{"id":20669,"date":"2024-06-18T17:38:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20669"},"modified":"2024-06-18T17:38:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:38:19","slug":"west-indies-secure-super-eight-spot-in-icc-t20-world-cup-with-victory-over-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/west-indies-secure-super-eight-spot-in-icc-t20-world-cup-with-victory-over-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"West Indies Secure Super Eight Spot in ICC T20 World Cup with Victory over New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In a thrilling encounter at Tarouba Stadium in south Trinidad, the West Indies cricket team clinched their spot in the Super Eight round of the ICC T20 World Cup with a hard-fought victory over New Zealand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Led by crucial performances from Sherfane Rutherford, Gudakesh Motie, and Alzarri Joseph, the Caribbean side achieved their third consecutive win in the round robin stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Zealand won the toss and opted to bowl first, immediately putting the West Indies under pressure with early wickets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Windies struggled in the powerplay, reaching just 22 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Johnson Charles departed for a duck in the first over, followed by Nicholas Pooran (17), Roston Chase (0), and Rovman Powell (1), leaving the team in a precarious position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the early setbacks, Sherfane Rutherford played a pivotal role with an unbeaten 68 runs, guiding the West Indies to a total of 149 for 9 in their allotted 20 overs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trent Boult starred for New Zealand with the ball, claiming three crucial wickets for 16 runs, while Tim Southee supported with two wickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defending the target, West Indies bowlers stepped up magnificently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alzarri Joseph was outstanding, picking up 4 wickets for 19 runs, while Gudakesh Motie also made a significant impact with 3 wickets for 25 runs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Akeal Hosein and Andre Russell contributed with a wicket each as they restricted New Zealand to 136 for 9 in their 20 overs, securing a 13-run victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For New Zealand, Glen Phillips top-scored with 40 runs, but their efforts fell short against the disciplined West Indies bowling attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this win, the West Indies not only secured their place in the Super Eight round but also showcased their resilience and determination in the tournament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They will face Afghanistan in their final group stage match, aiming to maintain their winning momentum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a thrilling encounter at Tarouba Stadium in south Trinidad, the West Indies cricket team clinched their spot in the Super Eight round of the ICC T20 World Cup with&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20669"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20670,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20669\/revisions\/20670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}