Overview
- New Zealand edged West Indies by one wicket to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series after the fourth ODI in Bridgetown on Sunday.
- Mark Chapman top-scored with 80 and his 65-run fifth-wicket partnership with Michael Bracewell put New Zealand firmly on track during the chase.
- Gudakesh Motie revived the West Indies innings and then tore through New Zealand’s lower order, finishing with a career-best 5-47 to put the visitors under heavy pressure.
- The finish was tense as Mitchell Santner hit the winning run to finish 34 not out after a dropped catch with three runs required and No.11 Jayden Lennox survived both caught-behind and LBW reviews.
- Teams and players paid tribute to cricket great Garry Sobers before the match with black armbands and a minute’s silence, and the fifth and final ODI is scheduled to be played in Bridgetown on Tuesday.