Watch the highlights of New Zealand vs West Indies 1st T20I 2020 - West Indies tour of New Zealand 3-match Twenty20 international series of the 1st T20I match played between West Indies and New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland in 27th November 2020.
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| Lockie Ferguson celebrates after his five-wicket haul © Getty Images |
Lockie Ferguson's five-for before James Neesham, Devon Convay and Mitchell Santner's powers to New Zealand cruising to via DLS method five-wicket victory over West Indies, despite a Kieron Pollard's career-best 37-ball 75* and take a 1-0 lead in a rain-truncated game of the first T20I.
* Lockie Ferguson's 5 for 21 was the second best bowling figures for New Zealand in T20 international and New Zealand's best figures against West Indies in T20Is, surpassing the previous best of 4 for 24 held by Nathan McCullum at Auckland in 2014.
* 84 : Kieron Pollard and Fabian Allen set up the record sixth-wicket partnership for West Indies in T20 internationals, previously held by the 73-run stand between Lendl Simmons and Denesh Ramdin against England at Bridgetown in 2014.
* 8 : Kieron Pollard equalled the joint seventh most sixes in an innings for West Indies in T20 international, jointly with Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis.
* 8 : Kieron Pollard hit the most sixes by an West Indies batsman against New Zealand in T20Is, surpassing the his own 5-sixes and Chris Gayle's 5-sixes record.
West Indies 59-5 to scored 180-7 in 16 overs - due to rain match reduced 20 to 16-overs per side - with top scorer by Kieron Pollard hammered a unbeaten 75 off 37-balls including 8-sixes & 4-fours with strike rate of 202.70.
Andre Fletcher blasted a 34 off 14-balls including 3-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 242.85 and Fabian Allen scored 30 off 26-balls included 4-fours & a six.
New Zealand best bowler by Lockie Ferguson 5-21 and Tim Southee took 2-wickets for 22-runs in 3-overs.
New Zealand chased 179-5 in 15.2 overs - due to rain revised target of 176 in 16-overs - with top scorer by James Neesham hammered a unbeaten 48 off 24-balls including 5-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 200.
Debutant Devon Conway blasted a 41 off 29-balls including 5-fours & a six with strike rate of 141.37, Mitchell Santner hammered a unbeaten 31 off 18-balls included 3-sixes with strike-rate of 172.22.
Glenn Phillips blasted a 22 off 7-balls including 3-sixes & a four with strike rate of 314.28 and Tim Seifert 17.
West Indies best bowler by Oshane Thomas took 2-wickets and one for Kieron Pollard - Sheldon Cottrell.
Lockie Ferguson named Player of the match for his brilliant bowling performance to claimed a career-best 5-wicket haul for 21-runs in 4-overs.
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