New Zealand beat West Indies by seven runs

New Zealand's Ross Taylor reacts as he's bowled by West Indies' Ravi Rampaul (unseen) for 50 runs in Georgetown, Guyana, yesterday, during a warm-up match ahead of the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup.

New Zealand made124 for eight off 20 overs (Ross Taylor 50, Jacob Oram 36 not out; Sulieman Benn 2-12, Ravi Rampaul 2-18, Darren Sammy 2-38).

The West Indies were dismissed for 117 off 19.4 overs. Shivnarine Chanderpaul (53 off 47 balls), Chris Gayle (35 off 27) led the batting against Scott Styris (4-18) and Shane Bond (2-15). The Windies were coasting at 86-2 at one stage.

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