Overview
- New Zealand defended 177/9 to dismiss West Indies for 168 at Saxton Oval, moving ahead 2-1 in the five-match T20I series.
- Kyle Jamieson closed out the 20th over, dismissing Romario Shepherd with the fifth ball to secure a nine-run win.
- Shepherd top-scored with 49 and, alongside Shamar Springer’s 39, put on 78 for the ninth wicket after West Indies fell to 88/8.
- Devon Conway hit 56 and Daryl Mitchell 41 as New Zealand overcame a late collapse and three run-outs to set a defendable total.
- Ish Sodhi’s 3-34 lifted him to third on the all-time T20I wicket list with 156, with Jacob Duffy also taking three; the fourth T20 is in Nelson on Monday.