Despite he’s leaving West Indies Cricket today ‘Disappointment will be on Daren Julius Garvey
Despite he’s leaving West Indies Cricket today ‘Disappointment will be on Daren Julius Garvey
The co-hosts recovered from 30-5 in the seventh over at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy to reach a competitive 149-9 on a tricky surface following heavy rain.
Glenn Phillips struck 40 from 33 balls and Mitchell Santner lofted three sixes in the final over for New Zealand but a slow start meant they eventually fell short by 13 runs.
The Black Caps now need to win their remaining fixtures against Uganda and Papua New Guinea while hoping multiple results go their way to stand any hope of reaching the knockout stages.
After being asked to bat, West Indies were in dire straits before Rutherford salvaged their fortunes with an exhibition of uninhibited stroke play, lofting six sixes into an exuberant crowd dancing to both his strokes and the steel drums.
The New Zealanders, who entered the game short of both form and match practice after losing by 84 runs to Afghanistan in their first match, made an excellent start.
Left-arm paceman Trent Boult dismissed Johnson Charles for a duck when the opener dragged a full delivery onto his stumps, and his new ball partner Tim Southee had Nicholas Pooran caught for 17 – wicketkeeper Devon Conway making the catch turning and running backwards.
