Despite the West Indies losing their first ever T20I against New Zealand at Sabina Park Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica on Wednesday, its batsman Shimron Hetmyer put on an amazing performance on the pitch. He caught a one-handed catch in the deep, which gave his team the first breakthrough in the form of Martin Guptill.
The first wicket, Guptill wanted to cut a delivery short and wide. Odean Smith. The ball looked like it was going to cross the strings at six, but Hetmyer jumped to his feet and picked the ball up with his left hand.
You can watch Shimron Hetmyer’s capture below:
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New Zealand won the match by 13 runs
Meanwhile, New Zealand was asked to hit first and got off to a good start with openers Martin Guptill and Devon Conway until both hitters were sent back from consecutive deliveries by Smith.
New Zealand was in 62/2 and then captain Kane Williamson, who played his first T20I since the T20 World Cup in 2021, had 47 runs with 33 balls to direct his team’s strokes.
Subsequently, James Neesham’s quickly undefeated 33 to 15 hits helped New Zealand score 185/5 overall. West Indies batsmen couldn’t do much as Mitchell Santner floated three goals and conceded 19 runs. The Visitors won the match by 13 runs.
Both countries will play three T20Is and three ODIs as part of their Caribbean cruise. The two-time T20I champions West Indies seemed to have a lot to fix before this year’s T20 World Cup in Australia. They faced India at home before New Zealand but lost the series 1-4.
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