New Zealand vs West Indies, 1st T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Santner to Powell, 2 runs, oh my! Bracewell almost pulled off a blinder. That would have been one helluva catch. Flighted outside off, Powell sits down and smashes the slog sweep flat to the right of long-on. Bracewell moves across and dives with an outstretched right hand, the ball does not stick and it goes down. That was struck very hard and the ball was travelling, so Bracewell did well to get there and he needed the ball to stick which it did not

Santner to Powell, wide, once again Santner tries to keep it away from Powell's range and sprays it outside off, back to back wides

Santner to Powell, wide, floated up and spins away outside off, Powell lets it go and collects the wide

Santner to Roston Chase, 1 run, low full toss around off, Chase drags the drive to long-on

Santner to Powell, 1 run, quicker delivery around off, Powell dabs it to backward point and Chase responds to a quick single call

Santner to Powell, 2 runs, slower and shortens the length, Powell throws his bat and slices it towards deep extra cover, goes on the bounce

Santner to Powell, SIX, back to back sixes for Powell. This is fraction short and he is quick to latch on, rocks back and hammers the pull wide of long-on. Once again not much of a followthrough of the bat but the ball comfortably sails over

Santner to Roston Chase, 1 run, flatter and sliding in, Chase opens the bat face and directs it wide of backward point

Santner to Shai Hope, 1 run, short and outside off, Hope reaches and cuts it square of the wicket. That would have been a wide had Hope let go..

Santner to Shai Hope, no run, quicker and drifting in, Hope clears his front leg and swings through the line, ekes out an inside edge onto the pad

Santner to Shai Hope, SIX, smashed! Once again Hope targets the straight boundary and picks up maximum. Short and a long hop, Hope could have hit that anywhere but he decides to go straight and sends it sailing near the sightscreen

Santner to Roston Chase, 1 run, flatter delivery around off, Chase hangs back and knocks it to long-on

Santner to Roston Chase, 2 runs, floated up and spins away, would have been a wide had Chase let go but he goes reaching for it, toe-ends the loft over extra cover and the ball lands short of the incoming sweeper, couple more

Santner to Roston Chase, 2 runs, flighted around off, Chase slices the drive wide of backward point scampers back for the second

Santner to Shai Hope, 1 run, not all that short but Hope shapes to pull, mistimes it on the bounce to long-on and is a bit casual in finishing the run. Bracewell scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end with Hope just sliding his bat in

Santner to Roston Chase, 1 run, back of a length close to off, Chase tucks it to deep mid-wicket

Santner to Roston Chase, SIX, fabulous shot! Nothing much wrong with the delivery. Tossed up around off, Chase gives himself room and lofts it with the spin over extra cover. He gets enough and the ball lands just beyond the rope

Santner to Roston Chase, no run, floated up and turns away, Chase attempts the sweep and misses it due to the away turn. The ball was not inside the guideline but the umpire didn't signal a wide. Maybe because Chase had shuffled across

Santner to Roston Chase, no run, fraction short close to off, Hope hangs back and cracks it straight to cover

Santner to Shai Hope, 1 run, flatter delivery around off, Hope punches it to sweeper cover

Santner to Roston Chase, no run, jaffa! That's unplayable. Santner shortens the length, gets it to drift, turn and bounce, no chance for Chase to lay bat on that. He stays rooted to the crease and tries to defend, but the ball spins past the outside edge and goes over the stumps

Santner to Shai Hope, 1 run, sliding in with the angle, Hope nudges it into the vacant mid-wicket pocket

Santner to Roston Chase, leg byes, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Chase misses the sweep and the ball deflects off the arm to short third. Hope calls him through for a quick single. Chase suggesting there was some extra bounce

Santner to Shai Hope, 1 run, drifting in with the angle, Hope camps back and works it to square leg

Santner to Roston Chase, 1 run, bit slower and fuller as well, Chase is drawn into the push and hits it uppishly wide of cover

Santner to Shai Hope, 1 run, short of length on off, Hope goes back and tucks it to mid-wicket. Santner himself hunts it down and keeps it to a single