West Indies entered the game with some momentum after squaring the ODI series with New Zealand. The home side took charge after winning the toss by opting to bat, with the openers steaming to 38 inside of four overs. Martin Guptill was the first to fall when he ended up being caught by Johnson Charles off the bowling of Tino Best•Getty Images

New Zealand began to lose their way towards the midpoint of the innings, with Best claiming both Colin Munro and Corey Anderson in the 13th over•Getty Images

It was important the West Indians got off to a blazing start, but the New Zealand seamers had other ideas, with Adam Milne beating Lendl Simmons for pace as he tickled one to the keeper•Getty Images

This brought the New Zealand captain to the crease, and along with Jesse Ryder the duo continued to motor along at a fair clip•Getty Images

With New Zealand slipping at 104 for 5, Luke Ronchi entered the fray and began to help arrest the slide with a counter-attacking knock•Getty Images

Andre Fletcher played a lone hand as wickets tumbled all around him, as he was the only West Indian batsman to cross 20•Getty Images

Together with Brendon McCullum, the pair added a match-defining 85 off 7.1 overs, as New Zealand reached an imposing 189 for 5. Brendon was unbeaten on 60, while Ronchi finished not out on 48 off 25 balls•Getty Images

Many hopes lay on the big-hitting Jamaican, Andre Russell, but his innings came to a unceremonious end when he tried to loft McCullum over the long-on boundary, but instead was caught before the rope by Martin Guptill, who had to time his jump just right to hold onto the chance. West Indies eventually reached their quota of overs on 108 for 8, solidifying an 81-run victory for the hosts•Getty Images