West Indies were left ruing one bad over by Kesrick Williams after being trounced by New Zealand in the opening Twenty20 game in Nelson today.
Set a target of 188 to win, the reigning world champions suffered a batting meltdown after star opener Chris Gayle fell cheaply for 12 and were eventually all out for 140 in the 19th over.
But captain, Carlos Brathwaite, said the real damage was done in New Zealand’s final over when Mitchell Santner and Tim Southee plundered 25 off Williams in a wild over that included three no balls.
“For the first 19 overs, we bowled as good as we did. But it happens. Kesrick Williams has been the best bowler in the world this calendar year and he just went awry,” Brathwaite said.
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