Boult leads New Zealand to series sweep vs halpess WI
New Zealand completed a clean sweep of the West Indies in their one-day series with a commanding 66-run victory in a rain-affected third and final match in Christchurch on Tuesday.
With the match reduced to 23-overs-a-side, the West Indies were set a revised target of 166 in reply to New Zealand’s 131.
At the close they were 99 for nine, after recovering from an initial collapse which saw them at nine for five and threatening Zimbabwe’s world record ODI low of 35.
Captain Jason Holder revived the innings with a quick 34 off 21 deliveries.
But there was little other resistance as fast bowlers Trent Boult and Matt Henry along with spinner Mitchell Santner took the batting apart.
The latest drubbing, following New Zealand’s five-wicket win
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in the first ODI and a 204-run victory in the second, continued a miserable tour for the West Indies who also lost the Test series 2-0.
New Zealand elected to bat first, and were 83 for three after 19 overs when rain forced the players from the field. They added 48 in the four available overs after the resumption.
Ross Taylor ended unbeaten on 47 while Tom Latham made 37.
After the Duckworth-Lewis revision, the target of 166 should not have been beyond the World T20 champions, but they found themselves in trouble in the first over.
Brief scores: New Zealand 131-4 in 23 overs (R Taylor 47, T Latham 37, S Cottrell 2-19) vs West Indies 99-9 in 23 overs (J Holder 34, N Miller 20, T Boult 3-18, M Santner 3-15)