NEW DELHI: New Zealand wrapped up a 3-0 series sweep over the West Indies after a composed half-century from Mark Chapman set up a four-wicket victory in the third ODI on Saturday.

Chapman anchored the chase with a determined knock of 64, bringing up his fourth ODI fifty from 58 deliveries. His 75-run stand with Michael Bracewell proved decisive as the hosts comfortably overhauled the target of 161 with 19.3 overs to spare.

The Black Caps had already sealed the series with tight wins in the opening two matches - by seven runs and five wickets - and finished the job convincingly in Hamilton.

Earlier, the West Indies opted to bat first but struggled on a Seddon Park pitch that offered far more bite than expected. Matt Henry made early inroads with the new ball, while New Zealand's short-ball tactics kept the visitors on the back foot. Mitch Santner then applied further pressure through his spin as the tourists were bowled out for just 161 in 36.2 overs.

"It was quite a slow surface so probably looked a bit different to how you want to go about your work here at Seddon Park," Henry said. "It's a small ground all round so you want to be taking wickets throughout to put teams under pressure.

"Thankfully we could keep doing that with some bowling from the whole team."

New Zealand's chase was far from smooth early on, slipping to 32-3 after Will Young fell to a moment of brilliance from Khary Pierre in the 11th over. Pierre produced one of the standout moments of the match, flinging himself full length at short cover to pluck Young's crisp drive off Matthew Forde out of the air, turning a certain boundary into a stunning dismissal.

New Zealand was 70-4 when Tom Latham was out for 10 after grafting for 25 balls. The West Indies kept New Zealand under early pressure with tight lines and hustle in the field.

But Chapman and Bracewell eased the pressure in a partnership which was the largest of the match. Chapman reached his 50 with a six in an over in which he took 17 runs from the bowling of Forde. It was his fifth score of 50 or more in his last seven innings. Bracewell finished 40 not out from 31 balls.

West Indies captain Shai Hope was happy to bat first on what looked to be a docile pitch at Seddon Park, dry and sparsely grassed. But there was a little swing early and, when that abated, New Zealand's persistence with a shorter length paid off as batters made a start but often fell to soft dismissals.

Henry dismissed Ackeem Auguste and Keacy Carty within the space of three balls in the fifth over after the West Indies had made a bright start. The tourists scored at a run a ball through the first 10-over power play but lost three wickets in that period which exposed the middle order.

Four wickets fell for 36 runs in the next 10 overs - the West Indies were 96-7 - and the tail again was called on to come to the rescue.

Roston Chase bolstered the innings with 38 from 51 balls before falling to a short ball from Henry which flew to Bracewell at extra cover.

Khary Pierre, playing for the first time in the series, showed some defiance with an unbeaten 22, including two sixes before Henry finished the innings with the wicket of Jayden Seales. Henry took 4-43 and Santer 2-27.

(With AP Inputs)