The Black Caps celebrate after beating the West Indies in the final twenty20 to claim the series last night. In contrast, the West Indies trudged to their dressing room, burdened by the prospect of a multi-legged return flight to the Caribbean after a sequence of lacklustre performances. New Zealand played good, disciplined cricket, but we fell short. Law said that was made worse by the unavailability of several players who helped the West Indies win the World T20 in 2016. Their effort contributed to 243 for five, a record New Zealand T20 total, overtaking the 214 for six set against Australia in February 2010 at Christchurch.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 03, 2018 18:33 UTC