NZ vs WI 3rd T20I Commentary - Nelson (09 November 2025)

Good length but angling down the leg side, Romario Shepherd tries to whip it away but misses as the ball just goes past his pads, but inside the new guideline. No wide given.

Full and on middle, Romario Shepherd lofts it towards long on and looks for two but has to settle for one. 11 needed in 4 now.

Back of a length and on mide, Akeal Hosein miscues his pull just over the bowler's head towards the mid on region for a run. 10 needed in 3 now

A precious dot! Kyle Jamieson bowls a well-directed bouncer, on middle, Romario Shepherd gets a bit surprised by it and misses his pull shot. He needs to hit a couple of sixes now, or a six and a four will do as well.

OUT! TAKEN! Kyle Jamieson has done it once again for the Kiwis! Two games in a row, he has held his nerve in the last over. He bowls a low full toss, on middle. Romario Shepherd stays deep to slog it away but gets more height than distance on this one. The ball flies high in the air towards long off, where Daryl Mitchell settles under it and reverse cups it safely into his hands. NEW ZEALAND WIN BY 9 RUNS!

Fuller and on off, Shamar Springer drlls it to sweeper cover for a single.

SIX! Oh..my word! That has got wings to it! Jacob Duffy misses his length and serves this in the slot, on middle. Romario Shepherd stays deep inside his crease, gets under it and absolutely launches it over the bowler's head for half a dozen more. That has gone out of the stadium here.

FOUR! A boundary now! 13 needed in 9 balls! Short of a length and outside off, Romario Shepherd knows that there is no protection in the deep and slaps it over short third for a boundary.

Misses out there! Short and around leg, Romario Shepherd gets across to hook it away but fails to get any bat on that. That should have been put away.

Fuller and outisde off, Romario Shepherd throws the kitchen sink at it and drags it to deep mid-wicke for one.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Another twist in the tale! This is a stunning return catch. Jacob Duffy bowls it full and on off, Shamar Springer absolutely drills it down the pitch but just a bit above the ground. Duffy stops a bit on his follow-through, gets both his hands to the left, and grabs a brilliant catch with the ball traveling at the speed of light towards him. Springer falls for a fine 39 off 20. Windies need 12 runs in the last over, and the Kiwis need just one wicket!

FOUR! Up and over! A half-volley around off, with mid off up in the circle. Shamar Springer backs away a bit and lifts it over extra cover for a boundary. 

SIX! Shamar Springer is playing a blinder here! A slower one, full and outside off, Springer gets deceived by the lack of pace but still goes through the lofted shot. He gets enough for it to go well over mid off and lands just on the cushions for a six. Santner puts in a valiant slide and collides with the advertisement boards, but he seems fine.

Good length and on off, Shamar Springer steers it to short third for a single.

In the air...SAFE! Short of a length and on middle, Romario Shepherd looks to pull it away but gets a top edge. The ball goes high in the air as Neesham runs after it, and two fielders from the deep also come in, but the ball lands between all of them. Two taken.

Nicely bowled! Bangs in a sharp bouncer, on off, Romario Shepherd gets hurried and misses out on his pull shot.

SIX! Put away! A slower bouncer but around leg, Romario Shepherd gets inside the line of it and hooks it over the fine leg fence for a biggie. 24 needed in 12 now! We are in for another nail-biting finish in this series.

Swing and a miss! Back of a length and around off, gets some extra bounce, Shamar Springer tries to cut it away but misses.

EDGED AND FOUR! Short of a length and outside off, width on offer. Shamar Springer slashes at it but gets an outside edge that flies towards the third man fence for a boundary.

FOUR! TWO IN TWO! West Indies are still alive in this game! Pitched up and on middle, Shamar Springer presents the full face of the bat and lofts it over the bowler's head for another boundary. 44 needed in 21 balls now!

On a length and on off, Shamar Springer guides it to short third for one.

Good bowling! Bangs in a quick bouncer, on off, takes off sharply, Romario Shepherd winds up for the slog but gets surprised and lets it go in the end.

A couple of dots to end the over! This is a slower yorker, on off, Romario Shepherd goes through his slog early as the ball goes under his bat.

Floated, full and on middle, Romario Shepherd lofts it towards long on for a single.

WIDE! Slows it up, full but way outisde off, Shamar Springer leaves it alone. Wided.

Flatter, short and on middle, Shamar Springer pats it back to the bowler.

SIX! That is outta here! Tossed up, full and on middle, Shamar Springer goes down on one knee and absolutely smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Lands on the roof over the stands there.

Goes short and around off, Shamar Springer cuts it through point for a run.

Quicker, full and on leg, Romario Shepherd fails to paddle it away as the ball goes off his pads towards short fine. A leg bye taken.

Shortish and on middle, Shamar Springer clips it towards square leg for one. 52 runs needed 24 balls now!

Hard length, on middle and off, Romario Shepherd slogs this on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for one.

BYE! Slow and wide of off, Shamar Springer swings before the ball arrives and misses out. Mitchell Hay fails to gather this as well and the batters run a bye.

Bumper, down the leg, Romario Shepherd gets inside the line to hook it away but misses out.

WIDE! On a length wide down the leg, Romario Shepherd misses out on the flick. Wided.

SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Pace off, around middle and leg, Romario Shepherd flicks this up and over the deep square leg fielder for a biggie. West Indies will need a lot more of these from Romario Shepherd.

FOUR! Good length wide of off, Romario Shepherd jumps down the track and gives it a mighty heave. Gets it sliced behind backward point for a boundary.

Good length on off, Romario Shepherd punches this long off for a single.

Floated around off, Shamar Springer punches this to sweeper cover for a single.

Short and wide of off, Romario Shepherd cuts this to Devon Conway at sweeper cover for one.

Pushed through on off, Shamar hits this to sweeper cover for one.

Darted around the pads of the batter. Romario Shepherd pushes this to long on for one.

Floated around middle and leg, Shamar Springer rolls this to long on for one.

Low and full on middle and leg, Romario Shepherd flicks this to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Darted into the batter, Romario Shepherd flicks this through mid-wicket for one.

Pushed through on off, Matthew Forde blocks this one.

OUT! LBW! Googly, on middle and off, Matthew Forde steps across and looks to use the free space around the fine leg region. Fails to read the googly and pays the price for it. As the ball struck the pads of Forde, Ish and the Kiwi players were appealing for LBW but the umpire turned it down. Mitchell Santner sent this upstairs, and three reds with the ball crashing into the leg stump on the Ball Tracker give New Zealand the wicket of Matthew Forde.

SIX! That's some start for Shamar Springer. Tossed up, on middle and leg, Shamar Springer goes down on a knee and slog sweeps this up and over the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region for a huge six.

Fuller on off, Shamar Springer pushes this to point.

Pushed through around off, Shamar Springer drives this through cover for one.

Under-cutter from Mitchell Santner, into the batter. Jason Holder flicks this off his back foot to deep mid-wicket for one.

Stock delivery, on middle and off. Romario Shepherd punches this to sweeper cover for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! West Indies are in massive trouble with the dismissal of Jason Holder. Tossed up, wide of off, Jason Holder goes down on a knee and slog sweeps it straight into the hands of Tim Robinson at the deep mid-wicket fence. Jason Holder did not get it away from the middle of the bat, instead, this was hit from the bottom half of his bat.

Drifting one in, on off, turning it away. Matthew Forde pokes at it but gets beaten.

Fuller on middle and off, Matthew Forde blocks.

FOUR! Cheeky from Forde. Fired into the batter, around his pads. Matthew Forde goes down on a knee, plants his front foot across the line of it and ramps this past the right of short fine leg for a boundary.

FOUR! Back of a length onto the pads, Romario Shepherd hops up on his toes and flicks this through the gap between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Short and wide of off, Romario Shepherd pushes this to point.

On a length around off, Romario Shepherd blocks it.

Good length, wide of off, Romario Shepherd swings at it, gets an outside edge towards deep third for one.

Good length on middle and off, Jason Holder guides this to the third man region for one.

On a length around off, Romario Shepherd drives this to cover for no run.

A shout for LBW, but turned down! Flatter, short and on middle, angling in, Romario Shepherd stays backto flick it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. Going down the leg side this one.

Floated, full and on middle, Romario Shepherd sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Short and on middle, Jason Holder nudges it to mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! Streaky! Flatter, short and outside off, Romario Shepherd tries to cut it away but gets a thin outisde edge that runs down to the third man fence for a boundary.

Flighted, full and on off, Romario Shepherd drives it to long off for one.

Arm ball, full and on middle, angling in, Jason Holder knocks it down the pitch.

FOUR! Fine shot! Flighted, full and outside off, Ackeem Auguste goes inside out, extends his amrs to reach out and smacks it over extra cover for a boundary.

A bit short and on middle, Ackeem Auguste flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Slows it up, shortish and on off, Rovman Powell pats it in front of point.

Goes short and outside off, Rovman Powell cuts it away towards deep point for a couple of runs.

WIDE! Fires one full but down the leg side, Rovman Powell fails to get any bat on it. Wided.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Ish Sodhi gets a huge wicket here! No fireworks from Rovman Powell in this game, and West Indies slip further down here. This is a wrong'un, full and on middle, turns in a bit. Powell goes down for the big slog sweep but plays all over it as the ball goes through to rattle the stumps here. Powell hangs his head down in disappointment as he knows he has made a critical error here. West Indies have slipped from 53/2 to 68/5 now!

OUT! AUGUSTE IS RUN OUT! Not sure what is happening with West Indies at the moment here. Ish Sodhi drags his length back and on off, Jason Holder pats it wide of short mid-wicket. The batters set off for the run, but Mitchell Santner dives to his left to make a fine stop. Seeing this, Holder sends his partner back. Santner fires in a one-bounce throw at the bowler's end, where Sodhi collects it with his right hand and breaks the stumps, with Ackeem Auguste not really making that much of an effort to drag his bat in or put in a dive. Very casual from him and that has cost him as the replay shows he is short of his crease. The Windies are six down now, needing 110 runs in 66 balls.

Floated, full and on off, Sherfane Rutherford works it off he inner half of the bat through square leg for a single.

Almost a wicket! Tossed up, full and on off, Ackeem Auguste comes down the track to push it away but just gets an inside edge behind. It just goes past Devon Conway to his left, or else it would have been an easy stumping. Two taken.

Short and on leg, Ackeem Auguste clips it to mid-wicket.

Just short! Flighted, full and outside off, Ackeem Auguste uses his feet and tries to loft it away but gets a top edge. Ish Sodhi from short third runs forward and dives but just fails to reach it. They cross.

Flatter, full and on off, Sherfane Rutherford pushes it to cover.

OUT! TAKEN! Michael Bracewell strikes now! Sherfane Rutherford's struggles with the bat continue. This is slower through the air, full and around off, turns away a bit. Rutherford goes down and stretches out for it but only manages to get a top edge towards short third, where Ish Sodhi takes an easy catch this time. Windies are four down now!

Floated, full and on off, Alick Athanaze goes down across to swipe it away but misses and gets hit on the pads.

WIDE! Fires one full and down the leg side, Alick Athanaze fails to paddle it away. Wided.

DROPPED! A good effort though! Slows it up, full and on middle, Alick Athanaze gets drawn forward and ends up chipping it back to the bowler. Sodhi dives to his left to grab it with his left hand but just spills it out.

SIX! Salt to the wounds! Tossed up, full and on middle, Alick Athanaze goes down on one knee and nails the slog sweep over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Ish Sodhi gets his man this time! He bowls the googly. short and outisde off, turns it away a bit. Alick Athanaze moves back and slashes hard and away from his body. Gets a slight bottom edge behind, where Devon Conway takes a sharp catch. There is a big shout for caught behind, and up goes the finger. Athanaze takes the review as he thinks the sound is from his chain hitting the grill of the helmet. However, UltraEdge shows a clear spike when the ball is close to the bat. Alick has to walk back for 31 off 23, and West Indies are 53/3!

Flighted, full and on off, Sherfane Rutherford taps it towards covers for a single.

Flatter, full and on leg, Ackeem Auguste clips it away wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

FOUR! Sloppy fielding! Good length and around off, Alick Athanaze lets it come to him, uses the pace and steers it away through point. The fielder in the deep runs to his right and dives but rolls over the ball and lets it through for a boundary.

Goes fuller and on off, Alick Athanaze drives it straight to cover.

BEATEN! Hits the length hard and just around off, angles away with extra bounce, Alick Athanaze has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Short of a length and just outside off, Alick Athanaze tries to cut it away but chops it down to the off side.

Back of a length and on middle, Alick Athanaze pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

EDGED AND FOUR! Jacob Duffy bangs in a quick bouncer, on middle. Ackeem Auguste gets late on his pull shot but gets a top edge that flies over the keeper's head for a boundary. West Indies are 46/2 at the end of the Powerplay!

SIX! Massive hit for six. Tossed up on middle and leg, Ackeem Auguste goes down on a knee and slog sweeps this right from the middle of his bat. Clears the deep mid-wicket fence with ease and deposits this far into the grass banks for a biggie.

Wrong'un from Sodhi, around off, Ackeem Auguste rises up with the bounce and looks to flick this on the leg side but misses out. The keeper collects this and appeals for a caught behind but the umpire turns it down. Mitchell Santner sends this upstairs. Nothing on the UltraEdge as the ball passes the bat and New Zealand loses a review.

Fuller on off, Ackeem Auguste blocks.

Quicker one, on middle and leg, Ackeem Auguste flicks this through mid-wicket and runs a couple.

Tossed up on middle and off, Ackeem Auguste hits this straight to the fielder.

Fuller on off, Ackeem Auguste drives this to the left of cover for no run.

Floated on off, Ackeem Auguste punches this to long off for one.

Length dragged back from Michael Bracewell, on off. Ackeem Auguste blocks off his back foot.

DROPPED! Lifeline for Alick Athanaze on 19 from Kyle Jamieson. Flighted, wide of off, turning away after pitching. Alick Athanaze goes down on a knee and looks to slog sweep this. The ball spins away after pitching and that was enough to catch the top edge of Alick. The ball hung high over Kyle Jamieson at short third to his right but the big fellow was probably still thinking off the previous over he bowled and fails to gather this. A single taken.

Darted into the batter, Ackeem Auguste flicks this to mid-wicket for one.

Quicker and fuller on off, Alick Athanaze rolls this to mid on for no run.

Pushed through on middle and leg, Alick Athanaze blocks.

WOAH! Alick continues to show his aggressive side. On a length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Alick Athanaze shimmies down the track and swings at it but misses out.

Kyle Jamieson looks like a different bowler when he is bowling from round the wicket to a left-hander. Good length, around off, shaping away after pitching. Alick Athanaze looks to tentatively poke at it but gets beaten.

WIDE! JINXED! Kyle Jamieson errs in line and bowls one way down the leg. Wided.

FOUR! Back of a length around off, Alick Athanaze jumps to the pitch of the ball anc punches this crisply through the gap between cover and point for a boundary. Alick Athanaze moves to 13.

On a length, wide of off, Alick Athanaze steps inside and looks to slog but misses out.

FOUR! That's really poor from Kyle now, as he is bowling all over the deck. On a good length, way down the leg. Alick Athanaze flicks this over short fine leg for a boundary more. All Alick needed here was to find the gap an he did that with ease.

Good length on middle and off, Alick Athanaze slogs this to the right of deep square for one.

OUT! CASTLED! Kyle Jamieson was taking everything away in the first over. Jacob Duffy comes in and bowls an inswinging length delivery and gets Amir Jangoo to chop this back onto his stumps for his dismissal. Success for Duffy straightaway. On a length, around off, shaping back into the batter, Amir Jangoo stays on his back foot and looks to cut this but the ball swings in, gets an inside edge and rattles the timber. West Indies are 13/1, chasing 178!

On a length around off, shaping away from the right-hander. Shai Hope shoulders his arms at it.

 Length again around off, Shai Hope pushes this to mid off and takes one as the fielder fails to field this cleanly.

On a length around the pads, Alick Athanaze flicks this through square leg for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! Double delight for Duffy in his first over. Short-pitched, around middle and off, Shai Hope surprisingly takes his eyes off it and just flicks this instead of bringing out the pull. Ends up hitting it into the wind and straight to Tim Robinson at long leg for a soft dismissal. Hope falls cheaply here. New Zealand comes back with a couple of wickets after a strong start from West Indies.

Good length, on middle and off. Ackeem Auguste blocks.

FOUR! A boundary to kickstart the chase from Amir Jangoo. Good length, down the leg, Amir Jangoo gets inside the line and just tickles this to the right of the keeper for a boundary first up in the chase.

BEAUTY! Good length, pitching in middle and off, and shaping away from the left-hander. Amir Jangoo looks to get behind the line and block but the ball moves away after pitching and beats the batter.

Short pitched on middle and off, Amir Jangoo pulls this to deep square leg for one.

FOUR! Alick Athanaze is up and running with a boundary as well but not without skipping a heartbeat. Short and wide of off, Alick Athanaze chases this and throws his bat at it. Gets an outside edge between the left of first slip and the right of short third fielder for a boundary.

Good length, angling away after pitching, Alick Athanaze blocks.

FOUR! Third boundary of the over and WI are off to a flying start. On a length around the pads, Alick Athanaze stays leg side to it and flicks this through the short fine leg region for a boundary. 13 off the first over.