Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Powerful batting by Black Cap Mark Chapman carried New Zealand (NZ) to a thrilling three-run victory in the second T20 against West Indies in Auckland on Thursday night.Chapman blitzed 78 from just 28 balls as New Zealand made 207-5 batting first at Eden Park, but brilliant power hitting from Romario Shepherd, Rovman Powell and Matthew Forde almost brought West Indies home.

Forde needed a boundary from the final ball to secure at least a tie, but could only manage a single. The five-match series is level at 1-1.West Indies Captain Shai Hope won the toss and chose to field on the same pitch that tested the batters in Wednesday's first match.

The pitch played much the same for the majority of New Zealand's innings as they s...