Auckland [New Zealand], November 6 (ANI): Mark Chapman's explosive show and captain Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi's spin magic steered New Zealand to a narrow three-run win over the West Indies in the second T20I at Eden Park on Thursday.

In a nerve-jangling encounter, Chapman dazzled with a rollicking 78(28) to power the hosts to a daunting 207/5. The Caribbean side stayed in the chase right till the end, but Santner and Sodhi's three-wicket hauls had done enough damage to restore parity in the three-match series at 1-1.

While pursuing a 208-run target, the West Indies lost Brandon King for a three-ball duck in the first over as Jacob Duffy drew the first blood. Alick Athanaze and Shai Hope counterattacked as the West Indies ended the powerplay on 36/1. The promising 49-run stand for t

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