Braithwaite heroic went in vain
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|| CF Correspondent ||
Carlos Braithwaite maiden ODI ton went in vain as New Zealand kept their nerves to earn a five run win over West Indies at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Carlos Brathwaite then played one of those magical innings, hitting 101 off 80 balls to get them 5 runs from victory – he was then caught on the boundary and the Windies fell agonizingly short of a famous victory. Trent Boult 4-30 and Lockie Ferguson 3-59 were the pick of the bowlers for New Zealand.
West Indies lost two early wickets but Chris Gayle 87 and Shimron Hetmyer 54 steadied the innings putting on 122 for 3rd wicket but the Windies then slipped to 164-7 and were seemingly out of the run chase when Braithwaite came up with that superb knock.
The West Indies won the toss and sent the Black Caps in to bat and got an instant return for it, dismissing both Martin Guptill and Colin Munro for golden ducks in the opening over.
After the horror start, it was once again up to Kane Williamson to anchor the innings and the Black Caps skipper did just that, building a crucial relationship with Ross Taylor to get the Kiwis back on track.
Williamson and Taylor took the Black Caps from 7/2 in the first over to 167/3 in the 35th over with Taylor dismissed for 69.
New Zealand skipper, Kane Williamson 148, and Ross Taylor 66, put on 160 for the 3rd wicket and gave them a platform to score 291-8 in their 50 overs. Sheldon Cottrell 4-56 was the top wicket taker for the Windies, however, Kemar Roach bowled exceptionally (0-38) off his 10 overs
