Rutherford leads West Indies into Super 8s with NZ win

T20 World Cup, Group C, Trinidad

West Indies 149-9 (20 overs): Rutherford 68* (39); Boult 3-16

New Zealand 136-9 (20 overs): Phillips 40 (33); Joseph 4-19, Motie 3-25

West Indies won by 13 runs

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Sherfane Rutherford deed a sublime unbeaten 68 arsenic West Indies fought backmost to hit New Zealand by 13 runs to book their spot successful nan T20 World Cup Super 8s.

The co-hosts were successful problem astatine 22-4 erstwhile Rutherford came to nan crease and continued to struggle for overmuch of nan innings, slumping to 30-5 and 76-7.

But Rutherford kept his cool and timed his onslaught to perfection arsenic he took 37 from nan past 2 overs of nan innings to assistance West Indies to 149-9 successful Trinidad.

That proved to beryllium much than capable connected a two-paced aboveground arsenic New Zealand fell distant successful nan mediate overs of nan chase.

Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph took 4-19 and left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie 3-25 arsenic nan Black Caps, aft immoderate precocious hitting from Glenn Phillips and Mitchell Santner, ended connected 136-9.

While nan Windies tin look guardant to nan adjacent shape of a location tournament, back-to-back defeats time off New Zealand's qualification hopes hanging by a thread.

They must now hit Uganda and Papua New Guinea successful their remaining games and dream different results spell their way.

They could beryllium eliminated earlier they play again if Afghanistan hit Papua New Guinea connected Friday (01:30 BST).

More to follow.