Overview
- New Zealand posted 207/5 before restricting West Indies to 204/8 to square the three-match series 1-1 in Auckland.
- Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi led the bowling with three wickets each, denting the chase through the middle overs.
- West Indies recovered from 93/6 as Rovman Powell struck 45 off 16, Romario Shepherd added 34 off 16, and Matthew Forde finished unbeaten on 29.
- Kyle Jamieson defended 16 in the final over, overcoming an overstep no-ball to dismiss Powell and close out the match.
- West Indies blasted 87 runs in the last five overs and cleared the ropes 18 times in the chase, pushing the game to the final ball.