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

Foulkes to Shai Hope, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Fifty and gone. Excellent response by Foulkes after being smashed for a six. He comes back with a cutter, the ball skids off the surface and beats Hope for pace, this was fraction short and Hope winds up for the pull, but the ball sneaks past his swinging blade and hits the top of leg-stump. The partnership has been broken and it is the set batter who departs. Shai Hope b Foulkes 53(39) [4s-4 6s-3]

Foulkes to Shai Hope, SIX, the partnership between Shai Hope and Roston Chase is now, fifty for Hope. He took his time to get going but has stepped on the accelerator in the last few overs. Chase walks across to shake hands. Length delivery, width on offer and Hope pumps it flat over wide long-off. He made full use of the width..

Foulkes to Shai Hope, no run, back of a length delivery, Hope heaves and squeezes an inside edge onto the thigh pad

Foulkes to Shai Hope, wide, attempted back of the hand slower ball goes horribly wrong, sprays it way down leg and Hope has no chance of reaching that

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

Ravindra to Shai Hope, no run, half tracker outside off, Hope makes room and slaps it straight to cover. He's livid with himself.. That was there to be put away

Ravindra to Shai Hope, SIX, miscue but the ball travels the distance. The good thing was Hope was hitting straight. Short of length delivery, Hope rocks back and pulls it back over Rachin, not off the middle but enough to clear the short straight boundary

Ravindra to Shai Hope, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, Hope camps back and works it in front of long-on

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

Neesham to Shai Hope, 1 run, very full delivery close to off, Hope jams the drive out in front of long-on

Neesham to Shai Hope, 2 runs, slower ball around off, Hope works it into the mid-wicket region and races back for the second

Neesham to Shai Hope, FOUR, smashed! Short of length delivery and Hope is waiting for that, clears his front leg and nails the pull wide of long-on, one bounce and over the ropes. The short straight boundary almost gave Hope the maximum

Neesham to Shai Hope, 1 run, back of a length delivery, Hope tucks it to the right of Neesham and manages to evade his dive

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

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

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

Neesham to Shai Hope, 1 run, fuller and close to off, Hope goes hard on the drive and drags it off the inner half to mid-wicket

Neesham to Shai Hope, FOUR, almost cleans out Neesham. Good length delivery, Hope stays leg-side and has the room to free his hands, hammers it straight back and Neesham keeps his head down in the followthrough to evade that. Struck with immense power..

Neesham to Shai Hope, FOUR, lovely shot! Fullish delivery around off, Hope opens his front leg to access the off-side field and smashes this over extra cover, couple of bounces and over the rope

Neesham to Shai Hope, no run, cross-seam delivery, skids in and Hope closes the bat face, the ball hits the shoulder of the bat and rolls to cover

Jacob Duffy to Shai Hope, no run, bouncer around off, Hope ducks and allows it to sail over him

Jacob Duffy to Shai Hope, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Hope chops it towards point and the pair nab a quick single

Jacob Duffy to Shai Hope, 2 runs, nipping in sharply, Hope pushes with hard hands and squeezes an inside edge backward of square leg

Jamieson to Shai Hope, 1 run, short of length around off, Hope opens the bat face and directs it to deep backward point

Foulkes to Shai Hope, 1 run, slanting into the pads, Hope stays back and tucks it in front of square on the leg-side

Foulkes to Shai Hope, no run, now the outswinger outside off, Hope clears his front leg and swings through the line, nowhere close to connecting

Foulkes to Shai Hope, no run, on a length and shaping in, Hope stays leg-side and pushes it to cover

Foulkes to Shai Hope, no run, nip-backer and Hope is caught in the crease, he's also beaten for pace and the ball goes past the inside edge, raps Hope on the thigh pad. Height was an issue..

Jacob Duffy to Shai Hope, 1 run, on a length and around off, Hope waits and guides it to third man

Jacob Duffy to Shai Hope, no run, Athanaze is lucky to be out there. He knows and has a big smile on his face. There was no conclusive evidence to confirm Duffy had got a touch. Short of length delivery, Hope fetches it from outside off and flat-bats it straight, it was in the air and Duffy stretches his right hand out, fails to latch on and the ball hits the stumps with Athanaze backing up too far. Duffy was confident in his appeal but that wasn't enough to convince the third umpire. He went by replays and rules which meant the benefit of doubt went to Athanaze

Jacob Duffy to Shai Hope, no run, shortens the length and extracts some lift, Hope pulls and is beaten by the extra bounce. The ball flies over the top-edge

Jacob Duffy to Shai Hope, no run, on a length and nibbling away, Hope reaches and attempts the steer to third man, misses and the ball beats the outside edge

Jacob Duffy to Shai Hope, wide, strays down leg, Hope tries to help it along and misses, wide given

Jamieson to Shai Hope, 1 run, good length ball outside off, Hope mistimes the drive wide of cover and picks up the single

Jamieson to Shai Hope, no run, on a length and outside off, Hope drives on the rise and picks out mid-off, goes on the bounce to Santner

Jamieson to Shai Hope, no run, edged and safe! Back of a length in the channel, just a hint of away movement and Hope does well to defend with soft hands, the outside edge does not carry to Mitchell at slip

Jamieson to Shai Hope, FOUR, oh no! Robinson did not spot it. This was a chance if he had seen the ball. Short and outside off, Hope sees the width and cracks it hard towards backward point. The ball goes low to the left of Robinson and he did not pick it up. In the end, he was evading from being hit

Jamieson to Shai Hope, no run, good length ball on off, Hope offers the full face of the bat and drives it straight back, Jamieson sticks his right hand out and makes the stop. That ball was travelling..