Kiwis prevail after rain arrives in Nelson

New Zealand won the fourth ODI against the West Indies by 58 runs as rain once again influenced the situation, arriving during the Windies' chase and never leaving, putting them well short of the Duckworth-Lewis target.
New Zealand won the fourth ODI against the West Indies by 58 runs as rain once again influenced the situation, arriving during the Windies' chase and never leaving, putting them well short of the Duckworth-Lewis target.
The Black Caps scored 285 for six in their 50 overs. The Windies then lost early wickets and made their way to 134 for five in 33.4 overs. When the rain arrived in Nelson, they should have been on 193 to win.
The Kiwis won the toss and chose to bat first, with the series sitting at one all. Their top order did the job superbly, with Jesse Ryder adding 47 off 49 balls to the century he made in the third match.
He was out to Dwayne Bravo in the 15th over, leaving Martin Guptill to continue alongside Kane Williamson. They took the score to 144 before Williamson departed, also for 47, caught behind off Tino Best.
Guptill went on to make the top score of the game, a nifty 81, as he and Ross Taylor took the score past 200. Guptill was eventually out in the 42nd over, caught by Bravo off Jason Holder, having struck two sixes and four boundaries.
Taylor fell one run short of his fifty, finding himself short of his ground thanks to good work from Sunil Narine in the field. Brendon McCullum fell for 14 to Narine, while Luke Ronchi was bowled by Bravo for nine.
Corey Anderson, hero of the third game, was on 17 not out at the end of the knock, while Nathan McCullum was on nine.
The Windies got off to a dire start, losing both openers for ducks. Chadwick Walton was run out by Williamson, while Johnson Charles was caught by Tim Southee off Mitchell McClenaghan.
This left Kirk Edwards, Lendl Simmons and Bravo to rescue the knock, and the latter two made 43 apiece, while Edwards added 24. The wickets fell to regularly though, leaving the visitors well messed by D/L with one game to go.
Latest
-
News
Darren Stevens ‘looking forward to the ‘next chapter’ as his Kent innings ends
The all-rounder will leave Kent after 17 years at the end of the season.
-
News
Darren Stevens announces his retirement at the age of 46
The all-rounder’s 17-year stint at Kent will end later this year.
-
The Hundred
Hundred history-maker Will Smeed: ‘I very much still want to play everything’
The rising star of the white-ball game could be on England’s radar.
-
The Hundred
Lauren Winfield-Hill stars as Oval Invincibles begin title defence with big win
The home side defeated the Northern Superchargers by nine wickets.
-
News
Sam Curran the main man as Oval Invincibles beat Northern Superchargers
Curran scored 60 in his side’s three-wicket win at the Kia Oval.
-
England
England opener Alex Lees keen to see aggressive approach adopted in county game
The Durham batter has used the break in Test cricket to spread the word.
-
The Hundred
‘It was awesome’ – Will Smeed ends his 90s curse to hit Hundred’s first century
The youngster had fallen short of a maiden century on multiple occasions during the first half of 2022.
-
The Hundred
Will Smeed becomes first batter to hit ton in Hundred during Birmingham win
The opener cracked an unbeaten 101 off 50 balls.
-
England
Women’s game on upward trend and schools an important target – Anya Shrubsole
The 30-year-old pace bowler was restricted to competing against boys during childhood.