Black Caps drop final game of Windies ODI series
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New Zealand have lost the fifth and final game of the ODI series against the West Indies at Bridgetown by two wickets.
The series had already been won by the Black Caps 3-1 in the previous game and this game was there for the taking by the visitors, however a late batting collapse saw their innings total around 20 runs short.
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Batting first the Black Caps made 268-9 as Tom Latham made 69 from 71 balls including six fours and a six, Nick Kelly scored 64 from 80 and Will Young opened with 56 from 63 balls.
Young went when the score was 102 and Mark Chapman was out for 11 at 127 as a big score looked likely however no other player made more than Nathan Smith's 18 runs.
The West Indies still struggled to reach the total, albeit with two late sixes from Shimron Hetmyer off a Jacob Duffy for a score of 69 not out doing the job.
The home side making269-8 with 15 balls up their sleeve.
Duffy finished with 3-67 from eight overs, Jayden Lennox again frustrated the batters with 3-35 from nine while Nathan Smith and Michael Bracewell took a wicket each
