00:00West Indies were given a traditional welcome to the Eden Park ground with its famous short
00:10boundaries. After playing on slower tracks in Bangladesh, West Indies initially struggled to
00:14adjust to the faster and bouncier surface. The Caribbean men would lose three wickets with
00:2243 runs on the board by the seventh over. But skipper Shea Hope led the recovery along with
00:27Ruston Chase. I think that's bounced just inside the boundary it has. Hope nudged another half
00:33century as he and Chase added 54 for the fourth wicket. I had no doubt there. That was six the
00:38minute of his head. Yet the Windies were not scoring briskly and were 146 for five when Hope and Chase
00:45departed by the 17th over. Robman Powell's 33 of 23 balls helped the Windies to 164 for six of their
00:5320 overs. But were there to win, 164 would be the lowest defended total at Eden Park. Armed with the
01:01knowledge of the venue, the Black Caps were off to a solid start. At the 10th over, the hosts were in
01:07control at 72 for two. But things were changed dramatically as they collapsed to 107 for nine.
01:15Losing seven wickets for only 37 runs, as Jaden Seals and Ruston Chase snatch three wickets each.
01:23Easy catch. Jimmy Nisham looking to go leg side. The Windies were now heavy favorites, but Mitchell Santner
01:31flipped the switch. The skipper smashed seven boundaries and one six in a swashbuckling half century. But needing 20 of the final
01:40of the final over, Romario Shepard held his nerves as the Caribbean men held on to win by seven runs to take a one-nil lead in the series. Terence Clark, TV6 Sport.
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