AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl Wednesday in the first Twenty20 cricket international against the West Indies.
The match begins a seven-week tour for the West Indies in which they will play New Zealand across all three formats: five T20s, three one-day internationals and three test matches.
The first two T20s will be played at Eden Park over the next two days.
New Zealand is without wicketkeeper batter Tim Seifert, who broke a finger in a domestic match this week. He is replaced by Mitchell Hay, who will play his 12th T20 international.
Zak Foulkes, a star of New Zealand's recent T20 and ODI series against England, joins Kyle Jamieson and Jacob Duffy in the seam attack.
Pacer Matthew Forde returns from injury in the West Indies lineup while Ackeem Auguste has been included to play his fifth T20 international.
Conditions for the match are sunny and warm.
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Lineups:
New Zealand: Tim Robinson, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (captain), Zakary Foulkes, Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy.
West Indies: Shai Hope (captain), Alick Athanaze, Brandon King, Roston Chase, Ackeem Auguste, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Akira Schmid made 24 saves for his second regular-season NHL shutout, Ivan Barbashev scored and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 on Tuesday night.
Barbashev scored with 6:15 left in the second period, beating goalie John Gibson with a backhander off a rebound.
Schmid played his 55th NHL game. The Swiss goalie's other regular-season shutout came with New Jersey in a 7-0 victory over Philadelphia in February 2023.
Detroit missed a chance to take the Eastern Conference lead, finishing 3-2-0 on a five-game trip. The Red Wings will play seven of their next eight at home.
Gibson made 33 saves. The Red Wings are without forward Patrick Kane because of an undisclosed upper-body injury.
Vegas played the second game of a six-game homestand.
Up nextRed Wings: Host the New York Rangers on Friday night.
Golden Knights: Host Tampa Bay on Thursday night.
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