West Indies Vs NZ, 3rd ODI, New Zealand tour of West Indies, 2026
West Indies Vs NZ. NZ are hosting WI for the 3rd ODI of the NZ Cricket Team’s 2026 tour of WI.
3rd ODI between West Indies and New Zealand is at the New Zealand Cricket Team’s 2026 tour of West Indies.

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Mitchell Santner | New Zealand skipper: [After winning the toss, the NZ side’s performance in the bowlers] I guess if they win the toss it helps. But again, I think on pitches like this where it does a bit, I think you just keep it pretty simple. West Indies Vs NZ
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I believe that the power play still offers the best chance to bat, a slightly harder ball. Then, once the ball is a bit older, it can be really difficult,
West Indies Vs NZ as we’ve seen at least during the day. So, it was a pretty good show, right? I believe they had two good partnerships, but when you can keep taking wickets, then at some point you’re able to take them with ease for 140.

I believe that he’s been doing it for a long time wherever he’s played back home on non-spinning pitches. So I guess coming over here, it’s been a nice one, as a spin group, four of us in the last couple of games, to just keep it nice and simple. West Indies Vs NZ match
You know when you put it in the wicket, it wasn’t particularly in the wicket, it was there, that was nice. So I think, Jayden’s very accurate, and he showed that the last couple of games with, again, a lot of bowleds and LBWs. Full highlights of West Indies Vs NZ match
So, I believe it’s a pretty straightforward design. You attempt to go at the stumps and let’s see how it goes. I suppose for me, in a spin-friendly environment, it was trying to find out which ball is the most effective. Of course I believe the faster ones were a little skiddy. Watch the full HD result West Indies Vs NZ
Then when I slowed it down, there was more of a turn. I think if there’s a little bit of turn at my slow ball, I will bowl it a little slower. But I think everyone – Bracewell, Foxcroft, Lennox, myself – we’re all slightly different. So it’s quite nice to have different guys operating as well. West Indies Vs NZ Match highlights
Shai Hope | West Indies skipper: It’s always difficult to come up with a good batting score first in Guyana, but I’m not having a good captain at the toss, but we have to find West Indies Vs NZ many ways of scoring in tough conditions. I still thought they bowled very well but we have to think about finding some way to get runs because it’s really difficult.

Having said that, we need to leave these two games here in Guyana. So it’s going to a different country, different conditions so it’s about how we can perform in those conditions when we get there. Well, you can say a lot for the challenges of batting in Guyana.
Bounce is somewhat erratic. Even though the bowlers may try to add some spins, some would spin and slide and keep low, some would spin and bounce. It is about playing to get in good positions and finding out how to score off of good balls when they bowl them.
But that’s one of those times when you need some luck too, and we may not have had as much as a batting unit in these past two games. I could say the exact opposite of the New Zealanders as they had a lot of chances to come up short there.
However, as you play in that weather, it’ll be a difficult challenge. When we are in these situations, though, we must find a way to get better. The only thing to take when moving to Barbados for the remaining matches is 2-1. We’re down 2-0 in the series. West Indies Vs NZ series
We need to change, we need to become a team once again. So, to give ourselves a chance we must win the first one for sure. The first thing we have to do is, however, look at what’s in front of us, look at the circumstances in front of us, and then if we can, we hope the result is better.
He’s bowling really well, on Lawes. He has come in and is very comfortable. It’s something that we’ve been looking for, some spinning options. And like I said, he’s been bowling really nicely. Since that first game, when he finally got a little of his jitters sorted out now, he has been quite consistent.
But the thing is, there’s only one way up from here. He’s bowling really well, so it’s just about continuing. But when he finds himself in these situations, you’ve got to really capitalize. West Indies Vs NZ tour of WI
Jayden Lennox | Player of the Match: [Winning back-to-back Player of the Match awards] It’s nice to win back-to-back awards but I don’t compete for the awards. So it’s obviously nice to be up 2-1. This is our job! Let’s go home with the series, we’re here for the series win.

So it’s only a step further into that is really nice. It is an easy approach and the wickets he has taken or LBWed. Leave the stumps in the game and allow the pitch to play its game.
We can’t do anything about it, of course. Let’s place the ball in one place and we will have rewards awaiting us. So at the moment the key for the bowling unit is yeah, its kind of easy. Leave the stumps on the field and allow the pitch to do its job. There’s definitely some variation in that ball’s spin rate.
Clearly, there’s some nuance in the wrist positions, and things like that. But I believe the main factor is here, you can set the seam in the right direction and the pitch will spin for you differently.
If you’re putting the ball in the correct spot, then I believe the pitch will help you with that too! I think it’s just obviously, he’s been a big inspiration for, you know, my left arm orthodox bowling under New Zealand conditions.
So I suppose thinking back 12 months, it was probably a long shot to be, I suppose, here playing with him. So it’s been really cool to sort of lean on him and learn from him as well. So,
I think it’s the adaptability from the whole bowling unit, that’s just been a great thing. From game one, we weren’t too pleased with our execution for bits and pieces of that game. It’s very pleasing to come back and adapt and show you’re learning very fast and pick up games two and three.
Kiwi success (again) against a challenging target and pitch, 20:20 (00:20 GMT / 05:50 IST). They put in a good performance to send the West Indies in for 140 on a sodden wicket to complete a 2-1 victory in the five-match series.
Latham was able to keep a cool head and do much to calm the ship in the end but the top order helped on the chase too, and Latham was backed up by Foxcroft.
Lawes was one of the wickets that fell for the West Indies but it was always going to be a tough job defending a small score. The West Indian spinners did bite into New Zealand, but the guests played composedly to build up a six wicket lead at the end of the day. Please attend the post-match presentation!
West Indies Vs NZ 3rd ODI (D/N),
Providence, July 16, 2026, Total 140 (with 63 balls left) Bt 2-1
New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 63 balls left). 3rd ODI (D/N) between NZ & WI at Providence, July 16, 2026. Win
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West Indies 3rd ODI vs New Zealand at Providence Stadium. The only thing to take is 2-1. Provided that you’re less than a minute to bat 140 on a sticky wicket, you’ll do the West Indies.
West Indies will have been leading a comfortable win in today’s game that will allow the captains to take advantage of any early dew before the surface gets slippery.

Follow the match between West Indies and NZ in the 3rd ODI of the NZ tour. With the venue of Providence Stadium, Guyana and date and time set at 2:30 PM on Thursday, July 16, the games will commence at 2:30 PM.
West Indies vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Venue: Providence Stadium, Guyana • Date & Time: Thursday, July 16, 2:30 PM. Wickets Fifties Hundreds
In this New Zealand v West Indies match, the intense drama of cricket is the focus of the game as Mitchell Santner faces Shai Hope in the New Zealand, which has plenty of action in store.
New Zealand 141 for 4 (Latham 31*, Lawes 3-39) beat West Indies 140 (Carty 48, Lennox 4-52) by six wickets
Vitel Lawes had started his international career brightly as the visitors had to come good in the chase, however after suffering another collapse in the batting against the bowlers from the other side in the ODI series, West Indies dismissed 6 wickets to take a 2-1 lead.
John Campbell was forced to retire hurt after what looked like a hamstring injury, but as West Indies were all out for 140 for 9 at the end of the innings,
Jayden Lennox followed his five-wicket performance in the second match with 4 for 52 – equaling most wickets for a New Zealand spinner in a bilateral ODI series. An unbeaten partnership of 52 off the bat of Tom Latham and Dean Foxcroft helped New Zealand break the deadlock to cross the line.
Mark Chapman was then beaten on the inside edge and Young was to cover a wide delivery and fell lbw to give New Zealand 77 for 3. Although Lawes still served up the occasional loose delivery – understandable for a 19-year-old in his third professional game – his control has improved markedly even in the short space of time of this series.
The game was even more on the balance when Daryl Mitchell was beaten when he came into the park and later was relieved when Lawes came back in to his eight over and two full tosses were cashed in on by Latham and Foxcroft.
But if West Indies had limited for LBW against Foxcroft when he was 9, Lawes would have had a fourth wicket in the final over with 33 to be bowled.
It was played a run and Foxcroft was in behind the wicket, but a replay ruled that there was no edge and ball-tracking calculated it would hit half way up leg stump. Having reached that point New Zealand had few additional difficulties in completing the task.
The Windies were twice put in a difficult situation and twice were put in the back of the net to be handed a penalty, but then it was all out again in what was an almost replay of the last game.
After retiring hurt in the sixth over following himself on the ground after sprinting through for a single, Ackeem Auguste was run out in a brilliant manner by Mitchell Santner, running back from mid-off.
But the hosts faced setback in the 17th over as Shai Hope got hit by Lennox’s arm ball for the second consecutive game. After 3 overs Sherfane Rutherford hit a reverse sweep to deep point.
Playing his first ODI since last June, Keacy Carty had to work hard to give himself a base and with the recalled Shmorn Hetmyer, took West Indies to 121/3 against Lennox. Hetmyer was added because MLC was too busy to receive his kit.