Kiwis clinch series against West Indies

13 January,2009 01:50 PM IST |   |  AFP

New Zealand beat the West Indies in a rain-disrupted fifth and final one-day cricket international by nine runs under the Duckworth-Lewis system here Tuesday to claim the series 2-1.


New Zealand beat the West Indies in a rain-disrupted fifth and final one-day cricket international by nine runs under the Duckworth-Lewis system here Tuesday to claim the series 2-1.

Set a target of 294, New Zealand were 211 for five after 35 overs when rain forced the players from the field.

Under the Duckworth-Lewis adjustment the par score was 202.

Scores: West Indies 293; Chris Gayle 135, Shivnarine Chanderpaul 94.

New Zealand 211-5; Ross Taylor 48 not out, Martin Guptill 43.

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