West Indies vs New Zealand, 5th ODI — New Zealand tour of West Indies
WI
269/8 47.3 ov
WI won by 2 wickets
NZ
268/9 50 ov
Match summary
West Indies beat New Zealand by 2 wickets in the 5th ODI of the New Zealand tour of West Indies at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados on Wed, 22 Jul, 2026. New Zealand 268/9 (50 ov); West Indies 269/8 (47.3 ov). Tom Latham top-scored with 69 off 71 balls for New Zealand. Jayden Lennox took 3/35 for New Zealand. West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl.
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47.34Nathan Smith to Jayden Seales, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Jayden Seales hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
47.20Nathan Smith to Jayden Seales, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Jayden Seales goes forward, tucks push toward the fielder at slip, who halts the ball.
47.10Nathan Smith to Jayden Seales, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jayden Seales hangs in the crease, trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
46.140WdJacob Duffy to Shimron Hetmyer, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! outswinger good length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Shimron Hetmyer no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
46.60Jacob Duffy to Shimron Hetmyer, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Shimron Hetmyer hangs in the crease and strives to hit drive, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
46.50Jacob Duffy to Shimron Hetmyer, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, but decided to leave the ball at last.
46.46Jacob Duffy to Shimron Hetmyer, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Shimron Hetmyer hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers chip shot sending it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
46.36Jacob Duffy to Shimron Hetmyer, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Shimron Hetmyer hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular hook to long on for a colossal Maximum!
46.20Jacob Duffy to Shimron Hetmyer, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Shimron Hetmyer hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
46.10Jacob Duffy to Shimron Hetmyer, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays flick shot to the long on.
45.110WdNathan Smith to Shimron Hetmyer, 1 wide, bouncer, short length, on the stumps, An attempted bouncer misses the mark and sails high over Shimron Hetmyer's head, Umpire Calls it a wide.
45.61Nathan Smith to Shimron Hetmyer, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays push, towards the short fine leg for 1 run.
45.51Nathan Smith to Jayden Seales, 1 run, outswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays cut, towards the third man for 1 run.
45.40Nathan Smith to Jayden Seales, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jayden Seales hangs in the crease, dabs flick shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
45.31Nathan Smith to Shimron Hetmyer, 1 run, Shimron Hetmyer hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident hook that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
45.20Nathan Smith to Shimron Hetmyer, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Shimron Hetmyer hangs in the crease, tucks drive toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
45.10Nathan Smith to Shimron Hetmyer, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Shimron Hetmyer hangs in the crease, tucks drive toward the fielder at long off, who halts the ball.
44.60Jacob Duffy to Jayden Seales, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jayden Seales hangs in the crease and strives to hit defensive shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
44.50Jacob Duffy to Jayden Seales, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short mid wicket.
44.4WJacob Duffy to Alzarri Joseph, no run, Caught out!! fast ball good length on the off stump, Alzarri Joseph hangs in the crease to take the gamble with drive towards point, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Henry Nicholls. Leading to a soft dismissal.
44.3WJacob Duffy to Matthew Forde, no run, Bowled out !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Matthew Forde hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
44.24Jacob Duffy to Matthew Forde, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Matthew Forde hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
44.12Jacob Duffy to Matthew Forde, 2 runs, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Matthew Forde hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards deep point for 2 runs.
43.61Jayden Lennox to Matthew Forde, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays drive, towards the short cover for 1 run.
43.51Jayden Lennox to Shimron Hetmyer, 1 run, Shimron Hetmyer hangs in the crease to take arm ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
43.40Jayden Lennox to Shimron Hetmyer, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Shimron Hetmyer hangs in the crease, tucks sweep toward the fielder at deep mid wicket, who halts the ball.
43.31Jayden Lennox to Matthew Forde, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot, towards the long on for 1 run.
43.2WJayden Lennox to Gudakesh Motie, no run, Caught out!! off break ball good length on the stumps, Gudakesh Motie hangs in the crease to take the gamble with flick shot towards short mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Mitchell Santner. Leading to a soft dismissal.
43.11Jayden Lennox to Shimron Hetmyer, 1 run, arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Shimron Hetmyer hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the deep mid wicket for 1 run.
42.61Jacob Duffy to Shimron Hetmyer, 1 run, fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Shimron Hetmyer hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the deep mid wicket for 1 run.