<p>An unbeaten 85-run stand between Brendon McCullum and Luke Ronchi laid the foundation for New Zealand’s 81-run win over the West Indies in their opening Twenty20 International on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The New Zealand batting was backed up by tight bowling, led by Nathan McCullum who celebrated his 50th Twenty20 international with figures of four for 24.<br /><br />New Zealand made 189-5 and Windies were restricted to 108 for eight.<br /><br />Brief scores: New Zealand: 189/5 in 20 overs (Brendon McCullum 60, Luke Ronchi 48; Tino Best 3-40, Nikita Miller 2-26) bt West Indies: 108/8 in 20 overs (Nathan McCullum 4-24, Liam Neesham 3-16).<br /></p>
<p>An unbeaten 85-run stand between Brendon McCullum and Luke Ronchi laid the foundation for New Zealand’s 81-run win over the West Indies in their opening Twenty20 International on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The New Zealand batting was backed up by tight bowling, led by Nathan McCullum who celebrated his 50th Twenty20 international with figures of four for 24.<br /><br />New Zealand made 189-5 and Windies were restricted to 108 for eight.<br /><br />Brief scores: New Zealand: 189/5 in 20 overs (Brendon McCullum 60, Luke Ronchi 48; Tino Best 3-40, Nikita Miller 2-26) bt West Indies: 108/8 in 20 overs (Nathan McCullum 4-24, Liam Neesham 3-16).<br /></p>