Leaders Online Desk: West Indies beat New Zealand by 13 runs to book their place in the Super-8 round of the T20 World Cup 2024 in style. However, the wait for the Kiwi team is tough. This is West Indies' second consecutive win against New Zealand in T20 World Cup. The two teams played only one match in the 2012 World Cup, which West Indies won in the Super Over.
In the West Indies Super-8
West Indies defeated New Zealand by 13 runs in the 26th match of T20 World Cup 2024. Batting first, West Indies scored 149 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Sherfan Rutherford scored an unbeaten 68 off 39 balls. In reply, the New Zealand team could only score 136 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 9 wickets. With this win, the West Indies team has reached the Super-8.
The road to New Zealand is tough
The New Zealand team is almost out of the Super-8 race. They have to face Uganda on June 14 and Papua New Guinea on June 17. A win in these two matches will not be enough for the New Zealand team. West Indies have six points from three matches with three wins. Meanwhile, Afghanistan have won both of the two so far. They have four qualities. Afghanistan will face Papua New Guinea on June 14. Afghanistan team will qualify if they win this match or if the match is canceled due to rain. New Zealand will only get a chance if Afghanistan lose to Papua New Guinea by a big margin. However, this is almost impossible to happen. Afghanistan defeated Uganda by 125 runs in the first match and Kiwis by 84 runs in the second match. In such a situation, it is considered certain that Afghanistan will also qualify. Afghanistan will have six points if they beat Papua New Guinea, while New Zealand can only get four points if they win both matches. In such a situation, the wait for the Kiwi team is tough.
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