New Zealand bounce back, beat WI in another thriller: Stats
What's the story
After losing the opener, New Zealand beat West Indies in the 2nd T20I at Eden Park. Being invited to bat first, the Black Caps racked up 207/5 on the back of Mark Chapman's blistering knock. A concerted bowling effort later helped NZ restrict WI to 93/6. Romario Shepherd and Matthew Forde played blinders to nearly seal the thriller. However, WI fell three runs short.
NZ summary
How the NZ innings panned out
NZ saw openers Tim Robinson (39) and Devon Conway (16) add 55 runs. However, both of them departed after solid starts. Chapman ran riot thereafter, hammering the WI bowlers for successive sixes and fours. His 19-ball half-century took NZ past 160. Although WI bounced back, Mitchell Santner (18 off 8 balls) and Daryl Mitchell (28 off 14 balls) propelled the Kiwis past 200.
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Chapman's blitz in Auckland
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.
Stats
A look at his stats
According to ESPNcricinfo, 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).
Chase
WI falter before Powell and Shepherd stand tall
Despite losing Brandon King in the first over, skipper Shai Hope and Alick Athanaze took WI toward 50 but at a slow pace. With Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santner striking in quick succession, WI were in hot water (93/6) by the 13th over. Powell and Shepherd then launched a scathing counter-attack, adding 62 off just 24 balls.
Finish
Shepherd, Ford take WI past 200
Shepherd, who took WI past 150 along with Powell, fell to Santner for a 16-ball 34 (1 four and 4 sixes). However, Powell wreaked havoc with a 16-ball 45 studded with 6 sixes and a four. He kept the Windies alive and took them past 200. The equation was down to 16 required from the last over. Matthew Forde was also batting on 19*(8).
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WI nearly seal the run-chase
Ford collected two boundaries in the first two balls, with the third being a no-ball, off Kyle Jamieson. However, the Kiwi seamer struck back, dismissing Powell on the fourth ball. With a maximum required to win, WI were restricted to 204/8.
Wickets
Three wickets each for Sodhi, Santner
As mentioned, both Sodhi and Santner took three wickets each in their four overs. While Sodhi conceded 39 runs, the NZ skipper gave away 31. In 129 matches, the wrist-spinner owns 153 wickets at 22.49. Overall in T20s, he has bagged 319 wickets. Meanwhile, Santner raced to 128 wickets from 119 T20Is at an average of 22.89. Santner also surpassed 250 T20 wickets.