West Indies 268 for 3 (Carty 95, Hope 87*; Bracewell 1-33) beat New Zealand 267 all out (Mitchell 65, Young 49, Alzarri 4-41) by 7 wickets
A wry smile spread across Keacy Carty's face under the lights at the Providence Stadium. He extended his arms upward to collect the bat he had flipped in the air.
He had just been dismissed, and realization had dawned on him: five runs away from a hundred, he was caught at deep midwicket trying to slog sweep Michael Bracewell for six.
At the fall of his wicket, the West Indies were in the driver’s seat, needing 45 from 38 to go 1-0 up in their three-match One-Day International series against New Zealand.
Carty’s 95 was a welcome return to form. It was his first half-century in 12 innings. Had he gotten to three figures, it would have been his fifth ton in the format. The right-hander, however, insists he was simply pleased to have been resourceful.
