Colin Munro smashes 66 from 23 balls before second New Zealand-Windies T20I is abandoned
New Zealand reach 104-2 from nine overs before rain ruins second T20 in Mount Maunganui - third and final game at same venue on Wednesday
Monday 1 January 2018 09:43, UK
Colin Munro smashed 66 from 23 balls and Carlos Brathwaite took a superb catch before rain caused the second T20 international between New Zealand and Windies in Mount Maunganui to be abandoned on Monday.
Munro reached 50 from just 18 balls to record the second fastest T20 half-century by a New Zealander - Munro also hit the quickest, off 14 balls, against Sri Lanka in Auckland in 2016 - as the hosts racked up 102-4 from nine overs before the wet weather set in.
The left-hander, dropped on 50 by Sheldon Cottrell at short third man, cracked 11 fours and three sixes before he was caught off Kesrick Williams in the sixth over, having just lashed the seamer for four consecutive boundaries en route to his fifth T20 fifty.
Munro, fresh from hitting 53 in New Zealand's 47-run win in the first T20 in Nelson, ensured Carlos Brathwaite's sole over went for 21, but the Windies T20 captain starred in the field, flinging himself to his right at midwicket to catch Tom Bruce (3) one-handed.
Martin Guptill (2) and Glenn Phillips (10) were also dismissed, with skipper Kane Williamson (17no off 15) - who played second fiddle to Munro in a second-wicket stand of 75 in 5.1 overs - and Anaru Kitchen (1no) at the crease when the rain become too persistent to continue.
New Zealand will now be looking to wrap up the series in the third and final game at the same venue on Wednesday - live on Sky Sports Cricket (channel 404) from 6am.
Windies - who handed batsman Shimron Hetmyer a T20 debut in the New Year's Day fixture - will not only be looking to save the series but also record their first win over the Black Caps on the tour, having been beaten 2-0 and 3-0 respectively in the preceding Test and ODI series.
