New Zealand vs. West Indies, 1st ODI: Scorecard and Report from Auckland

West Indies beat New Zealand by two wickets in the opening one-day international in Auckland.

Chasing 157 in a low-scoring affair at Eden Park, the tourists reached their target in just 27.3 overs.

New Zealand 156 (42.1 ov)
West Indies 157/8 (27.3 ov)
Batsman	Dismissal	Runs	Minutes	Balls
MJ Guptill	lbw b Rampaul	2	16	17
JD Ryder	c DM Bravo b Rampaul	0	7	5
KS Williamson	c †Ramdin b Holder	8	44	22
LRPL Taylor	run out (Holder)	3	13	10
BB McCullum*	lbw b DJ Bravo	51	110	57
Corey J Anderson	c Simmons b DJ Bravo	13	29	21
L Ronchi†	c Charles b Narine	7	8	7
JDS Neesham	c DM Bravo b DJ Bravo	10	30	28
NL McCullum	c DM Bravo b Holder	47	75	64
KD Mills	c Sammy b DJ Bravo	3	13	7
MJ McClenaghan	not out	3	42	15
Extras	(lb 6, w 3)	9
Bowling	O	M	R	W
JO Holder	7.1	1	21	2
R Rampaul	9	0	27	2
DJG Sammy	6	0	30	0
SP Narine	10	2	28	1
DJ Bravo	10	0	44	4
Batsman	Dismissal	Runs	Minutes	Balls
J Charles	b McClenaghan	9	26	17
KOA Powell	b McClenaghan	4	8	5
DM Bravo	c Williamson b McClenaghan	14	27	18
LMP Simmons	c Taylor b Mills	34	72	43
DJ Bravo*	lbw b McClenaghan	12	19	14
N Deonarine	b Mills	6	50	20
D Ramdin†	c BB McCullum b McClenaghan	2	24	13
DJG Sammy	not out	43	40	27
JO Holder	c †Ronchi b Neesham	10	10	9
SP Narine	not out	0	3	0
Extras	(lb 8, w 14, nb 1)	23
Bowling	O	M	R	W
KD Mills	8	1	37	2
MJ McClenaghan	9.3	0	58	5
JDS Neesham	6	0	35	1
Corey J Anderson	4	0	19	0

Visiting captain Darren Sammy blasted an unbeaten 43 off 27 balls with five boundaries and three sixes after five wickets from Mitchell McClenaghan gave the hosts hope that they could defend their low total.

Only the McCullum brothers made a significant contribution in the Kiwis innings with captain Brendon making 51 and older brother Nathan, batting at nine, hitting 47.

Ravi Rampaul removed both openers in his first two overs and the run out of in-form Ross Taylor left New Zealand at 10-3.

Dwayne Bravo then picked up 4-44 as the Boxing Day crowd saw their side dismissed in only 42.1 overs.

The men from the Caribbean scored quickly in their run chase but steadily lost wickets with left-arm seamer McClenaghan picking up the first four wickets as they reached 60-4 in the 12th over.

Lendl Simmons made 34 but Kyle Mills claimed wickets in successive overs before McClenaghan took his fifth wicket, that of Dinesh Ramdin, to leave West Indies on 121-7.

However, some clean hitting from Sammy saw his side home. In the space of three balls, he hooked McClenaghan for six before smashing the bowler for four through mid-wicket to complete the victory.

The five-match series continues in Napier on Sunday before heading to Queenstown, Nelson and Hamilton after the Kiwis comprehensively won the Test series 2-0.