West Indies vs New Zealand NZ in WI, 5 ODIs, 2026, Full Score Card

Mitchell Santner hits the winning run for the tourists. Good length, around off, Mitchell Santner lofts this over the infield on off. He doesn't get the timing right at all, but he manages to clear the inner ring as the ball drops in the deep cover region. They cross for a single and joy seeps throughout the Kiwi camp. New Zealand win by 1 wicket and seal the series with a game to spare.

Excellent umpiring from Ahsan Raza! Another big shout for LBW goes up, but the umpire's not interested, shaking his head straightaway. West Indies send it upstairs for a review. This is flighted, on a fuller length, around off and spinning in. Lennox takes a big lunge forward to defend but is beaten on the inside edge before the front pad gets struck. UltraEdge shows a flat line, but the Ball Tracking confirms that the impact is outside the off stump.

Keeps it stump-to-stump, does Lawes, on a fullish length. Lennox goes deep in the crease and blocks it down the pitch.

Fuller on off, Jayden Lennox defends this off his front foot.

On a fuller length, on off, kept watchfully out by Lennox to the off side.

Full and around off, pushed it down to cover off the front foot.

A review for caught behind. Huge moment in the game. Full and around off, on a flatter trajectory, spinning away. Lennos is drawn forward and looks to block but the ball zips past the outside edge. Vitel appeals for caught behind but the umpire turns it down. West Indies go up for a review. UltraEdge shows a flat line and Lennox lives to see another day.

Scores remain level. And it will be Lennox on the strike. Vitel Lawes is brought back into the attack.

A dot to end the over. Full and fired around off. Santner pushes it to mid off.

IN THE AIR... AND DROPPED! Anguish sweeps through the West Indies camp, a golden chance gone begging at the worst possible moment. Seales is down on his haunches, punching the ground in sheer frustration, knowing exactly what that chance could have meant. A complete communication lapse between the fielders. Bowls it full and outside off. Santner gets on the front foot and looks to go big over the cover fielder, but the bat face turns in his hands and he ends up skying it up the chimney. The ball balloons high into the sky. But there's a huge lack of communication underneath it, with neither fielder calling loudly enough, and both Justin Greaves from extra cover and the man at sweeper cover Ackeem Auguste converge on the catch at the same time. They collide, and the ball spills out of Auguste's hands. Two runs taken. SCORES ARE LEVEL NOW!

Goes past the edge! Nearly, nearly a wicket for Seales. Swings in a bit on a fullish length, just outside off. Mitchell Santner throws his hands at it to drive it away but gets beaten on the outside edge by a whisker.

Stump-to-stump line, on a fractionally fuller length from around the stump. Santner lunges and eases it to cover-point.

Hammers it on a length, does Seales, on off, bringing it into the batter. Santner stays put and defends it calmly.

On a back of a length, around off, Santner stands up on the toes and dabs it to point.

Right. 3 runs needed for the Kiwis with Santner on strike. Jayden Seales (8-2-39-1) continues...

Solid in defence, is Lennox! Fuller one, on off, Lennox leans forward and smothers it down the pitch.

Lennox has just one ball left to survive now, with New Zealand needing 3 runs for the win. Every nail in the house must be bitten down to the quick by this point.

Santner takes the single! Full and around off, Santner drills it to the right of cover and they hustle through for a single.

Shai Hope runs towards his bowler to have a chat and calm him down. Some field changes have been made, but there are only three men outside the ring. Good to resume after a bit of a halt.

FOUR! That's precision at its very best from captain Santner under pressure! Short of a good length, angled into the batter. Mitchell Santner picks the length, plays off the back foot and hammers it with a pull shot. Finds the gap between long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary. New Zealand need 4 runs to win.

On a back of a length, angled in from off. Santner backs away and smashes it down the ground, but long off cuts it off to his left. Santner denies the single.

On a length, around off, Mitchell Santner drives this to sweeper cover and turns down the single.

Good length, around off, Mitchell Santner swings and misses.

Tense scenes at the Kensington Oval. New Zealand still need 8 runs, West Indies are a wicket away. Matthew Forde is back on. 8-1-39-2 so far.

Full and around off, Jayden Lennox drives this to mid off.

Hard length, on middle and off, Jayden Lennox hops up on his toes and blocks this out.

Nervousness creeping! Short of a length, in and around off, clocked at 135 kph. Santner punches it away to the left of deep cover and looks for the second, but has to settle for just the one. The fielder closes in fast and gets the throw back to the keeper in time. Lennox is sent back well before any danger, and now has two balls to see out.

Back of a length, on off, Mitchell Santner blocks this as well.

Short and on off, Mitchell Santner dabs this to point.

Good length, on off, Mitchell Santner defends this underneath his eyeline.

Powerplay 3 time. But it barely matters as the fielders will be crowded around the batter as West Indies are just one wicket away from a famous win. Those 9 runs will surely feel like 90 for New Zealand with the crowd rallying behind the home team. Jayden Seales (7-2-38-1) is into the attack now.

Lennox survives the final ball. Full and on off, Jayden Lennox sees the ball very closely and blocks this one safely in front of forward short leg.

Pure theatre at the Kensington Oval. Motie's delight knows no bounds and he has earned every bit of it to celebrate. He still has one ball left in the spell and it will be the new batter to face. Jayden Lennox is the last man in for New Zealand. There's a slip and a forward short leg in place.

OUT! TIMBER! Too good for a number 10 batter from Gudakesh Motie as he completes his maiden five-wicket haul. Drifts one in from around the stumps, lands it on middle and off, and turns this away from the batter. The ball beats the outside edge of Fisher's bat and goes on to rattle the timber. New Zealand are 180 for 9. Still needing 9 to win while the Windies need just 1 wicket.

Pushed through on off, Mitchell drives this through mid off for one.

Short of a length, around off, Mitchell Santner rocks back and guides this to the deep third region for two.

Floated on off, Mitchell Santner blocks this one.

SIX! Santner goes aggressive and it goes the distance. Fuller around middle and off, Mitchell Santner takes a stride to the pitch of the ball and slog sweeps this up and over the deep mid-wicket fence for a huge six. That strike will be like a dagger in the heart of West Indies. The visitors need just 12 runs now.

That was well watched by Fisher, riding out the last ball of the over to keep himself in. New Zealand need 18 more, but the road there is unlikely to be a smooth one from here. Unless Santner decides to put his foot down. Gudakesh Motie (9-0-44-4) will bowl out now.

Hard length, on off, Fisher blocks this off his back foot.

Good length, around off, Mitchell Santner pushes this away in the gap for a single.

Good length, on off, Mitchell Santner blocks it out.

On a length, wide outside off, Mitchell Santner leaves it all alone.

Good length, around off, Mitchell Santner guides this to deep third and farms the strike by denying the single on offer.

WIDE! Full and wide down the leg side. Wided.

Good length, around off, Mitchell Santner defends this off his back foot.

Alzarri Joseph (9-1-21-1) will bowl out. Can he produce Santner's wicket here? Santner won't mind playing him out.

Fired on off, Mitchell Santner drives this to long off for a single.

Floated around off, Matthew Fisher tucks this to deep square leg for a single.

Quicker one, around off, Matthew Fisher punches this to covers.

New Zealand are under extreme pressure now as Santner is stranded at the other end. Matthew Fisher is in at number 10.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Well, well, this game has turned its tide in favor of the home side. Motie comes around the stumps and attacks the furniture. Pushes it across, full and around middle and leg, getting that in-drift with the arm. Duffy comes forward looking to defend, but is beaten on the inside edge. The ball then clips the front pad on its way through before crashing into the stumps behind. Wicket number 4 for Motie. New Zealand are 167/8, still requiring 21 runs.

Pushed through on off, Jacob Duffy rocks back and keeps it out.

Floated on off, stays low on the bounce and rifles through. Jacob Duffy is pegged back and blocks this off his back foot.

Good length, on middle and leg, Mitchell Santner works this towards mid on for another dot.

Hard length, around off, Jacob Duffy guides this to the third man region for a single.

On a length, around middle and off, Jacob Duffy tucks this to mid on for no run.

Short and around off, Jacob Duffy swipes at it but misses out.

This has been an admirable fight from West Indies. Alzarri Joseph, who has never gone wicketless at Kensington Oval, has again made it interesting with that wicket. Jacob Duffy is in at number 9.

OUT! TIMBER! Alzarri Joseph breathes fresh life into this contest for the West Indies with a ripper of a delivery. Alzarri Joseph bowls this on a hard length, on top of off and gets it to jag back in sharply. Nathan Smith is squared up completely and plays down the wrong line. The ball goes through the gap between bat and pad and rattles the top of off. New Zealand are 166 for 7, needing 23 runs.

Good length, around off, Nathan Smith keeps it out.

That boundary might surely have brought a lot of ease to the Kiwi camp. Santner took an exhalation of relief. New Zealand need 23 runs to win now.

FOUR! Mitchell Santner seems to have decided that it is time to go for the kill. Full and on off, Mitchell Santner gets right underneath the ball and smashes this down to the long off fence for a boundary.

Pushed through around the pads, Mitchell Santner tucks this to mid-wicket.

Quicker and flatter on off, Mitchell defends this out.

Fuller, on middle and off, Mitchell Santner keeps it out.

Tossed up, around off, Mitchell Santner smashes this to long off for a couple of runs here.

Fuller around off, Nathan Smith sweeps this to square leg for a single.

Peach of a delivery! At 146.2 kph, short of a length, outside off, deviating away from the batter. Mitchell Santner tries to punch it away off the back foot, but the ball leaves him and beats the outside edge by a whisker.

Fractionally fuller, on middle and leg. Santner blocks it watchfully.

Joseph follows the batter and bowls on a length, angling down leg. Santner shuffles outside leg and is cramped for room and can only guide it to backward point.

Short on off. Smith leaps on and dabs it through the vacant backward point region for a single. 30 runs needed now.

More effort on this ball. Cannons it full on middle, 143 kph. Smith drives it along the ground to mid on.

Full and straight on off. Smith confidently blocks it out.

34 overs have been bowled now. West Indies will have to pick one of the two balls in operation till the end of the innings. The needful has been done. New Zealand need 31 runs to win from 96 balls. Alzarri Joseph (7-1-19-0) continues....

A touch short, on off. Santner hangs back and punches it to cover.

Flat and full, outside off. Smith reaches out and slaps it to deep cover-point for a single.

Drifting on the leg stump, Smith flicks the full toss to mid-wicket.

Action replay of the previous ball. Driven off the front foot to short cover.

Full again and around off. Nathan Smith drives it to short cover.

Pitched full and on middle. Smith pushes it back to Motie.

Short of a length, fired in on leg. Nathan Smith hops a bit and steers it to the square leg region for a single. New Zealand need 32 runs to win.

Leaps up from the surface, short and outside off. Santner rides the bounce and plays with soft hands. Opens the bat face at the point of contact and it goes to ground to deep third for a single.

A lot straighter on the pads, on a fuller length. Nathan tickles it to deep fine leg for a single.

Hits the length hard, on off and middle, jagging back in and rising up. Nathan Smith swivels to pull but misses and is hit on the ribs. The ball then deflects to short third.

Back of a length, just outside off and nipping in. Smith watches it all the way through to the keeper.

A slip is in place now for Smith.

Full on the stumps, around leg. Smith flicks it to square leg.

New Zealand need 35 runs to win in 108 balls, with 4 wickets in hand. West Indies would like to make it hard work for the tourists to earn every run. Surely, they will still fancy their chances to take those four wickets. Only three fielders are outside the inner ring to prevent easy singles.

Around the off pole, full in length. Smith drives it down to long off for a single.

Darts in at 100.7 kph, too full on middle. Smith digs it out to the bowler.

Full and tossed up on off. Smith lunges and blocks it straight.

At 91.9 kph, full on off. Smith smothers the spin.

A touch fuller, on the leg stump. Santner clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Short from around the stump, on leg. Santner punches it back to Motie.

A maiden over from Alzarri! Spears it full and straight, on off. Smith drives it crisply to short cover.

Tight line and length again. Short around off. Nathan Smith solidly blocks it to point off the back foot.

On a back of a length, on off. Nathan dabs it in front of backward point.

The stumps are attacked, full in length. Smith gets behind the line and alertly defends it out.

Bends his back and slams the deck hard. Short on top of off. Smith gets on the back foot and bunts it down the pitch.

Back of a length, angled into the batter. Nathan Smith hops on the toes and tucks it to mid on.

Alzarri Joseph (5-0-16-0) is brought into the attack. He replaces Matthew Forde.

Under-cutter, around off, Mitchell Santner blocks this off his back foot.

Smith looks in some discomfort as the throw from the mid on fielder hit his right leg, around the knee. He limps a bit but is ready to resume.

Tossed up, around middle and off, Nathan Smith works this towards mid off and takes a quick single.

Quicker and flatter around off, Mitchell Santner pushes this through covers for a run.

Short of a length, around off, Nathan Smith rocks back and punches this to sweeper cover for a single. 150 up for New Zealand!

Fuller around off, Nathan Smith keeps it out.

Well, it's getting spicy now. West Indies keep believing. New Zealand are a bit under pressure. Nathan Smith is in at number 8.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! A wicket straight after the brief break. Is there a twist left? Motie bowls from around the stumps, and darts in a quicker one, on the pads. Michael Bracewell goes a long way across the stumps and looks to flick but misses. The ball goes around the legs of the batter and rattles the timber. New Zealand are 149/6, needing 40 more runs.

Welcome back. The umpires and players make their way out again. New Zealand need 40 runs for the win, and West Indies will need something close to a miracle to snag the five wickets standing between them and a series defeat. Not impossible, though, as stranger things have happened in this game. Michael Bracewell and Mitchell Santner will resume their batting. And Gudakesh Motie (4-0-23-2) is into the attack after the rain break. Bracewell to face. Here we go again...

8.16 pm GMT - All the covers are peeled off now, and the stumps have been erected on the pitch as well. The umpires stroll out to the middle and are inspecting the conditions, while also having a word with the ground staff members. Stick around, as we will get the official resumption time very soon. The Super Sopper is doing the rounds of the outfield to soak up the moisture. So everything is in place and we aren't far away from getting back on.

8.10 pm GMT - There's some movement in the middle as the members of the ground staff are heading towards the covers. And pleasingly, nobody is carrying an umbrella, so that suggests that the rain has stopped or is considerably reduced. Looks like it, as the covers are coming off​​​​​​. Also, the overhead conditions have brightened up and the wind has blown away that threatening dark band of clouds.

8.05 pm GMT - The rain has approached the stadium now. It is raining heavily at Kensington Oval, and the covers are firmly placed on the pitch and squares. Remember, if play doesn't resume from here, New Zealand will get the win through DLS. Let's hope it doesn't come to that, and that this passes quickly. Fingers crossed for some play yet.

7.57 pm GMT - Oh, no! The umpires have called for the covers, well ahead of the rain actually arriving. The players walk off the field and the ground staff spring into action to get the outfield protected in time. It has gotten dark now, but it's windy as well. So let's hope that the wind blows those dark clouds away and we get an organic end to this fourth ODI. Ian Bishop on air informs that New Zealand are comfortably ahead on the DLS.

Game stopped due to : Rain Stoppage

Good length, on off, Mitchell cuts this to point for a dot.

Back of a length, on middle and off, Mitchell Santner rocks back behind the line of the ball and keeps it out.

Good length, on off, Mitchell Santner presses onto his front foot and defends this back to the bowler.

Live visuals show a spell of rain drifting in towards the ground from the east. The ground staff are already up on their toes, preparing at the sidelines in case they are needed in a hurry.

Full and on middle and leg, Mitchell Santner keeps it out off his front foot.

Full and around off, Mitchell Santner drives this through covers for a couple of runs here.

Back of a length, on middle and off, Mitchell Santner tucks this to mid-wicket.

Change? Nah. Matthew Forde will continue. 7-1-37-2 so far. New Zealand need 42 runs from 132 balls.

Floated around off, Mitchell Santner punches this to sweeper cover for a single.

Flatter and fuller on middle and off, Michael Bracewell rocks back and pushes this through mid off for a single.

Quicker one, around off, Michael Bracewell drills this to mid off.

Darted on middle and off, Michael Bracewell blocks this out on the off side.

Update - Sherfane Rutherford is off the field. The reason is unknown. Shamar Joseph is in as his substitute. Also, Alzarri Joseph is seen loosening up. Might be brought back for another spell sooner.

Tossed up, around middle and off, Michael Bracewell drills this to mid off.

Fuller on off, MB blocks this out.

Cutter, around off, on a length. Mitchell Santner blocks this to cover-point.

Back of a length, around off, Mitchell Santner pushes this straight to point.

Forde bowls this full and around off, Michael Bracewell drives this through covers for a single.

Good length, around off, Michael Bracewell defends this off his front foot.

A tad fuller, around off, Mitchell Santner guides this through backward point for a single.

On a length, around middle and leg, Mitchell Santner blocks this to the left of the bowler.

Flighted around off, Mitchell Santner drives this well to the right of mid off but a good diving efforts keeps it down to one.

Tossed up, on off, Mitchell Santner keeps it out.

Full and on off, Mitchell drives this to mid off.

Darted on off, Mitchell Santner pushes this back to the bowler.

A wicket at a very crucial time for West Indies. New Zealand still need 47 runs to win, and there's not much batting left after this. Mitchell Santner is in at number 7.

OUT! CAUGHT! An excellent take in the deep by Sherfane Rutherford sends Mark Chapman back 20 runs short of his century. Fuller on middle and off, Mark Chapman gets down on a knee and sweeps this aerially, but gets a bit of a top edge and it sails to the right of deep square leg. Sherfane Rutherford glides to his right, puts in a dive and holds onto it in front of the fence. This dismissal of Chapman can make things interesting again. New Zealand are 142 for 5.

Floated around off, Michael Bracewell cuts this through point for a single.

Good length, skidding through the deck, Mark Chapman goes for the pull shot, but inside edges. The ball bounces past the leg stump and rolls to short fine leg.

Good length, angled in from off. Mark flat bats it to the right of the bowler and the ball rolls to mid off.

SIX! Effortlessly done by Chapman! Full and looks to be the slower one by Forde. Angling into the batter. Mark Chapman springs out of the crease, waits for the ball and hammers it down the ground for a massive six.

Mark Chapman is feeling the heat and is down with some cramps. The team physio has raced out in the middle and is giving him a gentle massage and some fluids. Mark Chapman is good to continue.

Chance of a run out, but missed out! Had the throw hit, Chapman was gone for all money there. Good length, around off, nipping in a bit. Bracewell hangs back and looks to pull but inside edges on the pads and it rolls towards cover-point. Now, there's a big communication lapse between the batters. Bracewell stops and then starts running for the single as Chapman tears through from the other end. Keemo Paul rushes forward from cover-point and has all three stumps to aim at. Underarms the throw, but misses his shy at the batting end. Chapman overstretches and rails in but he looks in a lot of pain. Might have pulled his hamstring.

Back of a length, on off, Bracewell defends this off the back foot to mid off.

Spears it on a good length from around the stumps, and gets it to jag back in with bounce. Chapman is pinned in the crease and plays all over it. The ball clips the inside edge and rolls off the thigh pad to short third for a single.

Matthew Forde (5-1-27-2) is back on. He replaces Vitel Lawes.

On a good length, on off. Chapman knocks it wide of mid on for a quick single. New Zealand need 56 runs to win.

WIDE! Way too short and wide outside off. Goes over the head of the batter as well. Chapman looks to play the ramp but aborts. Wide called.

Did that carry? Nope. Just a bit short of the bowler. Length-delivery, outside off, holding on the pitch. Mark gets in a bit of a tangle to play it across and chips it straight towards the bowler. It dips on Seales who gets low on his follow-through, but not low enough to pluck the ball. It yorks his fingers and deflects away.

Hard length, on off, defended off the back foot by Chapman.

FOUR! Goodness me! That's bludgeoned away. Short of a length, on the fourth stump. Mark Chapman stands tall and blasts it off the middle of the bat. Pulls it over mid-wicket and it races to the fence in a flash.

Nagging length, angling away, Mark lets it through.

On a length, outside off. Mark camps back and pings it towards cover.

Drifts on the pads, Chapman works it to long on for a single. The 50-run partnership comes up between this pair. New Zealand need 62 runs to win.

Full and around off, carved away to cover.

Dishes out a low full toss around middle, 80.9 kph. Chapman gets down and sweeps it to the left of deep mid-wicket, where Forde runs across to his left and blocks it with his left boot. He saves two runs.

Stays low on the bounce, and spins in on off. Mark Chapman goes back and across to punch the googly away to the off side, but inside edges on the pads.

Pushed across and full, Bracewell knocks it down to long on for one.

Full on the pads, Bracewell taps it across to the leg side.

FOUR! HAMMERED! Slightly full and on the off stump. Mark shuffles a bit and aggressively drills it down the ground, beating mid on to his right, for a cracking boundary.

Back of a length, on off, Mark hops on the toes and knocks it to mid off.

Short ball, at the ribs. Bracewell gets inside the line and whips it on the bounce to deep square leg for a single.

Closer to the off pole, on off. Michael Bracewell hangs back and drops it down the pitch.

FOUR! Into the gap once more! Overcooks this one and bowls a half-volley on middle. Michael Bracewell flicks it off the pads and nails it into the mid on and mid-wicket gap for a boundary. 71 runs needed now.

FOUR! Absolutely glorious! Back of a length, around the off pole. Michael Bracewell plays it on the rise and sweetly drives it to deep cover for a boundary. He moves to 22 (15) and the stand is worth 37 runs between this pair.

Overpitched, around off. Bracewell eases it along the ground to long off for a single.

A touch short, on off. Punched away to cover.

Turns away sharply, on a length, around off. Michael Bracewell gets on the back foot to cut it away but misses and is beaten on the outside edge.

Goes full and on off, Bracewell leans on and eases it to cover.

FOUR! Fantastic shot! Short from Lawes, on off. Michael Bracewell goes deep inside the crease and hammers it through cover and mid off for a cracking boundary.

Floated around off, Mark Chapman cuts this through point for a single.

58/1 for New Zealand in the 11-20 over phase. They were pushed back in the first ten overs, but have made a solid comeback. Chapman has held the fort very nicely for the tourists and Bracewell has played a good hand as well. West Indies are running out of runs to defend, and they need wickets in heaps now. New Zealand need 85 runs to win. Vitel Lawes (3-0-22-0) is back on, replacing Gudakesh Motie.

SIX! A biggie from Bracewell to spoil a tidy looking over from Alzarri Joseph. Good length, on the pads, Michael Bracewell gets inside the line of the ball and flicks this behind and over the deep fine leg fence for a huge six.

Alzarri Joseph bowls on a good length, on top of off, Michael Bracewell blocks this around silly point.

Back of a length, around off, Michael Bracewell gets up on his toes and keeps it out.

Short and on middle and off, Mark Chapman pulls this flat through mid-wicket for a single.

On a length, around off, Mark Chapman pushes this to the mid off fielder.

Good length, on middle and off, Mark Chapman blocks this off his front foot.

Pushed through on middle and leg, Michael Bracewell tucks this to mid-wicket.

FOUR! A boundary after this mini break. Short of a length, on middle and leg, Michael Bracewell collapses his back knee and sweeps this through the square leg region for a boundary.

Oh, dear! Amir Jangoo is grimacing in pain and flat on the ground. He landed awkwardly on his left shoulder and is clutching it. The physio rushes out to check on him. He gets up, but Jangoo is walking off the field. It doesn't look good for him and West Indies would hope that it is not serious.

Full and on the pads, Michael Bracewell brings out the reverse sweep and hits the ball to the right of deep point for a couple of runs. Amir Jangoo puts in a dive towards his left at backward point but has landed awkwardly and has done something wrong to his left shoulder.

Fired into the batter, on middle and off, Mark Chapman punches this down to long on for a single.

Floated around off, Mark Chapman keeps it out.

FOUR! Mark hits a boundary on the first ball of the over and puts Motie under pressure. Tossed up, on middle and leg, Mark Chapman goes down on a knee and sweeps this through the backward square leg region for a boundary.

Alzarri hits the hard length, on middle and leg, Mark Chapman pats this in front of mid on and takes a quick run.

On a length, around off, Mark Chapman drives this to the covers region for a dot to close the over.

Full and on off, Mark Chapman defends this off his front foot.

Short and wide of off, Mark Chapman goes for the pull, gets an inside edge that chops back to the keeper on the bounce.

Good length, around off, Mark Chapman blocks it out.

Full and around off, Michael Bracewell drives this square on off for a single.

SIX! FIFTY FOR MARK CHAPMAN! Off 53 balls. A brisk one from him and he gets to his 5th ODI fifty. Short of a length, on middle and off, Mark Chapman rocks back inside the crease, pulls this wide to the right of the fielder at deep mid-wicket region and just clears the fence for six to bring up his half-century. This has been a single-handed fight from him and he has looked the most assured Kiwi batter at the crease in this run chase. But the job is far from being done and he will look to bat through to see his side home.

LEG BYE! Floated down the leg side. Michael Bracewell gets it clipped off his pads for a leg bye.

Quicker one, on off, Michael Bracewell keeps it out.

It is getting interesting now, folks. That's the fourth wicket down. West Indies still believe and have kept the fight on. Michael Bracewell is the new batter in at number 6.

OUT! CAUGHT! Tom Latham departs against the run of play. Juicy full toss, wide of off, there to be put away. He could have hit that anywhere, but finds the fielder instead. Tom Latham looks to drag this across with a sweep but ends up hitting this flatly off the toe end and straight in the hands of Justin Greaves at the short mid-wicket position. New Zealand are 77/4, needing 112 runs.

Tossed up, on off, Mark Chapman flicks this to long on for a run.

Fuller on the pads, Tom Latham flicks this through the square leg region for a single.

Gudakesh Motie is introduced into the attack now, replacing Vitel Lawes.

Full and on middle and off, Mark Chapman tucks this to the mid on fielder for a dot.

On a length, around off, Mark Chapman blocks this one.

Good length, around off, going across the batter. Mark Chapman swings but misses on the inside edge.

FOUR! Hammered down the ground for four runs. Short and wide of off, Mark Chapman gets up on his toes and pulls this over the mid on fielder for a boundary. Mark Chapman seems to be in a hurry to wrap this contest.

Short and around off, Mark Chapman sits underneath it.

Hard length, wide of off, going across the batter. Mark Chapman swings and misses.

Shortish ball, on the stumps. Mark Chapman hammers it to wide long off for a single and retains the strike. A very profitable over for New Zealand. 14 runs off it. They need 118 runs to win.

SIX! That's gone many a mile! Chapman is looking increasingly confident now and is taking down the young Lawes. Vitel dishes out the googly on a fuller length, on off. Mark Chapman pick the variation early, jumps out of his crease, gets his bat under the ball and pumps it down the ground for a mammoth six.

Sharp turn and bounce, on a length, outside off. Chapman lets it go.

Good stop! Short on off, Mark hangs back and pulls it hard across the line to mid-wicket. Ackeem Auguste dives full length to his left and cuts it off.

SIX! PUNISHED! Low full toss, around the off stump. Mark Chapman gets low on his knee and slogs it powerfully over the long on fence for a six.

Pushed fuller, on off. Latham gets forward and drives it to wide long off for a single.

DRINKS! The game is tilted heavily in favor of the visitors, as even after early jitters, the Kiwis have done well to recover with the calm and composed figure of Tom Latham joining Mark Chapman in the middle. With NZ still needing 132 more runs off the remaining 36 overs, the home side, WI, will be needing wickets to crawl their way back into this contest.

On a back of a length, angling away. Mark Chapman hops a bit and crisply punches it through cover. Keacy Carty comes sprinting across to his left from deep point and cuts it off before the ropes. Two runs taken.

Beaten! Five dots in a row! Pressure building on Chapman and he is visibly itching to get it away. Spears it on a fuller length, outside off. Chapman goes for the cover drive, swings his bat hard but gets no connection as the ball breezes past the outside edge.

Pulls the length back, outside off. Chapman chops it along the ground to cover-point.

Aims the stumps, fractionally fuller, Chapman covers the line and solidly defends it down the pitch.

Short of a length, rising up from the pitch. Chapman stands up on the toes and taps it to mid off with soft hands.

Back of a length, on top of off. Mark bunts it off the back foot.

On off and full, Chapman creams it to long off for a comfortable single. New Zealand need 134 runs to win.

Dishes out the googly. Full on the pads. Latham gets on the front foot and clips it off the inside edge to short fine leg for a single.

Pitched fuller, around off, eased through mid off for one more.

A dipping full toss, on off. Latham drills it to long off for a single.

JAFFA! Another one that turns away dramatically, on a length, outside off. Latham goes for the cut shot but gets beaten by the excessive turn.

Spins away sharply, short outside off. Chapman goes back and punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Slams the deck hard, at 135.8 kph, around off. Latham stands tall and steers it to backward point. Just a single off Joseph's first over.

On a back of a length, around middle and leg. Latham presses forward and blocks it straight back to the bowler.

Short of a good length, outside off. Chapman hops in the crease and flays it square through point for a single. That brings up the 50 for New Zealand!

Fuller than a length, on the stumps. Driven along the ground to mid on.

BEATEN! Nips away sharply from a length, outside off. Chapman gets pegged back. He dangles the bat loosely away from his body. Looks to defend it down but gets beaten on the outside edge by a kitten-whisker.

Length ball, on off. Chapman looks to drive straight but forces off the inner half to mid on.

Alzarri Joseph comes into the attack.

Full and on off, driven with the spin by Chapman to long off for a single.

DROPPED BY MOTIE! That should have been taken. Not all that short by Lawes, around off, with a bit of turn. It lands and stays a touch low on bounce. Chapman goes back and across and pulls it off the inner half. It goes flat to the left of Gudakesh Motie at mid-wicket who dives a bit but puts it down.

Pushed through, full and on off. Chapman stabs it back to the bowler.

Short, turning away, on off. Latham camps back and cuts it behind point for a single.

Around off, on a fuller length, spinning away. Chapman goes for the cover drive, but slices it uppishly in the backward point gap for a single.

Starts from over the stumps. Lands it full on off. Chapman pushes it straight to mid off.

End of the first Powerplay. West Indies would feel that they have won it. New Zealand are 46/3, needing 143 runs to win. West Indies are now allowed to have a maximum of 4 fielders outside the inner ring between overs 11-40. And as the field spreads, it is time for spin. Vitel Lawes is brought into the attack.

Good length, on the pads, Tom Latham tucks this to square leg for a dot.

Full and on off, Tom Latham keeps it out.

Back of a length, on the pads, Tom Latham tucks this to square leg and was looking for one but Tom had hit this a bit too well. Tom was off for one but had to retreat as the ball flew to the fielder.

Hard length, on middle and off, Tom Latham defends this to covers.

Good length, around off, Tom Latham blocks it out.

Seales has his tail up. West Indies have made a strong statement with the ball in defence of a modest total. New Zealand are under a bit of pressure. Tom Latham is in at number 5.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Seales bowls this right in the channel, on a good length, nipping away from the right-hander in that corridor of uncertainty. Will Young pokes at it away from his body in a tentative manner. Young gets beaten on the outside edge and Shai gathers this behind the stumps. Jayden Seales has heard something and convinces the skipper to send this upstairs. Hope asks for review, though he seems to be a bit reluctant. UltrEdge shows a spike as the ball passes the bat and Young has to walk back. An excellent review from the Windies. New Zealand are 46/3, needing 143 runs.

Edged behind or not? Seales is extremely confident about that. Hope, not that much but he trusts his bowler and goes up for a review for caught behind. UltraEdge comes up with a spike. In fact, that's a massive spike. Wonder how Hope didn't manage to detect it.

Full and on the pads, Mark Chapman works this through the tiny gap between square leg and mid-wicket for two runs.

Forde hit the deck hard, bowls it on a length, around off. Mark Chapman keeps it out.

FOUR! Wristy from Chapman. Good length, on the pads. Mark Chapman stays leg side, just leans in a bit and flicks this fine to the left of Keacy Carty at mid-wicket. The ball races away from the fielder and beats him to the fence for four.

Short and wide of off, Will Young cuts this square on off. The ball doesn't have the legs to race to the fence but the batters do sprint hard and they take three here.

A touch too straight, on a length, around the pads. Mark Chapman flicks this past the left of mid-wicket for a run.

Good length, in the channel, wide of off. Mark Chapman shoulders his arms at it.

A mini-drinks break as Young and Chapman hydrate themselves. Good to resume. Matthew Forde (4-1-17-2) continues...

Back of a length, on off, Will Young leaves it all alone.

FOUR! EDGED AND DROPPED! That was a tough chance for Hope, but a chance nonetheless. A lucky escape for the batter here. Jayden Seales bowls this on a hard length, around off, and the ball keeps climbing on the batter. Will Young looks to punch this off his back foot but gets into an uncomfortable position and pushes at it away from his body. Get an outside edge that goes just past the right of the keeper. Hope flings to the ball and even gets a bit of glove on it, but the ball bursts through and it runs away for four runs to the deep third region.

Jayden bowls this full and on the pads, Will Young works this straight to mid-wicket for a dot.

FOUR! Class written all over this stroke. Short and around off, Will Young picks the length early, rocks back, hops up on his toes and punches this off his back foot through the covers region for a boundary.

On a length, around off, Will Young pushes this back to the bowler for a dot.

Hard length, on top of off, Will Young blocks this around silly point.

WIDE! Good length, wide down the leg side. Wided.

Back of a length, on off, Mark Chapman keeps it out with a front foot block.

FOUR! Two-in-two for Mark Chapman. Full and down the leg side. Mark Chapman jumps out of the crease and flicks this uppishly, but in the gap between the mid on and mid-wicket fielder for yet another four.

FOUR! Pure timing behind this stroke from Mark for four runs. Pitched-up delivery, around off, Mark Chapman dances down the track, gets right on top of the bounce and punches this past the left of the mid off fielder for a boundary.

Nips in from around the stumps, on middle and off. Mark Chapman tucks this to mid-wicket.

Short and wide of off, Mark Chapman leaves it all alone.

Forde bowls this around that nagging length, on middle and off, Mark Chapman blocks this to the left of the bowler.

A maiden for Jayden Seales as he ends the over with a dot. On a length, around off, Young dead bats it.

Full and down the leg side. Will Young once again misses out on any sort of connection with the bat and gets it clipped off his pads.

Good length, around off, Young pushes this gently to the covers region for another dot.

Back of a length, around off, Will Young keeps it out.

On a length, around middle and leg, angling down the leg side. Will Young looks to work this around the leg side but misses and gets hit on his pads.

Good length, around middle, Will Young tucks it to the right of square leg where the fielder makes a diving stop.

Nips in from a good length, on off and middle. Chapman stays put and nudges it to the leg side.

A lot fuller on middle. Mark walks out of the crease and flicks it straight to the mid on fielder.

On a length, slanted into the batter. Chapman pins it to square leg off the back foot.

Slightly fuller in length, on off. Chapman presses forward and stabs it down the pitch.

Full and on the pads, angled in further. Mark tries to flick it across but plays over it and is hit on the front pad.

FOUR! Shot of the innings so far! That has pinged off the bat. Length-delivery, outside off, nipping away. Mark gets to free his arms. Stands tall and steers it through backward point for a cracking boundary.

Bashes the length hard, on top of off. Young gets behind the line and blocks it down the pitch.

Swings in on the pads, Young flicks it to the right of mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Misfield and it runs away. West Indies cannot afford these errors. Fullish and outside off. Young thrashes it to the right of the backward point fielder. Sherfane Rutherford dives to that direction, gets his hand on the ball but it bursts through to the fence.

Kicks up from a length, on middle, Mark Chapman tucks it off the back foot to deep square leg for a single.

On the money! Length-delivery, in the channel, straightening off the pitch. Mark is squared up as he looks to defend but the ball leaves him and flirts with the outside edge to the keeper.

Back of a length, outside off. Punched off the back foot to cover.

Full on the pads, Chapman shuffles across and looks to clip it across. Plays off the inner half of the bat to the left of backward square leg for a single.

WIDE! Pushed down the leg side, on a fuller length. Mark Chapman misses the flick. Wide called.

Back of a length, shaping away, outside off. Let through by Chapman.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Forde has spring in his steps as he gets his second wicket. Almost a replica of how Nathan Smith dismissed Greaves in the first innings. Just a bit fuller and around off, shaping away while holding on the surface as well. Nick Kelly is half-forward and pushes at it. But he is a bit early on his shot and ends up chipping it low to the bowler's right. Matthew Forde is alert enough. He bends low to his right on the follow-through and plucks it nicely, just inches above the ground with both hands. No one can stop him as he off for a sprint and brings out the salute once again. New Zealand are 6/2. Mark Chapman is the new batter in for New Zealand.

Very full, angling in and then seaming away from middle. Kelly flicks it between mid on and mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

On that inviting line and length. This is full and swings away, wide outside off. Nick Kelly gets on the front foot, but resits his temptation to poke at it.

Back of a length, on middle and leg, Will Young gets up on his toes and tucks this through mid-wicket for a run.

Hard length, around off, Nick Kelly blocks this around cover-point.

Full and on the pads, Will Young comes inside the line of the ball and works this to fine leg for a single.

Full ball outside off stump, Kelly looks to drive that expansively through the off side, but the ball catches the inside edge and rolls down to deep fine leg for a single.

A direct hit at the bowling end, but Young is safe! Full length, on the stumps. Will Young flicks it to the mid-wicket region where the fielder gets a bad bounce and the ball gets parried off his left hand to mid on. Young is off for a quick single and the fielder, Carty, collects the ball and scores a bullseye at the bowling end, but Young has made it through safely. The ball ricochets off the stump and rolls to the off side but both batters have run too far at their respective ends and decide not to take a risk on the overthrow. So they settle with a single only. There's an umpire's review for a run out at the bowling end, but Young is in comfortably before the stumps are hit.

Length-delivery, nipping away. Young makes the leave.

Back of a length, around off, Young leaves it alone.

A wicket maiden from Matthew Forde first up. Jayden Seales will be bowling from the other end.

Beats the edge! A wicket-maiden from Forde to start with. This is bashed on a length, around off, nipping in off the seam. Nick Kelly is cut into half as he pushes at it and is beaten on the inside edge. The ball almost trims the bail on the off stump on its way to the keeper.

A big appeal for LBW, but nothing doing. West Indies do not take the review. Angles the ball into the batter, on a fractionally fuller length, with some bounce. Nick Kelly gets across to defend but plays all around it and is hit on the thigh pad. Probably it is a bit too high to take the review.

Nick Kelly comes in at 3 for New Zealand.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Forde brings out the salute and breaks the opening stand in the first over itself. Gets some outswing and bounce, on a good length, outside the off stump line. Henry Nicholls hangs back and flashes hard at it, trying to cut it through point. But only manages a thick outside edge that carries through to the keeper. Shai Hope is not dropping those. New Zealand are 0/1, chasing 189.

Shapes away a shy bit, full outside off. Nicholls forces the drive to mid off.

On a back of a length, around off. Nicholls lets the ball arrive and tucks it to mid on.

Gets the ball to move away from the left-hander. On a length, outside off from around the stumps. Henry sees it off.

OUT! CAUGHT! Michael Bracewell wraps things up here. West Indies have been bowled out for 188. This is tossed up, full and on middle and off, turns away a bit. Vitel Lawes gets down on one knee to play the slog sweep but only manages to get a top edge. The ball loops in the air towards point, where Jayden Lennox takes a dolly. The Windies have failed to play all 50 overs three times in a row in this series now.

Floated, full and on middle, turns in, Alzarri Joseph clips it towards mid-wicket for another run.

Short and around off, Vitel Lawes moves back and punches it to sweeper cover for a run.

Flatter, full and on leg, Alzarri Joseph tucks it towards the vacant mid-wicket region and takes the single.

Michael Bracewell (7-0-30-1) is back on, replacing Matthew Fisher.

Drops it short and on off, Vitel Lawes keeps it out to the off side.

Slower through the air, full and on middle, Vitel Lawes defends it on the front foot.

Pushed through quicker, short and on leg, Vitel Lawes moves back to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Tossed up, full and around off, does not spin much. Vitel Lawes gets forward to block but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Vitel Lawes is the last man in for West Indies.

OUT! LBW! Jayden outfoxes Jayden. And that's Lennox's 11th wicket in this ODI series. Pitched full and in front of the stumps, with a lot of flight on it, and spinning in sharply off the surface. Jayden Seales is sucked on the front foot to flick it to the leg side, but the ball passes close to the inside edge before hitting the front pad. A big, confident shout for LBW and up goes the finger. Seales has a chat with Joseph and opts for a review. UltraEdge detects nothing. And the Ball Tracking shows that the impact is in line of the stumps and the ball is projected to clip the leg stump on umpire's call. The disappointment on Seales' face says it all as he throws his head back in disappointment. West Indies are 185/9, with 6.4 overs left in the first innings.

WIDE! Pushed far down leg, on a fuller length. Seales sits down to sweep but misses.

Flat and short, on off, Seales hangs back and blocks it watchfully.

Full and on the off stump. Jayden Seales clips it across through wide mid on for a single to retain the strike.

Slightly back of a length, on off. Jayden Seales plays from the crease and knocks it to mid off.

Around the off stump, full in length. Seales presses forward and blocks it to cover.

FOUR! Dismissed out of his presence! Back of a length, angled into the batter from around the stump. Jayden picks the length early, presses back and pulls it hard to deep mid-wicket for a boundary. He was onto it in a flash.

A mix-up, but danger is averted! Full and on off, Jayden Seales pushes it to mid off and is off for a quick single. But Alzarri sends him back on a sharp call. Santner picks the ball up and throws it to the keeper, rather than aiming at the stumps, which allows Seales to retreat back safely.

Around off, on a good length. Seales presses back and chops it to the cover-point region.

Again the in-drifter, on a good length. Joseph bunts it back to the bowler. Lennox continues to be parsimonious. 6-0-29-0 so far.

A bit round-armish, on a length, on off. Joseph knocks it off the back foot to cover.

Short and sliding in with the arm. Joseph stands tall and punches it back to Lennox.

Spins in from off, on a fuller length. Seales advances down the track to flick but gets an inside edge on the front pad. The ball lobs over the vacant slip and rolls to short third for a single.

Straighter and quicker, 92.3 kph, on off. Jayden Seales is squared up and blocks it out.

In-drifter on a length, on middle and leg. Joseph heaves it to wide deep mid-wicket for a single.

Jayden Lennox is back on.

Fired on the pads, on a fullish length. Alzarri Joseph misses the flick and it deflects off the front pad toward deep fine leg. They get a leg bye.

FOUR! WOWZA! That's some shot from Joseph. A long half-volley around off. Alzarri Joseph stays still, lets his hands through the shot and creams it through cover and mid off for a boundary. He holds the pose after playing the shot.

Back of a length, around off. Joseph hangs back and bunts it down.

Pops up from the pitch, on a length, angled on the pads. Jayden Seales nudges it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Overpitched, outside off. Jayden tries to squeeze it out, but misses and is beaten on the outside edge.

Big blow for the Windies going into the last ten overs. Jayden Seales comes out to the middle.

OUT! CAUGHT! Wicket number 3 for Fisher and the last recognised batter in Jangoo departs. Digs it short and on off with a spongy bounce. Amir Jangoo covers the line and looks to smash it over mid off, but the ball hits high on the sticker of the bat and lobs off towards cover. A simple catching practice for Henry Nicholls at cover who backpedals a bit and takes it with a reverse cup. West Indies are 171/8, with 9.5 overs left.

The most productive phase of 10 overs for West Indies. They managed to add 55/1 during 31-40 overs. And 136/6 in the second Powerplay overall. Time for Powerplay 3! New Zealand are now allowed to have a maximum of 5 fielders outside the inner ring for the rest of the innings.

Quicker, shortish and on off, Alzarri Joseph guides it to point.

Short and on leg, Amir Jangoo nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR JANGOO! A fighting knock under pressure and when his team needed it most. Flighted, full and on middle, Amir Jangoo uses his feet and lobs it with a straight bat. He does not try to hit it hard but just chips it over the bowler's head. Jacob Duffy from mid off chases after it and puts in a dive, but despite his best efforts, the ball touches the ropes.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Alzarri Joseph slogs it off the inside half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Goes short and on leg, Amir Jangoo punches it down to long on for a single.

Floated, full and on leg, Amir Jangoo gets down and paddles it to short fine.

Good length and around off, Amir Jangoo opens the bat face and steers it through point for one more.

Hard length and on middle, Alzarri Joseph clips it towards square leg for a run.

Very full and on middle, Alzarri Joseph taps it out to short cover.

Motie's resistance comes to an end. But he played a fantastic knock under immense pressure. New Zealand will look to restrict the hosts below 200 now. Into the tailenders. Alzarri Joseph is in at number 9.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Matthew Fisher breaks the 81-run partnership here. He comes around the wicket, hits the deck hard and just on off, and straightens off the deck as well. Gudakesh Motie stays back and, without much foot movement, pushes at it with hard hands. Gets a thin outside edge behind, where Tom Latham makes no mistake. West Indies are 162/7, with 11.3 overs left in the first innings.

Short of a length and around off, Amir Jangoo slashes hard and gets a thick outside edge to deep third for a run.

Back of a length and outside off, Gudakesh Motie cuts it away wide of point. Nick Kelly dives to his right to make a fine stop. Just a single.

Flatter, full and on leg, Gudakesh Motie works it to short mid-wicket for one.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Gudakesh Motie turns it to the leg side.

Short and around off, Amir Jangoo punches it through covers for a run.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Floated, full and on off, Amir Jangoo comes down the track and shows the full face of the bat to loft it over mid off for a boundary.

Good effort in the deep! Dragged back, on middle, Amir Jangoo moves back and heaves it through mid-wicket. Mark Chapman from deep square leg runs a long way to his right and dives to push the ball back inside. The ball still rolls away and Chapman sticks out his left hand to stop it again. The replay shows that he does well to keep his body away from the ropes before touching the ball. Saves two runs.

Did Chapman stop a four? He dived to his right at deep mid-wicket and flicked the ball just before the ropes. It looked like it might run to the boundary again, so he went back for a second stop. The replay shows he saved two runs as no part of his body touched the rope while he held the ball.

Flatter, short and around off, Gudakesh Motie steers it to the left of point for a single.

Dug into the surface, on the leg stump line. Amir Jangoo tries to hook it away but misses and gets hit high on the pads as the ball goes nowhere.

8 runs off the over, with a ball to go.

WIDE! Fuller but down the leg side, Amir Jangoo fails to glance it away. Wided.

Hard length and just around off, Amir Jangoo looks to cut it away but gets an inside edge behind the stumps.

EDGED AND FOUR! The runs keep on coming! Matthew Fisher goes full and wide outside off, angling away. Amir Jangoo throws his hands at it but gets a thick outside edge that races to the third man fence for a boundary. That also brings up the 150 for West Indies!

Short of a length and on middle, Gudakesh Motie tucks it through mid-wicket for a run.

Hits the deck hard, around off, Gudakesh Motie gets on his toes and steers it to point.

WIDE! A bouncer but down the leg side, Gudakesh Motie ducks under it. Wided.

Back of a length and around off, Amir Jangoo opens the bat face and guides it to deep point for a single.

DRINKS BREAK! This has been a fantastic recovery partnership for West Indies after being reduced to 81/6. Motie and Jangoo have parked themselves nicely at the crease and have effectively arrested the slide. They have negotiated the spinners nicely without taking much risks and are looking well set. That's the beauty of ODI cricket. You always have the time to come back in the game if you are willing to spend time in the middle. And with the pitch flattening out, batting has evidently gotten easier against the older ball. But a wicket here will push the hosts again on the back foot, as there's still a lot of work to do to get past 200 at the very least. New Zealand have bowled exceptionally well so far and will look to break this partnership to expose the tail. Matthew Fisher (4-0-18-1) continues...

Gives this one some more air, full and on off, Amir Jangoo uses his feet and drives it to sweeper cover for one.

Flatter, full and around leg, Gudakesh Motie clips it towards square leg for a run.

Flighted, full and on middle, Gudakesh Motie turns it to the leg side.

Floated, full and on middle, Gudakesh Motie goes deep inside the crease and keeps it out on the pitch.

Drops it short and on off, Gudakesh Motie stays back and punches it to short cover.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Amir Jangoo eases it down to long on for a single.

Close to the off stump, on a good length, Motie makes a watchful leave hanging back.

A full ball, outside off, Jangoo slices it to widish deep third for a single.

Swings and misses! Length-delivery, around the off stump line, nipping away. Amir Jangoo stays put and looks to play the square cut through point, but the ball scoots low and beats his angled bat.

WIDE! Back of a length, down the leg stump line. Amir Jangoo misses to glance it across. Latham moves to his right and collects it. Wide called.

Firmly struck, but straight to the fielder. Full around off, Jangoo drills it to the mid off fielder. He takes a look at the bat, and one assumes he hit it off the toe end of the bat.

Slides one on the pads, full in length. Gudakesh Motie flicks it off the inside half of the bat to deep fine leg for a single.

Full from around the stump, on off. Motie drives it to mid off.

With 34 overs bowled, New Zealand will select one of the two balls to use for the rest of the innings. Pace is back on with Matthew Fisher.

Another one on a shorter length, on off. Motie hammers it over cover-point for a single.

Identical line and length. Jangoo slaps it to deep point for one more.

A bit of turn in on a length, on off. Motie presses back and punches it through point for a single.

Quicker at 93.4 kph, full and on the leg stump. Amir whips off the pads to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full on off, Jangoo gets across and clips it to mid-wicket.

Flat and full, 88.9 kph, on the pads. Jangoo gets forward and blocks it back to the bowler.

Full and around off, driven inside out to long off for a run. 8 runs from the over.

Short on the pads, nudged to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Firmly swept away! The 50-run partnership is up between this pair as these two grow confident after every over. Very full on the middle stump, drifting in. Motie sits down on his knee and sweeps it hard along the ground and through the square leg gap for a cracking boundary.

Good piece of running! Overpitched, on off. Motie carves it between cover and point for a couple of runs.

Short on the off stump. Punched off the back foot to mid off.

Nice and full, on off. Motie pushes it to cover off the front foot.

Another one on the stumps, on a length. Motie powers it down to the left of the bowler for a single at long on.

Drags the length by a yard or so, on off, spinning away. Motie rocks back to tuck it to the leg side, but closes the bat face early and gets a leading edge to the off side.

Much fuller and straighter, on off. Motie defends it straight back to the bowler.

Darted across the batter, on a length, on the pads. Motie misses the clip off the back foot and is hit on the thigh pad.

Short around off, Jangoo cuts it to deep point for a run.

Full and outside off. Jangoo jumps out of the crease and perhaps tries to hit it straight, but slices it over backward point for a couple of runs.

Drifted into the batter, full on the stumps. Motie leans forward with a giant stride and keeps it out to the off side. 5 runs off the over.

Serves it full on off, Jangoo drives it inside out to deep cover for a single.

Pushed fuller, on the pads. Amir Jangoo gets forward and clips it to the leg side in front of square.

FOUR! Cut away! Flatter and shorter, on off. Amir Jangoo hangs back and powerfully cuts it to the right of the diving backward point fielder and finds the fence.

Another shorter one, on off. Jangoo punches it to cover.

A touch short, on the pads, drifting in. Nudged off the back foot to square leg.

Just 39/1 in the 21-30 over phase for the hosts as New Zealand continue to tighten the screws through spin.

Looped up, full and on middle, Gudakesh Motie tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Slows it up, short and on off, turns in sharply. Gudakesh Motie moves back to cut it away but chops it down on the pitch. Could have easily rolled back into the stumps.

Half-chance! Flatter, short and on middle, turns in a bit. Gudakesh Motie looks to clip it away but the ball brushes his pads. Tom Latham fails to grab it behind the stumps and it rolls wide of short fine. Two taken.

A bit short and on middle, Amir Jangoo stays back and clips it wide of short mid-wicket for a run.

Floated, full and on off, Gudakesh Motie drives it to long off for a single.

FOUR! Poor delivery and punished! Jayden Lennox fires this one, full but down the leg side, there to be hit. Gudakesh Motie glances it off his pads to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Short again, on off, Gudakesh Motie opens the bat face and guides it past point for one.

Goes short and around off, Gudakesh Motie cuts it away to point.

Darts this one, full and on off, Amir Jangoo drills it to long off for another run.

Flighted, full and on off, Gudakesh Motie drives it to long off for a single.

Shorter in length and around off, Amir Jangoo moves back and punches it to the right of short cover. Mitchell Santner dives and makes a half-stop. A bit of a mix-up between the batters, but they eventually get the run.

Tosses it up, full and on middle, turns away, Amir Jangoo prods forward and blocks it out.

FOUR! Up and over! Jayden Lennox drops it short and around off. Gudakesh Motie picks up the length early, rocks back and flat-bats it over mid off for a boundary.

Flatter, full and around off, Amir Jangoo uses his feet and drills it through covers for one. 100 up for West Indies!

Some more air on this one, full and on middle, Gudakesh Motie cannot quite get under it and mistimes his lofted shot down to long on for a single.

Flighted, full and on middle, Gudakesh Motie defends it on the front foot.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Gudakesh Motie chips it over the bowler's head and to the right of long on for a brace.

Floated, short and on off, turns in, Gudakesh Motie moves back and stabs it out to short cover.

The highest wicket-taker of the series so far, Jayden Lennox, is brought into the attack. He replaces Mitchell Santner.

Short and outside off, Gudakesh Motie slaps it away to sweeper cover for one more.

SIX! Clean strike! Tossed up, full and on middle. Gudakesh Motie decides to take it on, hits through the line and tonks it over the long on fence for a biggie.

Goes short, on middle and leg, Amir Jangoo nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

Flighted, full and on off, Amir Jangoo pushes it to short cover.

Drags his length back, on middle, Amir Jangoo rocks back and pulls it hard but Will Young makes a fine stop at short mid-wicket.

Flatter, short and on middle, Amir Jangoo stays back and keeps it out.

Looped up, full and on middle, Gudakesh Motie defends on the front foot.

Flatter, shortish and on off, Gudakesh Motie steers it to backward point.

Flighted, full and on off, Gudakesh Motie moves back and stabs it to point.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Gudakesh Motie turns it to the leg side.

Short again and on middle, Gudakesh Motie punches it to long on for a single.

Chance of a stumping! Mitchell Santner sees the batter advance and drags his length back, on middle, turns a long way into the leg side. Amir Jangoo fails to get any bat on it and Tom Latham also fails to grab it behind the stumps. The fielder from short fine chases after it to stop it. Two byes taken.

Halfway through the first innings. New Zealand are cruising through their overs at a brisk clip with their spinners operating in perfect tandem. Santner has even pushed an extra fielder into the inner ring to choke off the easy singles while leaving only three men out deep. And that effectiveness has been mirrored by the fielders, who have been excellent at cutting off easy runs. West Indies’ batters are struggling to rotate the strike, which is building the dot-ball pressure and raises the chance of mistakes against evident turn and drift off the surface.

Shortish in length, on the off stump, drifting in. Motie hangs back and punches it to cover.

On off and full, 87.1 kph. Motie opens the bat face and guides it to backward point.

Fuller one, on off, Jangoo runs this down to long off for a single.

Short on middle, Amir Jangoo rocks back and cuts it to Nick Kelly at point, who dives to his left and parries the ball to Santner at cover.

The length is pulled back, short on off. Motie scythes it to deep point for a single.

Pushed through, full on off. Motie leans on and eases it to the off side.

Still cannot get it away! It is full on middle, Jangoo clips it to the mid on fielder.

Drags the length back, 81.2 kph, around off. Jangoo goes deep in the crease and cuts it to point.

This is quicker and fuller on off. Amir Jangoo flicks it to mid on.

Spins in, full on middle and leg. Amir Jangoo tucks it to square leg. The fielder there dives to his left and shuts the door on a possible single.

Slower and shorter, outside off. Motie presses back and cuts it wide of point for a run.

Shade fuller and spinning in from middle. Gudakesh Motie steps out of the crease to flick but the ball spins square and beats the inside edge. Pops up from the front pad and drops in the square leg region.

Maiden over from Bracewell! Simply outstanding from the Kiwis. Floats it up, full around off. Amir carves it out to cover-point. 3-1-5-1 so far for Bracewell.

Stump-to-stump line, on a fuller length. Jangoo defends it straight.

Full on off, pushed away to cover off the front foot.

Flatter and a touch shorter, on off. Jangoo tries to cut it away, but the ball drifts in and takes the inside edge on the pads.

Turns away from outside off, on a good length. Jangoo slices it to backward point.

Skids through and goes with the arm, on a length. Amir Jangoo blocks it out.

Another short ball, outside off. Motie knocks it to cover where Young dives to his right and makes a good stop to prevent any run. Just a single off Santner's sixth over.

Keeps the stumps in play, on a length, around off. Motie blocks it off the back foot.

Nice and full, on the pads, clipped off the inner half to short fine leg.

Oh, that turned a mile! Prodigious spin and bounce into the batter. Short on off and middle. Gudakesh Motie tries to heave across the line but inside edges on the pads.

Quicker and shorter, on off. Amir presses back and cuts it to widish point for a quick run.

Drops it short and on middle, turns in, Amir Jangoo stays back and pats it to short mid-wicket.

Tosses it up, full and on middle, Gudakesh Motie lunges out and fends it to the off side.

It's going from bad to worse for the Windies. Gudakesh Motie is the next man in.

OUT! FORDE IS RUN OUT! A needless throw of a wicket and with already five down, the last thing West Indies wanted was a run out. Dropped short by Bracewell, spinning in from off to middle. Matthew Forde goes back and nudges it to the right of mid-wicket and tears through for a single. But Jangoo is glued to the bowling end and sends Forde from halfway. Mitchell Santner slides to his right, and stops the ball. He has one stump to aim at, and scores a bullseye at the batting end, with Forde nowhere in the frame. Exceptional fielding display from Santner. Forde makes a slow walk back to the dugout and the hosts are 81/6.

A tad shorter, outside off. Jangoo works it to sweeper cover for a single.

Spins in, short on off. Forde hangs deep in the crease and cuts it to deep point for a single.

Around off, on a length. Jangoo punches it through wide mid off for another run.

A length ball on the stumps, 87.4 kph, Forde knocks it down to long on for a single.

New Zealand hold the aces for now after bossing another phase. Just 42/4 for West Indies in the 11-20 over stretch, and once again their soft underbelly to spin has shown up.

Looped up, full and on middle, Amir Jangoo clips it to short mid-wicket.

Dragged back, on off, Matthew Forde punches it to sweeper cover for one.

Fires this one, full and on middle, Matthew Forde gets forward and dead-bats it.

FOUR! Nicely done! Tossed up, full and on middle and leg. Matthew Forde gets down on one knee and nails the sweep tothe deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Floated, full and on off, Matthew Forde lunges out and blocks it out.

Flighted, full and on middle, Amir Jangoo tucks it towards short mid-wicket. Henry Nicholls slides to his right but only manages to parry it behind, allowing a single.

Quicker, short and on off, Matthew Forde dabs it to point.

Rutherford is livid with himself and tosses his bat in frustration. Matthew Forde walks in at number 7 with West Indies in a truckload of trouble.

OUT! TAKEN! Michael Bracewell strikes right away. He gives this one some more air, full and around off. Sherfane Rutherford once again tries to go inside out over covers but this time fails to get the elevation as he had to reach for the ball. Hits it in the air and towards short cover, where Mitchell Santner times his leap to perfection and grabs it with both hands above his head. Rutherford's lean patch continues and Windies lose half their side now.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Sherfane Rutherford prods forward and blocks it out.

Flighted, full and on middle, Sherfane Rutherford gets forward and taps it to short cover.

Floated, full and on off, turns away a shy bit. Sherfane Rutherford, without moving his feet, just tries to push at with his hands and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Flatter, short and around off, Amir Jangoo punches it down to long off for a single.

Spin from both ends now. Here's Michael Bracewell to roll his arm over. He replaces Matthew Fisher.

Slower through the air, on middle, turns in, Sherfane Rutherford fends it a bit uppishly but to the left of the bowler.

Flatter, full and on middle, Amir Jangoo flicks it away to deep mid-wicket for one.

Flighted, full and on middle, Sherfane Rutherford turns it towards square leg for a single.

FOUR! Nice use of the feet! Flighted, full and on middle. Sherfane Rutherford goes inside out and lofts it beautifully over extra covers for a boundary.

A bit short and around off, Sherfane Rutherford stays back and steers it to point.

Tossed up, full and on off, grips and turns in sharply. Sherfane Rutherford looks to push it away but gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball hits his pads.

Hard length and on off, Amir Jangoo stabs it out to short cover.

Goes fuller and around off, Sherfane Rutherford reaches out to drive but gets it from the toe-end of the bat towards point. Mark Chapman gets undone by the spin and lets it through for a run.

Pulls his length back, on off, Amir Jangoo opens the bat face and steers it to deep third for a single.

Pitched up and on off, Amir Jangoo drives it firmly but finds short cover.

Back of a length and around off, Amir Jangoo dabs it down to point.

Fuller one and on middle, Amir Jangoo tucks it to short mid-wicket.

The trouble deepens for the hosts. Santner at his effervescent best, as always. Sherfane Rutherford is in at number 6.

OUT! LBW! Excellent review from New Zealand. Mitchell Santner delivers the arm ball, full and on middle, angling in and skidding through as well. Ackeem Auguste moves back to flick it away but he should have been on the front foot on this one. He misses and gets hit on the back pad. There is a big shout for LBW, but turned down. Santner takes the review after a chat with his keeper. It looks close, but maybe umpire's call can save the batter here. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows three reds with the ball crashing into the leg stump. The on-field call is overturned to Out and the Windies lose their set batter.

Drops it short and on off, Amir Jangoo backs away and cuts it to deep point for one.

Slows it up, full and on off, turns in, Amir Jangoo prods forward and blocks it out.

Floated, full and on middle, Amir Jangoo defends it on the front foot.

Flighted, full and on middle, Ackeem Auguste drills it down to long on for a run.

Tossed up, full and on off, Amir Jangoo steps across and tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Overpitched, on off, Amir Jangoo slices it to the right of backward point for a single. A very successful over for New Zealand and Fisher. A wicket and 5 runs off it.

Hits the hard length, 134.4 kph, outside off. Jangoo offers no shot.

DRINKS! West Indies have just lost their skipper and are in a bit of trouble. The good thing for them is that Ackeem Auguste has looked secure and is batting nicely at one end, but he needs someone to support him, or else the pressure will get to him as well. New Zealand have shifted the momentum with two quick wickets, and will look to build on it. Jayden Lennox is yet to be introduced, and he has been the main threat throughout the series and will look to test the Windies batters again. Also, Amir Jangoo is the next man in.

OUT! BOWLED! Poles flying and Fisher has his maiden ODI wicket off an absolute ripper. He cannons in a pinpoint yorker, landing it right on the base of the stumps. Shai Hope is out of the crease to guide it through gully and point, but the ball ferociously shapes in to beat the bat. Before Hope could drop his bat down to squeeze it out, the ball makes an absolute mess of the furniture behind. Fisher is over the moon and why not? A special moment for him as he gets on board with the ball in this format. West Indies slip down to 58/3 as Hope falls without much impact.

Full and speared around the off stump, nipping in. Hope looks to play the cover drive, but inside edges. The ball squirts to the right of mid-wicket fielder who dives and makes a half-stop, parrying the ball to deep square leg. Two runs taken.

WIDE! Sprays it down leg, full in length. Hope misses the flick. Wide given.

Angling in on a fuller length, and around middle. Hope gets across on his front foot and flicks it down to mid on.

Full and outside off. Ackeem Auguste strides forward and drives it to deep cover for a single.

Mitchell Santner's drop does not cost much. Skipper Shai Hope comes out to the middle now.

OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT! Santner makes immediate amends off the dropped chance and fishes out Ackeem who was looking good to launch. Dropped short and on the off stump line. Keacy Carty is rushed on the back foot and looks to cut it square on the off side, but only manages to get a thick outside edge. Tom Latham takes a sharp catch behind the stumps. Carty walks back disappointed. West Indies are 54/2.

Pitched short, on leg. Carty hangs back and knocks it down the pitch.

CHANCE! But put down by Santner off his own bowling. He cannot believe it. He would have taken that nine out of ten times by his standards. This one holds on the surface, full and on off, spinning away. Keacy Carty gets sucked on the front foot and chips it to the left of the bowler. Mitchell Santner flings to his left and stretches both hands to pluck it but drops it down in the end.

Full, on off, Carty eases it to cover.

Stays low from a length, on off, drifting in with the arm. Keacy Carty is pinned in the crease. Tries to work it leg side, but inside edges on the front pad.

Nicely floated, full on middle. Carty leans on and pushes it back to Santner.

Slightly outside off, on a length. Ackeem Auguste leans onto it and drives it off the middle of the bat to the right of deep cover for a couple of runs.

A lot fuller, on off, Ackeem Auguste drives off the toe end to short cover.

Beaten! Slanted across the batter, on a good length. Ackeem Auguste hangs the bat away from his body without moving his feet much and the ball whistles past the outside edge. Good Test match length from Fisher.

Slams the deck hard, angling outside off. Ackeem lines up to play the pull shot on the length ball but it nips away and beats the bat.

Full and around off, Ackeem slices it straight to the point fielder.

SIX! Gets greeted with a six! Fisher pitches it on a length, on the pads. Ackeem Auguste plays the pick-up shot by using his wrists, and dumps it into the Sir Garfield Sobers Stand behind deep fine leg.

Double change. Matthew Fisher replaces Jacob Duffy.

A tidy start for Santner. In-drifter, on a length, on off. Carty presses back and punches it to short cover. Just 2 runs from the over.

Over the stumps. A touch short, spinning in, 91.2 kph. Ackeem Auguste hang back and drags it to long on for a single.

Hangs up there, landing it fractionally full and outside off. Keacy Carty is not fully committed on the front foot and drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

Round-arm delivery, drifting into the batter, on a length. Carty whips it to short fine leg.

Skids through and stays low, full on off. Carty opts to play off the back foot and defends it back to the bowler.

Full from around the stumps, on off. Carty lunges and keeps it out on the off side.

Time for some spin now as Mitchell Santner brings himself into the attack.

On a back of a length, on off. Ackeem Auguste hangs back and drops it down to the cover region. 6-1-16-0 so far for Duffy.

Good work by Young in the outfield! Short on off, Ackeem Auguste pulls it hard along the ground to the deep mid-wicket region. Will Young from deep square leg comes charging across to his right and slides to make the stop. Saves two runs for his team.

Aerial but in the gap! Not all that short, on the stumps. Ackeem Auguste hangs back and miscues the pull shot. But he manages to clear mid on and they hustle back for the second run.

A hint of inward shape, full on the pads. Carty flicks it across to deep backward square leg for a single.

In front of the stumps, full in length. Carty watchfully blocks it down the pitch.

FOUR! All class! Around off, on a fullish length. Keacy Carty gets on top of the bounce and laces it through the gap between mid off and cover for a boundary.

That brings up the end of the Powerplay. West Indies have matched New Zealand's discipline with the new ball, staying watchful rather than getting drawn into anything rash. But the last two or three overs have been very productive for the hosts. The early start means there's still moisture in the surface, giving the seamers movement off the pitch, and the uneven bounce has kept batters on their toes. But this looks the sort of surface that rewards patience. Put the hard yards in now, and there should be runs to cash in on once the sun gets to work and the pitch settles down. New Zealand can now have a maximum of 4 fielders outside the inner ring from 11-40 overs. Still, no change in bowling. Jacob Duffy to continue his spell.

Short of a length and around off, Keacy Carty guides it off the outer half of the bat to deep third for one.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Too straight from Nathan Smith, full and straying on the pads. Keacy Carty just has to get some bat on it and he tickles it away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Good length and on middle, Keacy Carty covers his stumps and blocks it out solidly.

Back of a length and on middle, nips back in, Keacy Carty takes his bottom hand of the bat and pats it to the leg side.

Dug into the surface, on off, Ackeem Auguste hops up to pull but gets it from the inside half of the bat towards mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller in length and on middle, Ackeem Auguste uses his feet and drives it firmly but straight to mid off.

Pitched up and on off, shapes in, Ackeem Auguste tries to push it away but gets an inside edge through square leg for one more.

Hits the length hard, on middle, holds its line. Ackeem Auguste looks to work it to the leg side but gets a leading edge as the ball rolls to the off side.

Errs in line a bit and serves this full, down the leg side. Keacy Carty glances it away to deep fine leg for another run.

Fuller and on the pads, Ackeem Auguste clips it towards mid-wicket for a run.

Touch fuller and on middle, Keacy Carty steps across and knocks it towards mid on for a quick single.

Good length and on off, shapes away a bit. Keacy Carty watches it through and fends it away.

Pulls his length back a bit, on middle and off, Ackeem Auguste blocks it out. 12 runs off the over!

FOUR! Uppish but in the gap! Fuller delivery, around off, angling away. Ackeem Auguste goes for the big booming drive but gets a thick outside edge. It flies between point and backward point and teases the fielder all the way to the fence.

FOUR! No one's stopping that! Nathan Smith bangs this into the pitch, on middle, not short enough to trouble the batter. Ackeem Auguste gets on top of the bounce and swats it over mid-wicket and the ball races to the fence for a boundary.

Goes fuller, on middle, angling in. Ackeem Auguste clips it a bit aerially but wide of mid-wicket. Nick Kelly chases after it and slides to collect the ball to keep it down to two runs.

Back of a length and on off, Ackeem Auguste stays back and dabs it down to cover-point.

Short of a length and around leg, Ackeem Auguste gets a bit cramped for room and awkwardly pulls it away through square leg. The ball does not have enough legs to go to the fence and deep square leg runs to his right to mop it up. Two runs taken.

Time for a bowling change? Why, mate? I just picked a wicket last over, says Nathan Smith, who continues his spell. 3-0-10-1 so far.

Hard length and around leg, Ackeem Auguste nudges it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Beaten! Jacob Duffy lands this on a good length and in the channel outside off, shapes away this time. Ackeem Auguste gets drawn forward to play at it but the ball zips past the outside edge. Duffy thinks that there as an edge but gets no real support from anyone else.

Full again, on middle and off, Ackeem Auguste gets behind the line of it and blocks it out.

Much fuller, on middle and shaping in a bit. Ackeem Auguste misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

Short of a length and just outside off, holds up on the surface again. Ackeem Auguste reaches out and stabs it uppishly but well in front of short cover.

Ouch! Back of a length and around middle, Ackeem Auguste looks to pull it away but the ball does not bounce that much. He misses and gets hit on the box. That will hurt for a while.

Lands this on a good length and around off, holds its line. Keacy Carty looks to push it away but gets an outside edge. It goes on the bounce to first slip.

Short of a length and on off, Keacy Carty stays back and keeps it out to the off side.

On a length, on middle, Keacy Carty blocks it out.

New Zealand have their first breakthrough. There's an evident hold and a bit of uneven bounce on the surface and the frontline pace attack has made full use of these conditions so far. Keacy Carty is in at number 3.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Nathan Smith with one of the most nonchalant return catches you will ever see. This is on a hard length and on off, holds up in the surface a bit. Justin Greaves tries to pat it down the pitch but the ball hits the bottom half of his bat. It lobs towards the bowler, where Smith gets low on his follow-through and grabs a fantastic catch with his right hand just inches above the ground. No real reaction and at first no one seems to know that the catch has been taken. Greaves cannot believe it but has to walk back. West Indies are 12/1.

FOUR! Put away! Short of a length and on middle, angling into the body of the batter. Justin Greaves picks up the length early and heaves it to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Drop and run! Fuller delivery, on middle and off, Ackeem Auguste taps it in front of short cover and scampers across for a single.

Halfway through the first Powerplay. New Zealand have made a very disciplined start with the ball, giving away very little room to work with for the batters.

Short of a length, on top of middle. Justin pulls it off the back foot, but finds the fielder at widish mid-wicket.

Full and straight on the stumps, Greaves pushes it down to mid on.

And finally, after 19 balls, Auguste gets off the mark. It is met with loud applause from the crowd. Full on off, straighter line. Ackeem Auguste presses in front and knocks it in front of cover for a quick single. He cheekily raises his bat, with relief evident on his face.

He is itching to get his first run! Around off on a good length, skidding through. Ackeem Auguste shapes up to play the pull shot but gets an inside edge on the thigh pad and the ball rolls to point.

Ackeem is still not off the mark! He has played 17 balls already. Hard length, on the stumps, bunted back to the bowler off the back foot.

Good fielding! Back of a length, outside off. Ackeem Auguste cracks the square cut, but Mark Chapman makes a sharp dive to his left and stops the ball on the bounce.

Uppish but safe! Length ball, holding up a bit, on off. Justin is early on the shot and ends up chipping it on the bounce towards mid off.

Short of a good length and around off, Justin Greaves knocks it off the front foot to cover-point.

Deviates in a touch, full on off. Justin Greaves prods half-forward to block but gets an inside edge onto the back thigh.

Attacks the stumps, 135.5 kph, just a bit nipping in. Justin Greaves tucks it across to the mid-wicket region.

Fuller and on middle and leg. Justin Greaves flicks it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Creamed away! Length ball, outside off, Justin Greaves plays it on the rise and punches it crisply through the covers for the first boundary of the match.

Beauty! A bit fuller than the previous ball, angling away and seaming in late. Ackeem Auguste dangles the bat away from his body and is beaten on the outside edge.

Flirting with danger! In and around off, on a good length. Ackeem Auguste goes fishing at it, but just drags the bat inside the line to make the leave.

Slightly fuller, on off, Ackeem Auguste leans forward and drives it to cover.

Good length, on the leg stump. Ackeem walks inside the line to glance it across, but misses. Good bounce and carry again to the keeper.

Pitched up, full and outside off. Left alone.

Back of a length, on middle and leg. Justin Greaves tries to nudge it away but gets a thick leading edge to deep backward point for a single.

Kicks up from a short of a length, outside off. Ackeem Auguste gets a bit squared up and drops it down with soft hands. It goes to ground towards cover.

In-between length, around off at 136.8 kph. Auguste dabs it to backward point.

Short of a length, on top of off. Ackeem Auguste rides the bounce and pings it straight to the cover fielder.

Skiddy delivery, on a length, around leg. Ackeem plays all over it while trying to flick it away, but misses and is hit on the thigh pad.

West Indies and Greaves are underway! Length ball, on middle, Justin Greaves swivels and pulls it through backward square leg for a single to open his account.

Bustles from over the stumps. Hits the deck hard, on middle and leg. Justin Greaves tries to nudge it to the leg side, but it bounces off the track and beats the bat to hit the thigh pad. It rolls to square leg.

Nathan Smith will take the other new ball.

Duffy starts with a maiden! Hard length, far outside off. Auguste leaves the harmless delivery.

Hits the length hard at 132.1 kph, outside off. Ackeem Auguste shoulders arms.

Bounce and carry! Back of a length, angled across the batter. Ackeem Auguste hops in the crease for the square cut but the ball breezes over his angled bat.

Pushed outside off, on a good length. Ackeem Auguste opts to leave.

On a length, outside off, at 131.6 kph. Ackeem Auguste hangs back and taps it to point with soft hands.

Full and around off from over the stumps, shaping in late. Left alone by Ackeem. Duffy starts on the money!

All in readiness now! We can see the New Zealand players spread out and take up their respective field spots. A new opening pair for West Indies, as Justin Greaves will partner Ackeem Auguste. Jacob Duffy has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

It is time for the national anthems. It will be Barbados' first, followed by the national anthem of New Zealand. And rounding things off, the West Indies cricket anthem rings out, sung proudly by the Men in Maroon, with emotions written all over every face, with the Sir Garfield Sobers Pavilion in the backdrop. Two seats in the stands sit empty today, left vacant in honour of Sir Garry.

It's a sad day on Caribbean shores, and you can feel the void Sir Garfield Sobers leaves behind. Ian Bishop, on air, calls him a generational man, someone who didn't just play for West Indies cricket but shaped its very identity. The tributes will keep pouring in through the day. For decades, the name Garfield Sobers was synonymous with genius itself, the standard every all rounder since has been measured against and fallen short of. Today, that name is spoken in the past tense for the first time, and Kensington Oval feels the weight of it. Bridgetown falls silent for a son who gave the island and the game everything he had. And in a fitting mark of respect, the Director of the West Indies Cricket Board walks out onto the field alongside the match officials and players from both sides. A minute of silence follows, the entire venue standing still together, players, officials, and spectators alike, as Bridgetown pays its respects to a son who gave the island and the game so much.

New Zealand (Playing XI) - Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Nick Kelly (In for Daryl Mitchell), Mark Chapman, Tom Latham (WK), Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (C), Nathan Smith, Jacob Duffy, Matthew Fisher, Jayden Lennox.

West Indies (Playing XI) - Shai Hope (C/WK), Ackeem Auguste, Keacy Carty, Sherfane Rutherford, Amir Jangoo (In for Shimron Hetmyer), Justin Greaves (In for John Campbell), Matthew Forde (In for Khary Pierre), Alzarri Joseph, Vitel Lawes, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales (In for Keemo Paul).

The captain of West Indies - Shai Hope stresses on turning things around in this match. He says reading the conditions early will be crucial, with seamers likely to get some help. On changes, he confirms Justin Greaves comes in for John Campbell. Talking conditions in Barbados, Hope stresses the need to read the pitch fast. Details that morning games here tend to offer seamers a bit more juice, so the batting unit's first job is seeing off the new ball. From there, he wants a big total on the board, calling it essential if West Indies are to fight back into the series. On the passing of Sir Garfield Sobers, he mentions that it is a sad day for cricket. He hopes his side can turn in a performance worthy of Sobers' name, saying a win today would double as a tribute and a much-needed step back into the series.

The captain of New Zealand - Mitchell Santner says that it is an early start, and if there is something for the bowlers, they want to use it. Informs that they have made a couple of changes. Matthew Fisher comes in and it's a three-three split between pacers and spinners. Informs that Daryl Mitchell has a niggle and Nick Kelly comes in. Santner mentions that the conditions are a bit different from Guyana, so they have to be ready for the challenge. On the passing of Sir Garfield Sobers, he says that he was one of the greatest of all time, a guy who could do it all. It's sad to see him go, but they will show their respect, and that will be good.

TOSS - Both captains - Shai Hope and Mitchell Santner - are out in the middle for the coin flip. It is a bit overcast out there, but it's windy as well. Heads is the call from Santner, and Heads it is. New Zealand have elected to BOWL first.

New Zealand smell series victory - The Kiwis have built momentum beautifully after dropping the opening ODI and now have the opportunity to wrap up the series with a game to spare. Daryl Mitchell has once again been the glue in the middle order, while the bowlers have led the charge. Jayden Lennox's left-arm spin has consistently troubled the West Indies batters, Mitchell Santner has controlled proceedings with his experience, and the pace attack has chipped in with crucial breakthroughs. Another disciplined all-round display could see the Black Caps celebrate another ODI series triumph away from home. With that said, toss and team updates are coming up shortly. Stay tuned.

West Indies seek a response - West Indies made the perfect start to the series but have struggled to maintain that momentum, particularly with the bat, over the last two matches. Captain Shai Hope will once again look to lead from the front alongside the dependable Keacy Carty, while Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane Rutherford and Brandon King will be expected to make greater contributions. Vitel Lawes has produced moments of brilliance with the ball throughout the series, but the hosts will know they need a complete performance to keep the contest alive.

Barbados braces for a crucial clash - Welcome to the iconic Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, where another fascinating chapter of this gripping ODI series is about to unfold. New Zealand stand just one win away from sealing the five-match series after back-to-back victories have handed them a 2-1 lead, while West Indies face a must-win encounter to keep their hopes alive and force a winner-takes-all finale. The occasion is made even more special as the match also celebrates the legacy of Sir Garfield Sobers in his home country, adding another layer of significance to an already high-stakes contest.

... MATCH DAY ...

Black Caps target series glory - The five-match series shifts to the historic Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, for a high-stakes fourth ODI. New Zealand holds a 2-1 lead after bouncing back fiercely from an opening defeat. The Black Caps captured back-to-back victories at the spinner-friendly Providence Stadium. Led by stand-in skipper Mitchell Santner, the visitors are just one win away from sealing an away series triumph with a game to spare. This leaves the hosts with absolutely no room for error. NZ rides wave of disciplinary dominance - New Zealand’s resurgence in this bilateral campaign centers around a disciplined bowling unit that thrives during the middle overs. Left-arm spinner Jayden Lennox has emerged as the breakout star. He picked up a stellar five-wicket haul in the second ODI and four wickets in the third. His efforts restricted the hosts to consecutive sub-150 totals. Anchored by the experienced Tom Latham in the middle order and top-scorer Daryl Mitchell, the Black Caps have calmly chased down these small totals. They have displayed immense tactical composure even through occasional batting wobbles. WI seeks urgent solution for batting woes - The West Indies cricket team started the series on a high with a clinical seven-wicket victory but has completely lost its rhythm since. Captain Shai Hope faces the tough task of inspiring a fragile batting lineup. The top order collapsed to 138 and 140 all out in their last two outings. Reliable middle-order batter Keacy Carty remains the lone shining light for the hosts, leading their run charts with 161 runs. However, explosive talents like Shimron Hetmyer and Sherfane Rutherford need to find consistency to post competitive totals quickly. Team form (Last 5 completed ODIs, recent first) - WI - LLWLL | NZ - WWLLL. Tactical changes and final combinations - Lineup adjustments are expected for both squads as they try to adapt to the historic extra bounce and carry in Bridgetown. The West Indies squad welcomes back fit-again Justin Greaves and top-order batter Brandon King, offering much-needed depth. On the bowling front, the hosts will continue leaning heavily on 19-year-old wristspinner Vitel Lawes, who has been highly erratic yet lethal with six series wickets. For New Zealand, the central dilemma is whether to back their leading spinner Jayden Lennox or introduce an extra seam bowling reinforcement to dismantle the vulnerable Windies top order.