Test Cricket's heavyweight bout...

[Thiele]

Into the 1st of there 20/20 games

New Zealand made 7/155 off there 20 overs

in Replt

W.I 1/74 off 8.1 overs

[brod]

Marshall just bowled by Vettori (his first ball)

WI 2/82 (9.1overs)

WI scoring at 8.94RPO, need 6.84 RPO for the rest

[brod]

Couple of things from the 2nd test

- Brendan Nash scored 74 & 65
- Chris Gayle scored only his 8th test century (has 30 fifites) with 197 in the second innings that helped avoid defeat
- The first three innings of the match all had run rates of less than 3 RPO, then NZ tried to score fast to win (4.31 RPO) but fell 88 short
- Some ordinary bowlers ended up with some impressive figures
--FH Edwards 7/87
-- IE O'Brien 6/75
-- JS Patel 5/110 & 1/41 (25 overs)

[Thiele]

WI 2/91

they need another 65 runs off 8 overs

[brod]

West Indies will do it easy

Orams last over just went for 18, Gayle hit two sixes and a four

[brod]

West Indies will win unless Vettori get the last seven wickets in his last 11 balls.

Sarwan b Vettori 4 (12 balls)

DL Vettori 2.2 overs 2/6

[brod]

Gayle out for 67 (41 balls, 5 fours, 5 sixes)

WI 4/124 (15.2 overs)

need 32 runs from 28 balls

DL Vettori 3.2 overs 2/12

[brod]

WI 5/124 (32 off 27 required)

KA Pollard c Patel b Vettori 7

Vettori 3.3 overs 3/12

[brod]

Another wicket

WI 6/130 (26 off 22 balls)

JE Taylor 0*
SE Findlay 11 (11)

to come
LS Baker
SJ Benn
FH Edwards

[brod]

WI 6/135 (17.4 overs)

need 21 off 14 (Oram has two balls left 3.4 overs 0/30)

[brod]

Jacob Oram continuing his fine T20I bowling career
10 matches 2 wickets @ 118.5

[brod]

WI 6/149, need 7 off the last over

The 19th (bowled by Mills) went for 9 runs.

Findlay (in his T20I debut) to face the first ball from Tim Southee who has been hit around with his first three overs costing 33....OUT!!! (caught behind)

[brod]

Fidel Edwards comes in (First class batting ave of 5.79) and first time he has batted in 6 T20I

[brod]

2nd ball of the over ...DOT
3rd ball of the over ...single

Test batting hero Taylor to face

4th ball of the over ...DOT

6 off the last 2

[brod]

correction 4th ball of the over...OUT (Edwards run out)

6 off 2 balls Taylor still facing

[brod]

5th ball of the over... FOUR

Taylor needs 2 off the last ball...one to tie

[brod]

6th ball of the over...ONE


TIE!!!

[brod]

DNew Zealand vs West Indies
1st Twenty20 International
Auckland

MATCH TIED

NEW ZEALAND 7/155
LRPL Taylor 63 (50 balls)
SB Styris 21 (12 balls)
CH Gayle 2/16 (3 overs)

WEST INDIES 8/155
CH Gayle 67 (41 balls)
XM Marshall 28 (24 balls)
DL Vettori 3/16 (4 overs)
JS Patel 2/34 (4 overs)

MOM - Vettori (my choice just)

[spell_check]

But being a 20/20 match, it must not be a tie - that would not satisfy those attention span deficient people out there.

One over for each team
Three batsmen nominated to the match referee from each team, as well as the bowler to bowl it
Two wickets fall, that's the end of the over

Vettori is the NZ bowler, Benn the WI bowler

[locky801]

20/20 and Vetorri takes 3/16, sensational, the guy is all class