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Join us for live updates of the first Twenty20 international between the Black Caps and the West Indies at Eden Park.
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and elected to bat, hoping to atone for Wednesday's disappointing effort which saw the one-day series finish level at 2-2.
Nathan McCullum tonight becomes just the third New Zealander - after brother Brendon and Ross Taylor - to play 50 T20 Internationals and he will lead the team onto the field.
Teams
New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (c), Corey Anderson, Martin Guptill, Nathan McCullum, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor.
West Indies: Dwayne Bravo (c), Samuel Badree, Tino Best, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher, Nikita Miller, Sunil Narine, Lendl Simmons, Chadwick Walton, Andre Russell, Kieran Powell.
SCOREBOARD
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