NZ vs WI Highlights, 1st T20I
Get the score updates, ball-by-ball commentary, and highlights from the first T20 International between New Zealand and West Indies, held at Eden Park in Auckland on November 5.
Match Overview
West Indies’ Roston Chase celebrates the wicket of New Zealand’s Mark Chapman. | Photo Credit: AFP
Team Lineups
New Zealand
- Tim Robinson
- Devon Conway (wk)
- Rachin Ravindra
- Mark Chapman
- Daryl Mitchell
- Michael Bracewell
- James Neesham
- Mitchell Santner (c)
- Zakary Foulkes
- Kyle Jamieson
- Jacob Duffy
West Indies
- Shai Hope (wk) (c)
- Alick Athanaze
- Brandon King
- Roston Chase
- Ackeem Auguste
- Rovman Powell
- Jason Holder
- Romario Shepherd
- Matthew Forde
- Akeal Hosein
- Jayden Seales
Match Summary
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl first. This match marked the beginning of a five-match T20I series. New Zealand enters this series after losing two home T20I series disrupted by rain, against Australia and England. Under the captaincy of all-rounder Mitchell Santner, they aim to bounce back.
The West Indies team arrives fresh from a 3-0 T20I series sweep over Bangladesh on foreign soil. They hope to maintain their winning streak as they embark on a multi-format tour of New Zealand, which also includes three One-Day Internationals and three Test matches.
Result
Despite Mitchell Santner’s impressive fifty, West Indies secured a seven-run victory over New Zealand in the opening T20I.
Author’s summary: West Indies triumphed over New Zealand by seven runs in the first T20I at Eden Park, with Santner's fifty failing to secure a Kiwi win in a competitive opening match.