New Zealand snatched a nerve-shredding one-wicket victory over the West Indies in the fourth ODI at Kensington Oval, taking an unassailable 3-1 series lead. Captain Mitchell Santner held his nerve under immense pressure, surviving a dropped catch with three runs needed and guiding the tail through a chaotic finish. Last man Jayden Lennox survived two reviewed appeals caught behind and lbw before Santner struck the winning runs with 35 balls to spare. The win spoiled West Indies' emotional tribute to the late Sir Garry Sobers, who passed away aged 89. Both teams wore black armbands and observed a minute's silence in his honour. Full Match Report (human-written, aligned): It was tense, it was messy, and it was absolutely thrilling. New Zealand scraped past the West Indies by a single wicket in the fourth ODI, sealing the five-match series with a game to spare. Chasing a modest 188, the Kiwis made hard work of it, losing early wickets, stumbling in the middle, and nearly crumbling at the death. But Santner, cool as ever, guided his team home with 34 not out, even after being dropped when victory was just three runs away.

Last man Lennox survived two nerve-wracking reviews, and then Santner finished it off from the first ball of the 45th over. West Indies had wanted this win badly, not just to level the series, but to honour Sir Garry Sobers, the Barbados legend who died on Friday at 89. They fought hard, especially through Gudakesh Motie's brilliant 5-wicket haul and Alzarri Joseph's tight bowling, but it wasn't quite enough. Earlier, the hosts had struggled at 81-6 before Amir Jangoo (51) and Motie (41) put on 81 for the seventh wicket to give them something to bowl at. Matthew Fisher took 3-40 on his ODI debut for New Zealand, including the big wicket of skipper Shai Hope with a beauty of a cross-seamer. New Zealand's chase wobbled early at 6-2, but Mark Chapman's solid 80 and a 65-run stand with Michael Bracewell (32) steadied things.

Then Motie turned the game on its head, ripping through the lower order to leave the visitors 180-9. With one wicket left and eight runs needed, Santner and Lennox held their nerve, surviving reviews, dropping their hearts, and finally getting over the line. As Santner said afterward, "It was pretty chaotic." West Indies skipper Hope praised his team's fight, admitting it was a game that could have gone either way. The final ODI is on Tuesday at the same ground, but the series already belongs to New Zealand. Scoreboard Summary: West Indies: 188 all out (44.4 overs) Jangoo 51, Motie 41, Auguste 33; Fisher 3-40, Santner 2-36, Bracewell 2-35 New Zealand: 189/9 (44.1 overs)  Chapman 80, Santner 34, Bracewell 32; Motie 5-47, Forde 2-44 Result: New Zealand won by 1 wicket Man of the Match: Mitchell Santner Series: New Zealand lead 5-match series 3-1