AUCKLAND, Feb 16: New Zealand beat the West Indies in a “bowl-out” after their Twenty20 match ended in a tie on Thursday. The match was decided by a soccer-style shootout in which the teams took turns bowling at the stumps after both teams made 126 from their 20 overs.

The West Indies missed with all six of their attempts at hitting the stumps. New Zealand were successful with three of their six bowls.

West Indies, batting first, lost seven wickets for their 126 with Daren Ganga and captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul both making 26.

New Zealand lost eight wickets in their reply. The Kiwis looked to have the match under control when they raced to 73-2 in the 10th over, only to lose 44-6 in the last 10 overs.

Opener Lou Vincent was the top-scorer with 42 from 37 balls, but the batting collapse left the home team needing 16 off the last over, including a boundary from the last ball, to force the tie.

New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming paid special tribute to team-mate Chris Cairns, who was playing his last match for New Zealand after a distinguished international career that started in 1989.

“It’s very sad to see him go. He was very emotional during the day and we’re very sad to see such a great player leave our side,” Fleming said.

“He’s a great player, a guy that can win matches.”

Scoreboard

WEST INDIES:

C.H. Gayle c Astle b Bond 10

D. Ganga c Franklin b Styris 26

R. Morton lbw b Styris 4

D.R. Smith run out 8

W.W. Hinds run out 14

S. Chanderpaul c Marshall b Patel 26

D.J.J. Bravo not out 19

D. Ramdin c Cairns b Bond 9

I.D.R. Bradshaw not out 0

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-5, W-2, NB-2) 10

TOTAL (for seven wkts, 20 overs) 126

FALL OF WKTS: 1-14, 2-28, 3-42, 4-52, 6-79, 6-110, 7-124.

BOWLING: Franklin 4-0-21-0 (1w); Bond

4-0-15-2 (1nb, 1w); Styris 5-0-41-2; Cairns

3-0-19-0; Patel 4-0-27-1.

NEW ZEALAND:

L. Vincent b Smith 42

S.P. Fleming c Butler b Taylor 6

N.J. Astle c Chanderpaul b Taylor 5

S.B. Styris b Bravo 19

C.L. Cairns b Bravo 2

H.J.H. Marshall c Bradshaw b Gayle 1

P.G. Fulton b Gayle 16

B.B. McCullum b Smith 4

J.E.C. Franklin not out 13

S.E. Bond not out 8

EXTRAS (LB-5, W-5) 10

TOTAL (all out, 20 overs) 126

FALL OF WKTS: 1-13, 2-44, 3-73, 4-80, 5-83, 6-86, 7-101, 8-107.

BOWLING: Bradshaw 4-0-22-0 (1w); Taylor 3-0-29-2-1; Butler 3-0-22-0 (1w); Bravo 2.4-0-16-2 (2w); Smith 3.2-0-9-1; Gayle 4-0-22-1.

RESULT: New Zealand won 3-0 in a bowl off with wickets to Bond (2) and Styris.

—Agencies