Overview
- West Indies were dismissed for 205 and 128, leaving New Zealand 56 to chase, which the hosts reached at 57-1 in about 10 overs.
- Jacob Duffy took 5-38 in the second innings and 6-71 for the match to earn Player of the Match honors.
- Debutant Michael Rae returned 3-66 and 3-45 for a six-wicket match haul that underpinned New Zealand's bowling effort.
- New Zealand's seam resources were stretched after Blair Tickner dislocated his shoulder on day one following a 4-32 opening spell.
- The result moved New Zealand to a 66.67 WTC percentage as West Indies slipped to 4.76, with the series finale set for Bay Oval on Dec. 18.