Deadly bowling by Jaden Lennox, New Zealand defeated West Indies by 5 wickets and leveled the series 1-1.

New Zealand Beats West Indies By 5 Wickets: New Zealand performed well in the second ODI and defeated West Indies by 5 wickets. Bowling first, New Zealand all out West Indies for just 138 runs, after which New Zealand achieved the target of 139 runs by losing 5 wickets in 32.4 overs. With this victory, the Kiwi team leveled the five-match ODI series 1-1.

Will Young gave a great performance

New Zealand, who set out to chase the easy target of 139 runs, did not have a good start. Will Young played some brilliant shots and scored 28 runs in 31 balls, which included 5 fours, but he could not play a big innings. After this Mark Chapman was run out without opening the account. Henry Nicholls scored 17 runs, while Daryl Mitchell scored 28 runs in 43 balls. Dean Foxcroft also returned to the pavilion without scoring any runs.

Tom Latham and Michael Bracewell showed restraint

At one time New Zealand had lost 5 wickets, but captain Tom Latham and Michael Bracewell showed great restraint and did not allow the team to suffer any further setbacks. Latham returned unbeaten after scoring 37 runs in 61 balls, while Bracewell played an important inning of 24 runs to give New Zealand victory. For West Indies, Khary Pierre took maximum 2 wickets, while Alzarri Joseph got 1 wicket.

John Campbell gave a great performance

Earlier, the West Indies team, which came to bat after winning the toss, was a complete flop and was all out for just 138 runs in 36 overs. John Campbell scored the highest score of 43 runs, which included 4 fours and 1 six. Aamir Jangu contributed 24 runs, while Akeem Auguste and Casey Carty could score only 18 runs each. Captain Shai Hope was out after scoring just 7 runs, while Sherfane Rutherford scored 8 runs.

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Excellent bowling by Santner and Bracewell

The biggest hero of New Zealand’s victory was young bowler Jayden Lennox, who bowled lethally and took 5 wickets for 19 runs. Apart from them, Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell completely destroyed the West Indies batting by taking 2-2 wickets.

With this spectacular victory, New Zealand made a strong comeback in the series and leveled the five-match ODI series at 1-1. Now the third match between the two teams will be very important to take the lead in the series.