Twitter Reactions: Finn Allen, Trent Boult, and Tim Southee take New Zealand to series-levelling win

An exciting contest between the hosts West Indies and the visitors New Zealand came to an end with the latter leveling the three-match ODI series by 1-1. After losing the first game miserably, the Black Caps bounced back stronger and gave the Caribbean side a taste of their own medicine at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Friday, August 19. The hosts put up yet another incredible bowling display. Grabbing three early wickets within the first powerplay, the Men in Maroon were on the hook right away and in control, leaving the Kiwis completely stranded. Tom Latham, the acting captain, and Martin Guptill both lost their wickets while Devon Conway was put to the test to the furthest extent possible by Alzarri Joseph, who eventually got the southpaw to smash one onto his stumps. Finn Allen and Daryl Mitchell struggled but managed to hold their nerves and pulled the visitors out of danger. Although the odd bounce and turn on a worn surface made things difficult, the pair became accustomed to the movement of the wicket. Although the West Indian spinners continued to peg away, Allen and Mitchell kept rotating the strike as the innings moved on smoothly. Mitchell successfully used the reverse sweep before being bowled out by Kevin Sinclair. Until weather interrupted and halted game for a little over an hour, the groundwork had been laid with a set Allen hunting for a big one. However, the interruptions didn’t just affect the game as the Black Caps lost all of their momentum after the rain break. Wickets fell like dominoes, and Allen failed to get his maiden ODI ton when a poor choice of shot off Jason Holder’s delivery led to his dismissal. All-rounder Mitchell Santner remained unbeaten and was assisted by Trent Boult towards the end as the duo helped their side to go past the 210-run mark and the visitors ended up posting 212 runs in 48.2 overs. Trent Boult, Tim Southee shine as New Zealand take the upper hand The hosts had a very poor start to their chase as members of their top-order and middle-order were dismissed within the first 10 overs as West Indies faced a terrible collapse. With the new ball, the deadly bowling combination of Trent Boult and Tim Southee displayed threatening bowling, and in an instant, the hosts were down to 27/6 inside the powerplay. This batting failure is entirely the fault of the West Indies hitters, who made some poor decisions in their attempts to pursue the ball outside of the stumps and suffered the consequences. After a brief rain delay, Alzarri Joseph immediately displayed his batting skills by slamming the New Zealand spinners all over the field. Injury prevented Trent Boult from taking the field, which caused Tom Latham trouble as he gave few overs to Glenn Phillips. Tim Southee bowled Joseph out of the game as his team sighed with relief after the pacer went on a rampage and came dangerously close to scoring his first ODI half-century. On the other hand, Yannic Cariah demonstrated sufficient ability with the bat and achieved his first half-century, but he was unable to find any partners at the other end and as a result, New Zealand bagged a thumping 50-run victory. Here’s how Twitter reacted to New Zealand’s triumph: Finn Allen and the New Zealand pacers lead their team to a comfortable win 🔥 The visitors tie the series 1-1. Watch the #WIvNZ ODI series LIVE on https://t.co/CPDKNxoJ9v (in select regions) 📺 | 📝 https://t.co/hcAvIy2OTq pic.twitter.com/DEucptlFAb — ICC (@ICC) August 20, 2022 Southee finishes with 4-22 & Boult 3-18 to back up the batsmen's earlier graft and help level the series! #WIvNZ pic.twitter.com/jkaLKQ2YHO — BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) August 20, 2022 Stumps uprooted 😍😍!!! Love this duo of Trent Boult and Tim Southee ♡♡♡♡. #WIvNZ pic.twitter.com/lBNd1RdEhp — Madhurima (@worn_out1) August 20, 2022 That fighting effort by Yannic Cariah and Alzarri Joespeh made me proud to be a West Indian. #WIvNZ — Stef Khan (@Stef_Khan) August 20, 2022 Phenomenal comeback from boys and level the series 1-1 with a sensational bowling performance After Finn Allen outstanding 96 the legendary duo of @BLACKCAPS Tim Southee – Trent Boult showed their domination and defended 212 target 🙌 Exciting final ahead tomorrow #WIvNZ pic.twitter.com/X89DdGHxkK — STEADY (@SteadyTheShip) August 20, 2022 Haven't seen the bowling but really liked the batting display from Cariah: good on both the front and back foot and has quite the cover drive for a lower order batsman. Also a good offside game displayed today considering the offside for the LHB was quite long.#NZvWI #WIvNZ — Aries (@ariescric) August 20, 2022 Incredible how easy these players make tough catches look sometimes 👏#WIvNZ — The Top Order Podcast (@Toporderpod) August 20, 2022 Well bowled a ripper from Tim Southee, Cleans Alzari Joseph for 49.#WIvNZ #NZvWI pic.twitter.com/Jecsen9Ez2 — Resanth. (@Cric_Resanth) August 20, 2022 Magnificent Knock A Joseph 49(31).@windiescricket #WIvNZ @wiplayers — JaayShaan (Shankar) (@JaayShaan) August 20, 2022 Kevin Sinclair? That is one dangerous no.11 batsman! He was the opening batsman of Guyana in CPL 2020 #WIvNZ — SAH (@SAHFTW) August 20, 2022

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Twitter Reactions: Finn Allen, Trent Boult, and Tim Southee take New Zealand to series-levelling win

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