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New Zealand vs West Indies 2nd T20I Match Result: New Zealand defeated the West Indies by 3 runs in the second T20I match at Eden Park in Auckland on Thursday. They have bounced back to make it 1-1 in the five-match T20I series. The match went down to the wire, and the Blackcaps got over the line.

Kyle Jamieson produced an impressive effort to defend 16 runs in the final over despite getting two boundaries in the first three deliveries. Rovman Powell played a fiery knock of 45 runs in just 16 balls on the back of one four and six sixes, whereas Romario Shepherd's 34-run fiery effort also went in vain.

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Matthew Forde tried his best towards the end and remained unbeaten on 29 runs in 13 balls, hitting two fours and as many sixes. For New Zealand, Ish Sodhi and skipper Mitchell Santner picked up three sixes each, whereas Jacob Duffy and Jamieson found a scalp each. This was the second instance that NZ spinners collectively bagged six wickets (the most) in a home T20I. The first was against Bangladesh at Mount Maunganui in 2017.

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The visitors smashed 18 sixes during the run chase, the joint-most for a full-member side in a T20I run-chase, alongside as many for England against them at St George's in 2023.

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Earlier, New Zealand posted a massive total of 207/5 in their 20 overs after being put into bat first. Mark Chapman was the star performer with the bat for the hosts, having played a fiery knock of 78 runs in just 28 balls. He smashed six fours and seven sixes.

"It's always nice to strike a few out of the middle. Obviously, I wasn't the only one today; there were a few contributions throughout. I thought Devon and Robo did a great job seeing off the new ball; it looked pretty tricky up front. (on your innings) I guess just trying to throw a few punches and trying to take it on a little bit more. Obviously, smaller boundaries here, so you have to play a bit more of a fearless brand of cricket. So yeah, just thankful it came off today," Chapman said after being adjudged as the Player of the Match.

The third T20I match of the series is scheduled to be played at Nelson in Saxton Oval on Sunday, November 9.

 

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