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New Zealand tour of West Indies - 2026 · Kensington Oval, Bridgetown · 21 July 2026

West Indies won by 2 wickets

West Indies won by 2 wickets. TWM Latham top-scored with 69 for New Zealand.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
New Zealand tour of West Indies - 2026
Ground
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
Date
21 July 2026
Toss
West Indies, chose to field
Result
West Indies won by 2 wickets
Player of the match
SO Hetmyer
Umpires
AG Wharf and LS Reifer
Match referee
J Srinath

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to field.

New Zealand batted first and made 268 for 9. TWM Latham top-scored with 69 off 71 balls, and NF Kelly made 64. The innings was built on a 86-run stand for the second wicket between WA Young and NF Kelly. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at Kensington Oval, 209 across 14 ODIs.

Chasing 269, West Indies made 269 for 8. SO Hetmyer top-scored with 69 not out off 64 balls, and SE Rutherford made 61. JR Lennox took 3 for 35 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 95-run stand for the fifth wicket between SE Rutherford and SO Hetmyer.

West Indies won by 2 wickets.

NEW ZEALAND: 268 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
HM Nichollsb MW Forde1015
WA Youngb VO Lawes5663
NF Kellyc JP Greaves b G Motie6478
MS Chapmanc G Motie b VO Lawes1112
TWM Lathamc AWJ Auguste b AS Joseph6971
MG Bracewellc SD Hope b AS Joseph17
MJ Santnerrun out (SD Hope, JNT Seales)1327
NG Smithc JP Greaves b JNT Seales1815
KDC Clarkerun out (JP Greaves, SD Hope)46
JA Duffynot out56

Did not bat: JR Lennox

Extras 17 · Total 268 for 9

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
MW Forde101491
JNT Seales101571
VO Lawes100632
AS Joseph101382
G Motie100491

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (HM Nicholls, 4 ov), 2-102 (WA Young, 19 ov), 3-127 (MS Chapman, 24 ov), 4-181 (NF Kelly, 34 ov), 5-182 (MG Bracewell, 35 ov), 6-230 (MJ Santner, 44 ov), 7-239 (TWM Latham, 46 ov), 8-247 (KDC Clarke, 47 ov), 9-268 (NG Smith, 49 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstHM Nicholls (10) and WA Young (6)16
secondWA Young (50) and NF Kelly (28)86
thirdMS Chapman (11) and NF Kelly (14)25
fourthNF Kelly (22) and TWM Latham (31)54
fifthMG Bracewell (1) and TWM Latham (0)1
sixthMJ Santner (13) and TWM Latham (35)48
seventhTWM Latham (3) and NG Smith (6)9
eighthKDC Clarke (4) and NG Smith (2)8
ninthNG Smith (10) and JA Duffy (5)21
WEST INDIES: 269 FOR 8
BatterHow outRB
AWJ Augusteb NG Smith3424
JP Greavesc NG Smith b JA Duffy2215
KU Cartyb JR Lennox2054
SD Hopec KDC Clarke b JR Lennox3952
SE Rutherfordst TWM Latham b MG Bracewell6158
SO Hetmyernot out6964
G Motiec MJ Santner b JR Lennox45
MW Fordeb JA Duffy85
AS Josephc HM Nicholls b JA Duffy01
JNT Sealesnot out57

Did not bat: VO Lawes

Extras 7 · Total 269 for 8

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
JA Duffy80673
NG Smith7.30511
MJ Santner100390
KDC Clarke30130
JR Lennox90353
MG Bracewell100641

FALL OF WICKETS

1-57 (AWJ Auguste, 5 ov), 2-59 (JP Greaves, 6 ov), 3-118 (SD Hope, 23 ov), 4-123 (KU Carty, 25 ov), 5-218 (SE Rutherford, 40 ov), 6-239 (G Motie, 43 ov), 7-248 (MW Forde, 44 ov), 8-248 (AS Joseph, 44 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstAWJ Auguste (34) and JP Greaves (21)57
secondJP Greaves (1) and KU Carty (1)2
thirdSD Hope (39) and KU Carty (18)59
fourthKU Carty (1) and SE Rutherford (4)5
fifthSE Rutherford (57) and SO Hetmyer (37)95
sixthG Motie (4) and SO Hetmyer (17)21
seventhMW Forde (8) and SO Hetmyer (1)9
eighthAS Joseph (0) and SO Hetmyer (0)0
ninthSO Hetmyer (0) and JNT Seales (0)21
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