Shamarh Brooks powers West Indies to five-wicket win over New Zealand in first ODI
West Indies to a five-wicket victory over top-ranked New Zealand in a low-scoring opening day-night one-day international of a three-match series at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday. After the home side's bowling combination of pace and spin dismissed the visitors for 190 off 45.2 overs batting first, Brooks's 91-ball 79 with nine fours and one six provided the much-needed solidity to take his team to 193 for five off 39 overs in reply. His 72-run fourth-wicket partnership with captain Nicholas Pooran (28) steadied the chase and ensured there would be no repeat of the collapses which have become an all-too-common feature of their game in recent years.


