West Indies’ chase had two innings inside it. Sherfane Rutherford made 61 from 58 balls; Shimron Hetmyer then finished unbeaten on 69 from 64. Together, they supplied 130 of the 269 runs required to beat New Zealand.The final score was 269 for 8 in 47.3 overs, a two-wicket win. It was not a chase built … Continue reading West Indies needed 269. Hetmyer and Rutherford made the chase their own.
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At 81 for 6, West Indies found a match. New Zealand still found a way through it.
The decisive number in Barbados was not 188. It was 81 for 6.West Indies reached that point in the 21st over, with six wickets gone and only 81 on the board. Amir Jangoo and Gudakesh Motie then gave the innings a different shape. Their seventh-wicket stand added 81 in 106 balls, taking the score to … Continue reading At 81 for 6, West Indies found a match. New Zealand still found a way through it.
India did not lose the chase at 360. England won it in 23 balls.
India finished on 360. In most ODIs that is the score you write about as a statement chase. At Lord’s, it was 27 short. The match was not decided by a lack of intent from India’s batting. It was decided by the difference between England’s finishing and India’s. England were 324/3 after 46.5 overs; after … Continue reading India did not lose the chase at 360. England won it in 23 balls.