Source: (Sportsmax) The West Indies Under-19s comfortably defeated New Zealand by six wickets on Sunday at the Braam Fisherville Sports Complex in Johannesburg in their opening warm-up game ahead of the ICC Under-19 World Cup beginning on January 19.
Vice-Captain Nathan Sealy starred with the ball with 4-21 from nine overs to help the men in maroon restrict New Zealand to 131 all out in just 39.2 overs.
They then needed just 24.5 overs to reach 132-4 thanks to an unbeaten 58-run match-winning partnership between Joshua Dorne and wicket-keeper Jewel Andrew.
Dorne ended with 45 off 66 balls including three fours while Andrew finished 36* off just 24 balls, hitting one four and three sixes.
Jordan Johnson (14) and Steven Wedderburn (10) also chipped in for the Windies.
New Zealand Captain Oscar Jackson took 2-14 from three overs.
The West Indies will take on Nepal in their next warm-up match on Tuesday.
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