Overview
- West Indies chased 269 to beat New Zealand by two wickets in the fifth ODI in Bridgetown on Tuesday, finishing 269 for 8 with Shimron Hetmyer unbeaten on 69 and Sherfane Rutherford making 61.
- New Zealand posted 268 for 9 in their 50 overs with Tom Latham (69), Nick Kelly (64) and Will Young (56) supplying the bulk of the runs.
- Jayden Lennox finished the series as leading bowler with 14 wickets at an average of 13.6, took 3-35 in the final match and was named player of the series.
- All five games in the contest were won by the team batting second, a pattern that highlighted the importance of planned run-chases, death-over bowling and late partnerships.
- The final prompted a surge in online interest and gave West Indies a morale-boosting win at home while New Zealand leaves with the series win and questions about closing out tight chases.