NZ VS WI - 3rd ODI, West Indies tour of New Zealand, 2017-18

New Zealand vs West Indies

New Zealand won by 66 runs (DLS method, reduced to 23 overs per side due to rain, target 166)

WI -99/9 (22.6)

NZ -131/4 (22.6)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Ross Taylor

Batter

R
B
4s
6s
SR
20
41
1
0
48.78
12
20
1
0
60

Bowler

O
M
R
W
ECO
5
1
18
2
3.6

Tests are done and so are the ODIs. Windies have been made to look like a mediocre team by the hosts. But now we will have the T20Is, a format which is Windies fiefdom, they say. Will the World Champions end the year on a high or will the story continue to follow the same pattern? We will see you on December 29 for the first of the three T20Is. Until we meet again, goodbye!

Latham: Outstanding performance today. The way the boys came out and did the job, it was outstanding. It was nice that we managed to get back out there and do the job. We kept coming on and off, had my pads on. Exciting that we have been playing nice cricket. A lot of guys have been performing well

Holder: We settled well with the ball. Unfortunately, we lost wickets and lost the momentum. We have to give ourselves a bit of chance. With the ball swinging, it is not that easy. Still some work needs to be done in the bowling.

Boult: It was nice to get some cricket, pretty pleased with the win. Nice cross wind here. Couple of games it clicked nicely

Boult is the Man of the Series

Taylor: It was a strange day all around. Four rain breaks. I had three coffees. I suppose we get on, it has been a good couple of months.

Ross Taylor is the Man of the Match

19:33 Local Time, 06:33 GMT, 12:03 IST: There's nothing Windies can take out of it. They have been outplayed in the series. Today was their best chance though. Rain never allowed New Zealand to gain the momentum and a curtailed match almost made it a T20 fixture, something which the Caribbeans love to be part of. However, it was a nightmarish start for them. Gayle went in the first over and it led to a procession that just did not stop. At one stage, they were 9/5 but Holder held one end and saved the blushes. Misery is over, at last. Wait for the presentations.

END OF OVER 23

2 Runs

WI: 99 - 9

1 0 1 0 0 0

Nikita Miller

20 (41)

Shannon Gabriel

12 (20)

Todd Astle

4-0-24-1

22.6

Todd Astle to Gabriel, no run, Gabriel wanted to flick but it hit the pad and popped back to the bowler. Astle wanted to add a wicket to his tally and decided to review it in the end

This is funny. New Zealand have reviewed an lbw call. Wow! No bat for sure. HotSpot and RTS make it clear. Ball tracking: Pitched outside the leg stump. So that's it

22.5

Todd Astle to Gabriel, no run, googly. Gabriel keeps out to backward square leg

22.4

Todd Astle to Gabriel, no run, deflects off the pad to short fine leg

22.3

Todd Astle to Nikita Miller, 1 run, tossed up ball. Nikita Miller flicks to deep mid-wicket

22.2

Todd Astle to Nikita Miller, no run, flatter around off, cut to backward point

22.1

Todd Astle to Gabriel, 1 run, full toss. Gabriel whips over mid-wicket

Todd Astle [3.0-0-22-1] is back into the attack

END OF OVER 22

0 Runs

WI: 97 - 9

0 0 0 0 0 0

Shannon Gabriel

11 (16)

Nikita Miller

19 (39)

Matt Henry

5-1-18-2

21.6

Matt Henry to Nikita Miller, no run, low full toss. Pushed back to the bowler

21.5

Matt Henry to Nikita Miller, no run, followed by a short ball this time, wants to ramp it. No luck

21.4

Matt Henry to Nikita Miller, no run, short of a good length ball outside off. Nikita Miller does not connect

21.3

Matt Henry to Nikita Miller, no run, back of a length delivery. Nikita Miller waits on the back foot and blocks