New Zealand have won the 2nd ODI from West Indies by 5 wickets. New Zealand produced a determined performance to defeat the West Indies in a tense, low-scoring contest and level the five-match ODI series at 1-1. On a pitch that heavily favored spin, the visitors held their nerve with both bat and ball to secure a valuable five-wicket victory.
West Indies made a bright start after their openers raced to a 63-run partnership. However, the momentum changed immediately after Mitchell Bracewell claimed the breakthrough.
From that point, New Zealand’s spin attack took complete control.
Captain Mitchell Santner rotated his bowlers smartly and consistently attacked the stumps. The strategy paid off as the hosts struggled to cope with the sharp turn and uneven bounce.
Left-arm spinner Zakary Lennox starred with a brilliant five-wicket haul, ripping through the middle and lower order. Amir Jangoo fought hard with a composed innings, but he received little support as wickets continued to tumble around him.
West Indies eventually collapsed for just 138 after a promising start in 2nd ODI against New Zealand.
Despite defending a modest total, the West Indies bowlers refused to surrender.
Khary Pierre led the attack with two important wickets, while every other frontline bowler chipped in with one scalp. Vitel Lawes also impressed with his disciplined spell, creating pressure throughout even though he finished without a wicket.
The bowlers made New Zealand work hard for every run and kept the outcome in doubt until the closing stages.
New Zealand also began their chase confidently.
The top order built a steady platform before the pitch started offering greater assistance to the spinners.
As conditions became more difficult, the West Indies slow bowlers extracted significant turn and bounce, striking regularly to trigger a middle-order collapse.
The scoring rate slowed considerably as the hosts fought their way back into the contest.
Just when the chase threatened to slip away, New Zealand’s batting depth came to the rescue.
Several middle and lower-order batters made valuable contributions instead of relying on one major innings. Those small partnerships proved decisive in difficult batting conditions.
Although West Indies continued to apply pressure until the very end, New Zealand stayed composed and eventually reached the target with five wickets to spare in 2nd ODI.
The victory levels the five-match ODI series at 1-1 and gives New Zealand valuable momentum heading into the remaining matches.
The visitors combined disciplined spin bowling with determined batting to overcome a challenging surface. Meanwhile, West Indies will take encouragement from their fighting display with the ball but will know that their batting collapse ultimately proved costly.
With both sides now sharing one win each, the series remains wide open heading into the next encounter.