T20 World Cup: West Indies safe 13-run victory towards New Zealand

Through the match, the Black Caps fell in need of the West Indies’ 149-run goal and will solely rating 136 on the lack of 9 wickets in 20 overs.

For the co-hosts, Alzarri Joseph Gudakesh Motie and bagged 4 and three wickets, respectively, to safe their group’s second win within the match.

Earlier within the match, Sherfane Rutherford rescued the West Indies as his unbeaten 68 off 39 balls (two fours, six sixes) lifted the house facet from the depths of 30 for 5 within the seventh over to a aggressive 149 for 9 after they had been put in by Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson.

The Black Caps by no means developed any momentum within the chase and continued to lose wickets at common intervals throughout their innings.

Solely Glenn Phillips (40 off 33 balls) brought on any actual worries for the West Indies however when he fell to Joseph within the 18th over the match was successfully over as a contest, regardless of Mitchell Santner belting three sixes off Romario Shepherd within the remaining over.

The defeat leaves New Zealand needing a miracle to progress past the group stage. They now must win their remaining two matches by a great margin and hope different outcomes go their means with a view to keep alive within the race for Tremendous 8.

The Kiwis will likely be eradicated if Afghanistan defeat Papua New Guinea.