3 wickets for just 31 runs, including big wickets of Martin Guptill, Devon Conway and Tom Latham. Finn Allen and Daryl Mitchell revived the innings with their stand of 84 runs for the 4th wicket.

Once Mitchell was dismissed, wickets started falling at regular intervals. Finn Allen was dismissed by Jason Holder as he got out after scoring a brilliant 96 in 117 balls. After his dismissal, New Zealand innings went nowhere and they were bowled out for 212 in the 49th over.

During the chase, West Indies lost 5 early wickets for just 26 runs. West Indies looked down and out right from the beginning. None of their middle or top-order batters showed any resistance to the tight bowling by Trent Boult and Tim Southee.

Southee picked up 4 wickets for just 22 runs. Alzarri Joseph and Yannic Carriah tried to revive the innings with their knocks of 49 and 52 respectively but they failed to rescue their team as West Indies fell short by 50 runs in the end.

The West Indies have dominated New Zealand in men’s one-day international cricket. In the format, the two teams have met 67 times, with the Men in Maroon winning 31 of those games. Between the two teams, the Kiwis have won 29 games. There have also been seven ties between the two teams.

Everything is the same when the two sides meet in the Caribbean Islands. In the Americas, the home team has won 16 of the 23 games, while the visiting team have only won six. One game has also been cancelled on the continent.

The match starts at 14:00 hrs ECT. (Parimatchnews)

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