New Zealand vs West Indies Live ஸ்கோர், 2nd ODI of New Zealand tour of West Indies, 2026

Series levelled - With this dominant bowling display, New Zealand secures a convincing victory to level the 5-match ODI series at 1-1. The action now shifts to the third ODI, scheduled to take place on July 17 at 6.30 am GMT. Join us an hour early for the match buildup and updates. Cheers for now.

New Zealand captain - Mitchell Santner happily grins about winning the toss, noting that the pitch plays at its absolute best while the ball is brand new. He explains that as the ball gets older, it spins significantly more, meaning spinners simply need to let the surface do the work for them. Santner highly praises Jayden Lennox, stating he has watched him perform consistently day in and day out back home, and commends the left-arm spinner's exceptional accuracy as the perfect blueprint for their spin blueprint.

West Indies captain - Shai Hope reflects on the defeat by acknowledging that their total of 138 runs is a true reflection of the challenging surface. He points out that adding another 60 to 70 runs would have made it a completely different game, noting that conditions in the Caribbean generally favor chasing teams. Admitting that he rarely wins the toss, Hope emphasizes that his side must improve at batting first, adapt quickly for the next match, and figure out a better way to set a competitive target.

POTM - Jayden Lennox wins the award for his five-wicket haul. Jayden bowled 8 overs for just 19 runs while picking up 5. Lennox expresses his delight, stating that contributing to a victory for New Zealand feels incredibly special, especially given how different a spinner's role is back home compared to these conditions. He explains that success on this surface requires pitching the ball into the wicket and squeezing out as many dot balls as possible to build pressure. Furthermore, Lennox notes that these conditions are not entirely foreign to him.

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Earlier - After Mitchell Bracewell broke the West Indies' flying 63-run opening stand, New Zealand's spinners completely dominated the innings to bundle WI out for a mere 138. Left-arm spinner Lennox led the bowling onslaught with a five-wicket haul. Kiwi captain Mitchell Santner rotated his spin attack brilliantly on a helpful surface, keeping the stumps in play to orchestrate a dramatic batting collapse. Amir Jangoo provided the only resistance with a composed knock, but a total lack of application from the rest of the West Indies batters resulted in a low total despite a solid start from the openers.

Collective batting effort by NZ - Despite the middle-order collapse, New Zealand's depth saved the day as almost every batter chipped in with vital cameos to see the total through. The West Indies bowling unit was absolutely brilliant in defense, led by Khary Pierre who bagged two crucial wickets, while the other bowlers picked up one apiece. Vitel Lawes also bowled with great heart and control, however, he remained incredibly unlucky to go wicketless while leaking a few extra runs toward the back end.

Spinners sound the alarm after promising Kiwi start - Much like the West Indies innings, New Zealand started their batting innings on a positive note. While they did not quite match the explosive nature of the Windies' opening stand, the top order laid a solid foundation before the pitch began to play tricks. As the ball softened a tad, the West Indies spinners extracted immense turn and bounce from the spin-friendly conditions. The home side struck in tandems and put the brakes on the scoring rate, causing a middle-order wobble.

Resilient New Zealand battles back - Congratulations to New Zealand on pulling off a hard-fought victory in this low-scoring affair and leveling the 5-match ODI series at one game apiece! Defending a meager total of 138 was always going to require something special from the West Indies, and they made the visitors sweat for every single run. It was never an easy chase on a challenging surface, but the Kiwis showed tremendous grit to overcome the pressure and cross the finish line with five wickets in hand.

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.

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

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

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

NZ need just 3 more runs to win this contest.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Just 13 needed now off the last 20 overs for NZ to level the series.

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

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.