Ross Taylor smashed 110 from 115 balls today but the Black Caps were still unable to beat the West Indies. Photo / AP
Ross Taylor's sixth one-day international century wasn't enough to guide New Zealand to victory as they lost to the West Indies by 24 runs in St Kitts this morning.
Taylor's swashbuckling 110 from 115 balls, which included five sixes, provided the backbone of New Zealand's attempt to chase down 265
to win and keep the one-day series alive.
But, when Taylor was caught by Darren Sammy from the bowling of Tino Best in the 48th over, New Zealand's realistic hopes of victory evaporated.
Tail-enders Tim Southee and Trent Boult were left with a near-impossible task of scoring 28 from the final two overs and despite their best intentions they were unable to pull off a remarkable victory as the West Indies took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series with one game to play.
New Zealand had few answers to the tricky spin bowling of Sunil Narine as the 24-year-old produced 10 miserly overs which only conceded 20 runs and yielded two wickets.
