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West Indies opener Kyle Mayers' fine century went in vain as New Zealand, aided by superb batting from Martin Guptill, Devon Conway, Tom Latham and Daryl Mitchell, won the deciding One-day International by five wickets to seal the series 2-1 on Monday.

New Zealand won the toss and sent the home side in to bat little realising that Kyle Mayers would aid them to reach a mammoth 300-plus in the allotted 50 overs.

With opener Shai Hope (51) and skipper Nicholas Pooran (91) too in fine form, the hosts managed to post an imposing 301/8.

The first West Indies wicket to fall was that of Shai Hope with the score at 173 in the 35th over. Hope's opening partner Mayers then notched up a century before falling for 105 in 111 balls.

With a run a ball required to win, Black Caps stalwart Martin Guptill (57) and Devon Conway (56) got the visitors to a healthy start after opener Finn Allen fell for just three in the fourth over.

Skipper Tom Latham (69) then strung a partnership with Daryl Mitchell (63) to carry the side through to 259/5 in the 43rd over.

Michael Bracewell (14 not out) finally helped chase down the target with James Neesham who smashed 34 from 11 deliveries including four maximums as New Zealand won with 17 balls to spare.

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The Black Caps had also won the T20I series and will now head to Australia for a three-match ODI series in early September.