New Zealand vs West Indies, 3rd T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Shamar Springer to Jamieson, out Jamieson Run Out!! 1 run completed. Lethargic running from Jamieson and he has run himself OUT, swiped across the line and gets a thick inside edge to deep mid-wicket - Sodhi was always coming back for the second, but Jamieson hesitated and then stalled, loses all the momentm and has no chance of completing the run - the return is slightly high, but Shai Hope has plenty of time to collect and break the wickets. Jamieson run out (Forde/Shai Hope) 4(4)

Holder to Mitchell, out Caught by Shamar Springer!! Mitchell holes out to deep backward point and New Zealand are finishing poorly - slower short ball outside off, Mitchell stays leg-sided and looks to use the angle on the cut shot, he was hitting it into the wind, but he doesn't have enough power to clear Springer in the deep - a simple catch and West Indes have their 8th wicket. Mitchell c Shamar Springer b Holder 41(24) [4s-2 6s-3]

Holder to Mitchell Hay, out Caught by Powell!! A simple catch at long-on and West Indies are finishing strongly - change of pace from Holder, was the slower ball into the wicket and Hay was way too early into the slog, came right off the bottom of the bat and spooned to long-on - Powell settles under it, goes reverse cupped and holds on with ease. Mitchell Hay c Powell b Holder 2(3)

Shamar Springer to Mitchell, SIX, hammered, Springer misses the yorker - it's overpitched on middle, Mitchell leans forward, high elbow and a straight bat as he drove it back over the bowler's head, sends it soaring over the ropes for a maximum

Shamar Springer to Santner, out Caught by Ackeem Auguste!! .. and he strikes with the change of angle - a wide full-toss, Santner played with an open face as he tried to get under it, sliced it square and straight down deep third man's throat. Auguste stays low and completes a simple catch under pressure - West Indies keeping themselves in the hunt with regular wickets. Santner c Ackeem Auguste b Shamar Springer 4(3) [4s-1]

Shamar Springer to Mitchell, FOUR, a bad fumble and it's cost West Indies a boundary - full-toss outside off and was driven straight to mid-off - Holder had it covered and let it slop right through his legs

Forde to Santner, FOUR, cracking shot, Santner is the man in form and he ruins Forde's over - slower short ball, but plenty of width on offer, Santner is on his toes as he rides the bounce and punches it over extra-cover for a boundary

Forde to Neesham, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Full and at the middle-stump - Neesham cleared his left leg on the hoick and missed it completely - the leg-stump and the middle-stump take a beating. Another failure for Neesham with the bat as the West Indies keep chipping away. Neesham b Forde 2(4)

Forde to Mitchell, 1 run, on a good length and well wide of off - Mitchell stays on the back-foot as he drove it to mid-off - set-off for a quick single and is helped by the fumble from Holder

Forde to Neesham, 1 run, a chance, but that was hit hard and Forde has very little reaction time - back of a length and just outside off and Neesham flat-batted it back in the direction of the bowler's followthrough - Forde gets both hands and can't hold on

Holder to Mitchell, out Michael Bracewell Run Out!! 1 run completed. An excellent throw from Powell in the deep and Michael Bracewell is OUT - a low full-toss on the leg-stump, worked wide of long-on and Mitchell calls for the second run - Bracewell was scrambling home, but the throw is accurate and Holder breaks the stumps, catching the left-hander well short. A waste of a wicket really, not sure if there was a second run there. Michael Bracewell run out (Powell/Holder) 11(10) [4s-1]

Akeal Hosein to Mitchell, SIX, 19 off the over, Hosein tries to drag the length back, but it simply sits onto the right-hander - Mitchell clears his front leg and then hoists it high over deep mid-wicket - end of an expensive spell from Akeal Hosein

Akeal Hosein to Mitchell, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Mitchell - comes down the pitch, gets close to the ball and then drills it back over the bowler's head, one bounce and over the ropes

Akeal Hosein to Mitchell, SIX, hammered, that'll relieve some pressure off Mitchell - comes down the pitch, Hosein saw it coming and tried to dart it quicker, but it's right in the slot for the right-hander to go downtown, over long-off for a maximum

Shepherd to Michael Bracewell, FOUR, cracking shot, overpitched and wide of off - Bracewell leans into the drive and finds the gap past cover, the timing is sweet and the ball races away

Shamar Springer to Mitchell, out Conway Run Out!! 1 run completed. A direct hit at the bowler's end and Conway knows he's short - that's a brilliant throw from Athanaze and he's caught the left-hander short by miles, the 3rd umpire has a look just for formality. OUT is the call - Conway is livid with himself, it was his call and Mitchell was a late responding, but Athanaze attacked the ball at deep mid-wicket and then made a stunning direct hit, catching him well short. Coming to the ball, was full and at the pads - Mitchell cleared his front-leg on the whip through mid-wicket. Conway run out (Athanaze) 56(34) [4s-6 6s-2]

Akeal Hosein to Conway, SIX, clubbed, tossed up and drifting into the left-hander - Conway bends down low, hits with the wind and clears deep mid-wicket with the slog-sweep, brings up his 12th T20I fifty

Shepherd to Mitchell, 1 run, back of a length and well wide of off - Mitchell flat-bats it back past the bowler, long-on sprints to his left and keeps them down to a single, brings up NZ's 100

Shepherd to Ravindra, out Caught by Forde!! A leading edge and Rachin pops a simple catch to cover - on a good length and angling into the left-hander, Rachin was looking to work it very square on the on-side, closed the face of the bat and the leading edge popped up to Firde - a second simple catch of the afternoon and Shepherd has broken through for the West Indies. Replays show that it was a scrambled seam slower delivery that gripped and stopped onto the left-hander. Ravindra c Forde b Shepherd 26(15) [4s-4]

Shepherd to Conway, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, Conway drives and inside halves it through mid-wicket for a single

Holder to Ravindra, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Rachin - dug in short by Holder, the left-hander gets on top of the bounce, rolled his wrists and then pulled it powerfully past square leg, splits the gap between the two men in the deep for another boundary - 11 off the over as the players take drinks

Holder to Ravindra, FOUR, nicely played, short of a length and angling across the left-hander - Rachin shuffles across, gets inside the line and then clears short fine with the lap

Shamar Springer to Conway, FOUR, cracking shot, hint of width wide of off - Conway waits and then cuts it late, slices it backward of point and beats third man to his left, 11 off the over

Shamar Springer to Conway, FOUR, cheeky and four, on a good length and angling back into the left-hander - Conway shuffles across, uses Springer's pace and then laps it over the keeper's head, fine leg was inside the ring and he can only watch

Holder to Ravindra, FOUR, edged and four, width on offer and Rachin threw his bat on the cut - gets a thick edge that flies past the keeper and runs away to the ropes

Athanaze to Ravindra, FOUR, clubbed, too full and wide of off - Rachin gets under it and then hammers the drive over the bowler's head, one bounce and over the ropes - 16 off Athanaze's over

Athanaze to Conway, no ball, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Conway - this experiment with Athanaze ain't working, flighted delivery outside off and there's width on offer - Conway leans forward and then goes inside out with the drive over cover, one bounce and over the ropes. It's a front-foot no-ball as well, so a free-hit coming up

Athanaze to Conway, FOUR, clubbed, that's a rank half-tracker from Athanaze - dragged short and Conway is quick to pick the length, rocks back and hammers the pull wide of mid-wicket

Forde to Tim Robinson, out Caught&Bowled!! That's a soft dismissal - the ploy to give Forde a third over has worked wonders for the West Indies - was the slower ball, he rolled his fingers across the seam and Tim Robinson was early into the clip, closed the face of the bat and the leading edge popped right back at the bowler. A dolly and Forde accepts it with glee. Tim Robinson c and b Forde 23(21) [4s-2]

Shepherd to Conway, FOUR, nicely played, too straight from Shepherd, the angle takes it onto Conway's hips - he gets inside the line, rolled his wrists and then placed it behind square on the on-side for a boundary

Forde to Tim Robinson, FOUR, just over backward point, all hands from Robinson - on a good length and just outside off, he went hard on the drive and managed to carve it over the leaping fielder at backward point

Akeal Hosein to Conway, FOUR, nicely played, tad too straight form Hosein - the drift takes it down and it's helped on its way with the sweep - Conway rolls his wrists and beats backward square leg to his right

Akeal Hosein to Conway, SIX, hammered, Conway shimmies down the pitch, gets close to the ball and then swings it high over wide long-on - sends it sailing over the ropes for a maximum

Akeal Hosein to Tim Robinson, FOUR, cracking shot, tad too short from Hosein - Robinson backs away, opens up the off-side and then places the cut past cover-point, the ball scoots away to the ropes in a hurry