Who Won Yesterday Match T20 World Cup 2024: The West Indies have almost confirmed their place in the Super 8 from Group C after beating New Zealand by 13 runs in match 26 of the T20 World Cup 2024. The match between the West Indies and New Zealand took place at Brian Lara Stadium, where New Zealand decided to chase after winning the toss. This decision by the Kiwi captain was looking like an absolute masterstroke after the West Indies were restricted to 76/7 in 12.3 overs.
But the West Indian batter, Sherfane Rutherford, had other plans. Coming at No. 6, Rutherford swashbuckled all the Kiwi bowlers and took the West Indies to a fighting total of 149/9 in 20 overs. The 150-run target was not enough against a batting line-up that included Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, and Daryl Mitchell.
But the West Indian bowling unit bowled brilliantly and sent back five Kiwi batters for a score of 63 at the halfway point of the inning. From there, New Zealand was just trying to catch up to the momentum and be in the run chase. However, in the end, that was not enough, and New Zealand fell short of 13 runs off the target.
Who Won Yesterday Match: WI vs NZ Scorecard
WI Batting
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Brandon King | c Conway b Neesham | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 75 |
| Johnson Charles | b Boult | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Pooran † | c Conway b Southee | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 141.66 |
| Roston Chase | c Ravindra b Ferguson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rovman Powell (c) | c Conway b Southee | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | not out | 68 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 174.35 |
| Akeal Hosein | c Neesham b Santner | 15 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 88.23 |
| Andre Russell | c Ferguson b Boult | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 200 |
| Romario Shepherd | lbw b Ferguson | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Alzarri Joseph | b Boult | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Gudakesh Motie | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (lb 3, w 3) | 6 | ||||
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 7.45) | 149/9 |
NZ Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Trent Boult | 4 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 4 |
| Tim Southee | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
| James Neesham | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Glenn Phillips | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Mitchell Santner | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 13.5 |
| Daryl Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
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NZ Batting
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Devon Conway | c Chase b Hosein | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Finn Allen | c Russell b Joseph | 26 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 113.04 |
| Rachin Ravindra | c Russell b Motie | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Kane Williamson (c) | c †Pooran b Motie | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Daryl Mitchell | b Motie | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 92.3 |
| Glenn Phillips | c Powell b Joseph | 40 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 121.21 |
| James Neesham | c King b Joseph | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 90.9 |
| Mitchell Santner | not out | 21 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 175 |
| Tim Southee | c & b Joseph | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Boult | c Chase b Russell | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175 |
| Lockie Ferguson | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | (lb 1, w 3) | 4 | ||||
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 6.80) | 136/9 |
WI Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Akeal Hosein | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 |
| Romario Shepherd | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12 |
| Andre Russell | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Alzarri Joseph | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| Gudakesh Motie | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 |
| Roston Chase | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Yesterday T20 World Cup Man of the Match
Sherfane Rutherford of the West Indies was chosen player of the match in the contest between the West Indies and New Zealand for his match-winning knock of 68* off 39 balls.
| Player | Team | Batting |
| Sherfane Rutherford | WI | 68* (39) |
Yesterday T20 World Cup Match Most Runs
Player of the Match in the T20 World Cup game between the West Indies and New Zealand, Sherfane Rutherford, was the highest-scoring batsman in this match thanks to his innings of 68* off (39).
| Player | Team | Runs |
| Sherfane Rutherford | WI | 68* (39) |
Yesterday T20 World Cup Match Most Wickets
The West Indian pacer Alzarri Joseph was the best bowler of the match between the West Indies and New Zealand and helped his team defend a low score by taking 4 wickets for just 19 runs.
| Player | Team | Bowling Figures |
| Alzarri Joseph | WI | 4/19 (4) |
Yesterday T20 World Cup Match Most Sixes
In the West Indies’ T20 World Cup encounter against New Zealand, Sherfane Rutherford was a nightmare for bowlers. He dismantled the Kiwi bowling lineup in his not-out 68-run inning and hit six sixes to become the highest six-hitting batsman in the game.
| Player | Team | Sixes |
| Sherfane Rutherford | WI | 6 |
Yesterday T20 World Cup Match Playing XIs
NZ Playing XI – Finn Allen, Devon Conway (WK), Kane Williamson (C), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
WI Playing XI – Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell (C), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie
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Match Details: WI vs NZ, Match No. 26 T20 World Cup 2024
| Venue | Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad |
| Toss | New Zealand, elected to field first |
| Tournament | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 |
| Player of the Match | Sherfane Rutherford (WI) |
| Match number | Match No. 25 T20 World Cup 2024 |
| Umpires | Ahsan Raza (PAK) Alex Wharf (ENG) |
| TV Umpire | Richard Illingworth (ENG) |
| Reserve Umpire | Michael Gough (ENG) |
| Match Referee | David Boon (AUS) |
