WI vs NZ 2nd ODI Commentary - Guyana (14 July 2026)

Tossed up, on the pads, Tom Latham tuccks this to short fine leg. 

Floated around off, Tom Latham blocks this off his front foot. 

Fuller around off, Tom Latham drives this through cover-point for a single. 

 FOUR! Michael Bracewell hits the winning runs and New Zealand win by 5 wickets. Short and on off, Michael Bracewell rocks back and guides this through the third man region for a boundaty to close out this contest. 

Full and around off, Tom Latham plays the reverse sweep and dabs this to the third man region for two runs. 

Quicker one, around off, Tom Latham defends this off his back foot. 

TWO WIDES! Full and wide down the leg side. The keeper fails to gather this as well and the batters cross for one as well. 

Floated onto the pads, Michael Bracewell works this through mid-wicket for a run. 

Short of a length, on middle and leg, Tom Latham rocks back and pulls this to deep square leg for a single. 

Darted on the pads, Michael Bracewell glances this to the mid-wicket region for a run.

Floated around off, Michael Bracewell tucks this to mid-wicket for no run.

On a length, around the pads, Michael Bracewell goes for a pick up flick but misses and gets hit on his pads. 

Back of a length, around off, Michael Bracewell gets behind the line of the ball and keeps it out.

Hard length, around off, Michael Bracewell dabs this to the left of the keeper for a single. 

Good length, around off, Tom Latham punches this through covers for a strike rotation. 

Alzarri bowls this on a good length, around middle and leg, Michael Bracewell flicks this through square leg for a single. 

Full and on the pads, Tom Latham works this to the fine leg region for a run.

Full and on off, Michael Bracewell keeps it out.

Tossed up, around off, Michael Bracewell drives this through point for a single. 

Pushed through on off, Tom Latham drives this to sweeper cover for a single. 

 FOUR! Calculated risk brings rewards for Michael Bracewell. Fuller around off, Michael Bracewell smashes this through the covers region for a boundary. Eases the little bit of pressure that was creating on the batters. 

 FOUR! Floated onto the pads, Michael Bracewell rocks onto his back foot and sweeps this through the short fie leg region for a boundary more. 

Floated on off, Michael Bracewell nudges this through square leg for a single. 

Fuller on the pads, Michael Bracewell flicks this through square leg for a run. 

Wrong'un, around off, Tom Latham hits this through covers for a single. 

Tossed up, around off, Michael Bracewell gets it edged off the inside edge through short fine leg for a single. 

 FOUR! This is a top shot from Tom Latham for four. Fuller, around off, Tom Latham presses onto his front foot and opens his bat face and slices this through point for a boundary. 

Quicker one, around off, Tom Latham blocks this out.

Quicker one, around off, Tom Latham rocks back and dabs this to short third. 

Tossed up, around off, Tom Latham defends this out.

Fired on off, Tom Latham jams this out. 

Darted on middle and leg, Tom Latham tucks this to mid-wicket. 

Fuller, on middle and off, Tom Latham sweeps this to short fine leg for no run.

Flatter and quicker on off, Tom Latham defends this out. 

A maiden for Motie. Short of a length, around off, Tom Latham punches this to cover-point. 

Fuller around off, Tom Latham drives this to covers. 

Full and on middle and off, Tom Latham sweeps this to deep square leg for a single. 

Pushed through on off, Michael Bracewell tucks this through square leg for a single. 

Fired onto the pads, Tom Latham flicks this away for another single. 

Pushed through around off, Michael Bracewell drives this through covers for a single more. 

Fuller around middle and off, Tom Latham drills this down to long on for one. 

Tossed up, on off, Michael Bracewell blocks this out.

Full and on middle and leg, Michael Bracewell tucks this to mid-wicket. 

Length dragged back a bit, on middle and leg, Michael Bracewell milks this through square leg for a single. 

A huge appeal for LBW but the umpire keeps it down. Shai Hope, after a word with the bowler, asks for DRS. This was bowled fuller, around off, Tom Latham goes for the back of th bat, reverse sweep but misses and gets hit on his front pad. LBW appeal by the West Indies side but it is not given. Hope opts for DRS. Ball Tracking shows that the ball hits Latham in line with the off stump but turns a long way down and would have missed the leg pole. Excellent decision from the umpire not to give this out. WI loses a review. 

Fuller on off, Tom Latham blocks ti away. 

Tossed up, around off, Tom Latham clips this through mid-wicket for a run.

Fuller around off, Tom Latham blocks this back to the bowler.

Full and around off, Tom Latham plays the reverse swep but doesn't hit this well and finds short third. 

Tossed up, on the pads, Tom Latham tucks this to mid-wicket. 

Flighted, around off, Tom Latham defends this off his front foot. 

Pushed through on middle and leg, Tom Latham offers a dead bat at it. 

A maiden for Khary as he bowls this full and on the pads and Tom tucks this to short fine leg.

Full toss, on the pads, Tom Latham tucks this through mid-wicket for a single. 

Fuller around off, Michael Bracewell dabs this to the right of point and takes a quick single. 

Flighted, around the pads, Tom Latham tucks this in front of mid on and takes a quick single. 

Wrong'un, on middle and off, Michael Bracewell drives this through covers for a isngle to bring up 100 for New Zealand. 

Quicker one, on middle and leg, Tom Latham tucks this through mid-wicket for a single. 

Leggie, on the pads, Michael Bracewell pads this out towards short leg. 

Full toss, around off, Tom Latham plays the reverse sweep from the back of his bat towards short third for a single. 

Fuller around off, Dean Foxcroft rocks back and keeps it out.

 OUT! TIMBER! This game is still wide open and the West Indies will be feeling they have a much stronger chance to clinch this game rather than NZ. Fuller, around leg, offie from Khary. Dean Foxcroft steps across a long way to sweep but misses this one. The ball goes around his pads and hits the middle stumps to rattle the furniture. 

Fuller on middle and leg, turning down the leg side. Michael Bracewell looks to hit this off his back foot but misses. 

Pushed through on off, Michael Bracewell keeps it out.

Floated around off, Michael Bracewell tucks this to square leg for another dot. 

Fuller on middle and off, Tom Latham tucks this to mid-wicket. 

Leggie, around off, Tom Latham dasb this to backward point. 

Tossed up, around the pads, Tom Latham presents a full face of his bat and keeps it out.

Floated onto the pads, Tom Latham gets it clippd to the left of short fine leg for a quick single. 

Wrong'un, around off. Dean Foxcroft tucks this to mid-wicket. 

Leggie at a quicker pace, keeping low as well and in the line of the stumps. Dean Foxcroft goes onto his back foot and tucks this to mid-wicket. 

Short and wide of off, Tom Latham cuts this through point for two more runs. They are doing it easy, this duo. 

Floated on off, Tom Latham rocks back and dabs this to covers for a single. 

Fuller around off, Daryl Mitchell blocks this out. 

Flatter and quicker on off, Daryl Mitchell defends this out. 

Tossed up, around off, Daryl Mitchell pushes this to covers. 

 OUT1 STUMPED! Daryl Mitchell gifts an opening to the West Indies. Tossed up, around off, Daryl Mitchell jumps out of his crease and looks to flick it away but the ball turns away from the batter and beats him on the outside edge. Shai Hope gathers this behind the stumps and removes the bails in a flash. Third umpire checks the stumping to see if Hope had gathered this behind the stumps or not, and the replay shows that Shai Hope gathers this well behind the stumps. New Zealand are 94 for 4. 

WIDE! Full and wide down the leg side. Wided. 

TWO WIDES! Full and way too wide down the leg side again. The keeper fumbles and the batters take a run. 

Tossed up, on middle and leg, Daryl Mitchell helps this to short fine leg for a single. 

 FOUR! Short of a length, on middle and off, Daryl Mitchell rocks back inside his crease and pulls this towards the space at the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. 

Quicker one, on off, Daryl Mitchell rolls this to long on for a single. 

Full and on the pads, Tom Latham glances this through square leg for a couple. 

Fuller on off, Tom Latham punches this firmly through covers for a single. 

WIDE! Full and wide down the leg side. Wided. 

Short of a length, on middle and leg, Daryl Mitchell slogs this to the deep mid-wicket region for two runs. 

Full and on off, Daryl Mitchell guides this to short third for no run.

Full and on the pads, Daryl Mitchell tucks this to mid on for a quick single. 

Fuller on the pads, Tom Latham tucks this to the right of short mid-wicket for no run.

Full and on off, Tom Latham sweeps this to deep square leg for a single. 

Quicker one, on off, Daryl Mitchell defends this out.

Floted on off, Daryl Mitchell dabs this to backward point. 

Tossed up, around off, Tom Latham blocks this off his back foot. 

Short of a length, on middle and leg, Tom Latham pulls this through the mid-wicket region for a single. 

Vitel pushes this wide of off, and bowls a slider. Daryl Mitchell goes for a sweep but misses out. 

Daryl rides his share of luck again. Tossed up, around off, Daryl Mitchell goes for the sweep again, gets it chopped off the inside edge and the ball goes past the off pole to fine leg for two runs. 

Wrong'un around off, Daryl Mitchell dabs this to point. 

Full and down the leg side, Daryl Mitchell paddles this to short fine leg for a single. 

Quicker one, on off, Tom Latham blocks this in the gap for a single. 

 FOUR! This has been hit away to the fence for four. Fuller around middle and leg, Daryl Mitchell flicks this over the mid-wicket region for a wristy boundary to the deep mid-wicket fence. 

Fired on the pads, Daryl Mitchell tucks this to mid on for no run.

Fired on off, Daryl Mitchell blocks this to the left of the bowler. 

Darted on middle and off, Daryl Mitchell blocks this out.

Full and on off, Daryl Mitchell drives this straight to covers. 

Flighted around off, Daryl Mitchell opens his bat face and guides this past the right of the first slip fielder for three runs. The short third fielder chases this just inside the fence and saves a run for the home side. 

Tossed up, around off, Tom Latham drives this to covers. 

Flighted again, around off, turning away from Latham. The batter gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Fuller around off, Tom Latham pushes this to covers. 

Tossed up, around middle and off, Tom Latham gives it a wild swing and rolls this to mid-wicket. 

Slider around off, Tom Latham dabs this to the right of backward point and takes a single. 

Tossed up, around off, Daryl Mitchell defends this one. 

Quicker on off, Daryl Mitchell rolls this to mid off for no run.

Floated on the pads, Daryl Mitchell tucks this to mid-wicket for no run.

Flighted, around off, Daryl Mitchell strides out in front and defends this out. 

Tossed up, on the pads, Daryl Mitchell clips this to the left of backward square leg for one. 

Fired onto the pads, Tom Latham works this off his back foot to the left of short fine leg. 

Fuller on the pads, Daryl Mitchell milks this through square leg for a single. 

Full and on the pads, Tom Latham tucks this through square leg for one. 

Tossed up, around off, Daryl Mitchell rolls this to long off for a single. 

Wrong'un, around middle and leg, Tom Latham rocks back and smashes this to the deep mid-wicket region for a single. 

How has this missed the stumps? Tossed up, around off, turning back into the batter. Daryl Mitchell prods in front to block it out but the ball turns back in a long way, beating Mitchell on his inside edge and going just past the off-pole. 

Tossed up, on the pads, Daryl Mitchell milks this to the left of backward square leg for one. 

Floated around off, Henry Nicholls punches this to covers. 

 OUT! CAUGHT! Motie strikes for WI and NZ lose their third. Fuller, around middle and leg, turning down the leg side. Henry Nicholls misreads the line and steps across to sweep this one. Gets it top-edged towards the short fine leg region. Amir Jangoo takes an easy catch to send Henry back. NZ are 52 for 3. 

FOUR! Streaky boundary to get off the mark for Tom Latham. Pushed through around off, Tom Latham gets it edged off the outside edge and the ball beats the left of the fielder at first slip for a boundary to the third man region. 

Quicker one, around off, Tom Latham defends this out. 

Floated on off, Tom Latham pushes this to covers. 

Quicker one on off, Tom Latham blocks this off his back foot. 

Full and around off, Henry Nicholls drives this to the sweeper cover region for a single. 

 FOUR! Daryl takes the aerial route for four runs. On a length, around middle and leg, Daryl Mitchell clears his front foot, plants this towards the leg side and flicks this over mid on for four runs. 

Good length, on the pads, Daryl Mitchell comes inside th eline and flicks this through square leg for a single. 

Hard length, on middle and leg, Henry Nicholls works this to mid-wicket. 

Back of a length, on off, Henry Nicholls pushes this to mid off for a dot. 

Good length, on off, Henry Nicholls pushes this firmly to the left of short cover for a quick single. 

On a length, around off, Daryl Mitchell pushes this away in the gap for a single. 

Fuller on off, Henry Nicholls hits this to the right of Sherfane Rutherford at covers gor a single. 

Tossed up, on off, Daryl Mitchell brings out the reverse sweep and hits this to the left of the fielder at short third for no run.

Excellent review from Daryl as technology saves him. Flighted, around leg, Daryl Mitchell goes for a sweep but misses and gets hit on his back pad. A loud appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Ball Tracking shows the ball missing the leg pole and Daryl Mitchell survives a scare. 

Fuller on off, Daryl Mitchell blocks this towards the mid-wicket region. 

Fired on off, Daryl Mitchell defends this off his front foot. 

Good length, on middle and off, Henry Nicholls pushes this to mid-wicket for no run. 

Hard length, on off, Henry Nicholls defends this off his front foot. 

On a length, around the pads, Henry Nicholls milks this to the mid on fielder for a dot.

 FOUR! Back of a length, on middle and leg, Henry Nicholls flicks this through the mid-wicket region and the ball races away to the deep mid-wicket fence for four. Sherfane Rutherford did flick this ball back inside the playing area but his right foot was in touch with the boundary cushion and the umpire signals four.

Good length, on off, Henry Nicholls keeps it out.

 FOUR! Another boundary in the over, Hard length, around off, Henry Nicholls rocks onto his back foot and opens his bat face to guide this through the third man region for a boundary to close the Powerplay. 

 OUT! CHAPMAN IS RUN OUT! Fuller on off, Henry Nicholls pushes this to Vitel Lawes at covers and the batters look to steal a quick single. The Throw comes in flat to the keeper from Lawes and Mark Chapman is short of his crease when Shai Hope removes the bails at the striker's end. 

Full and on the pads, Daryl Mitchell tucks this to mid-wicket. 

Fuller on off, Daryl Mitchell keeps it out to point. 

Fuller around off, Daryl Mitchell defends this off his front foot. 

Quicker one, on off, Daryl Mitchell pushes this back to the bowler. 

Tossed up, on the pads, Daryl Mitchell blocks this out. 

 FOUR! Young seems to be in a hurry to wrap this contest. Good length, on the pads, Will Young flicks this through the square leg region and adds four more to his tally. 

Hard length, wide of off, Will Young offers no stroke at it. 

Good length, around off, Will Young cuts this to point for a dot. 

 OUT! LBW! Alzarri Joseph removes Young in his first over. Joseph bowls this on a good length, around middle and leg, angling into the batter. Will Young takes a half-step across the stumps and looks to flick it away, but misses out and gets rapped on the front pad. Alzarri Joseph doesn't even bother to appeal but the rest of the team does and the umpire raises his finger. Will Young asks for a review. Ball Tracker shows three reds with the ball samshing into the middle stump. Will Young departs on 28 off 31. 

Good length, around off, going across the batter. Mark Chapman leaves it all alone. 

On a length, around off, Mark Chapman pokes at it but gets beaten. 

Fuller around off, Henry Nicholls blocks this out.

Tossed up, around off, Henry Nicholls lofts this over the bowler for a single to the right of the long on fielder.

Short of a length, around off, Will Young smashes this down to long off for a single. 

Fired on the pads, Henry Nicholls milks this through square leg for one run.

 FOUR! Now this has been hammered away to the fence for four runs. Short of a length, on middle and leg, Will Young quickly shifts his body weight onto his back foot and pulls this over mid-wicket for a boundary. 

Pushed through on the pads, Will Young tucks this to the right of mid on for a single. 

Good length, around off, Will Young keeps it out with a block to point. 

On a length, around the pads, Will Young comes inside the line of the ball and glances this to deep square leg for a single. 

Full and around off, Henry Nicholls pushes this to the left of the fielder at mid off for no run.

Hard length, around off, Henry Nicholls cuts this to point for a dot. 

Slower one, back of a length, on the pads, Henry Nicholls flicks this through mid-wicket for a single. 

 FOUR! A teaser for the short mid on fielder for a boundary. At length, around middle and leg, Will Young flicks this just over the short mid-on fielder, and the ball races to the long-on fence for a boundary. This wasn't far from the fielder at short mid on. 

WIDE! Tossed up, wide down the leg side. Wided. 

Quicker one, on off, Will Young defends this off his front foot. 

Fuller on the pads, Will Young nudges this through backward square leg for a single. 

Tossed up, around middle and off, Henry Nicholls sweeps this to the deep backward square leg region for one run. 

Quicker and flatter on off, Will Young pushes this to the left of short cover for no run. 

Floated on off, Will Young drives this down to long off for a run. 

Flighted, on middle and off, Henry Nicholls pushes this straight to short mid-wicket.

Back of a length, around off, Will Young punches this to the left of the bowler for a dot. 

Right in the channel, on a good length, around off. Will Young plays within the line and gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Short and wide of off, Will Young smashes this to extra cover for a dot. 

Back of a length, around off, Will Young dabs this to the left of backward point. 

FOUR! Smashed down the ground for a boundary. Pitched-up delivery, on middle and off, Will Young leans inside the line of the ball and drills this down the ground for a boundary towards the long on region. 

On a length, around the pads, Will Young flicks this through fine leg for a single. 

Khary bowls the under-cutter from around the stumps, on middle and leg, Will keeps it out. 

Tossed up, on middle and leg, Young tucks this to the right of the bowler. 

Fuller on the pads, Will Young milks this to short mid-wicket. 

Short of a length, on off, Will Young punches this to covers for a dot. 

Fuller on off, Will Young drives this grounded to long off for a single. 

Pushed through on off, Henry Nicholls thmps this back to the bowler. 

Pitched up, around off, Henry Nicholls drives this well but straight into the hands of short covers. 

Good length, around off, Henry Nicholls gets onto his back foot and keeps it out.

Hard length, shaping back into the batter. Henry Nicholls blocks this back to the bowler.

Good length, around off, Henry Nicholls gets it chopped off his inside edge to the right of the keeper for a single. 

Full and on the pads, Will Young milks this to the mid-wicket region for a single. 

Forde comes around the stumps, bowls this on a good length, on off, Henry Nicholls prods onto his front foot and defends this out.

The chase is underway with a single. Tossed up on middle and off, turning down the leg side. Henry Nicholls flicks this through square leg for a single. 

 FOUR! Hammered away for the first boundary of the run chase. Short of a length, around middle and off, Will Young goes deep inside his crease and punches this through the covers region for a boundary. 

Quicker one, around off, Will Young defends this off his back foot. 

Fuller on off, Will Young presses on his front foot and keeps it out. 

Darted on the pads, Will Young blocks this out. 

Tossed up, around off, Will Young dead bats this for another dot.