New Zealand tour of United States of America and West Indies, 5th ODI West Indies v New Zealand - Windies win the series finale
West Indies 241/9 (50 ov) v New Zealand 221 (50.0 ov) - West Indies won by 20 runs
Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts: Hosts, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 finished off the five-match One Day International (ODI) series in a befitting fashion by winning the series finale on Monday, July 16, against New Zealand by 20 runs after successfully defending a decent total of 241 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 on the other hand had a terrible series, winning only one match while failing to counter the hosts in the rest of the tournament.
After restricting the Windies on a respectable total, New Zealand fans were expecting to see their side chase down the required target without much hassle.
However, they had a terrible start to their innings as they lost their first wicket with only two runs on the board as opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Nicol-c2331 perished after scoring only two runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129 then stood defiant against the raging West Indies bowling attack, and seemed in a mood to steer their side across the finish line.
The two exhibited their superiority by hammering the bowlers out of town without a hint of remorse, causing the bowlers to change their strategy.
However, the partnership met its doom with 64 runs on the board as McCullum, who had come in at number-three, fell after smashing 33 runs off 34 deliveries.
With McCullum out of the way, the West Indies sought a window of opportunity to comeback in the game as they grabbed their third wicket when Guptill was trapped in front of stumps by Narine after hitting 33 runs off 56 deliveries. At the time of this wicket, New Zealand had amassed 77 runs on the board.
Skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915, who found his way back to the pavilion after belting 28 runs.
From here on, the tourists suffered a terrible batting collapse as the lower-order was annihilated by the Windies with Williamson putting up a fight, as he smashed a brilliant innings of 69 runs before losing his wicket.
Consequently, New Zealand could bolster only 221 runs in 50 overs as they lost the match.
SP Narine was named as the Player of the Series and Match for his outstanding performance.
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