New Zealand vs West Indies Live স্কোর, 1st ODI of New Zealand tour of West Indies, 2026

The hosts with the early lead - That wraps up our coverage for today’s cracking encounter. The action will shift gears very soon as these two sides lock horns once again for the 2nd ODI on Monday, 13th July. The live broadcast gets underway at 6.30 pm GMT, so make sure to tune in early for all the pre-match analysis, expert opinions, and toss updates. Until then, take care, and cheers!

The skipper of West Indies - Shai Hope starts by talking about qualification and says that they are still a long way off, but they had to start somewhere. Adds that it wasn't an easy pitch to bat on and applauds Keacy Carty for the way he roared back into form. On young Vitel Lawes, Hope says that he was a bit nervy to begin with, but soon hit his stride and that's great to see. Hope says that partnerships are very important on a surface like this and feels that Keacy shepherded the innings really well. On his batting, he says that he tries to stay low and play the ball late and tries to adapt to different surfaces as quickly as possible.

The captain of New Zealand - Mitchell Santner says that it was a challenging wicket to bat on first and hoped to get to 280, but the opposition bowled well and it was a clinical chase from them. Adds that once you get in on such a surface, you need to take it deep and extending those partnerships was key, which didn't happen. Reckons that it was still a bit slow in the second innings, but the ball did come on a bit better because of the dew.

Player of the Match - Keacy Carty is given the accolade for his fine knock of 95 runs. He starts by saying that he was able to continue and his team got over the line, which is the most important thing. Adds that he had a bit of a drought with the bat, so he went back to the drawing board and it worked out. Further, he says that playing in New Zealand was challenging for the top-order batters, whereas it was a slow pitch here and starting on it was a bit tough as well. On batting alongside Shai Hope, Crty says that Hope came in and was quick opff the blocks, which took the pressure off him.

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A relentless Windies fightback - After choosing to bat first, New Zealand put together a solid foundation but crumbled late in the day to be bowled out for 267. Openers Will Young and Henry Nicholls set the platform with a steady 75-run stand before 19-year-old debutant Vitel Lawes broke the partnership. Daryl Mitchell anchored the middle order beautifully, striking his fourth consecutive fifty to put the visitors on track for a 280-plus total at 216/4 after 40 overs. However, a relentless West Indies bowling attack led by Alzarri Joseph tore through the lower order in the final Powerplay, triggering a late collapse to wrap up the Kiwi innings.

Not enough firepower - It was a rather depleted Kiwi pace attack and it showed. Matthew Fisher made his debut and toiled hard without any reward, and so did most of New Zealand's bowlers. The dew didn't make things any easier, but Mitchell Santner did bowl really well and was a bit unlucky not to have gotten any wickets.

The captain leads the way - Shai Hope has been West Indies' stalwart when it comes to the ODI format, and he's yet again shown his mettle. The Windies will be delighted to have Keacy Carty back in form, and we all know once he gets into a rhythm, he can be very dangerous in this format. The duo put on a stand of 131 runs for the 3rd wicket, which proved to be the backbone of the successful chase. Carty unfortunately missed out on a century as he got out on 95, but Hope remained unbeaten on 87 as Sherfane Rutherford came in and added the finishing touches.

The streak is broken - A win after 5 straight losses in this format for West Indies and they rack up vital points in the race for direct qualification for the 2027 Men's ODI World Cup. New Zealand did hang in the game but with the dew taking effect, batting did start to get easier and the Kiwis simply couldn't get anough wickets to give the Windies a real run for their money.

SIX! That's it, it's all over. Sherfane Rutherford ends proceedings in style, and West Indies win by 7 wickets. Matthew Fisher pitches the ball fuller on middle. Rutherford gets inside the line and hits it straight down the ground, and all the way for a maximum.

Full and wide outside off, driven stylishly and square on the off side but straight to the point fielder.

Back of a length and outside off, flat-batted down to mid off for a single.

Fuller this time and wide outside off, flirting with the tramline. Hope fails to reach it.

SIX! Magnificent shot! A length ball outside off, Shai Hope stys leg side of the ball and thwacks it up and over the cover fence for a maximum.

Good-length delivery, darted into the pads. Hope gets pegged back but manages to clip it through square leg for one.

Slower one, back of a length and angled across off. Rutherford stays put and reaches out, easing it past point for another single.

Back of a length and over middle, Hope hops up and tucks it to the right of mid-wicket for a single.

Pitched up on a fuller length and around off, Shai Hope punches the drive straight to cover.

Full and wide one, squeezed down to deep third for a single.

Smith pitches the ball fuller and angles it across off. Rutherford picks it up and drags it straight back over the bowler's head. The ball plugs in the deep and the batters get two runs. 250 up for West Indies.

Full ball on off, driven firmly and wide of the sweeper cover fielder for a couple of runs. 6 off the over, 19 needed now off18 balls.

A length ball, angled into the pads, tucked away down to deep square leg for another single.

Fisher keeps the length full and bowls it wide outside off. Hope reaches for it and scythes it to sweeper cover for one more.

Full and just outside off, Rutherford drills the drive to sweeper cover and turns the strike over.

Back of a length and outside off, hit away off the toe end of the blade towards cover for a single.

Good-length delivery on off, pushed out towards cover.

FOUR! A valiant effort, but it goes in vain. Full and angled into the pads, Rutherford sits down and sweeps it towards fine leg. Will Young from deep backward square leg runs to his left and dives in but fails to stop the boundary.

Flighted ball on middle, Rutherford stays leg side of the ball and looks to drive but edges it down to short third.

Full and flat, wide outside off, Hope reaches for it and cuts it to deep point for one.

SIX! Shai Hope steps up when needed. Fractionally short on middle, Hope rocks back and lays into the pull, whacking it well over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.