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New Zealand v West Indies 2008-09 / Scorecard

West Indies in New Zealand T20I Series - 1st T20I

New Zealand v West Indies

Match tied (West Indies won the one-over eliminator)

T20I no. 78 | 2008/09 season
Played at Eden Park, Auckland
26 December 2008 - day/night (20-over match)


New Zealand innings (20 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
JD Ryder	b Edwards	12	24	17	1	0	70.58
5.1 beautifully bowled. Going away from off-stump but the balls swings in a bit before nipping of the surface and turning in to the top of Jesse Ryder's off-stump. Great delivery and Edwards picks up a wicket first ball 37/2
BB McCullum†	c Benn b Baker	14	13	10	3	0	140.00
2.6 pitched up and McCullum goes for the big shot. He miss-hits the shot and the ball floats to Benn at mid-off. Easy catch. 21/1
LRPL Taylor	b Taylor	63	77	50	4	4	126.00
18.3 fast and straighter ball which Taylor misses and it rips leg-stump out the ground. Good bowling but Taylor's done his damage 142/6
SB Styris	c & b Pollard	21	21	12	2	1	175.00
9.2 tries to manipulated the ball and it bounces off the top edge again this time straight up in to the air and Pollard takes a routine catch 70/3
JDP Oram	c Marshall b Benn	13	17	14	1	0	92.85
14.1 sliced away in the air over cover and it's a long boundary out there. Good catch taken on the boundary by Marshall. Oram just didn't quite get that in the middle of the bat 104/4
JEC Franklin	c & b Gayle	2	5	3	0	0	66.66
15.3 fuller ball again and a powerful straight drive but Gayle gets his hands down quick to take a stunning catch. Good reflexes from the West Indies captain 112/5
DR Flynn	c Edwards b Gayle	10	20	7	0	1	142.85
19.1 shorter slower ball which Flynn get's underneath too much and Fidel Edwards back pedals from extra cover to take a simple catch 149/7
KD Mills	not out	10	12	6	0	1	166.66

DL Vettori*	not out	2	3	2	0	0	100.00

Extras	(lb 1, w 6, nb 1)	8

Total	(7 wickets; 20 overs; 95 mins)	155	(7.75 runs per over)

Did not bat TG Southee, JS Patel

Fall of wickets1-21 (McCullum, 2.6 ov), 2-37 (Ryder, 5.1 ov), 3-70 (Styris, 9.2 ov), 4-104 (Oram, 14.1 ov), 5-112 (Franklin, 15.3 ov), 6-142 (Taylor, 18.3 ov), 7-149 (Flynn, 19.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
LS Baker	4	0	32	1	8.00	(1nb, 1w)
2.6 to McCullum, pitched up and McCullum goes for the big shot. He miss-hits the shot and the ball floats to Benn at mid-off. Easy catch. 21/1
JE Taylor	4	0	33	1	8.25	(4w)
18.3 to Taylor, fast and straighter ball which Taylor misses and it rips leg-stump out the ground. Good bowling but Taylor's done his damage 142/6
FH Edwards	3	0	28	1	9.33
5.1 to Ryder, beautifully bowled. Going away from off-stump but the balls swings in a bit before nipping of the surface and turning in to the top of Jesse Ryder's off-stump. Great delivery and Edwards picks up a wicket first ball 37/2
SJ Benn	4	0	20	1	5.00
14.1 to Oram, sliced away in the air over cover and it's a long boundary out there. Good catch taken on the boundary by Marshall. Oram just didn't quite get that in the middle of the bat 104/4
KA Pollard	2	0	25	1	12.50
9.2 to Styris, tries to manipulated the ball and it bounces off the top edge again this time straight up in to the air and Pollard takes a routine catch 70/3
CH Gayle	3	0	16	2	5.33	(1w)
15.3 to Franklin, fuller ball again and a powerful straight drive but Gayle gets his hands down quick to take a stunning catch. Good reflexes from the West Indies captain 112/5 19.1 to Flynn, shorter slower ball which Flynn get's underneath too much and Fidel Edwards back pedals from extra cover to take a simple catch 149/7


West Indies innings (target: 156 runs from 20 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
CH Gayle*	c Taylor b Patel	67	60	41	5	5	163.41
14.1 pitched up from Gayle and he goes for one to many and doesn't get hold of it. Taylor has plenty of time to think about it at long-off and takes a crucial catch 114/4
S Chanderpaul	c & b Mills	6	9	5	1	0	120.00
2.1 superb catch! A straight drive from Chanderpaul and it's going left of Mills but he dives down quick and takes a stunning grab with his left hand 19/1
XM Marshall	b Vettori	28	27	24	3	1	116.66
9.1 first ball! Vettori bowls one which keeps low and escapes under Marshall's defensive drive before going on and clipping his off-stump 82/2
RR Sarwan	c Flynn b Vettori	4	16	12	0	0	33.33
13.1 Sarwan goes for the heroics but gets underneath it too much. The ball spins away high to Flynn at deep square leg where he takes the catch well 109/3
SE Findlay	c †McCullum b Southee	19	31	17	2	0	111.76
19.1 pitched up and going away from the batsmen. He takes a wild swipe at it and the ball just nicks off the toe and McCullum gathers the ball. First blood to the Kiwis 149/7
KA Pollard	c Patel b Vettori	7	5	4	0	1	175.00
15.3 slower ball and he gets under it too much. The ball soars high in to the air and Patel takes a simple but important catch at long-off 124/5
CS Baugh†	c †McCullum b Patel	2	4	2	0	0	100.00
16.2 slower delivery and pitched up. He gets under it too much and McCullum calls for it early and makes good ground to get underneath it with the gloves 130/6
JE Taylor	not out	11	22	11	1	0	100.00

FH Edwards	run out (†McCullum)	1	1	2	0	0	50.00
19.4 Southee to Taylor, swing and a miss and they try and run but it's suicide really as McCullum rolls the ball against the stumps 150/8
SJ Benn	not out	5	4	2	1	0	250.00

Extras	(lb 4, w 1)	5

Total	(8 wickets; 20 overs; 96 mins)	155	(7.75 runs per over)

Did not bat LS Baker

Fall of wickets1-19 (Chanderpaul, 2.1 ov), 2-82 (Marshall, 9.1 ov), 3-109 (Sarwan, 13.1 ov), 4-114 (Gayle, 14.1 ov), 5-124 (Pollard, 15.3 ov), 6-130 (Baugh, 16.2 ov), 7-149 (Findlay, 19.1 ov), 8-150 (Edwards, 19.4 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
KD Mills	4	0	27	1	6.75
2.1 to Chanderpaul, superb catch! A straight drive from Chanderpaul and it's going left of Mills but he dives down quick and takes a stunning grab with his left hand 19/1
TG Southee	4	0	39	1	9.75
19.1 to Findlay, pitched up and going away from the batsmen. He takes a wild swipe at it and the ball just nicks off the toe and McCullum gathers the ball. First blood to the Kiwis 149/7
JDP Oram	4	0	35	0	8.75

JS Patel	4	0	34	2	8.50
14.1 to Gayle, pitched up from Gayle and he goes for one to many and doesn't get hold of it. Taylor has plenty of time to think about it at long-off and takes a crucial catch 114/4 16.2 to Baugh, slower delivery and pitched up. He gets under it too much and McCullum calls for it early and makes good ground to get underneath it with the gloves 130/6
DL Vettori	4	0	16	3	4.00	(1w)
9.1 to Marshall, first ball! Vettori bowls one which keeps low and escapes under Marshall's defensive drive before going on and clipping his off-stump 82/2 13.1 to Sarwan, Sarwan goes for the heroics but gets underneath it too much. The ball spins away high to Flynn at deep square leg where he takes the catch well 109/3 15.3 to Pollard, slower ball and he gets under it too much. The ball soars high in to the air and Patel takes a simple but important catch at long-off 124/5

Match details

Toss New Zealand, who chose to bat
Series West Indies led the 2-match series 1-0

T20I debuts LS Baker, CS Baugh and SE Findlay (West Indies)
Player of the match CH Gayle (West Indies)

Umpires BF Bowden and AL Hill
TV umpire EA Watkin
Match referee J Srinath (India)
Reserve umpire WR Knights

Match notes

New Zealand innings
50 runs in 6.2 overs (38 balls), Extras 5
100 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Extras 6
LRPL Taylor: 50 off 43 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
150 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 8

West Indies innings
West Indies 50 in 24 mins, from 5.1 overs
Attendance: 20,638
CH Gayle 50 from 51 minutes in 34 balls, 5x4, 3x6
West Indies 100 in 55 mins from 12.5 overs
West Indies won the match after two "super overs". West Indies 25/1 v New Zealand 15/2