Home / Sport / Cricket / Cricket World CupUpdatedAlex PowellSports Journalist·NZ Herald·13 Jun, 2026 08:47 PM5 mins to read‌NZ were their own worst enemy in defeat to the West Indies. Video / Sky SportAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.A wasteful White Ferns side have fallen to defeat to open their defence of the Twenty20 World Cup, as the West Indies claimed victory by seven wickets in Southampton.

While New Zealand’s 162-6 was plenty on a good batting surface, the White Ferns shelled chance after chance in the field,

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