22/12Result
2nd ODI, West Indies tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Dec 23 2017
New Zealand won by 204 runs
Player of the Match
Trent Boult
Trent BoultNew Zealand
22/12Result
2nd ODI, West Indies tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Dec 23 2017
New Zealand won by 204 runs
Player of the Match
Trent Boult
Trent BoultNew Zealand

END OF OVER:
28 | (wicket maiden) | WI: 121/10 (205 runs required from 22 overs, RR: 4.32, RRR: 9.31)

  • Ronsford Beaton12 (25b)
  • Trent Boult10-3-34-7
  • Matt Henry7-0-36-0

5.35 pm There you have it, the series is settled, all courtesy fifties from Worker, Taylor and Nicholls, followed up by a fiery bowling spell from Boult and Ferguson. The gulf in quality between both sides was apparent today, and the visitors would like to finish the series on a positive note when we meet again: on Boxing Day, for the year's final ODI. That's all from us for now. It's goodbye from Shashank, Ranjith and myself. Enjoy your Christmas!

5.33 pm Here's Tom Latham, the stand-in captain. He says: "The way Nicholls and Todd (Astle) batted, it helped us come back after a poor start. And the way Trent bowled, remarkable. Captaining in front of my home crowd is something I can't describe. Looking forward to the Boxing Day ODI. We have guys who can bowl 150 kph downhill, and having them makes my life easy."

Jason Holder, the losing captain, says: "We didn't play good cricket today. We bowled reasonably well but let ourselves down in the last ten overs. Having said that, it was a chaseable total but we didn't bat well. Ahead of Boxing Day, we need to address our batting. We need to bat better, and think of game scenarios. Look to make amends in two days. We've got a quiet team lunch planned for Christmas."

5.30 pm No surprises, Trent Boult is the Man of the Match. He says: "Little bit of movement early on, but didn't expect seven wickets. The intensity in white-ball cricket is more than Tests because the batsmen want to take you on. Gotta be sharp on your feet. Used some short balls today. It's good to play the game, and that everyone coming in and doing their jobs. Lockie's done very well, has had a great domestic season."

Scott: "And Beaton remains unbeaten."

Karthick: "Only two of the NZ bowlers able to take wickets. poor bowing performance"

27.6
W
Boult to Gabriel, OUT, there's the seventh! Breaks off stump and it's all over! Full and straight on off stump. West Indies all out for 121. Second-best bowling figures for New Zealand by Boult. Just misses the 7 for 33 achieved by Tim Southee.

ST Gabriel b Boult 0 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

27.5
0
Boult to Gabriel, no run, full outside off and Gabriel misses the drive. Flies past his outside edge

List of fastest to 100 ODI wickets.

27.4
W
Boult to Nurse, OUT, short on middle and this time Nurse chooses to pull. It's in the air, and taken at deep midwicket. Second six-for for Boult and the fifth fastest bowler to 100 ODI wickets

AR Nurse c Worker b Boult 27 (51m 33b 3x4 0x6) SR: 81.81

27.3
0
Boult to Nurse, no run, beautiful yorker on leg stump, Nurse does well to get his bat down and save his toes from being crushed
27.2
0
Boult to Nurse, no run, back of a length on middle stump, fended off the back foot towards mid off
27.1
0
Boult to Nurse, no run, back of a length on leg stump, gets big on Nurse. Defended once again

END OF OVER:
27 | 5 Runs | WI: 121/8 (205 runs required from 23 overs, RR: 4.48, RRR: 8.91)

  • Ronsford Beaton12 (25b)
  • Ashley Nurse27 (29b)
  • Matt Henry7-0-36-0
  • Trent Boult9-2-34-5
26.6
0
Henry to Beaton, no run, back of a length on middle, Beaton happy to get his head out of the way
26.5
4
Henry to Beaton, FOUR, half volley outside off and given the treatment it deserves! Driven back past the bowler and mid off can't cut it off
26.4
0
Henry to Beaton, no run, full on off stump and attacking the stumps, tries to defend but extra bounce makes the ball hit the bat-maker's sticker. Really tough for him to keep his top hand on the bat
26.3
0
Henry to Beaton, no run, back of a length outside off, could've pulled but chooses to pull out of the shot instead
26.2
0
Henry to Beaton, no run, good length on off stump, prods forward and fends off the front foot
26.1
1
Henry to Nurse, 1 run, full on off stump, turned off his body towards deep backward square

END OF OVER:
26 | 1 Run | WI: 116/8 (210 runs required from 24 overs, RR: 4.46, RRR: 8.75)

  • Ronsford Beaton8 (20b)
  • Ashley Nurse26 (28b)
  • Trent Boult9-2-34-5
  • Matt Henry6-0-31-0
25.6
0
Boult to Beaton, no run, back of a length outside off and tries to cut this square, too close to his body and the ball flies over his blade

Victor: "In addition to being the 5th quickest to 100 ODI wickets, Boult will also be the third left-arm quick to claim multiple 6-fors in an ODI after Mitchell Starc and *drumroll* Ashish Nehra!" -- only if he gets his sixth today, Victor. You guys have been jinxing all day.

25.5
0
Boult to Beaton, no run, back of a length outside off, driven along the ground to mid off
25.4
0
Boult to Beaton, no run, slow yorker on off stump and very well defended by Beaton. Got his bat down in time
25.3
0
Boult to Beaton, no run, back of a length outside off, angling into Beaton's body. Defended
25.2
1
Boult to Nurse, 1 run, back of a length wide outside off, drags his pull behind square
25.1
0
Boult to Nurse, no run, back of a length outside off, fended off the front foot. Tame batting now

Dave: "When the ICC reduced the number of teams at the World Cup the possibility of WI missing out probably wasn't what they had in mind..."

END OF OVER:
25 | 5 Runs | WI: 115/8 (211 runs required from 25 overs, RR: 4.60, RRR: 8.44)

  • Ronsford Beaton8 (16b)
  • Ashley Nurse25 (26b)
  • Matt Henry6-0-31-0
  • Trent Boult8-2-33-5
24.6
0
Henry to Beaton, no run, back of a length on off stump, blocked off the back foot. And that's the halfway point. West Indies still need over 210 runs
24.5
0
Henry to Beaton, no run, good length outside off, gets behind the line of the ball and defends. Beaton looks like he's in pain, taking the right hand off his bat after playing every shot
24.4
0
Henry to Beaton, no run, back of a length outside off again, ddefended

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West Indies 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10E LewisKA Hope
2nd5E LewisSD Hope
3rd6SD HopeSO Hetmyer
4th31JN MohammedSD Hope
5th18JN MohammedJO Holder
6th0JO HolderR Powell
7th16AR NurseJO Holder
8th14AR NurseSS Cottrell
9th21AR NurseRR Beaton
10th0ST GabrielRR Beaton