Cricket: Black Caps win tri-series

8.00am

The Black Caps have won the one-day tri-series final against West Indies at Lord's by 107 runs.

New Zealand posted 266 after being sent in by Windies skipper Brian Lara.

Stephen Fleming top scored with 67 off 66 balls.

Nathan Astle and Craig McMillan also made fifties.

Daniel Vettori took five for 30, while Chris Harris became the first man to take 200 one-day wickets for New Zealand.

Scoreboard from the tri-series cricket final between New Zealand and West Indies at Lord's today:



New Zealand

S Fleming c Gayle b Bravo 67

N Astle c Gayle b Bravo 57

H Marshall c Sarwan b Gayle 44

S Styris c Powell b Smith 1

C McMillan c Chanderpaul b Best 52

C Cairns st Jacobs b Sarwan 5

J Oram c Jacobs b Best 15

C Harris c and b Sarwan 1

D Vettori c Dwayne Smith b Sarwan 6

G Hopkins run out 0

I Butler not out 0

Extras (8lb, 9w, 1nb) 18

Total (49.2 overs) 266



Fall: 120 (Fleming), 143 (Astle), 146 (Styris), 217 (Marshall), 233 (Cairns), 249 (McMillan), 252 (Harris), 265 (Vettori), 266 (Oram), 266 (Hopkins).



Bowling: T Best 7.2-0-57-2 (2w, 1nb), I Bradshaw 6-1-28-0 (1w), Dwayne Smith 10-1-27-1, D Bravo 10-0-67-2 (3w), C Gayle 10-0-48-1, R Sarwan 6-0-31-3 (3w).



West Indies

C Gayle c Styris b Oram 4

Devon Smith run out 44

R Sarwan run out 19

B Lara lbw b Vettori 30

D Bravo c Styris b Vettori 4

S Chanderpaul c McMillan b Vettori 31

R Powell c Marshall b Vettori 18

Dwayne Smith lbw b Vettori 2

R Jacobs c Cairns b Harris 1

I Bradshaw run out 0

T Best not out 1

Extras (2lb, 3nb) 5

Total (41.2 overs) 159



Fall: 5 (Gayle), 45 (Sarwan), 98 (Devon Smith), 105 (Lara), 106 (Bravo), 144 (Powell), 149 (Dwayne Smith), 150 (Jacobs), 150 (Bradshaw), 159 (Chanderpaul).



Bowling: J Oram 8-2-26-1 (1nb), I Butler 6-0-25-0 (2nb), S Styris 5-0-22-0, C Harris 10-0-45-1, D Vettori 9.2-1-30-5, C McMillan 3-0-9-0.



Result: New Zealand won by 107 runs.



Man of the match: Daniel Vettori.



- NEWSTALK ZB, NZPA