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West Indies suffered a 13-run defeat against New Zealand in the first of three Twenty20 internationals at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Wednesday.

A solid innings of 47 by returning captain Kane Williamson and a dashing 33 from 15 balls by Jimmy Neesham propelled New Zealand to the victory.

Neesham struck three fours from the last three balls and 23 runs from the last over of the innings as New Zealand made 185 for five after being sent in to bat.

Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner took three for 19 as New Zealand restricted the West Indies to 172 for seven in 20 overs.

West Indies’ keeper Devon Thomas celebrates with bowler Obed McCoy after dismissing New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa).

“There was a lot of spin which was a big surprise,” said Santner, who was voted player of the match. “I think the lengths are key against these guys. They can hit you pretty far, so back of a length worked today and as a unit we were able to pick up wickets which was pretty key.”

New Zealand’s innings had two parts, separated by a lengthy rain break.

Openers Martin Guptill and Devon Conway gave the tourists a strong start, putting on 63 for the first wicket. But the pair fell to consecutive deliveries from Odean Smith, who went on to take career-best T20 figures of three for 32.

Guptill fell to a brilliant one-handed catch by Shimron Hetmyer, who was backed up against the boundary at deep point, while Conway’s innings of 43 from 29 ended when he top-edged a catch to wicketkeeper Devon Thomas.

The rain came in the 12th over with New Zealand on 95 for two and Williamson at the crease with Glenn Phillips. Players were off the field for almost two hours and when play resumed New Zealand immediately lost Phillips for 17.

The New Zealand innings briefly lost momentum but Williamson re-established the impetus of the innings by taking 33 runs from his next 18 deliveries.

He finally was out to another brilliant catch on the boundary, this time from Hayden Walsh who dashed from mid-wicket to pocket a comfortable catch at speed.

Neesham struck a six from the second ball of an over in which he also was dropped by Romario Shepherd from the bowling of Jason Holder. The West Indies paid the price with Neesham’s three fours from the last three balls.

“We want to get better as a group but in saying that I was happy with the performances,” West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran said. “Santner bowled very well and Ish (Sodhi) got away with a few.

“Scores above 175-180 are tricky for us. Unfortunately losing is contagious and we’re a losing side at the moment.”

Shamarh Brooks anchored the top of the West Indies innings with 42 runs at almost a run a ball. But there was a lack of consistent momentum afterward.

Pooran with 15 from eight balls, Holder with 25 from 19 and Rovman Powell with 18 from 12 all threatened to take control of the game but couldn’t carry on.

Finally, Shepherd and Odean Smith shared a 50 partnership from 23 balls for the eighth wicket to fan the West Indies’ hopes.

Shepherd struck an unbeaten 31 from 16 balls and Smith 27 from 12. But the West Indies came to the last over needing 26 runs and the task proved too much.

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Athletes who received medals at the recently concluded Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will receive incentive payments from the Barbados Olympic Association [BOA].

This was revealed by Deputy Chef De Mission for the Barbados delegation Craig Archer yesterday evening at the Grantley Adams International Airport following the team’s return.

“At the Barbados Olympic Association [BOA] we are certainly well pleased by the performances, it cost around a million dollars to send this team to Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games but also the BOA has invested in elite athletes like Williams, Jones and so on,” Archer contended, noting that the team’s performance was a 25% improvement compared to those in previous years.

Archer also divulged that Sada Williams who won a gold medal and broke the Commonwealth Games record in the women’s 400 meters along with Shane Brathwaite who nabbed silver in the men’s 110-meter hurdles and Johnathan Jones for his bronze medal performance in the men’s 400 meters can all look forward to benefiting from the BOA’s incentive payments.

“There will be incentive payments paid by the BOA for the medalists, obviously the outstanding performance of Sada Williams we have to tip our hat to her for not only winning in a convincing fashion, but smashing the Commonwealth Games record in the 400 flat.”

The team competed in athletics, badminton, boxing, cricket, gymnastics, netball, squash, swimming and table tennis from July 28 to August 8, 2022.

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West Indies suffered a 13-run defeat against New Zealand in the first of three Twenty20 internationals at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Wednesday.

A solid innings of 47 by returning captain Kane Williamson and a dashing 33 from 15 balls by Jimmy Neesham propelled New Zealand to the victory.

Neesham struck three fours from the last three balls and 23 runs from the last over of the innings as New Zealand made 185 for five after being sent in to bat.

Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner took three for 19 as New Zealand restricted the West Indies to 172 for seven in 20 overs.

West Indies’ keeper Devon Thomas celebrates with bowler Obed McCoy after dismissing New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa).

“There was a lot of spin which was a big surprise,” said Santner, who was voted player of the match. “I think the lengths are key against these guys. They can hit you pretty far, so back of a length worked today and as a unit we were able to pick up wickets which was pretty key.”

New Zealand’s innings had two parts, separated by a lengthy rain break.

Openers Martin Guptill and Devon Conway gave the tourists a strong start, putting on 63 for the first wicket. But the pair fell to consecutive deliveries from Odean Smith, who went on to take career-best T20 figures of three for 32.

Guptill fell to a brilliant one-handed catch by Shimron Hetmyer, who was backed up against the boundary at deep point, while Conway’s innings of 43 from 29 ended when he top-edged a catch to wicketkeeper Devon Thomas.

The rain came in the 12th over with New Zealand on 95 for two and Williamson at the crease with Glenn Phillips. Players were off the field for almost two hours and when play resumed New Zealand immediately lost Phillips for 17.

The New Zealand innings briefly lost momentum but Williamson re-established the impetus of the innings by taking 33 runs from his next 18 deliveries.

He finally was out to another brilliant catch on the boundary, this time from Hayden Walsh who dashed from mid-wicket to pocket a comfortable catch at speed.

Neesham struck a six from the second ball of an over in which he also was dropped by Romario Shepherd from the bowling of Jason Holder. The West Indies paid the price with Neesham’s three fours from the last three balls.

“We want to get better as a group but in saying that I was happy with the performances,” West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran said. “Santner bowled very well and Ish (Sodhi) got away with a few.

“Scores above 175-180 are tricky for us. Unfortunately losing is contagious and we’re a losing side at the moment.”

Shamarh Brooks anchored the top of the West Indies innings with 42 runs at almost a run a ball. But there was a lack of consistent momentum afterward.

Pooran with 15 from eight balls, Holder with 25 from 19 and Rovman Powell with 18 from 12 all threatened to take control of the game but couldn’t carry on.

Finally, Shepherd and Odean Smith shared a 50 partnership from 23 balls for the eighth wicket to fan the West Indies’ hopes.

Shepherd struck an unbeaten 31 from 16 balls and Smith 27 from 12. But the West Indies came to the last over needing 26 runs and the task proved too much.

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Today Wednesday August 10, 2022 the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs reports a total of 52 new cases of COVID-19 from samples processed on Monday August 8, 2022 and Tuesday August 9, 2022.

This is from a total of 291 samples, of which 282 samples are from the Ezra Long Laboratory and 9 samples from the Laboratory Services and Consultations Limited.

These samples were collected from August 4, 2022 to August 8, 2022. This number of positive cases makes up 17.9% of all the samples processed on these dates.

These new cases bring the total number of cases diagnosed in country to date to 28, 285.

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Confirmation was also received of the recovery of 29 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19.

This brings the number of active cases in country to date to 158. Currently, there are eight positive cases of COVID-19 admitted at the Respiratory Hospital, of which one is severely ill.

To date, a total of 54, 643 individuals have been fully vaccinated. Another 5, 209 are partially vaccinated and 7, 750 have received their booster shot.

Vaccination will take place at various Wellness Centres as per the published COVID-19 vaccination schedule. Vaccination will be available from 9am to 4pm.

The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs will continue providing frequent updates to the public as new information becomes available.

Source: Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs

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