WI vs NZ Live Cricket Score

6.3 SIX AND OUT! TAKEN! Neesham gets his man. This was on a length, close to the stumps. King looks to dab it down to third-man region but gets a faintest of edge through to the keeper. Devon Conway comes forward and hangs onto a low catch. West Indies slide further as half of their side is back into the pavilion. 30/5

1 OUT! DRAGGED ON! Angles it across the right-hander from over the wicket, on a length, outside off, Johnson Charles backs away as he moves to the leg side and shapes up to go down town. The ball keeps a bit low and catches the inside edge of the bat before crashing into the stumps. New Zealand strike early and it is Trent Boult who has so often do the job for the Kiwis. 1/1

3.5 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Expertly held by Devon Conway and Tim Southee finally gets his man! Southee stays over the wicket and goes into the wicket, outside off, Nicholas Pooran waits back in his crease and frees his arms to go through the off side aerially. The ball slices up in the air behind the wicket where Devon Conway turns around and keeps his eyes on the ball all the way through. The ball swirls to his left at the last moment but Conway adjusts well and settles under the skier. Nicholas Pooran is made to wait as the third umpire checks if the ball deflected off the wire of the Spider Cam. After a couple of replays, the third umpire is happy with it and Pooran will have to continue walking. Huge wicket for the New Zealand and this is just the start they would have hoped for in a crunch game. 20/2

4.3 OUT! GOES STRAIGHT UP AND TAKEN! Lockie Ferguson gets into the act now! Pace continues to do the trick here for New Zealand. Ferguson bends his back and digs it in short, on off, Roston Chase gets on his toes and tries to pull this one off the front foot. Plays it in front of his body and gets this one off the bottom half of the bat. It goes very high in the air but only as far as mid on where Rachin Ravindra takes a couple of steps back and takes it near his chest. A duck for Chase. 21/3

5.4 OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Southee gets his second and the West Indies skipper departs. On a length, around off. Powell stays back to guide it down but gets an edge that is neatly taken by Devon Conway behind the stumps. West Indies are in all sorts of trouble as the fourth one is back in the hut. New Zealand on top. 22/4

11 OUT! TAKEN! The bravery from Kane Williamson to bring a left-arm spinner against two left-handers gets rewarded. Santner attacks the stumps with a quicker delivery, on a nagging length, on middle, Akeal Hosein goes on the back foot to tuck it past mid-wicket. Fails to keep his shot along the ground and hits it straight to mid-wicket where James Neesham dives to his left and takes a good catch. 58/6

12.3 OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Trent Boult does what was asked of him! He removes Andre Russell and this is a body blow to the West Indies. Boult takes all the pace off and goes into the wicket, angling away from the batter, outside off, Andre Russell reaches out as he looks to flat bat it down the ground. Loses his shape and ends up slicing it towards short third where Lockie Ferguson takes an easy catch. 76/7

16.2 OUT! LBW! Ferguson gets his second! Appeal and given! Good length delivery, angling into the middle stump line. Romario Shepherd stays back and looks to hack it across the line. He misses and gets pinned in front. The finger goes up. Romario Shepherd takes the review. The Ball Tracking shows Three Reds and Romario Shepherd is a goner! West Indies are eight down! 103/8

17.5 OUT! BOWLED'EM! Trent Boult finishes with three wickets! A touch fuller than a good length, angling into the middle and off-stump line. Alzarri Joseph looks to block this but the ball keeps low and cannons into the stumps. West Indies are in danger on batting out their overs. New Zealand right on top. 112/9

3 OUT! CAUGHT! In the air and taken! Akeal Hosein draws first blood and a soft dismissal for Conway! Flatter, arm ball, on the middle and leg stump line. Conway gets low to sweep this away but gets a top edge that flies toward Roston Chase at the short fine leg region. He makes no mistake and New Zealand lose their first. 20/1

5.4 OUT! TAKEN THIS TIME! Andre Russell isn't going to drop those and Sherfane Rutherford will be a relieved man. Alzarri Joseph makes use of the surface as he bends his back and digs it in short. Directs it right at the batter at chest height. Finn Allen gets on his toes but gets cramped up for room and the ball gets big on him as he goes for the pull. It goes only as far as deep backward square leg where Andre Russell takes an easy catch. 34/2

8.5 OUT! TAKEN! Rachin Ravindra could not have picked the fielder out there any better. Switches to over the wicket for the left-hander does Motie and fires it in, full and on the pads, Rachin Ravindra's eyes light up and he tries to make the most of this delivery sliding onto the pads. Rachin flicks it aerially but can't find the gap and ends up hitting it straight down the throat of the only man in the deep there. Andre Russell at deep mid-wicket does the rest. 54/4

6.4 OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Gudakesh Motie comes into the attack and gets the big fish! A massive blow to New Zealand. Comes from around the wicket for the right-hander and bowls it just short, just outside off, Kane Williamson makes room for himself as he looks to cut this one away. A bit of extra bounce and the ball spins away too. Gets an outside edge through to the keeper, Nicholas Pooran who has his gloves in the right position. The ball pops out of his gloves but Pooran takes it on the second attempt. 39/3

11 OUT! BOWLED'EM! Gudakesh Motie is pumped! Bowls it full, on the middle stump line and turns a tad after pitching. Mitchell looks to play straight and lift it over the bowler but is foxed by the spin as the ball clatters into the stumps. Motie gets his third. New Zealand are in trouble as half of their side is back into the hut. 63/5

17.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Alzarri Joseph fights back and that should do it for the West Indies. Joseph responds by pulling his length back and bowls it over middle and leg, Glenn Phillips backs away and opens himself up to flat-bat this one down the ground. Gets rushed in his shot and fails to get any distance behind it. Rovman Powell runs in from long on to his right and takes a good catch. 108/7

15.1 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Instant impact for Alzarri Joseph on his return to the attack. Steams in from over the wicket and keeps it away from the reach of the batter as it goes across him. Full in length and near the tramline on off, James Neesham clears his front leg and reaches out to go back over the bowler's head. Skies it off the toe-end of the bat towards short mid off where Brandon King settles under it and takes a safe catch. 85/6

17.5 OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Two in two for Alzarri Joseph and he is on a hat-trick now! Hurls it in on a length, just outside off, Tim Southee walks right across his stumps to access the leg side. He swings but gets a leading edge that goes straight up and behind the bowler. Joseph turns around and runs across to his right to take a well-judged catch. A golden duck for Tim Southee as the West Indies strengthen their grip on the game. 108/8

19 OUT! CAUGHT! Andre Russell strikes with the last ball of his spell. Six and out for Trent Boult. Stays over the wicket and hits a good length, on the off-stump line, Trent Boult stays deep in his crease and clears his front leg to go back over the bowler's head. Slices it towards short third where Roston Chase takes it safely. 117/9