2nd T20I: Mark Chapman hammers 19-ball half-century against West Indies
What's the story
New Zealand batter Mark Chapman played a blistering knock against West Indies in the 2nd T20I at Eden Park, Auckland. Chapman slammed a 28-ball 78, powering the Kiwis to 207/5 in 20 overs. He shared pivotal stands with Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell. Notably, Chapman raced to his 10th half-century in the shortest format. Here are the key stats.
Knock
Counter-attack from Chapman
Being invited to bat, NZ saw openers Tim Robinson and Devon Conway add 55 runs. However, both of them departed after solid starts. Chapman ran riot thereafter, hammering Romario Shepherd for successive sixes and fours in the 13th over. He reached his half-century in just 19 balls with a boundary off Jayden Seales. The dasher also attacked Akeal Hosein before falling to Jason Holder.
Information
A flurry of boundaries from Chapman
In the 17th over, Holder ended Chapman's blitz as the latter was caught and bowled. The Kiwi batter hammered 78 off 28 balls, a knock laced with 6 fours and 7 sixes.
Career
A look at his stats
As mentioned, Chapman raced to his 10th half-century in T20I cricket. One of those fifties came for Hong Kong, a side he represented between 2014 and 2016. Chapman now has 1,869 runs from 98 T20Is at an average of 26.32. His strike rate reads 134.94. Overall, the Kiwi batter has 11 50-plus scores in the format (1 century).