New Delhi. The 26th match of T20 World Cup 2024 was played between West Indies and New Zealand. In this match, West Indies registered a spectacular victory by 13 runs. New Zealand won the toss in this match and decided to bowl first. West Indies batted first and scored 149 runs and gave New Zealand a target of 150 runs to win. But they were all out for 136 runs. After the win, West Indies have made it to the Super 8. Earlier, India, Australia and South Africa have reached the Super 8. After the defeat, New Zealand is in danger of being eliminated.
West Indies came out to bat first and scored 149 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Brandon King and Johnson Charles, who came to open for West Indies, flopped. King scored 9 runs in 12 balls while Charles got out on 0. Apart from this, Nicholas Pooran scored 17, Roston Chase scored 0, Rovman Powell scored 1, Andre Russell scored 14 and Akeel Hossain also returned to the pavilion after scoring 15 runs. The only player who played a brilliant innings for West Indies was Sherfan Rutherford.
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reached a respectable score
At one time it seemed that the West Indies team would not even be able to cross the 100 run mark. But this did not happen. Shane Rutherford played a brilliant innings for West Indies and took the team’s score to 149 runs. He played a brilliant innings of 68 runs in 39 balls. During his innings, he hit 6 sixes and 2 fours. The strike rate was around 174. Trent Boult took 3 wickets while bowling brilliantly for New Zealand. Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson took 2-2 wickets each.
Now it was New Zealand’s turn to chase. New Zealand opener Devon Conway flopped in this match. He was out after scoring 5 runs in 8 balls. Finn Allen, who came with him, was looking in good form. But he lost his wicket by getting caught by Russell on 26 runs. Glenn Phillips played a good innings of 40 runs. But could not take the match forward. In this way, the New Zealand team could score only 136 runs.
New Zealand may be out of the World Cup
New Zealand’s team may be out of the World Cup. They have lost both the matches out of 2. They do not have a single point in their account. Afghanistan already has 4 points in Group C and their net run is also in plus. If Afghanistan wins even one of the remaining matches, they will reach the Super 8. In such a situation, New Zealand’s dream will be shattered. If Afghanistan does not win both the matches, then New Zealand will have to win both the remaining matches by a big margin. Which will prove to be difficult for them.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 13, 2024, 09:44 IST