Both sides will now relocate to Barbados for the series\u2019 final two matches, starting on Monday morning (NZT). <\/p>\n
Tom Latham celebrates the wicket of Keemo Paul against the West Indies in Guyana. Photo \/ AFP<\/p>\n
With all three games at Guyana\u2019s Providence Stadium having been won by the chasing side, Santner\u2019s biggest victory of the day arguably came at the toss.<\/p>\n
From 25-0 when John Campbell retired hurt with a hamstring injury, the West Indies lost nine wickets for 115 runs, as the slow bowlers again dictated play.<\/p>\n
At 38-1 when Santner brought himself into the attack \u2013 having taken a spectacular catch running back from mid-off off Jacob Duffy (1-15) to remove Ackeem Auguste (26) \u2013 the spinners took their time to assert their dominance, but didn\u2019t relent once they did.<\/p>\n
The left-arm pair of Lennox and Santner removed captain Shai Hope, bowled for eight, and Sherfane Rutherford \u2013 caught in the deep when reverse-sweeping \u2013 respectively, to leave the hosts 73-3.<\/p>\n
And when Bracewell had the pair of Keacy Carty lbw for an innings-high 48 and Shimron Hetmyer (26) caught at deep midwicket, the hosts were out of specialist batters in the 31st over.<\/p>\n
At the other end, Lennox struck thrice to have Keemo Paul (8) lbw attempting to reverse sweep, before removing Gudakesh Motie (0) and Alzarri Joseph (7) bowled by missing straight balls.<\/p>\n
Santner completed the rout when he hit the woodwork of Kharry Pierre (4) and set his batters the comfortable target of 141 in 50 overs.<\/p>\n
In reply, the Black Caps\u2019 openers hardly came racing out of the blocks, and added 36 in the first 10 overs. <\/p>\n
Henry Nicholls was saved twice when lbw decisions were overturned by umpire reviews, but finally fell for 24 when he was superbly beaten by Lawes. Mark Chapman couldn\u2019t capitalise on being dropped on two, when he was trapped lbw by Lawes to leave the Black Caps 50-2 after drinks.<\/p>\n
With the New Zealand side able to knock off the target in singles, Lawes had a third when Will Young holed out to short cover for 23, as the Black Caps crawled to 81-3 at the halfway stage.<\/p>\n
Mitchell Santner completes the catch of Ackeem Auguste against the West Indies in Guyana. Photo \/ AFP<\/p>\n
Daryl Mitchell faced 49 balls for his 28, before he was beaten by Pierre (1-26) with a ball that straightened to hit off-stump, with the equation still 52 runs needed from 138 balls.<\/p>\n
Faced with a similar situation he did in the series\u2019 second game, Latham again guided the Black Caps home, this time supported by Foxcroft. The test captain tamed the spinners in his 53-ball innings, which contained just two boundaries. <\/p>\n
At the other end, Foxcroft got off the mark in the series after his duck in game two, and hit two boundaries in his 28 deliveries, as he and Latham raised their half-century stand in 72 balls to take New Zealand over the line. <\/p>\n
But with plenty still to play for over the next week, both sets of batters will be hoping for more friendly conditions in Barbados. <\/p>\n
West Indies 140-9 (Carty 48; Lennox 4-52)<\/p>\n
New Zealand 141-4 (Latham 31 not out; Lawes 3-39) <\/p>\n
New Zealand win by six wickets<\/p>\n