Cricket–West Indies into Super Eight, winless NZ face early exit


  • Cricket
  • Thursday, 13 Jun 2024

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Port of Spain (Reuters) -West Indies batsman Sherfane Rutherford transformed a match his team appeared doomed to lose to New Zealand on Wednesday with a scintillating unbeaten 68 from 39 balls to propel the home side into the T20 World Cup Super Eight stage.

The co-hosts recovered from 30 for five in the seventh over at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy to reach a competitive 149 for nine on a tricky surface following heavy rain.

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