BASSETERRE  - An under-strength New Zealand side pulled off a superb 88 run win in the third of their five match one day international series with the West Indies here on Wednesday.The Kiwis - who trail 2-1 - made 249 in their innings with man of the match opener Rob Nicol top scoring with 59 while the hosts never got any momentum going and were bowled out for 161. Crucial to keeping the West Indies batting quiet was Tim Southee inducing the hosts star batsman Chris Gayle into edging to Martin Guptill in the slips for just 11.It was the first time in the five games they have played - there were two Twenty20 matches prior to this series - that Gayle had failed to pass 50. The New Zealand top order had all failed apart from Nicol and it was left to Nathan McCullum to boost their total to something approaching competitive as he smashed an attractive 50 while he enjoyed a 66 run partnership with BJ Watling for the sixth wicket.
SCOREBOARD
NEW ZEALANDR Nicol c&b Samuels59M Guptill lbw b Russell11D Flynn c Ramdin b Bravo28K Williamson b Narine9T Latham c Gayle b Sammy12B Watling c Narine b Russell40N McCullum c Bravo b Russell50J Oram st Ramdin b Narine7K Mills c Gayle b Russell2T Southee not out17T Boult not out1EXTRAS: (lb6, w5, nb2)13TOTAL: (9 wkts; 50 overs)249FOW: 1-24, 2-71, 3-97, 4-124, 5-125, 6-191, 7-216, 8-219, 9-239BOWLING: Rampaul 10-0-61-0, Russell 9-0-57-4, Bravo 7-0-47-1, Narine 10-0-28-2, Sammy 8-1-22-1, Samuels 6-0-28-1WEST INDIES:J Charles lbw b Boult15C Gayle c Guptill b Southee11D Smith c McCullum b Oram19M Samuels run out11D Bravo run out2K Pollard c Sub b McCullum16D Ramdin lbw b Oram14D Sammy c & b McCullum7A Russell not out42S Narine run out10R Rampaul c Southee b Boult9EXTRAS: (lb3 w1 nb1 5)5TOTAL: (all out; 34.3 overs)161FOW: 1-19, 2-33, 3-50, 4-52, 5-62, 6-85, 7-95, 8-103, 9-133BOWLING: Mills 7-2-37-0, Boult 8.3-0-45-2, Southee 6-1-14-1, Oram 7-1-22-2, McCullum 6-0-40-2