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New Zealand Complete 400th ODI Victory, Level ODI Series vs West Indies
Jayden Lennox took 5/19 as New Zealand dismissed West Indies for 138 and completed a five-wicket victory at Providence, leveling the five-match ODI series and recording the Black Caps’ 400th win in the format.
New Zealand’s 400th ODI victory arrived on a surface where patience mattered more than power and spin carried more authority than pace.
Jayden Lennox marked the milestone with the defining performance of the night, taking 5/19 as West Indies collapsed from 63 without loss to 138 all out in 36 overs at Providence. The visitors then survived a mid-innings wobble before Tom Latham and Michael Bracewell completed a five-wicket win with 104 balls remaining.
The result leveled the five-match series at 1-1 and restored New Zealand’s footing after their seven-wicket defeat in the opening ODI. It also gave the Black Caps a significant place in their white-ball history, becoming their 400th victory in the format. The official Cricket West Indies series page confirms the result, scores, and remaining schedule.
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TL;DR
- New Zealand beat West Indies by five wickets in the second ODI at Providence.
- The result was New Zealand’s 400th ODI victory.
- The five-match series is now level at 1-1.
- West Indies were bowled out for 138 in 36 overs.
- Jayden Lennox took a career-defining 5/19 from eight overs.
- Lennox delivered 35 dot balls and conceded only 2.37 runs per over.
- Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell took two wickets each.
- West Indies collapsed from 63/0 to 138 all out.
- John Campbell top-scored with 43 from 41 balls.
- New Zealand slipped from 35/0 to 52/3 during the chase.
- Tom Latham remained unbeaten on 37.
- Michael Bracewell finished 24 not out and hit the winning boundary.
- The third ODI will be played at Providence on July 16.
West Indies vs New Zealand Second ODI Scorecard
| Match detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Match | West Indies vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI |
| Venue | Providence Stadium, Guyana |
| Date | July 13, 2026 |
| Toss | New Zealand chose to field |
| West Indies | 138 all out in 36 overs |
| New Zealand | 141/5 in 32.4 overs |
| Result | New Zealand won by five wickets |
| Balls remaining | 104 |
| Player of the Match | Jayden Lennox, 5/19 |
| Series position | Level at 1-1 |
| Milestone | New Zealand’s 400th ODI win |
| Next match | Third ODI, July 16 at Providence |
The complete figures are available through the New Zealand Cricket’s official match-scoring page.
Jayden Lennox Turned a Helpful Pitch Into a Personal Breakthrough
Providence had already made its intentions clear during the first ODI.
Spinners delivered 55 of the 98.4 overs in the series opener and collected eight of the 13 wickets. Conditions were slow, grip was available, and batters found it increasingly difficult to score once the ball lost its early hardness.
Lennox used those conditions better than anyone.
The left-arm spinner finished with five wickets for 19 runs from eight overs, producing the first five-wicket haul of his ODI career. He bowled 35 dot balls, conceded one boundary, and dismantled the West Indies middle and lower order after the opening partnership had suggested a far larger total.
His victims included Shai Hope, Sherfane Rutherford, Gudakesh Motie, Matthew Forde, and Vitel Lawes.
The sequence mattered.
Hope and Rutherford were removed before they could rebuild. Motie and Forde followed while West Indies were trying to extend the innings. Lawes became the fifth wicket and completed the collapse at 138.
Lennox later described the performance as “pretty special,” explaining that spin bowling in New Zealand often requires containment, while a surface such as Providence places greater responsibility on the spinner to take wickets.
That difference appeared to free him.
Instead of protecting an end, Lennox attacked the stumps, changed his pace, and trusted the pitch to exaggerate small variations. His control allowed Santner to remain aggressive from the other end, creating the kind of sustained pressure West Indies could not escape.
West Indies Lost Ten Wickets for 75 Runs
The home side’s innings began with control.
John Campbell and Ackeem Auguste added 63 for the first wicket, reaching 58 without loss at the end of the opening powerplay. Campbell struck four fours and one six in his 43 from 41 deliveries, while Auguste provided support with 18 from 27.
A platform had been built.
Then it disappeared.
Bracewell dismissed Auguste at 63, and Santner removed Campbell three balls later. The scoreboard quickly moved from 63/0 to 66/2, shifting both momentum and responsibility onto the middle order.
Hope made seven from 16 balls. Rutherford scored eight from eight. Keacy Carty reached 18 but could not carry the innings. Amir Jangoo’s 24 from 41 balls became the only substantial contribution after Campbell.
West Indies lost their final eight wickets for 72 runs and their last five for 30.
West Indies’ Collapse by the Numbers
| Phase | Score |
|---|---|
| Opening partnership | 63 |
| Score after Campbell’s dismissal | 66/2 |
| At the fall of Hope | 86/3 |
| At the fall of Rutherford | 97/4 |
| After 25.4 overs | 115/6 |
| Final total | 138 all out |
| Wickets lost after opening stand | 10 for 75 |
The decline was rooted in more than poor shot selection.
West Indies allowed New Zealand’s spinners to settle into predictable lengths. Strike rotation slowed, boundary opportunities disappeared, and the pressure moved from the scoreboard into the batters’ decision-making.
Motie faced 16 balls for one run. Forde made one from five. Alzarri Joseph scored one from nine. Lawes was dismissed without scoring.
Those innings left Khary Pierre stranded on seven not out and denied West Indies the additional 50 or 60 runs that could have transformed a modest target into a difficult chase.
Santner’s Toss Decision Was Backed by Clear Local Logic
Mitchell Santner described it as a “nice toss to win.”
His reasoning was straightforward. The pitch was likely to play best while the ball was new, before becoming slower and offering more turn as the innings progressed.
New Zealand therefore chose to bowl first, allowing their spinners to use the surface during the afternoon and giving their batters a defined target under lights.
The plan worked, although not without tension.
Santner took 2/21 from seven overs and conceded only three runs per over. Bracewell collected 2/51, while Dean Foxcroft supported the attack with five wicketless overs for 16.
New Zealand’s three main spin options combined for:
- 24 overs
- 87 runs
- Nine wickets
- Economy rate of 3.62
That collective contribution decided the match.
Lennox supplied the headline performance, but Santner’s use of his slow bowlers ensured that West Indies never found a comfortable phase after the opening partnership.
New Zealand’s ability to adapt has also been visible in red-ball cricket this year, including the series discussed in how New Zealand helped expose the limits of England’s Bazball era.
New Zealand’s Chase Was Comfortable Only at the End
A target of 139 should have produced a routine chase.
West Indies’ spinners made certain it did not feel that way.
Will Young began positively, scoring 28 from 31 balls with five boundaries. His dismissal to Alzarri Joseph at 35 started a brief period of instability. Mark Chapman was run out two deliveries later without scoring, and Henry Nicholls fell to Motie for 17.
New Zealand had moved from 35 without loss to 52/3.
The surface was still turning, the required score remained distant, and West Indies had found the pressure missing from their first innings.
Daryl Mitchell and Latham restored control with a 42-run stand. Mitchell made 28 from 43 deliveries before Pierre had him stumped with the score at 94.
Foxcroft was bowled four balls later without scoring.
At 96/5, New Zealand still needed 43 runs. A stronger West Indies total could have made the match genuinely dangerous.
Latham and Bracewell removed that possibility.
Tom Latham and Michael Bracewell Closed the Door
Latham’s unbeaten 37 came from 61 balls and contained only two fours.
The innings was valuable because it matched the conditions rather than fighting them. He defended carefully, rotated the strike when possible, and refused to offer West Indies the sixth wicket they needed to create late panic.
Bracewell brought more urgency.
His unbeaten 24 from 26 deliveries included three fours and lifted the tempo once the target moved within reach. The pair added 45 without further loss and finished the chase in 32.4 overs.
Motie’s final delivery took Bracewell’s outside edge and ran through the vacant first-slip region for four, an untidy conclusion to a controlled partnership.
The boundary confirmed three things at once:
- New Zealand had won by five wickets.
- The series was level at 1-1.
- The Black Caps had completed their 400th ODI victory.
The balance between caution and acceleration resembled the kind of chase management often lost in modern white-ball cricket. For another example of a batter rebuilding after early damage, read how Jacob Bethell rescued England from 1/2 against India.
New Zealand’s 400th ODI Win Carries Historical Weight
New Zealand entered ODI cricket in 1973.
Their progress through the format has rarely followed the financial or population advantages enjoyed by some larger cricket nations. Depth, tactical flexibility, player development, and role clarity have often mattered more than star volume.
The 400-win mark reflects that consistency.
New Zealand have reached World Cup finals, won major global honors, developed generations of adaptable cricketers, and remained competitive across eras in which the ODI format changed dramatically.
The latest landmark did not arrive through a famous century or a spectacular chase. It came through a young spinner reading a slow surface, a captain trusting the conditions, and two experienced batters finishing a target that briefly became awkward.
That felt suitably New Zealand.
Earlier in 2026, the Black Caps also completed their first bilateral ODI series victory in India, another major achievement in a year of significant white-ball progress. The ICC confirmed that breakthrough after New Zealand sealed the series with a 41-run win in Indore.
For historical comparisons across eras, The Sports Encounter’s examination of Ian Botham’s ODI and Test legacy shows how individual careers and team milestones acquire meaning beyond raw totals.
Shai Hope Admits West Indies Needed Far More
Hope accepted that 138 reflected the conditions but also acknowledged that West Indies were significantly short of a competitive score.
He estimated that another 60 or 70 runs could have created a different match.
The captain also highlighted a recurring challenge. Caribbean conditions often favor teams batting second, but West Indies cannot rely on winning the toss. They must become better at setting totals when forced to bat first.
That challenge now shapes the rest of the series.
West Indies chased 268 successfully in the opening ODI, winning by seven wickets with seven balls remaining. Two days later, they failed to complete 36 overs and gave New Zealand a target that allowed room for mistakes.
The contrast could hardly have been sharper.
Their top order handled the powerplay well in the second match, yet the middle order failed to adjust once the pitch slowed. Hope, Rutherford, Carty, and Jangoo combined for 57 runs from 92 balls.
Against an attack built around spin, that was not enough.
What New Zealand’s Win Means for the Series
The five-match format gives both teams time to respond.
New Zealand have regained momentum and discovered a potential match-winner in Lennox. Santner now has greater freedom to use multiple spin combinations, particularly if Providence continues to reward slower bowling in the third ODI.
West Indies must decide whether their batting approach needs personnel changes or simply better execution.
The official West Indies schedule confirms that the third ODI will be played at Providence on July 16 before the series moves to Kensington Oval in Barbados for the final two matches on July 19 and 21.
Remaining ODI Schedule
| Match | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Third ODI | July 16 | Providence Stadium, Guyana |
| Fourth ODI | July 19 | Kensington Oval, Barbados |
| Fifth ODI | July 21 | Kensington Oval, Barbados |
The third match now carries more than routine mid-series importance.
West Indies need to prove their opening victory reflected sustainable strength rather than one successful chase. New Zealand have an opportunity to turn a milestone win into control of the series.
Final Verdict
New Zealand’s 400th ODI victory was built from the middle of the pitch.
Lennox turned the ball, Santner controlled the innings, Bracewell contributed in both disciplines, and Latham stayed calm when the chase briefly became uncomfortable.
West Indies had reached 63 without loss and appeared capable of setting a defendable total. Their response to the first setback decided the match. Ten wickets fell for 75 runs, leaving the bowlers with almost no margin for error.
New Zealand wobbled at 52/3 and again at 96/5, but the target remained too small to generate lasting pressure.
The milestone belongs to the Black Caps. The warning belongs to West Indies.
On a surface where every run became harder once the ball aged, the home side failed to make enough of them while conditions were still in their favor.
FAQs
Who won the second ODI between West Indies and New Zealand?
New Zealand won by five wickets after chasing 139 in 32.4 overs.
Was this New Zealand’s 400th ODI win?
Yes. The victory at Providence completed New Zealand’s 400th win in men’s One Day International cricket.
Who was Player of the Match?
Jayden Lennox was named Player of the Match after taking 5/19 from eight overs.
What was the West Indies score?
West Indies were bowled out for 138 in 36 overs after losing all ten wickets for 75 runs following a 63-run opening stand.
Who scored the most runs for New Zealand?
Tom Latham top-scored with an unbeaten 37 from 61 balls.
What is the West Indies vs New Zealand ODI series score?
The five-match series is level at 1-1 after two games.
When is the third ODI?
The third ODI will be played at Providence Stadium on July 16, 2026.