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New Delhi: New Zealand defeated the West Indies by five wickets in the second ODI at McLean Park in Napier on Wednesday, November 11. The hosts sealed the ODI series 2-0 after chasing down the challenging total. The match was reduced to 34 overs per team, and the Blackcaps crossed the winning line with three balls to spare.
Chasing the 248-run target, New Zealand got off to a brilliant start as Conway and Rachin forged a 106-run partnership for the opening wicket. Both openers started steadily before changing gears. Rachin completed his fifty with a maximum over deep-midwicket off Roston Chase, while Conway reached the 50-run mark with a single.
Justin Greaves provided the West Indies with their first breakthrough and dismissed dangerous-looking Rachin for 56 runs. Roston Chase removed Will Young for 11 runs, and Jayden Seales dismissed Mark Chapman for a duck to pull things back for the visitors.
But Tom Latham anchored the chase well by rotating the strike and also kept ticking the scoreboard. Shamar Springer dismissed Conway for 90 runs, but captain Mitchell Santner’s explosive cameo pushed New Zealand to victory.
The West Indies got off to a difficult start after being sent into bat first. Jamieson and Henry bowled brilliantly and swung the ball both ways. Jamieson removed both John Campbell (4) and Keacy Carty (7) cheaply. Auguste got off to a good start but failed to convert it
Shai Hope looked solid at one end, but wickets kept falling regularly at the other end. The West Indies skipper batted well and kept hitting boundaries at regular intervals. He scored an unbeaten 109 runs off 69 balls with the help of 13 boundaries off four maximums. Hope equalled Brian Lara's tally of 19 ODI centuries. The West Indies skipper also crossed the 6000 ODI-run mark during the innings, becoming the second-fastest West Indian to complete the milestone.
Shepherd and Forbe also played brilliant cameos in the end, as the visitors scored 111 runs off the last 9 overs, posting 247/9. The hosts chased down the target comfortably and sealed the series 2-0 with one match remaining.
