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    "title": "New Zealand Beat West Indies By Five Wickets In First T20I (Match Report)",
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    "excerpt": "New Zealand defeated the West Indies by five wickets in a rain-affected first Twenty20 international at Auckland's Eden Park on Friday.",
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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"color:#3498db\"><strong>New Zealand defeated the West Indies by five wickets in a rain-affected first Twenty20 international at Auckland&#39;s Eden Park on Friday.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Black Caps finished on 179-5 after being set a target of 176 in a match where the innings were reduced to 16 overs because of persistent showers.New Zealand bowler Lockie Ferguson was match of the match after claiming a career-best haul of 5-21.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>West Indies captain Kieron Pollard was the stand-out performer for the tourists with an unbeaten 75 from 37 balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The next fixture in the three-match series is in Mount Maunganui on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Final Scoreboard in the first Twenty20 international between New Zealand and the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>West Indies - 180\/7 (16)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>A. Fletcher b Ferguson &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;34<\/li>\r\n\t<li>B. King c Neesham b Southee &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13<\/li>\r\n\t<li>S. Hetmyer c Siefert b Ferguson &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0<\/li>\r\n\t<li>N. Pooran &nbsp;lbw b Ferguson &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n\t<li>R. Powell c Ferguson b Southee &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0<\/li>\r\n\t<li>K. Pollard &nbsp;not out &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;75 &nbsp;<\/li>\r\n\t<li>F. Allen c Siefert b Ferguson &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;30<\/li>\r\n\t<li>K. Paul c Siefert b Ferguson &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0<\/li>\r\n\t<li>S. Cottrell not out &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Extras (lb6, nb4, w16) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;26<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Total (7 wkts, 16 overs) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;180<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p>Did not bat: K. Williams, O. Thomas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Fletcher), 2-58 (Hetmyer), 3-58 (King), 4-58 (Powell), 5-59 (Pooran), 6-143 (Allen), 7-146 (Paul) &nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bowling: Southee 3-0-22-2 (3w); Jamieson 3-0-26-0 (3w); Bennett 2.3-0-50-0 (5w, 3nb); Ferguson 4-0-21-5 (3w); Santner 2-0-23-0 (1nb); Neesham 1.3-0-32-0 (2w)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>New Zealand (target 176)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>M. Guptill c Pooran b Cottrell &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5<\/li>\r\n\t<li>T. Siefert c Powell b Thomas &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;17&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n\t<li>D. Conway c Thomas b Pollard &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;41<\/li>\r\n\t<li>G. Phillips &nbsp;b Thomas &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;22 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n\t<li>R. Taylor run out (Allen) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0<\/li>\r\n\t<li>J. Neesham not out &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;48&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n\t<li>M. Santner not out &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;31<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Extras (b4, lb2, nb6, w3) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Total (5 wkts, 15.2 overs) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;179<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p>Did not bat: T. Southee, K. Jamieson, L. Ferguson, H. Bennett.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Guptill), 2-34 (Sierfert),&nbsp;3-62 (Thomas), 4-63 (Taylor), 5-140 (Conway)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bowling: Cottrell 4-0-30-1 (1w); Allen 2-0-32-0; Thomas 3-0-23-2 (2w), Williams 2-0-33-0 (nb1), Paul 3-0-39-0 (nb5); Pollard 1.2-0-16-1<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Result: New Zealand win by five wickets<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Player of the match: Lockie Ferguson<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Series: New Zealand lead the three-match series 1-0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Toss: New Zealand<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Umpires: Chris Brown (NZL), Wayne Knights (NZL)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>TV umpire: Shaun Haig (NZL)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL)<\/p>\r\n",
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