Overview
- New Zealand lead the three‑match series 1–0 after a seven‑run win in Christchurch, posting 269‑7 and restricting the West Indies to 262‑6 in a final‑over finish.
- Daryl Mitchell top‑scored with 119 for his seventh ODI hundred, batting through groin discomfort and then sitting out the fielding innings.
- Subsequent scans showed a minor groin tear, ruling Mitchell out of the remaining two ODIs as he targets a return for the Test series starting December 2.
- Henry Nicholls has been added to the ODI squad as cover and is in contention for the second match in Napier on November 19.
- West Indies pacer Jayden Seales took 3‑41 and later highlighted missed chances and a sluggish top‑order start as areas to fix to level the series.