Keacy Carty and Shai Hope guided West Indies to a convincing seven-wicket victory in the opening ODI against New Zealand in Guyana. The pair added 131 in 25.4 overs for the third wicket as the home side chased down 268 with seven balls to spare after 19-year-old debutant spinner Vitel Lawes had starred with three wickets in his first professional match.
Scores:
West Indies 268 for 3 (Carty 95, Hope 87*) beat New Zealand 267 (Mitchell 65, Young 49, A Joseph 4-41, Lawes 3-54) by seven wickets