Carty and Hope power West Indies to seven-wicket win over New Zealand
Keacy Carty’s 95 and Shai Hope’s unbeaten 87 gave the hosts a 1-0 lead in the five-match ODI series, with debut captain Vitel Lawes taking three wickets.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana. Keacy Carty’s 95 and Shai Hope’s unbeaten 87 guided the West Indies to a comfortable seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the opening one-day international in Guyana.
The pair shared a match-winning 131-run third-wicket partnership as the hosts chased down New Zealand’s 267 with seven balls remaining, taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
The chase
Carty first built a partnership with opener Akeem Auguste, who made 38, before joining forces with Hope.
After surviving a narrow escape on 64, Carty made 95 off 112 balls before falling just short of a century.
Hope then took charge, sealing victory alongside Sherfane Rutherford, who struck two crucial sixes in the 49th over.
New Zealand collapse
New Zealand had made a promising start after winning the toss, with Will Young and Henry Nicholls sharing an opening stand of 80. Daryl Mitchell top-scored with 65.
But the innings fell apart late, collapsing from 216 for four in the 40th over to lose their last six wickets for 33 runs.
Michael Bracewell (29), Mark Chapman (27) and Tom Latham (25) all got starts but failed to go on.
Debut captain Vitel Lawes led the West Indies’ fightback with the ball, removing Nicholls, Chapman and Bracewell to finish with 3 for 54.
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