New Zealand seal ODI series against West Indies

NAPIER, New Zealand, Nov 19 (AFP): Captain Mitchell Santner delivered late fireworks with the bat as New Zealand beat the West Indies by five wickets in the second one-day international on Wednesday to win the series.

Santner smashed 34 not out off 15 balls to carry the hosts home at 248-5 with three deliveries to spare after the tourists posted 247-9. The match at Napier's McLean Park was reduced by rain to 34 overs each after a three-hour wait to start. West Indies captain Shai Hope unfurled a brilliant 109 off 69 balls to give them a chance of squaring the three-match series after the hosts won the opener by seven runs in Christchurch on Sunday.