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New Zealand 291/8 (Williamson 148, Taylor 69, Cottrell 4/56)
West Indies 286 (Brathwaite 101, Boult 4/30)
WOW, what a game, it was over, then it wasn't, then it was. What an innings from Brathwaite who probably deserved to get a win for his side.
49th over: Neesham to bowl.
Dot balls the first three balls of the over.
Two runs there - that's the hundred for Carlos Brathwaite - what an innings, regardless of the result.
Dot ball - the final ball! WICKET!! WHAT A CATCH!! Trent Boult, takes a fantastic clutch catch on the boundary and NZ win. Brathwaite 101 c Boult b Neesham.
48th over: Henry to bowl.
Two runs off the first ball, pulled away for two.
Six runs from Brathwaite - too short and he's pulled away for six.
Another six! Full and wide and it's top edged for six more.
Oh wow, it's another six, this is massive - into the stands.
A top edge - four more runs, straight over Latham's head.
Single off the last ball - 25 off that over, the West Indies are in the box seat now.
47th over: Ferguson to bowl.
Brathwaite goes for a heave into the leg side - but he doesn't take the single.
A massive six from Brathwaite - he leans back and goes down the ground.
Takes a single - Thomas will face one ball in this over.
Thomas survives and there will be another over.
46th over: Boult to bowl.
Brathwaite goes for a heave down the ground and it's four more.
Thomas digs out a huge yorker from Boult - huge.
That's the over.
45th over: Ferguson to bowl.
Good areas from Ferguson - a couple of play and misses from Brathwaite.
WICKET! Bowled him! What a peach, through the gap and it cleans out Cottrell.Cottrell 15 b Ferguson.
44th over: Boult to bowl.
Single off the first ball - then it's followed up by five dots, really good over.
43rd over: Neesham to bowl.
Too striaght from Neesham and Cottrell flicks him fine for four - he follows it up with an outside edge that beats Neesham for four.
Eight off that over - just the two boundaries.
42nd over: Santner to bowl his last.
Brathwaite hits the gap first ball - cuts away for four.
He follows it up with a nice single - good cricket.
A big top edge - but it falls saffely. Eight off the over. 57 needed off 48.
41st over: Neesham to bowl.
A single from Brathwaite - who has batted really really well.
Both fielders go to chase the ball - Santner ends up taking out Neesham, the biggest mistake in the field since Matt Henry dropped Gayle. That brings up a 50 for Brathwaite. Five off the over.
40th over: Santner to bowl.
He's getting it to rip a bit here now - there's a slip in, his first ball takes the edge but goes to the gully area.
Just four off the over.
39th over: Henry to bowl.
WICKET! Henry gets a wicket - it's Roach who dabs the bat out and it takes an edge through to Tom Latham. Roach 14 c Latham b Henry.
Cotttrell works a single to get off strike - then Brathwaite gives it back.
An edge of the last ball of the over finds the boundary - just two wickets left.
38th over: Santner to bowl.
A couple of singles of Santner's over - great bowling.
37th over: Henry to bowl.
A single off the second ball from Brathwaite who seems to have eased into his innings.
Just one off the over.
36th over: Ferguson to bowl.
A couple of singles early on in the over followed by some really line and length from the quick.
35th over: CDG to bowl.
Too straight with the first ball and Brathwaite gets it fine for four.
A couple of dots to follow the boundary before a boundary off the last.
34th over: Ferguson will continue -
Five wides - a fast bouncer that goes over everyone.
Eight runs from the over.
33rd over: Colin de Grandhomme to bowl.
Another really good over from CDG and the Blackcaps - just two from it.
32nd over: Santner to bowl.
Well, that's huge - biggest six of the day - 96 metres from Brathwaite.
Another big six from Roach this time - over long off.
A big over - 15 from it.
31st over: Boult to bowl.
Really good from Boult again - just two singles from the over.
30th over: Santner to bowl.
Really good over again from Santner - one off it.
29th over: Boult to bowl.
Great over from Trent - two runs off it.
28th over: Santner to bowl.
Another great over - just one off it.
27th over: Boult to bowl.
A single off the first ball.
WICKET! Great catch from Latham - it's short and fast at his head, he gets some glove on it and is gone. Nurse 1 c Latham b Boult.
Evin Lewis is on the field - hobbling after going off injured while fielding - he hurt his hamstring.
Nice yorker from Boult - but Lewis is able to dig it out nicely.
WICKET! Another wicket, a short ball from Boult and it's pulled away to Neesham who takes the catch. Lewis 0 c Neesham b Boult.
What an over - what a last half hour - we needed wickets and we got them ,great stuff.
26th over: Santner to bowl.
Maiden over from Santner there - really good areas, West Indies need to start again now.
25th over: Ferguson to bowl.
A full toss on the first ball and it's driven for four.
Another four - stand in deliver, no feet movement, it's through the covers for four.
10 runs from the over.
24th over: de Grandhomme.
Boundary four from Gayle - over the covers , a good cricket shot.
WOW, two runs from Gayle, pretty speedy too to be fair.
WICKET! Chris Gayle is out, he only knows one way, and goes for a big heave over the off side. But he finds Trent Boult on the boundary. Gayle 87 c Boult b de Grandhomme.
23rd over: Ferguson to bowl.
GOT EM! WICKET! It's not Gayle - but it's Hetmyer, a slower ball from Ferguson and it clips the top of leg stump. Hetmyer 54 b Ferguson.
WICKET! A little edge and Latham takes a good catch, got em! Holder 0 c Latham b Ferguson.
Hat-trick ball here for Ferguson. Short, and at his helmet. Defended well.
Edged but it doesn't carry to the slips - very close. It goes for four though.
What an over, take a bow Lockie - huge swing in momentum.
22nd over: de Grandhomme to bowl.
Too wide from CDG - after a great start, four dots he cuts a short ball for four.
Good over from CDG all things considered.
21st over: Ferguson to bowl.
Really, really, really need a wicket here- please.
That's not a wicket - it's a six. Straight over Neesham's head.
This is tough to watch as a kiwi fan - so many boundaries and drop catches.
20th over: Santner to bowl.
That's huge! In the slot and Gayle says cheers mate - six more.
Another six from Gayle - it's even bigger, the Kiwis are in a lot of trouble.
15 runs off that over.
19th over: Henry to bowl.
One run off the Matt Henry over - just the single.
18th over: Santner to bowl.
In the arc for Gayle and he smashes it over the boundary for another six.
An absolute dolly - straight down Matt Henry's throat and he drops the catch, wow - really should've taken that. A sitter...
Gayle is living dangerously and the ball goes through Munro's hands.
17th over: Henry to bowl.
Short again and Hetmyer sits back and thrashes it for four.
Another short ball and another pull shot for four.
10 runs off the over.
16th over: Santner to bowl.
Good first over from Santner - just three singles from it.
15th over: Neesham to bowl.
A four from Gayle - he cuts one through the point region and Gayle says thank you very much, that's the 50 for him too.
Five off the over.
14th over: Ferguson to bowl.
Swatted down the ground by Hetmyer for four more - tough to watch here, just T20 style batting , but it seems to be working for them so far.
Six off the over.
13th over: Neesham to bowl.
Neesham seems to have a better plan to Gayle - full and wide.
Just three runs off it - great bowling.
12th over: Ferguson to bowl.
Gayle take a quick single - drops it into the off side and runs.
Four off the Ferguson over.
11th over: Neesham to bowl.
Too short again - Hetmyer goes onto the back foot and slaps it for four into the leg side.
Hetmyer goes over the leg side once again - it works out and it goes for four.
A good ball this time - Hetmyer gets on the front foot and drives Neesham through the covers for four.
10th over: Ferguson to bowl.
Another short ball from the Kiwis and Hetmyer is onto it - four more.
Full from Feguson and Gayle flicks it around the corner for four.
9th over: Boult to bowl.
A great yorker from Boult but Gayle manages to get som bat on it and it runs away for four.
Six off the over.
8th over: Henry to bowl.
A top edge from Gayle and Boult can't hold onto it - he deflects it over the boundary for four.
Six more - Gayle looks on here today - will we rue that drop catch?
Another six from Gayle - a top edge and it flies over fine leg....
Gayle works a single away and gets off strike.
18 runs and a drop catch off that over, a dot ball to finish.
7th over: Boult to bowl.
WICKET! A short ball from Boult and Pooran tries to pull it but he gets a top edge and it falls to Latham, Pooran 1 c Latham b Boult.
Too straight from Boult - a gimme and Hetmyer flicks it away for four, he follows it up with a two into the leg side - another good over from Boult.
6th over: Henry to bowl.
Bowling short to Gayle with a man back - trying to tempt him, so far the big man isn't biting.
Another short one and he flicks it away for four this time.
Too full from Henry and Gayle sits back and middles it over cow corner for six.
A good comeback from Henry - after going for two boundaries he finishes with some dots.
5th over: Boult to bowl.
Very tidy first couple of balls - cautious batting from these two - very defensive.
Another outside edge from Gayle and it's picked off at third man for a single.
Just three off the over.
4th over: Henry to bowl.
Great areas first up once again from Henry and Boult - working very well together.
Too straight from Henry and Gayle works one into the leg side - leg byes the call.
A single off the last from Gayle.
3rd over: Boult to bowl.
Single for Gayle down the ground.
WICKET! Shai Hope goes for the big drive and gets a huge inside edge into the stumps. Hope 1 b Boult.
Great over from Boult - gets the breakthrough and the Blackcaps are on their way.
2nd over: Henry to bowl.
Hope is off the mark with a shot into the off side.
Gayle is off the mark with an outside edge down to third man.
1st over: Trent Boult to bowl.
On the money from the start from Boult - nice and full.
Great shape - a little bit of swing from Boult, away from Gayle.
Maiden over to start.
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West Indies require 292 runs to win - the star for New Zealand was the obvious outstanding Kane Williamson who scored 148 - the star for the West Indies, Sheldon Cottrell - four wickets, three catches and a run out. Join us at about 5am NZT for the chase.
50th over: Brathwaite to bowl.
Four runs off the first three balls of the final over, before Santner gets a full toss that he hoists over the ropes for six.
WICKET! Santner tries to clear the ropes again - he picks out the man who has a catch, four wickets and a run out already. Santner 10 b Brathwaite c Cottrell.
WICKET! Off the final ball of the game - Neesham holes out to Cottrell. Neesham 28 b Brathwaite c Cottrell.
49th over: Cottrell to bowl.
WICKET! Colin de Grandhomme tries to sneak a single thorugh but the bowler is onto it. de Grandhomme 16 run out Cottrell.
Neesham pulls one away into the leg side for two, follows it up with a single.
Four off the last ball of the over from Neesham - 11 off it.
48th over: Brathwaite to bowl.
Driven hard down the ground by de Grandhomme for a single.
Outside edge but it flies - all the way for four from CDG.
Dropped over the boundary from the fielder and it goes for a six - 17 off that over.
47th over: Cottrell to bowl.
A great couple of slower balls from Cottrell.
WICKET! It's the big wicket the West Indies have wanted all day - Kane Williamson tries to hit another six, he skies it and Shai Hope takes a really good catch, what a knock - well done Kane. Williamson 148 b Cottrell c Hope.
A single from Neesham and these two need to pop off over the last few overs or so here.
Three off the over.
46th over: Brathwaite to bowl.
A middled drive from Neesham is cut off very well from Cotrell who saves four.
A straight ball on Neesham's pads and there is a great bit of fielding in the deep but he can't save the boundary - it's six more.
11 off the over.
45th over: Nurse to bowl.
Single off the first as Neesham gets Kane back on strike. Another double from Kane and he moves to 147 with a boundary.
44th over: Cottrell to bowl.
Neesham middles one to mid on and runs on the shot - the fielder hits the stumps but Neesham is well in. Good running.
Big appeal for a caught behind - the umpires go upstairs but in the middle of Hope's athletic attempt to catch it, he has dropped it.
Another flawless of side shot - gives himself some room and drives him through the covers for four.
Slower ball and Williamson - slog sweeps it for six!
43rd over: Nurse to bowl.
Short and wide to Kane and he's onto it in a flash and cuts it for four.
Seven off the over - seven overs left.
42nd over: Cottrell to bowl.
Four singles to start the over, the WICKET! Latham tries to up the anti and top edges one - it's straight up and it's Latham 12 c & b Cottrell.
Four runs and a wicket off the over.
41st over: Nurse to bowl.
A slow over from NZ - seven off it and the 200 up.
40th over: Holder to bowl.
Lovely from Kane - gets inside the line and flicks the short ball away for four.
Another pearler from Kane - great timing and it's through the covers for four.
12 off the over - they need to keep charging - need to go at 10s from here.
39th over: Nurse to bowl.
Plenty left in the sheds now - go for it now boys, go boom.
Just four off the over.
38th over: Roach to bowl.
A four from Kane and he moves to a hundred - what a knock from our captain - great work.
Seven off the over.
37th over: Holder to bowl.
Just two off the over, Kane on 99.
36th over: Roach to bowl.
Two runs off the first two balls for Kane as he moves to 97.
A single follows those two doubles and the captain moves to 98.
Five off the over, 14 overs left. I'd see we need at least 140 more.
35th over: Gayle to bowl.
WICKET! Taylor looks to go over the field - and he can't time it, he holes out to Holder in the covers. Taylor 69 b Gayle c Holder.
Latham off the mark - a flick into the leg side for a single.
34th over: Brathwaite to bowl.
Lovely from Kane - four more through the offside. Well timed for four.
Eight off the over.
33rd over: Gayle to bowl.
150 partnership up between these two - the highest ever in a World Cup for NZ for the third wicket.
Five singles off the over.
32nd over: Thomas to bowl.
Three off the Thomas over.
31st over: Nurse to bowl.
Still rotating the strike on the bowling of Nurse - ticking along nicely now.
Six singles off the over.
30th over: Cottrell to bowl.
Uppish from Kane but it's through the gap and runs away for four.
The boundary from Kane is followed by four singles - eight off the over.
29th over: Nurse to bowl.
A couple of nice drives from Kane - he can't split the fielders. Seven off the over.
28th over: Cottrell to bowl.
Magical from Williamson - he fires one in full angling in and the NZ captain hits a perfect on drive which runs away for four.
Eight off the over.
27th over: Nurse to bowl.
Four off the over - you feel like these two aren't far away from teeing off here - 23 overs with eight wickets left in the sheds.
26th over: Cottrell returns to bowl.
A couple of singles before Kane cuts one into the off side for two.
Kane hits another single and there is five coming off the over.
25th over: Nurse to bowl.
Great signs for the Kiwis - both batsmen look set and ready to launch - they do need to.
Seven off the over, very easy that over for the NZ batsmen.
24th over: Roach to bowl.
That's the 100 up for NZ - as Taylor moves to 48.
Another half century for Kane Williamson - great knock so far, needs to kick on.
Lovely straight drive from Taylor, it goes for four and that will bring up his half century.
23rd over: Nurse to bowl.
First over of spin here - lets see how he goes.
Four singles off the over - good bowling.
22nd over: Roach to bowl.
Four off the last from Taylor - too straight from Roach and Taylor flicks it fine for four.
21st over: Brathwaite to bowl.
Lovely from Kane - gives himself some room and cuts it away for four - NZ need to be a bit more aggressive.
Nine off the over.
20th over: Thomas to bowl.
Nice shot from Taylor - cut away for four to finish the over - five off it.
19th over: Brathwaite to bowl.
Single into the off side - Kane calls no and Ross says yes - it's a bit iffy in their running there, clearly a single there.
A freebee from Carlos to Taylor but he can't cash in - short and pulled away for one.
A single off the last - three off it.
18th over: Thomas to bowl.
Overpitched from the bowler - straight drive down the ground for four from Taylor.
Six off the over.
17th over: Holder to bowl.
Two singles then a fantastic cover drive for four, nicely timed from Williamson.
He follows it up with a single into the leg side.
Eight off the over.
16th over: Thomas to bowl.
Too straight from the bowler and Williamson flicks one into the leg side for two.
A single off the last - three off the over.
15th over: Holder to bowl.
Short and pulled away from Taylor for four.
A really good single from Taylor - dropped into the leg side and they take the run.
A couple of good singles in the middle of the over - a good over eight off it.
That's drinks.
14th over: Thomas to bowl.
A single from Taylor - into the leg side.
Short and wide to Williamson and he cuts away into the gap for four. A much needed boundary for him.
Five off the over.
13th over: Holder to bowl.
A big shot from Taylor - a huge heave into the leg side - he doesn't time it and it goes for a single.
Taylor comes up the wicket and hits one into the leg side for the first boundary since the fourth over - four runs.
He follows it up with a single to end the over.
12th over: Roach to continue.
Two runs down the ground for Williamson as he eases into his work - four off the over.
11th over: Holder to bowl.
A rare single into the leg side from Williamson - no ball called, and Taylor can't get onto the slower short ball.
Just the two off the over - lots of defensive batting from the Kiwis.
10th over: Roach to bowl.
Nice running again - two runs into the leg side.
Another good over - 30 runs for the Kiwis in the powerplay - the worst first powerplay so far in the tournament.
9th over: Holder to bowl.
A single into the leg side for Taylor - these two batting well and will need to for about 15 -20 more overs.
Three runs off the over - one over left in the first powerplay.
8th over: Roach to bowl.
Rebuilding happening here for these two who will be trying to get through the powerplay.
Another maiden from the West Indies.
7th over: Cottrell to bowl.
The ball doesn't seem to be doing as much now - it swung alot early - not as much now.
A drive from Williamosn is cut off for a single - three off the over.
6th over: Roach to bowl.
An outside edge from Ross Taylor but it doesn't carry to Gayle at slip.
Another maiden over.
5th over: Cottrell to bowl.
Really good running from these two as they sneak a single. Just the one run off the over.
Good bowling.
4th over: Roach to bowl.
An outside edge from Williamson - it beats slip and goes for four. Seven off the over.
3rd over: Cottrell to bowl.
Absolute peach second ball and Williamson does well to miss it. A great over - it's a maiden.
2nd over: Roach to bowl.
Too wide from Roach and Taylor slashes for four. Great shot.
Once again - boy do Taylor and Williamson have some work to do - both openers out for golden ducks.
Just four off the second over.
1st over: Cottrell to bowl: WICKET! A massive inswinging yorker to start the innings and it hits Guptill on the foot - not out called, and the West Indies review. The right call from them and Guptill is gone - his second golden duck of the tournament. Guptill 0 lbw Cottrell.
He follows it up with a full toss and Williamson punches it down the ground and they run four.
Another nice drive from Williamson and they run three this time.
WICKET! A golden duck for Munro who gets another yorker - this time it takes out his middle stump. Munro 0 b Cottrell.
What a first over for the West Indies.
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Good evening to everyone tuning in - the toss is done and the West Indies have won the toss and will bowl first.
The Blackcaps are unchanged and will face the first ball at 12:30am NZT.
Kia ora, and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the Cricket World Cup match between the Blackcaps and the West Indies.
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Pre-match chat: Blackcaps captain Kane Williamson's sportsmanship questioned over nick
Blackcaps World Cup hero Kane Williamson has been called out on social media, after carrying his team to victory over South Africa at Edgbaston on Thursday morning (NZT).
The skipper compiled an unbeaten 106 runs off 138 balls, as New Zealand reached their 242-run target with three balls remaining, extending their unbeaten record and returning to the top of the tournament standings.
But former Proteas spin bowler Paul Adams has questioned Williamson's integrity over an incident that should have seen him dismissed for 76, with team still 69 runs short of their target with 11 overs to play.
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The NZ captain appeared to edge a ball from spin bowler Imran Tahir to wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock. Tahir appealed, but found no support from his teammates, captain Faf du Plessis or umpires, and Williamson stood his ground.
Subsequent replays showed Williamson clearly nicked it and Adams sparked a Twitter debate by claiming he should, in all conscience, have walked.
But most commenters leapt to the defence of 'Captain Kane', who is recognised internationally as one of the world's best and fairest cricketers. Most questioned why du Plessis didn't review the umpire's decision.
"Never question Kane's ethics," responded 'thekibsta', a Blackcaps fan. "If anyone is known for unselfish play, it is him.
"If he thought he was out, he would have gone. It wouldn't have changed anything - the Blackcaps will always beat you with a couple to go."
Afterwards, even du Plessis shrugged it off.
"We weren't aware of it," he said. "I just found out about it after the game.
"Even Kane said he didn't feel it. That's not where the game was won and lost."
The loss was South Africa's fourth of the tournament, effectively squashing their hopes of making the semi-finals with three pool games still to play.
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