All-round performance pushes New Zealand to victory
After setting a challenging target on the board, New Zealand were keen on taking regular wickets to stop West Indies from stealing away the match. (AP Photo)
New Zealand openers fall for golden ducks
Sheldon Cottrell was relentless with his swinging yorkers, as he dismissed Guptill and Munro on their very first balls. (AFP Photo)
Taylor and Williamson build a massive partnership
The two in-from NZ batsmen fired again, with Ross Taylor scoring a watchful 69, in his 160-run stand with Kane Williamson for the 3rd wicket. (AFP Photo)
Cottrell scalps 4 for the Windies
Sheldon Cottrell was the pick of the bowlers for the West Indies, as he took the dangerous Williamson and Latham out of the death overs, after dismissing the openers early in his first spell. (AP Photo)
Boult strikes the Windies hard
With astonishing figures of 4-30 from his 10 overs, Boult made sure that the likes of Gayle and Brathwaite, the two match-winning batsmen, didn't have any solid support from the other end. (AFP Photo)
Gayle starts off dangerously
A batsman more than capable to single-handedly take the game away from the opposition, Gayle was on route to do just that, when he was finally dismissed by de Grandhomme after a promising 87 off 84 balls. (AFP Photo)
Carlos Brathwaite smashes a century
Despite not getting any support from his teammates on the other end, Brathwaite continued trudging his way to what could have been an incredible victory, as he scored 101 runs from just 82 balls, with 9 fours and 5 sixes. (Rueters Photo)
Brathwaite's heroics go in vain
With just 6 runs required off the last 7 balls, Brathwaite wished to finish off the game with a huge swing over the boundary- but he fell about three feet short of what would have been the best innings of his life. As the Windies lost their last wicket, they also burnt out their chance of qualifying for the semi-finals. (Reuters Photo)
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