West Indies fall agonisingly short after Carlos Brathwaite's stunning assault
The allrounder's effort put to shade a serene 148 from Williamson, brilliant spells from Cottrell, Boult and Ferguson, and a rousing half-century from Gayle
22/06Result
29th match (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Manchester, Jun 22 2019
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
286 (49/50 ov)
Player of the Match
22/06Result
29th match (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Manchester, Jun 22 2019
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
286 (49/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
KS Williamson
148(154) 14x4 - 1x6
Control %84%
- Productive Shot
- cover drive
- 38 runs
- 5x4 - 0x6
CR Brathwaite
101(82) 9x4 - 5x6
Control %75%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 17 runs
- 1x4 - 1x6
Best performances - Bowlers
TA Boult
- O10
- M1
- R30
- W4
- Eco3.00
| 1W | ||||
| 1W |
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | 1W |
SS Cottrell
- O10
- M1
- R56
- W4
- Eco5.60
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
Match Details
Toss
West Indies , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
13.30 start, First Session 13.30-17.00 Interval 17.00-17.30, Second Session 17.30-21.00
Match days
22 June 2019 - day/night match (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
New Zealand 2, West Indies 0
Scorecard Summary
NEW ZEALAND 291/8 (50 OVERS)
- Ross Taylor69 (95)
- Kane Williamson148 (154)
- Carlos Brathwaite2/58 (6)
- Sheldon Cottrell4/56 (10)
WEST INDIES 286 (49 OVERS)
- Chris Gayle87 (84)
- Carlos Brathwaite101 (82)
- Trent Boult4/30 (10)
- Lockie Ferguson3/59 (10)
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Varun Shetty
END OF OVER:49 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | WI: 286/10 (6 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.83, RRR: 6.00)
- Oshane Thomas0 (4b)
- James Neesham6-0-35-1
- Matt Henry9-0-76-1
10.00pm: Right, we're still catching our breaths after that one, but we'll do it offline now. It's a wrap for this game - the best one of the World Cup so far. Join us tomorrow for more.
Jason Holder: Tough game at the very end but I"m proud of the guys, especially Carlos. Having said that, still a lot of positives. You can probably pinpoint one or two areas where we fell down. We brought ourselves back a long way back into the game, I don't think you can fault the efforts. We lost wickets at crucial stages. We lost Hetty at a bad time. We've still got a lot to play for, we've got our pride to play for. We can still finish the tournament on a high.
Kane Williamson: (Boult) has got very good hands. We put a few down in the field today, but I suppose it all made for a fantastic finish. A bit too close for comfort. I thought the guys did an outstanding job in the roles they were given. You bring guys back to try and pick up wickets when required. Some of the striking from the West Indians is unrivalled so it really does put you under pressure. Any experience that you have that you can learn from is a good one. We've got a couple of tight games, but against strong opposition. Some things to learn from, some things to improve on. Every game is a tough one here and you want to be moving forward as a unit. We've made small steps but there is still a long way to go.
Kane Williamson is the Man of the Match."The West Indies side is incredibly dangerous. The power they pack through the order, we saw it today. [Earlier] They bowled really really well. They got the ball swinging and they hit the area fairly well on that surface. I was looking to play the merit of the ball, and make the best possible decisions."
Rajat: "New Zealand win by 5 inches!!! "
Soumith Potturi: "That catch is Boult's 5th wicket "
Gangnam: "Any fingernails left in the WI dugout? Sending my cardiac bill to Brathwaite. "
Brendan : "There's your match of the World Cup. "
Mr D: "Brathwaite you legend. I'm still here dejected and sad for brathwaite. Its 2.15AM here and I dont care. Carlos Brathwaite, Remember the name. "
9:44pm We know by now to remember the name. He doesn't let us forget. What a game. Brathwaite as hauled his team out of a collapse that read 5 for 22, and he's made them dream. In a swift moment, Boult has taken that dream away too. You can see it on their faces. Dejected to elated to dejected. That has been the story in that dressing room tonight. New Zealand vault to the top of the table and remain unbeaten. But they have got a jolt and they'll be grateful it has come reasonably early in the tournament.
48.6
W
Neesham to Brathwaite, OUT, has he done it? No! Boult plucks it at long-on! Two drops for Boult since the last game, but he's held on when it's mattered! They're checking for no-ball...it's well behind the line. This is heartbreak for Brathwaite. So close. Short ball at middle, he pulled it, but slightly from under again. Ended up slicing it, with no room. It was to Boult's right. He leaped, he held on, he balanced on his right foot. That is solid work under pressure. Both batsmen on their knees, and then Brathwaite gets up with a smile. He did his all, and then some. But it was always unlikely. And you feel like he knows that. Smiles from his opponents as they offer their commiserations. It's all shakes. It could have so easily been the other way round...
CR Brathwaite c Boult b Neesham 101 (117m 82b 9x4 5x6) SR: 123.17
48.5
0
Neesham to Brathwaite, no run, legcutter, short and spinning past off stump as he shapes to pull and is deceived again. Beaten. This is a great over from Neesham
48.4
2
Neesham to Brathwaite, 2 runs, pulls out to deep midwicket and comes back for the second! What. An. Innings. He doesn't get to do a lot very often, down at No. 8. But every time he finds himself in this situation, he shines through. A maiden ODI hundred. An unlikely win in sight. Takes his helmet off, blows a kiss. Back to it.
Point, cover comes in, extra cover, mid-off in
48.3
0
Neesham to Brathwaite, no run, beaten again. Short and wide outside off. Once again he's gone for the pull. Misses again
Surely he's thinking 8 off 4
48.2
0
Neesham to Brathwaite, no run, beaten! Whew. Short and wide outside off. Backs away and has a swipe but it some distance away from connection
48.1
0
Neesham to Brathwaite, no run, short of a length outside off, watchfully tapped to extra cover
Neesham
Match Coverage
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Brathwaite, Bishop, Neesham and what gets remembered
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'I thought I had enough bat on it': Brathwaite's heartbreak
The allrounder was pleased to have ended a long wait for a century and said there won't be recriminations over him trying to win the match with another six
