New Delhi. New Zealand finally defeated West Indies in ODI series after 37 years. In the third and final match of the 3-match series, New Zealand’s 5 batsmen scored a half-century, the team achieved the target of 302 runs for the loss of 5 wickets and won the series 2-1. Earlier, batting first after losing the toss, West Indies scored a respectable score of 301 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted over, thanks to a brilliant century from Kyle Meyers and a half-century from Pooran. Meyers scored 105 and Nicholas Pooran scored 91 runs. Apart from this, Shai Hope scored 51 runs.
4 fifties for New Zealand
Chasing 302 runs, New Zealand’s team achieved this target on the basis of the strong performance of the middle order, losing 5 wickets, 17 balls before. New Zealand’s batting can be gauged from the fact that 4 batsmen scored half-centuries from their side.
For New Zealand, Martin Guptill made 57, Devon Conway 56, captain Tom Latham 69 and in-form Daryl Mitchell scored 63 runs to give New Zealand a five-wicket win. With this win, New Zealand have won the 3-match ODI series by 2-1. This is the first time in 37 years that New Zealand has won an ODI series against the West Indies.
The first match of the series was won by West Indies by 5 wickets, while the second and third matches were won by New Zealand. In the second match, New Zealand won by 50 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis rule, while they won the third match by 5 wickets. New Zealand also won the T20 series 2-1.