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West Indies defeated New Zealand in the first ODI of the ongoing three-𝓡match series by five🅰 wickets at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados on Wednesday.
Put to bat first, the visitors were bundled out for a mere 190 in 45.2 overs, thanks to a brilliant bowling display by Akeal Hosein and Alzarri Joseph. Both bowl❀ers took three wickets each to dominate the proceedings in the first innings.
While Hosein picked up a three-wicket haul for 28 in his quota of 10 overs, Joseph bagged three scalps while conceding 36 in 8.2 overs. Captain Kane Williamson with 34 off 50 delivereis, was New Zealand’s top run scorer🐼.
In response, the hosts gunned down the target in 39 overs with five wickets in hand. Batter Shamarh Brooks led the team to victory after scoring a sensational 79-run knock from 91♚ balls, with the help of 10 boundaries, includꦐing a six.
Opener Shai Hope (26 off 24) and captain Nicholas Pooran (28 off 47) chipped in with valuab𒈔le contributions as West Indies won the game to take a 1-0 l💯ead.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
A comfortable five-wicket win gi🌱ves West Indies a 1-0 lead in the series 🙌
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— ICC (@ICC)
Well played 🤝 The hosts take the 1st ODI in Barbados. 🐼Ca♋tch up on the scores at or the NZC App 📲
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS)
WI go 1 – 0 in the series!
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket)
Clinical all round performance by the West Indies, beating the no.1 ꦐranked ODI team New Zealand-Ralﷺlyyy round di West Indies
— J (@JordizzleJ)
West Indies 🅘won the first ODI by 5 wickets. Scoreca෴rd:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Have to salute Shamarh Brooks on his kno🌜ck yesterday to se꧃cure the bag.
He averages 38.44 in 19 ODIs.
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Four 50s— Caribbean Cri🐲cket Podcast (@CaribCricket)
Supe𒐪rb p😼erformance from to win the 1st ODI against New Zealand by 5 wickets 👏🏽👏🏽��🏽👏🏽.
This is 1st ODI win over N🎃ew Zealand in 8 years.
— Sharat Chandra Bhatt (@imsbhatt0707)
WI broke ൲their 9 game losing streak by winning the 1st ODI by 5 wickets!
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)
won 1st ODI by 5 Wickets and le🐷ad ODI series 1-0. Excellent spell 3/28 and A Joseph 3/36. Brilliant knock S Brooks 79.
— JaayShaan (VaidhyaJayaShankar) (@Jaa🍰yShaa🐽n)
Crucial win for WI. Crucial points on board for them. Restricted NZ to 190 with Hosein & Joseph being the key wreckers and others 𒁃too be it Holder, Sinclair and Cariah doing well. F🎐ollowed that up with a good chase led by Brooks after early hiccups
— Kartik O 🏏⚽🔗 (@KOCricket528)
Really happy with the performance today and in the last t20. These wins will 🦩build team confidence and consistency. Thank yo𝄹u and congratulations!
— Stef Khan (@Stef_Khan)
Congratulat♈ions big win! 🎊🎊🎊🎊 The bowlers showed up today a🅺nd we are very happy 🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🙏🏽
— 😔 (@German8761)