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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – West Indies won for the first time in ten One-Day Internationals when they beat New Zealand by five wickets under lights at Kensington Oval here Wednesday.
Choosing to bowl first, the home side rolled the Black Caps over for a paltry 190 on a challenging pitch, left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein (3-28) and fast bowler Alzarri Joseph (3-36) spearheading the attack with three-wicket hauls.
Shamarh Brooks then stroked a delightful 79 off 91 deliveries as West Indies overhauled their target off 39 overs, to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The victory ended a run of three straight clean sweeps – to Pakistan, Bangladesh and India – and marked the Caribbean side’s first ODI win over the Black Caps in their last six meetings. Read more.
