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West Indies Beats New Zealand by 2 Wickets in the 5th ODI; New Zealand Takes the Series 3-2
Hetmeyer’s unbeaten 69 and a 95-run stand with Sherfane Rutherford lifted West Indies to 269-8 and sealed a two-wicket win.
On Tuesday, Shimron Hetmeyer scored an unbeaten 69 to guide West Indies to a two-wicket victory over New Zealand in the fifth and final one-day cricket international.
New Zealand posted 268-9 after Will Young , Tom Latham , and Nick Kelly led the scoring, though Alzarri Joseph restricted the total with 2-38 from 10 overs.
A 95-run partnership between Hetmeyer and Sherfane Rutherford anchored the chase, building on the foundation set by Shai Hope and Keacy Carty earlier in the innings.
Jacob Duffy dismissed Matthew Forde and Alzarri Joseph in the 45th over with 21 runs still needed, but West Indies secured the win with 15 balls remaining.
Jayden Lennox earned player of the series with 14 wickets at an average of 13.6, though New Zealand claimed the series 3-2 in a contest where every match was won by the team batting second.