New Zealand registered their first ever series win on Caribbean soil after defeating West Indies in the deciding third and final ODI by five w🎃ickets at Kens🐻ington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Sunday.

A collective batting effort helped the Black Caps gun down the target of 302 in 47.1 overs. The likes of Martin Guptill (57), Devon Conway (56), Tom Latham (69) and Daryl Mitchell (63) all smashed vital half-centuries to power New Zealand to a series-clinching victory. All-rounder James Neesham also made a notable contr💛ibution, cracking a quickfire 11-ball unbeaten 34 to take t✅he visitors home.

Earlier, West Indies posted a competitive 301/8 on the board in their assigned 50 overs, thanks to scintillating batting by Shai Hope (51), Kyle Mayers (105) and captain Nicholas Pooran (91).

Hope and Mayers stitched together a dominating stand of 173 for the opening wicket before the tourists cౠame back and removed both openers in quick succession. The dismissal of both top-order batters opened the flood gates as the hosts kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Despite that, Pooran stayed in the middle and ensured West Indies reached a respectable total.

For New Zealand, pacer Trent Boult picked up three wickets for 53 in his quota of 10 overs, including a maiden. However, the star with the ball was Mithcell Santner, who conceded only 38 runs in 10 over🧸s and also ♛claimed a couple of scalps.

Here is how Twitter reacted:

A 2-1 Series victor𝔍y in Barbados! Catch up on the scores at or the NZC App 🏏

— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS)

A big fighဣt to the end. Congratulations to on the series win.

— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket)

New Zealand won their first ODI series ever in West Indies – a historic run chase.

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)

Ten points inꦦ the bank and a series win ꦍaway from home!

New Zealand were too good for the West Indies in Bar🐭bados 👏 scorecard:

— ICC (@ICC)

Swifty fifty! Ft. Conway @ Caribbean! 🥳
5⃣6⃣(6⃣3⃣) 🦁💛
📸 : Blackcaps

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)

What a chase. So well done from start to finish𝕴!

— Make It All Stahp 🍉 (@pinkstephness)

Neesham finishes ﷽it in style, NZ win by 5 wkts and take their first ever series win in West Indies 2-1

— #BackTheBLACKCAPS 🇳🇿 (@KW_Fans436)

Jimmy Neesham doing Jimmy Neesham things!!

— Rob Bruce (@robert_t_bruce)

Unleash the Neesh!

— Joshy (@_OUA_)

Brilliant chase from NZ in the decider.. heartbreak for WI, thought they had enough… The bowling didn't come good today, negated Akeal very well!! The wait for a series win continues for the WI

— Rahul Kumar (@rahulk_1019)