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T20 World Cup Update: West Indies Defeat New Zealand, Enter Super 8

West Indies (149/9) beat New Zealand (136/9) by 13 runs to enter the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 stage.

In match 26 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad, West Indies faced off against New Zealand. Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and chose to bowl first.

Despite being in deep trouble at 30/5, Sherfane Rutherford’s brilliant half-century sparked a remarkable comeback for the Windies. His performance helped the Windies recover and post a total of 149/9 against New Zealand’s formidable pace trio—Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, and Tim Southee—on Thursday.

In the second innings, the Windies, with the help of great performances by their bowlers Alzarri Joseph and Gudakesh Motie were successful in restricting the Kiwis to a total of 136/9 leading to the victory of the Windies over the Kiwis by 13 runs.

Bhavya Arya

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