SPORTS
Joel Bailey
NEW ZEALAND wrapped up their first One Day International (ODI) series triumph against West Indies in the Caribbean after a comfortable five-wicket win in the third and final match at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados on Sunday.
West Indies, who were sent in to bat first, posted 301 runs for the loss of eight wickets, with Kyle Mayers scoring 105 off 110 balls and captain Nicholas Pooran hitting 91 off 55 balls. Shai Hope conceded 51 off 100 difficult deliveries .
Pacer Trent Boult took three wickets for 53 runs and Player of the Series, and fellow left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner took 2/38.
Stand-in captain Tom Latham had a Man of the Match knock of 69 (75 balls) while Daryl Mitchell’s 63 (49 balls), Martin Guptill’s 57 (64 balls) and Devon Conway’s 56 (63 balls) contributed to the reply New Zealand’s 307. /5 off 47.1 overs.
Fast-medium bowler Jason Holder took 2/37 and leg-spinner Yannic Cariah took 2/77 for the hosts.
The West Indies won the first ODI on Wednesday by five wickets, but the Black Caps responded with a 50-run Duckworth-Lewis victory in the second ODI on Friday.
This series was part of the 2020–2023 ICC (International Cricket Council) Cricket World Cup Super League, which serves as part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process.
India, which will host the 2023 World Cup, and the top seven teams in the Super League (which runs from July 2020 to May 2023) will qualify automatically, while the other two World Cup spots will be determined in 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers. .
West Indies ended their Super League season with 90 points after 24 games and sit seventh, but Australia (70 points), Ireland (68), Sri Lanka (62) and South Africa (49) will be looking to to pass WI in the rankings.
