WI vs NZ 1st ODI Highlights - Guyana (12 July 2026)

Flatter one on off, darts back in. Carty hops back and keeps it out on the leg side.

Just a fraction shorter on middle, tucked away off the back foot and through mid-wicket for a single. Carty moves to 95 now.

Fuller on off, Hope stays leg side of the ball and plays a tired shot through covers for one more.

OUT! TAKEN! Keacy Carty looks to bring up the hundred in style, but ends up throwing it all away. Tossed up around middle by Michael Bracewell. Carty sits down to slog sweep but hits it flat and straight towards the deep mid-wicket fielder. Nathan Smith comes in a bit and the ball dips quickly on him. Smith slides in and reverse-cyups it brilliantly. End of a fine knock, and West Indies now need 45 off 38 balls.

Tossed up, full and around off, Sherfane Rutherford lunges to defend.

Tossed up again, around off,  Rutherfordgoes inside out and just lofts it over extra cover for a couple of runs in the deep.

Banged in a bit short and outside off, Hope stands tall and punches it square through covers for a single.

Hard length, over middle and leg, Rutherford looks to punch it straight but gets it off the inner half of the blade and wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

A half-hearted appeal for caught behind, but it is turned down. There was certainly a noise and Mitchell Santner has taken the review. Matthew Fisher bowls it full and outside off, Rutherford looks to drive it away through covers but is beaten past the outside edge. The third umpire confirms with UltraEdge that the ball did miss the outside edge and the noise was that of the bat hitting the ground. Not Out.

Full and straight, squeezed across to the on side for a single.

Back of a length, on a tight line around off. Hope pushes it down straight to extra cover andhe is now starting to get frustrated, and you can see it on his face.

A cross-seamer now, outside off. Shai Hope deliberately opens the bat face and slices it away wide to the right of Michael Bracewell at deep third for a couple of runs. 37 needed now off 30 balls.

Bowled from around the wicket, drifted full and into middle. Rutherford blocks it off.

Excellent effort from Nathan Smith and the ball has just landed short here. Length ball, angled into leg, Rutherford shimmies down the pitch and miscues the lofted shot over covers. Smith comes charging in and collects it on the half-volley, keeping it down to a single.

SIX! Shai Hope steps up when needed. Fractionally short on middle, Hope rocks back and lays into the pull, whacking it well over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Full and flat, wide outside off, Hope reaches for it and cuts it to deep point for one.

Flighted ball on middle, Rutherford stays leg side of the ball and looks to drive but edges it down to short third.

FOUR! A valiant effort, but it goes in vain. Full and angled into the pads, Rutherford sits down and sweeps it towards fine leg. Will Young from deep backward square leg runs to his left and dives in but fails to stop the boundary.

Good-length delivery on off, pushed out towards cover.

Back of a length and outside off, hit away off the toe end of the blade towards cover for a single.

Full and just outside off, Rutherford drills the drive to sweeper cover and turns the strike over.

Fisher keeps the length full and bowls it wide outside off. Hope reaches for it and scythes it to sweeper cover for one more.

A length ball, angled into the pads, tucked away down to deep square leg for another single.

Full ball on off, driven firmly and wide of the sweeper cover fielder for a couple of runs. 6 off the over, 19 needed now off18 balls.

Smith pitches the ball fuller and angles it across off. Rutherford picks it up and drags it straight back over the bowler's head. The ball plugs in the deep and the batters get two runs. 250 up for West Indies.

Full and wide one, squeezed down to deep third for a single.

Pitched up on a fuller length and around off, Shai Hope punches the drive straight to cover.

Back of a length and over middle, Hope hops up and tucks it to the right of mid-wicket for a single.

Slower one, back of a length and angled across off. Rutherford stays put and reaches out, easing it past point for another single.

Good-length delivery, darted into the pads. Hope gets pegged back but manages to clip it through square leg for one.

SIX! Magnificent shot! A length ball outside off, Shai Hope stys leg side of the ball and thwacks it up and over the cover fence for a maximum.

Fuller this time and wide outside off, flirting with the tramline. Hope fails to reach it.

Back of a length and outside off, flat-batted down to mid off for a single.

Full and wide outside off, driven stylishly and square on the off side but straight to the point fielder.

SIX! That's it, it's all over. Sherfane Rutherford ends proceedings in style, and West Indies win by 7 wickets. Matthew Fisher pitches the ball fuller on middle. Rutherford gets inside the line and hits it straight down the ground, and all the way for a maximum.