Boult from blue for Windies, NZ on top

Boult from blue for Windies, NZ on top

Christchurch : New Zealand completed a clean sweep against West Indies in their ODI 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, West Indies were set a revised target of 166 in response to New Zealand’s 131.
At the end, they were 99/9, after recovering from an initial collapse which saw them reduced to 9/5, 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 hardly any resistance from the other end 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 in the first ODI and a 204-run victory in the second, continued a miserable tour for West Indies, who also lost the Test series 2-0.
New Zealand elected to bat first, and were 83/3 after 19 overs when rain forced the players off 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 T20 world champions, but they found themselves in trouble right in the very first over.

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