West Indies vs New Zealand, 1st ODI, New Zealand tour of West Indies, 2026 - Player HighlightsWI vs NZ, 1st ODI, New Zealand tour of West Indies, 2026 - Player Highlights

Vitel Lawes to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, on the shorter side around off, Santner cuts it to sweeper cover. End of a top spell from the youngster on debut. Coach Darren Sammy stands up and applauds him from the dressing room. His teammates run up to him to congratulate him

Vitel Lawes to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, another floated delivery, tucked to the leg-side

Vitel Lawes to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, tossed up on middle, driven down to long-on

Vitel Lawes to Mitchell Santner, no run, full delivery drifting in and then turning away, Santner gets it off the inner half to mid-wicket

Vitel Lawes to Michael Bracewell, out Caught by Amir Jangoo!! The 19-year-old Lawes gets a 3-fer on debut and he is cock-a-hoop! He has bowled beautifully and is having a day to cherish! Was a tossed up delivery on middle and leg, turned away sharply, Bracewell switched his stance and went for the reverse sweep but only managed to get it off the toe-end towards short third. Jangoo dived in front to take the catch. It was dying on him but he seems to have his hands underneath it. It has been taken upstairs to check whether it was taken cleanly or not. The replay confirms that Jangoo had his hands underneath the ball. Michael Bracewell c Amir Jangoo b Vitel Lawes 29(31) [4s-3]

Vitel Lawes to Michael Bracewell, no run, that's a ripper! Tossed up on a length on leg-stump, turning away viciously, Bracewell leans ahead a bit in an attempt to block but gets beaten on the outside edge

Vitel Lawes to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, the googly on a length on off, turning away, Mitchell chops it to the right of backward point for a quick single

Vitel Lawes to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, quick and flat, Bracewell tries to cut but gets a bottom edge to short third

Vitel Lawes to Michael Bracewell, FOUR, a dragdown on leg-stump, Bracewell rocks back and pulls it fiercely through mid-wicket. Keemo Paul from deep square leg hares across to his right and dives but ends up deflecting it behind. Shamar was behind him but was put off by the change in direction and couldn't do anything

Vitel Lawes to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, Mitchell uses his feet to the floaty delivery around leg-stump and chips it through mid-wicket. The call is for two but they have to settle for the single

Vitel Lawes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, good fielding! Full on off, Mitchell reverse sweeps it nicely this time. Keemo Paul at backward point dives to his left to make a brilliant stop. Saves certain runs for his side

Vitel Lawes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, short and wide outside off, Mitchell shapes for the reverse sweep but doesn't connect. He wants the wide but it wasn't far away from his bat

Vitel Lawes to Michael Bracewell, FOUR, easy pickings! Full delivery drifting down leg, Bracewell tickles it past the keeper and through to the fine leg fence

Vitel Lawes to Michael Bracewell, no run, fullish delivery outside off, Bracewell slices it to backward point

Vitel Lawes to Michael Bracewell, byes, FOUR, a half-tracker around leg-stump, keeps low, Bracewell tries to pull but gets beaten. Shai Hope can't stop it and the ball races to the fence behind

Vitel Lawes to Michael Bracewell, no run, on the shorter side around off, chopped to backward point

Vitel Lawes to Michael Bracewell, no run, on a back of a length on off, Bracewell hangs back and punches it to mid-off

Vitel Lawes to Michael Bracewell, no run, tossed up around leg-stump, some turn and grip, Bracewell tries to flick it across but gets a soft leading edge towards covers

Vitel Lawes to Tom Latham, 1 run, short on off stump, Latham sinks to one knee and sweeps square on the leg-side

Vitel Lawes to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, low full toss on the stumps, Mitchell chips the drive to long-on

Vitel Lawes to Daryl Mitchell, wide, full and spinning down leg, Mitchell looks to glance and misses

Vitel Lawes to Tom Latham, 1 run, full toss on the stumps, driven down the ground towards long-on

Vitel Lawes to Tom Latham, no run, quicker and spinning away just outside off, Latham opens the bat face and dabs to backward point

Vitel Lawes to Tom Latham, no run, full on leg stump, Latham leans forward and pushes it back to the left of the bowler

Vitel Lawes to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, low full toss on leg stump, Mitchell flicks it to deep square

Vitel Lawes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, short outside off, Mitchell mistimes the cut to cover

Vitel Lawes to Tom Latham, 1 run, low full toss on the stumps, Latham pushes the drive to long-on

Vitel Lawes to Tom Latham, no run, slow and turns sharply outside off, past the poking blade of Tom Latham

Vitel Lawes to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, goes on the back foot and works the quicker delivery to deep square

Vitel Lawes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, full and just outside off, Mitchell prods across and blocks it back to the bowler

Vitel Lawes to Tom Latham, 3 runs, full toss just outside off, Latham times the flick through mid-wicket but Pierre does a fantastic job by putting in a diving stop inches inside the boundary ropes, saving a run for his side ultimately

Vitel Lawes to Tom Latham, 1 run, short just outside off, tucked away to the left of deep square

Vitel Lawes to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, low full toss outside off, Mitchell checks his drive to the right of the diving mid-off

Vitel Lawes to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, full and spinning into the pads, Mitchell gets a fine tickle and beats the diving fielder at fine leg to his right

Vitel Lawes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, this time he is beaten on the sweep and the impact seemed to be a shade outside off

Vitel Lawes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, huge cry for leg before but it's missing leg peg. Spins in from a fullish length and beats Mitchell on the inside-edge. Hit him on the back leg in front of middle and it seemed to be going down

Vitel Lawes to Tom Latham, 1 run, fuller on leg stump, Latham nudges it into the leg-side for an easy single

Vitel Lawes to Tom Latham, 1 run, drives the full delivery wide of cover and gets off the mark with a single does Tom Latham

Vitel Lawes to Tom Latham, no run, full and just outside off, Latham leans across and drives to cover

Vitel Lawes to Tom Latham, no run, full on off, Latham presses forward to block

Vitel Lawes to Mark Chapman, out Stumped!! Coach Darren Sammy is chuffed to bits as he delightfully celebrates the second wicket of Vitel Lawes on debut. An absolute peach from the teenager. Got the ball to land in line with leg stump, gripped and spun away sharply past off stump - turned Mark Chapman into an S and lured him out of the crease with lovely flight and dip - past the outside-edge in no time and the keeper completes the formalities. Mark Chapman st Shai Hope b Vitel Lawes 27(26) [4s-2 6s-1]

Vitel Lawes to Mark Chapman, no run, quicker outside off, Chapman cuts to the right of cover

Vitel Lawes to Mark Chapman, FOUR, a juicy full toss on the stumps, Chapman says thank you and bashes it over mid-wicket for a one-bounce boundary

Vitel Lawes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, looped up on leg stump, Mitchell pushes it back to the bowler with soft hands

Vitel Lawes to Mark Chapman, 1 run, full on leg stump, driven away to the right of long-on

Vitel Lawes to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, spins in from a shorter length, punched down the ground to long-on

Vitel Lawes to Daryl Mitchell, no run, looks to flick and misses, the ball gripped and hit Mitchell high on the front pad

Vitel Lawes to Mark Chapman, 1 run, hangs back and punches the flatter delivery to the right of long-on

Vitel Lawes to Mark Chapman, no run, loopy full toss outside off, Chapman looks to slap it down the ground and mistimes it back to the bowler off the cue end

Vitel Lawes to Mark Chapman, 2 runs, another drag down and Chapman once again tries to latch on with a pull. Doesn't time it as well as he would have liked, but he did well to get it wide of mid-wicket who managed fingertips on the dive

Vitel Lawes to Will Young, 1 run, slower and fuller just outside off, Young looks to work leg-side and gets a leading edge to backward point

Vitel Lawes to Mark Chapman, 1 run, looped up on leg stump, Chapman toe-ends the drive to mid-on for a quick single

Vitel Lawes to Mark Chapman, no run, full on off, driven back to the bowler

Vitel Lawes to Mark Chapman, SIX, rank long hop from Vitel Lawes, Chapman quick to rock back and maul the pull over mid-wicket for a 77-metre maximum

Vitel Lawes to Mark Chapman, no run, full at the stumps, Chapman flicks and finds mid-wicket

Vitel Lawes to Nicholls, out Caught by Khary Pierre!! Maiden wicket in ODIs for Vitel Lawes. What a moment for the young man. Gets plenty of congratulatory handshakes from his mates. It was dropped short on the stumps and Nicholls sensed an opportunity to find the fence, not to be. He mistimed the pull and picked out the lurking fielder at mid-wicket who leapt high before plucking it out of thin air. Nicholls c Khary Pierre b Vitel Lawes 27(43) [4s-1]

Vitel Lawes to Will Young, 1 run, full outside off, Young opens the bat face and drives to the right of backward point

Vitel Lawes to Nicholls, 1 run, fuller on off, Nicholls drives to mid-on and hurries through for a quick single

Vitel Lawes to Will Young, 1 run, short on leg stump, Young drags the pull to deep backward square leg

Vitel Lawes to Nicholls, 1 run, on the back foot, punched away to sweeper cover

Vitel Lawes to Will Young, 1 run, slower on leg stump, Young sweeps it to the right of backward square leg