West Indies was at serious risk of registering one of its lowest totals in the T20 World Cup when New Zealand reduced it to 30 for five in the seventh over at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba on Thursday.
However, Akeal Hossein, Andre Russell and Romario Shepherd offered some resistance with their partnerships with top-scorer Sherfane Rutherford to take West Indies past the 100-run mark.
From there on, Rutherford and Gudakesh Motie, unbeaten on zero off one ball, struck the biggest partnership for the 10th wicket in T20 World Cup history (37 runs) to drag the total to 149 for nine in 20 overs.
Alzarri Joseph picked four wickets as New Zealand suffered a 13-run loss, handing West Indies a miraculous win.
Here is the list of the lowest totals put up by West Indies in T20 World Cup history:
- 55 all out vs England (Dubai, 2021)
- 101 all out vs Sri Lanka (Oval, 2009)
- 105 all out vs Australia (Gros Islet, 2010)
- 117/8 in 20 overs vs Afghanistan (Nagpur, 2016)
- 118 all out vs Scotland (Hobart, 2022)
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