New Zealand Beat West Indies in 2nd T 20 of bilateral Series played in Year 2015

West Indies was scheduled to play a 3 Match T 20 International Series in New Zealand in 2014-15. Both teams have great players and all rounder’s and match winners and it would be interesting to see them battle in this series and who will be crowned as the winner after the series as both are ranked at 2nd and 5th. The 2nd T 20 international match was to be played on Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand on 13th Jan 2015. West Indies earlier already won the One Day International series 3-2.

New Zealand won the toss and opts to bat first; this is how New Zealand team and 11 was looking like in this 2nd T 20 international match: Brendon McCullum (c), Kyle Mills, Ross Taylor, Nathan McCullum, Jesse Ryder, Luke Ronchi (wk), Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Mitchell McClenaghan, Corey Anderson, James Neesham

And West Indies team and 11 was looking like this in this 2nd T 20 international Match: Dwayne Bravo (c), Darren Sammy,  K Edwards, A Fletcher (wk),Lendl Simmons, Darren Bravo, Kieran Powell, Sunil Narine, Ravi Rampaul, Johnson Charles, Jason Holder

New Zealand batted very well and was able to post total of 170 runs in 20 over’s at the loss of 5 wickets and with top scores of Jesse R who made 80 runs in 40 balls with 4 4’s and 3 six at the strike rate of 200 runs in 100 balls and K Mills who made 40 runs in 20 balls with 3 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 200 runs in 100 balls.

West Indies was needed to score 171 runs in 20 over’s to win this match.

West Indies batted well but was unable to chase the score of 171 runs and was able to make only 145 in 20 over’s at the loss of 9 wickets and lost the game by 25 runs and top scores by J Charles who made 40 runs in 40 balls with 0 4’s and 2 six at the strike rate of 100 runs in 100 balls.

New Zealand won the match by 25 runs and now this 3 Match T 20 international series stands at 2-0 in favor of New Zealand with 1 more game to play.

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