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Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra's aboriginal onslaught helped New Zealand bushed West Indies by 5 wickets with 3 balls to spare successful a rain-curtailed 2nd one-day planetary successful Napier to seal the three-game bid 2-0 connected Wednesday.
Chasing 248 for triumph successful a 34-overs-a-side contest, Conway and Ravindra powered the Black Caps with attacking half-centuries, putting connected a 106-run opening basal that dismantled the Caribbean bowling onslaught aboriginal on.
After being enactment into bat, West Indies apical bid faltered, losing fractional their batters for lone 86 successful 15.3 overs, arsenic Kyle Jamieson (3-44) dismissed John Campbell and Keacy Carty aboriginal on.
Wicketkeeper-batter Shai Hope anchored the innings with a counterattacking period - his 19th successful ODIs - featuring 13 fours and 4 sixes.
Late contributions from Justin Greaves and Romario Shepherd alongside Hope helped the visitors scope 247-9.
New Zealand started good but aft Ravindra (56) fell successful the 17th over, the hosts mislaid Will Young and Mark Chapman successful speedy succession. Conway (90) besides departed successful the 26th over, leaving them connected shaky crushed astatine 166-4.
But unbeaten innings by Tom Latham (39 disconnected 29) and skipper Mitchell Santner (34 disconnected 15) kept the unit disconnected New Zealand adjacent arsenic the required tally complaint went supra 10 astatine times.
The hosts needed 7 to triumph disconnected the past 5 balls erstwhile Jayden Seales (1-51) bowled a no-ball that Latham deed for four, earlier Santner scored the winning tally with a screen drive.
"The mode we've been pushing the crippled to the backmost end, beauteous overmuch finishing successful the past over, it's lone a substance of clip earlier we transverse the line," said player-of-the-match Hope.
"We person to find a mode to transverse the line. To beryllium a large team, you person to support winning against the best."
New Zealand volition play the 3rd ODI against West Indies connected Saturday, with a three-test bid to travel from December 2.
