New Zealand vs West Indies in past World Cup encounters
New Zealand vs West Indies in past World Cup encounters
The stage is set for the fourth quarter-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Westpac stadium, Wellington. The dominant New Zealand side will be facing the volatile West Indian side at home for the seventh time in the history of World Cup. This is the second time the sides are meeting each other in a World Cup knock-out clash, their first being in 1975 semi-final, where a strong West Indian side handed the Kiwis a heavy defeat to enter the final and later lift the crown.
Well, this time around, the rejuvenated Kiwis, who haven’t lost a single match in this edition, look favourites to repeat the West Indian feat of 1975 but with the latter, one can hardly predict anything. Suvajit Mustafi lists out the past encounters between these two sides in World Cup matches.
1. World Cup 1975 – The Oval | Semi-final
New Zealand were then playing some good cricket. Having won two out of their three group matches, New Zealand made it to the semi-final of the inaugural World Cup. This was the first of their six times. However, they were up against Clive Lloyd’s mighty West Indies at The Oval. Choosing to field first, West Indies bowled out the Kiwis for only 158.
New Zealand skipper Glenn Turner, who had been phenomenal with the bat in the tournament, could score only 36. New Zealand did make the chase difficult but Alvin Kallicharran’s attacking 72 saw the strong West Indies through. Another win later, West Indies went on to be crowned the champions.
Brief scores:
New Zealand 158 in 52.2 overs (Geoff Howarth 51; Bernard Julien 4-27, Vanburn Holder 3-30) lost to West Indies 159 for 5 in 40.1 overs (Gordon Greenidge 55, Alvin Kallicharran 72; Richard Collinge 3-28) – by five wickets
2. World Cup 1979 – Nottingham | Group stage
New Zealand put the defending champions in to bat and with Geoffrey Howarth missing, it wasn’t really a great idea. West Indies finished with 244 and skipper Clive Lloyd played an attacking hand of unbeaten 73 from 80 balls to ensure that.
New Zealand kept losing wickets throughout their chase and Richard Hadlee did provide some fight with a 48 but was cleaned up by Andy Roberts, who picked up three wickets. New Zealand missed Howarth in their ranks as a batsman and managed only 212 against the champion bowling attack.
Brief scores:
West Indies 244 for 7 in 60 overs (Gordon Greenidge 65, Alvin Kallicharran 39, Clive Lloyd 73*; Lance Cairns 2-48, Jeremy Coney 2-40) bt New Zealand 212 for 9 in 60 overs (Richard Hadlee 42; Andy Roberts 3-43, Joel Garner 2-43) – by 32 runs
3. World Cup 1992 – Auckland | League match
It was another stylish Martin Crowe innings that won the match for New Zealand. The hosts chose to field after winning the toss and off-spinner Dipak Patel, who opened the bowling was at his miserly best. West Indies crawled their way to 203, which in the end wasn’t enough.
Mark Greatbatch, opening the batting began aggressively and later it was Crowe, who sealed it. In the previous 13 encounters between the two sides, New Zealand just won one, but on the big day that didn’t matter. New Zealand’s fantastic run ended in the semi-final against Pakistan.
Brief scores:
West Indies 203 for 7 in 50 overs (Brian Lara 52, Keith Arthurton 40, David Williams 32*; Gavin Larsen 2-41, Chris Harris 2-32) bt New Zealand206 for 5 in 50 overs (Mark Greatbatch 63, Martin Crowe 81*; Anderson Cummins 2-53, Winston Benjamin 2-34) – by five wickets
4. World Cup 1999 – Southampton | Group match
New Zealand were full of confidence after they beat Australia but a hostile display of seam bowling saw them getting dismissed for 156. New Zealand found it extremely difficult to negotiate the veteran duo of Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose, who bowled their quota of 10 overs for 23 runs and 19 runs respectively. Both got wicket apiece. While Walsh and Ambrose stifled the runs, the other seamers got the wickets.
It was a comfortable chase for West Indies led by their wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs with an unbeaten 80. Brian Lara too played his part with a stylish 36, before giving his wicket away to Chris Harris. Despite of the win, West Indies couldn’t reach to the next round, while New Zealand ended their campaign with another semi-final finish.
Brief scores:
New Zealand 156 in 48.1 overs (Reon King 2-29, Phil Simmons 2-33, Merv Dillon 4-46) lost to West Indies 158 for 3 in 44.2 overs (Ridley Jacobs 80) – by seven wickets
5. World Cup 2003 – Port Elizabeth | Group stage
It was Andre Adams’ match. His 35 with the bat from just 24 balls proved very crucial at the end and took New Zealand to a score of 241. West Indies kept losing wickets at regular intervals but Ramnaresh Sarwan and Ridley Jacobs kept them in the chase as they put on 98 runs for the seventh wicket. It was once again Adams with the ball, who picked up four wickets and inflicting a run out that saw the Kiwis triumph.
Brief scores:
New Zealand 241 for 7 in 50 overs (Nathan Astle 46, Chris Cairns 37, Brendon McCullum 36*, Andre Adams 35*; Vasbert Drakes 2-49, Wavell Hinds 3-35) bt West Indies 221 in 49.4 overs (Ramnaresh Sarwan 75, Ridley Jacobs 50; Andre Adams 4-44, Jacob Oram 2-26) – by 20 runs
6. World Cup 2007 – Antigua | Super Eights
Stephen Fleming won the toss and judged the conditions perfectly when he sent the West Indians to bat. The trio of Shane Bond, Jacob Oram and Daniel Vettori, proved to be too lethal for the West Indies batting, who crumbled to 177. The New Zealand batsmen completed the chase in the 40th over with Scott Styris (80*) leading the batting mantle, as they handed Brian Lara’s men the second consecutive defeat in the Super Eights.
Brief scores:
West Indies 177 in 44.4 overs (Chris Gayle 44, Brian Lara 37; Shane Bond 3-31, Jacob Oram 3-23, Daniel Vettori 3-39) lost to New Zealand 179 for 3 in 39.2 overs (Stephen Fleming 45, Scott Styris 80*, Craig McMillan 33*; Darren Powell 2-39) – by seven wickets
Head-to-head (Overall)
Played: 60 NZ: 23 WI: 30
Most Runs: Brian Lara (WI) Runs: 1068 (28 ODIs) Average: 50.9
Most Wickets: Daniel Vettori (NZ) Wickets: 31 (24 ODIs) Average: 22.2
Head-to-head (In World Cups)
Played: 6 NZ: 3 WI: 3
Most Runs: Ridley Jacobs (WI) Runs: 130 (2ODIs) Average: 130.0
Most Wickets: Jacob Oram (NZ) Wickets: 5 (2 ODIs) Average: 9.8
Andy Roberts (WI) Wickets: 5 (2 ODIs) Average: 12.2
Merv Dillon (WI) Wickets: 5 (2 ODIs) Average: 15.2
(Suvajit Mustafi consumes cricket for lunch, fiction for dinner and munches numerous other snacks throughout the day. Yes, jack of several trades, all Suvajit dreamt of was being India’s World Cup winning skipper but ended up being a sports writer, author, screenwriter, director, copywriter, graphic designer, sports marketer, strategist, entrepreneur, philosopher and traveller. Donning so many hats, it’s cricket which gives him the ultimate high and where he finds solace. He can be followed at @RibsGully and rivu7)