New Zealand vs West Indies, 2nd ODI, West Indies tour of New Zealand, 2025 - Player Highlights

Nathan Smith to Shamar Springer, 1 run, just short of deep mid-wicket! Shamar Springer gets a top-edge on the shortish delivery. Chapman runs in from the deep but it falls just short of him. End of a brilliant spell from Nathan Smith

Nathan Smith to Shamar Springer, no run, another dot! Short of a length delivery outside off, Shamar Springer tries to punch it on the up but only meets thin air

Nathan Smith to Shamar Springer, no run, a play and a miss! Skiddy back of a length delivery outside off, Shamar Springer fishes at it and gets beaten

Nathan Smith to Shamar Springer, no run, this one shoots off from a back of a length outside off, Shamar Springer is surprised a bit but manages to keep it out towards point

Nathan Smith to Shamar Springer, no run, off-pace short of length delivery around off, tapped with an open bat-face towards point

Nathan Smith to Forde, out Caught by Will Young!! Forde holes out! Nathan Smith picks up a 4-fer! Slower delivery full and wide outside off, Forde reaches out and toe-ends the expansive drive to extra cover. Will Young stationed there gets low to pouch it safely. End of a breezy cameo from Forde. Forde c Will Young b Nathan Smith 21(11) [4s-3 6s-1]

Nathan Smith to Shai Hope, 2 runs, in the air... but safe! Shai Hope pulls this shortish delivery over mid-wicket. More height than distance on it but it falls in no man's land. A couple results. 150 up for WI

Nathan Smith to Shepherd, 1 run, full delivery on off, Shepherd eases it to deep cover

Nathan Smith to Shai Hope, 1 run, short of length outside off, Shai Hope places the cut to deep point

Nathan Smith to Shai Hope, no run, oh, this one jags back sharply from a back of a length outside off, Shai Hope tries to hit it on the up through covers but gets beaten on the inside edge. That almost grazed the top of the stumps

Nathan Smith to Shai Hope, FOUR, shot! Shortish delivery angling in from outside off, Shai Hope gets into a good position and pulls it with authority through mid-wicket for a rocketing boundary

Nathan Smith to Shai Hope, 5 wides, too ambitious from Nathan Smith! Very short this time, Shai Hope tries to pull and misses. Latham leaps but it flies over him and goes through to the fence behind him. Five wides

Nathan Smith to Shepherd, 1 run, short of length delivery around off, Shepherd chops it to squarish third man

Nathan Smith to Shepherd, no run, fuller length delivery shaping in from outside off, tapped towards point. A wicket and only 2 runs off the over

Nathan Smith to Shepherd, no run, short of length delivery on off, kept out from the crease

Nathan Smith to Justin Greaves, out Caught by Michael Bracewell!! Another one bites the dust! A short delivery just outside off, doesn't rise as much as Greaves perhaps expected it to. He goes for a pull across the line but miscues it completely towards covers. Bracewell settles under the skier with ease. The catching from the Kiwis has been good today unlike in the last game. Justin Greaves c Michael Bracewell b Nathan Smith 22(27) [6s-1]

Nathan Smith to Justin Greaves, no run, short delivery on off, Justin Greaves ducks under it

Nathan Smith to Shai Hope, 1 run, fifty for Shai Hope! A gentle raise of the bat from the WI skipper to acknowledge all the applause! It has been a really good knock under testing circumstances. Was a shortish delivery outside off, Shai Hope slashes it to third man for a single

Nathan Smith to Justin Greaves, 1 run, short of length outside off, Justin Greaves punches it towards deep extra cover

Nathan Smith to Shai Hope, 1 run, short of length delivery angling in on off, Shai Hope steers it towards third man. The call is for two but they have to settle for the single

Nathan Smith to Shai Hope, no run, this is beautiful bowling! 136.5kph hard length delivery outside off, seaming in sharply, Shai Hope hangs back to keep it out but gets beaten on the inside edge. That wasn't far from the off-pole

Nathan Smith to Shai Hope, no run, hard length delivery in the channel, Shai Hope hangs back to block it towards cover-point. The batters look for a run but it's not on

Nathan Smith to Shai Hope, no run, a bouncer around off, Shai Hope shapes for the hook but bails out of it eventually. That was well-directed

Nathan Smith to Justin Greaves, 1 run, good length delivery angling in, played with soft hands towards wide mid-on for a quick single

Nathan Smith to Justin Greaves, no run, pitched up outside off, driven on the rise to mid-off

Nathan Smith to Justin Greaves, no run, beauty! 132kph good length delivery outside off, seaming in sharply, Justin Greaves looks to keep it out but gets beaten on the inside edge. That wasn't far from the off-stump. A wicket and only 2 runs off the over

Nathan Smith to Shai Hope, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Shai Hope cuts it to sweeper cover

Nathan Smith to Justin Greaves, 1 run, hard length delivery outside off, Justin Greaves punches it to deep cover

Nathan Smith to Roston Chase, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! Brilliant bowling from Nathan Smith! Hard length delivery outside off, lands and seams in prodigiously, Roston Chase tries to punch it on the up but doesn't account for the inward movement. A bat-pad gap is created and the ball goes right through that to crash into the off-stump. The Kiwis are ruling the roost in helpful conditions. Roston Chase b Nathan Smith 2(5)

Nathan Smith to Roston Chase, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, punched to backward point

Nathan Smith to Roston Chase, no run, short of length delivery angling in on off, Roston Chase covers the line and blocks it towards covers

Nathan Smith to Rutherford, no run, back of a length delivery seaming across Rutherford. He pokes at it and gets beaten

Nathan Smith to Rutherford, no run, good length delivery in the channel, kept out watchfully

Nathan Smith to Rutherford, SIX, hit with authority! Rutherford advances down the track, gets into a good position and smashes the length delivery over deep backward square leg for a flat maximum. Short square boundaries and Rutherford is targeting them nicely

Nathan Smith to Rutherford, no run, short of length outside off, Rutherford chops it to the right of Chapman at backward point. He can only make a half-stop. The batters think about the single but have to eventually abort the idea

Nathan Smith to Rutherford, SIX, what a strike! A shortish delivery that sits up nicely for Rutherford on middle and off. Rutherford swivels across and pulls it with aplomb over deep backward square leg for a maximum. That came right off the screws

Nathan Smith to Rutherford, no run, pitched up outside off, Rutherford pushes at it away from his body and gets a bottom-edge down the track

Nathan Smith to Rutherford, no run, oh, this one nips in sharply from a short of length outside off, Rutherford is caught in the crease as he pushes at it but the ball deflects off his gloves onto his body

Nathan Smith to Ackeem Auguste, out Caught by Jamieson!! Ackeem Auguste can't make his start count! Shortish delivery on off, Ackeem Auguste goes for a pull across the line but gets a top-edge over mid-wicket. There's a fielder running in from the deep but Jamieson who is back-tracking from mid-wicket calls for it. He steadies himself, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a well-judged catch. Ackeem Auguste c Jamieson b Nathan Smith 22(31) [4s-3]

Nathan Smith to Shai Hope, 1 run, length delivery angling in on middle and leg, pushed to mid-off for a brisk single

Nathan Smith to Shai Hope, no run, short of length outside off, shaping away and stays low, Shai Hope looks to cut but misses

Nathan Smith to Shai Hope, SIX, Shai Hope takes full toll off the Free Hit! On a back of a length on off, Shai Hope clears his front leg and whacks it over long-off for a maximum. He struck that with a lot of power and the ball traveled 94m

Nathan Smith to Shai Hope, no ball, short of length outside off, seaming away, Shai Hope hangs back and punches it towards point. Nathan Smith has overstepped so a Free Hit is coming up...

Nathan Smith to Ackeem Auguste, 1 run, very full outside off, Ackeem Auguste jams it towards third man