25 overs New Zealand 83 for 6 (McCullum 37*, Neesham 6*, Rampaul 2-9) v West Indies
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A new-look West Indies bowling attack, led by Ravi Rampaul, scythed through the New Zealand top order to leave the home side in huge trouble at Eden Park. Brendon McCullum was alone in putting up a resistance, going past 5000 ODI runs during his innings, but he was fast running out of partners at the mid-way stage.
West Indies had hoped for a turnaround in the ODIs after being appearing clueless at times during their 2-0 loss in the Tests, and Dwayne Bravo couldn't have asked for a better response from his team. New Zealand's top four could manage only 11 runs between them as Rampaul and Jason Holder bowled with control not seen in the West Indian bowlers during the Test series. Both got the ball to jag either way on the pacy drop-in pitch, the nature of which had been not clear before the match. It was one of the reasons why West Indies had opted to bowl and it worked in their favour.
Rampaul dismissed New Zealand's comeback men Jesse Ryder and Martin Guptill in his first two overs, but the big wicket came through a run-out. Ross Taylor had been sensational in the Tests, scoring 495 runs with three centuries, and was the key for New Zealand after two quick wickets. In the seventh over, he looked for a quick single after getting an inside edge down the pitch, but was sent back. Holder, the bowler, got to the ball first and threw the stumps down in time to catch the batsman well short.
A lot of focus before the match had been on Ryder, who was making a comeback to international cricket after 22 months, but he was the first batsman to be dismissed, his innings lasting just five balls. He got a thick leading edge of the first delivery, solidly defending a couple before launching on a full-blooded drive on a wide delivery in Rampaul's first over. The shot was on, but unfortunately for Ryder, he hit it in the air and was smartly caught by Darren Bravo.
Guptill's end was also as anti-climactic as Ryder's duck. He went forward for a loose drive, but was beaten by a Rampaul delivery that seamed in after a few had left the batsman. He managed just two and New Zealand lost both openers within four overs.
Boundaries were hard to come by - the first came in the 11th over bowled by Darren Sammy when McCullum pulled a four and followed it with a six next ball - and Holder pushed New Zealand further down in the 12th over when he had Kane Williamson caught behind with an outswinger. Corey Anderson and Luke Ronchi hit aerial shots straight to the fielders, summing up the morning for New Zealand.
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