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West Indies knock out New Zealand in thrilling Super Over
Monday October 01, 2012 09:25:44 PM,
IANS
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Pallekele (Sri Lanka): The West Indies kept their World Twenty20 semi-final hopes alive
by knocking out New Zealand via the Super Over after their crucial
Super Eights match ended in a tie at Pallekele International
Stadium here Monday.
Defending a paltry total of 139 all out, the West Indies churned
out a disciplined bowling performance with Sunil Narine (3/20)
showing the way to restrict the New Zealand to 139 for seven in 20
overs despite a valiant unbeaten 62 by Kiwi captain Ross Taylor.
Narine was also adjudged Man of the Match.
In the Super Over, Taylor and Brendan McCullum spanked Marlon
Samuels for 17 runs. For New Zealand, the Super Over turned out to
be disastrous.
Tim Southee was completely erratic bowling a no-ball and a wide.
His first delivery was a no-ball and Chris Gayle hammered it for a
six. West Indies needed five runs off the last and Samuels hit the
penultimate ball for a six to finish off the match in style as New
Zealand were second time unlucky in the Super Over.
West Indies' semi-final hopes now depend on the outcome of the
match between hosts Sri Lanka and defending champions England. A
Sri Lanka win will knock out England and pave the way for the West
Indies in the semi-final.
On a slow track, West Indies batsmen struggled against the New
Zealand spinners. While New Zealand pacers Southee (3/21) and Doug
Bracewell (3/31) shared six wickets, it were the spinners Nathan
McCullum (2/19) and Ronnie Hira (1/24), who dried down the flow of
runs.
Gayle top scored for the West Indies with a quickfire 30 off 14
deliveries, hitting three fours and two sixes, while Samuels (24)
and Kieron Pollard (28) also came up with valuable knocks.
West Indies bowlers then put on a disciplined display to trouble
the New Zealanders. Martin Guptill (21) and Brendan (22) got
starts but failed to convert them to big scores. Taylor's unbeaten
knock kept New Zealand on course.
With New Zealand needing 17 runs from the last two balls, Narine
bowled an excellent penultimate over giving away just three runs
to make it a tough task for Taylor and Bracewell.
West Indies skipper Darren Sammy entrusted Samuels, who hadn't
bowled till then, to bowl the last over.
Taylor hit Samuels for a six in the fourth ball to bring the
equation down to three from two. Taylor took a single off the
fifth delivery leaving Bracewell to score two off the last bowl.
But a brilliant direct throw by substitute Dawyne Smith ran out
Bracewell with the scored tied.
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