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New Zealand pace bowlers Tim Southee and Trent Boult shared seven wickets among themselves as the visitors thrashed West Indies by 50 runs in a rain-curtailed second ODI at the Kensington Oval to level the series 1-1 on Saturday.

After Black Caps opener Finn Allen had anchored the innings with a polished 96 to take the visitors to a competitive 212 off 48.2 overs batting first on a difficult pitch, Southee and Bolt claimed four and three wickets respectively as the home side slumped to 63/7 in 22.4.

Set a revised target of 212 off 41 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis method, Yannic Cariah's 52 in his debut One-dayer innings and a quickfire 49 in 31 balls by Alzarri Joseph gave New Zealand the jitters before Tim Southee returned to do the damage.

The hosts were dismissed for 161 in 35.2 overs.

Finn Allen was declared the man of the match.

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The series decider will be played at the same venue on Sunday.