West Indies vs New Zealand Match Highlights & Results

So that is it from here. We are done with the warm-ups. Now it is time for the big event. We have a day's rest and we will meet on 30th May, 2019 for Match 1 between England and South Africa at The Oval, London at 1030 local (0930 GMT). For now, goodbye.

Windies skipper, Jason Holder, says it is a good win and he hopes it is building towards something special in the World Cup. Mentions Gayle gave them the impetus they needed at the start and the rest did exceptionally well. Further adds he is pleased with the bowlers and how they stuck to the plans. States there were a few blunders towards the end in the field but overall they had a good game. Tells they need to pay more attention to their fielding. Ends by saying they just want to enjoy their cricket in the World Cup and see where it takes them.

New Zealand, Kane Williamson, he thought the exercise today was outstanding, they know what the Windies are capable of and they showed their power today. Mentions they expect their bowling attack to be under pressure throughout the tournament and today was a good learning curve but not everyday can be their day. Credits Tom Blundell for the way he played, it was a knock under pressure and he did really well. States he can't reveal the information of whether they will play Blundell in the first game or not but he is happy with how he played.

Tom Blundell who is up for an interview, says he feels very good, it was a great day for him and he is happy he got a ton. States he is happy to spend some time out in the middle. Further adds the last few days have been good, they have had two good games and they are looking forward to the game against Lanka. Mentions he just backed his ability and he is confident when he goes out to bat. He is hopeful of getting a chance in the World Cup. Tells he has still no idea about his inclusion in the XI for the first game but he is happy if he plays or not. Ends by saying the target was always going to be a tough one and he is pleased with how they finished in the end.

The Windies bowling was very good to begin with. Till the time the ball was new, Cottrell, Thomas and Holder, all did a good job. However, once the ball got soft, their bowlers did take a pounding. Only Nurse was able to bowl a good spell during the middle overs. Carlos Brathwaite though finished as the pick of the bowlers as he ended with a three-fer.

A comfortable win for the Windies! An absolute morale boosting one for them. After Shai Hope's ton and handy innings from Lewis and Russell, they posted a massive 422. In reply, New Zealand needed a powerful start but they did not get it. They lost three even before they got to 50. Williamson and Blundell then steadied the ship. The two added a 120-run stand but just as they started to get going, the skipper got run out. Blundell then came out of his shell though, he started playing lovely shots, smashed the bowlers out of the park and got to a ton. However, the task was too much of an ask and once he fell, it was all about playing out the 50 overs for the Kiwis which they did.

OUT! STUMPED! Sodhi's luck runs out and that is the end of the New Zealand innings. Ish comes down the track and Allen fires it outside off. The batter looks to put bat on ball but misses. Hope does the rest. WEST INDIES WON BY 91 RUNS!

Punched off the back foot by the batsman. One run added to the total.

FOUR! Good shot. Full on off, Sodhi hits it over covers for a boundary.

IN THE AIR BUT SAFE! Brathwaite bowls a good short ball, Ferguson looks to pull but gets a top edge. It goes towards mid-wicket where Holder goes for the catch but sees Shai Hope coming and decides against it. In the end, Shai Hope runs to take the catch but it falls safely in no man's land.

The batsman goes for the pull but misses it completely.

The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.

SIX! Sodhi lofts this over the covers for a biggie. It's hit high and over the fence. Some late hitting from the lower order.

DROPPED! Nurse drops another one. This was in the arc of the batsman and he obliges by lofting it straight up and high towards cover-point. There is no elevation to it means it won't clear the fence. The fielder runs towards the direction of the ball but cannot hold on to it as the ball was swirling a bit. Sodhi gets a life.

Floated delivery on off, Ferguson defends it off the front foot. 6 runs and a wicket from the over.

Lockie Ferguson is the new batsman in.

OUT! New Zealand are falling like nine pins here. Flighted delivery on leg, Henry comes down the track and looks to go big but misses it. Matt Henry gets stumped as Shai Hope quickly takes the bails off.

Tossed up on middle, Sodhi comes down the track and nudges it towards the leg side for a single.

FOUR! Nice shot. Short delivery on middle, Sodhi pulls it through square leg for a boundary.

Flighted delivery on middle, Henry comes down the track and plays it towards mid-wicket for a run.

Tossed up on middle, Henry makes room and plays it towards covers for a single.

FOUR. sodhi flicks this length ball through the mid-wicket region for a boundary.

Carlos bowls a yorker outside off. The batsman fails to jam, it out.

SIX! Sodhi Flicks this length ball up and over mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

Sodhi also can bat he drives this length ball pitching outside off through covers for a couple.

Matt Henry is the new man in!

OUT! Carlos bowls a length ball outside off, Colin looks to smash it through the off side, but ends up slicing it towards deep point. Nurse makes a lot of ground to his left and takes a very nice catch.

FOUR! Colin smashes this through the covers for a boundary. New Zealand are not going down with out a fight.

DROPPED! Allen bowls it short on middle, de Grandhomme pulls it over mid-wicket where Ashley Nurse goes for the catch but spills it. Nurse drops a sitter there. The batsmen take a single.

Flighted delivery on middle, Sodhi flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run.

SIX! Amazing shot. Short delivery on middle, Sodhi comes down the track and lofts it over long on for a biggie.

Flighted delivery on off, Sodhi defends it off the back foot.

Floated on off, de Grandhomme drives it towards covers for a run.

Tossed up delivery on middle, Sodhi looks to flick but gets an inside edge. It goes towards the leg side for a run.

Sodhi looks to flick this length ball towards leg side but gets a leading edge towards off side. A run added to the total.

Ish Sodhi is the new batsman in.

OUT! New Zealand loose their seventh wicket. Santner pulls this slower short delivery but gets hit high on the bat and it lobs to backward square leg where Nurse takes it. West Indies are making a statement to other teams what they can bring to this World Cup.

Santner plays the pulls shot to mid-wicket for a couple.

Santner flicks this off his pads to mid-wicket for a brace.

FOUR! Santner looks to flick it towards the leg side. But gets an inside edge to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Length delivery outside off, Santner pulls it to mid-wicket for a couple.

Short delivery on middle, Santner pulls it towards mid-wicket for a run. 10 runs have come from the over.

FOUR! Short and outside off, Santner looks to cut but gets an outside edge. It goes towards third man for a boundary.

Play and a miss! Short and outside off, Santner looks to cut but misses it.

FOUR! Nice shot. Short and outside off, Santner slaps it through covers for a boundary.

Tossed up on middle, Santner plays it back towards the bowler.

Short delivery on middle, de Grandhomme pulls it over mid-wicket for a single.

BOUNCER! Carlos bowls a well directed bumper, Santner ducks under it.

Short of length ball, Santner looks to pull it through mid-wicket but gets hit on the pads.

Santner punches this length delivery outside off to the off side.

Santner defends this length ball off the back foot towards mid off.

WIDE! Carlos sprays one down the line to Santner. Wide signaled.

Mitchell Santner is the new man in.

OUT! Tom Blundell plays the same shot again but this time he hits it to the keeper. Brathwaite bowls it on a length and outside off, it is the slower one so Blundell has to generate all the power. He fails to do so and Shai Hope takes an easy catch. Nevertheless, end of a brilliant innings from him. He has probably booked his spot in the XI with this innings for the first game of the World Cup.

FOUR! Nice improvisation from Tom Blundell. Length delivery outside off, Blundell plays a scoop over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Powerplay 3! 5 fielders allowed outside the inner circle till the end of the innings.

Tossed up on middle, Blundell flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run.

Full on middle, Colin drives it towards mid on for a run.

Flighted delivery on leg, de Grandhomme looks to pull but gets hit on the pads.

Tossed up on middle, Tom punches it towards mid on for a run.

Floated delivery on middle, Tom plays it to mid-wicket.

Tossed up on middle, Blundell comes down the track and flicks it to mid-wicket.

Carlos is making sure he doesn't bowl in the arc of the batsman. he bowls this delivery outside off, Colin leaves it after covering his off stump.

100 for Tom Blundell! Let me remind you, he has not played a single ODI yet but has a ton in the warm ups. What a statement he has made and New Zealand will be pretty pleased with the youngster. He gets there by pushing this down to long on for a single.

Colin drives this delivery to mid off for a single.

WIDE! Carlos looks to bowl wide of off stump but bowls one way outside the tramline. The umpire says it's a wide.

Colin drives this length delivery outside off to mid off.

BEATEN! Colin looks to go downtown on this length ball but cannot connect it.

Fuller one outside off, Colin looks to jam that out but could not lay bat on ball.

Floated delivery on middle, Blundell looks to defend but gets a bottom edge on this one.

Loopy delivery on middle, de Grandhomme flicks it over mid-wicket for a single.

Flighted delivery on middle, Blundell comes down the track and flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. Tom moves to 99.

Tossed up delivery on leg, Tom looks to flick but gets hit low on the pads.

FOUR! Tom Blundell moves to 98. Flighted delivery on leg, Blundell nudges it towards fine leg for a boundary.

Tossed up on middle, Colin drives it to long on for a run.

Length delivery on middle, de Grandhomme looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It goes towards the leg side for a run.

FOUR! Brilliant shot. Full on leg, de Grandhomme flicks it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

BEATEN! Bowls a yorker outside off, de Grandhomme looks to dig it out but misses it.

Full and outside off, Colin drives it hard through covers. The batsmen pick up a couple.

Length delivery on off, Blundell comes to the pitch of the ball and drives it through mid off for a single.

Full and wide outside off, de Grandhomme drives it towards covers where the fielder dives and does well to stop it. The batsmen still take a run.

Colin works it to the leg side for a single.

The batsman failed to make contact and was hit low on the pads.

Colin lofts this tossed up ball on the pads uppishly, towards deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Colin looks to flick this flatter one on the pads towards mid-wicket but misses it and gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal from the bowler and the fielders but the umpire thinks otherwise. Remember West Indies do not have any reviews left.

Colin flicks this tossed up ball on the pads to mid-wicket.

Fired on the pads, Blundell flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

On a good length on leg, Colin looks to flick but gets hit low on the pads. New Zealand need 191 runs in 90 balls.

On a good length on off, de Grandhomme defends it off the front foot.

Length delivery on middle, Blundell comes down the track and plays it towards the off side for a run.

Length delivery on off, Blundell plays it to point.

SIX! THAT IS WHACKED AWAY! Length delivery on off, Blundell comes down the track and lofts it over long on for a maximum. Tom moves into the 90s.

Bowls a wide yorker outside off, Blundell looks to dig it out but misses it.

Blundell flicks this tossed up delivery to mid-wicket and a run is added to the New Zealand's total.

Colin flicks this to mid-wicket to get off the mark.

Colin de Grandhomme is the new batsman in.

OUT! STUMPED! New Zealand lose their fifth wicket. Neesham skips down the track, on seeing this Nurse drags his length back. Neesham could not adjust to the change and goes on with his shot. The ball beats him through to the keeper, who flicks the bails off. A stand which was starting New Zealand believe, has been broken.

Blundell flicks this flatter one to fine leg just for a run.

Blundell flicks this tossed up delivery on the pads towards mid-wicket.

Neesham slogs this tossed up delivery to deep mid-wicket for a run.