<p>New Zealand on Monday claimed the T20 series against the West Indies 2-0 after the third and final match of the rubber was washed out here.</p>.<p>Persistent rain played spoilsport to left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner's debut as New Zealand's T20I captain and the final match of the series was called off after just 2.2 overs.</p>.<p>The Kiwis were without Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, and Kyle Jamieson, who had been given a break for the third game and were replaced by Daryl Mitchell, Scott Kuggeleijn and Hamish Bennett.</p>.<p>Sent into bat, West Indies were off to a brisk start with openers Andre Fletcher and Brandon King scoring 12 runs off the first over.</p>.<p>After having smashed a six and a four during his brief stay, King (11 off 7), fell on the second ball of the next over, giving Lockie Ferguson his sixth wicket of the series.</p>.<p>But the skies opened up soon and the persistent drizzle got heavier, forcing the players to go off the field.</p>.<p>Heavy showers continued and after a delay of nearly two hours, the match was abandoned about 30 minutes from the cut-off time for a possible five-overs-per-side game.</p>.<p>New Zealand had earlier defeated West Indies by five wickets in the first T20 match before taking an unassailable lead in the series with a 72-run win in the next game.</p>.<p>Ferguson was named the Player of the Series for his six wickets at 7.17, including a five-wicket haul in the first match.</p>.<p>Both the teams will now head to Hamilton, where they will play the first Test of the two-match series, starting December 3.</p>
<p>New Zealand on Monday claimed the T20 series against the West Indies 2-0 after the third and final match of the rubber was washed out here.</p>.<p>Persistent rain played spoilsport to left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner's debut as New Zealand's T20I captain and the final match of the series was called off after just 2.2 overs.</p>.<p>The Kiwis were without Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, and Kyle Jamieson, who had been given a break for the third game and were replaced by Daryl Mitchell, Scott Kuggeleijn and Hamish Bennett.</p>.<p>Sent into bat, West Indies were off to a brisk start with openers Andre Fletcher and Brandon King scoring 12 runs off the first over.</p>.<p>After having smashed a six and a four during his brief stay, King (11 off 7), fell on the second ball of the next over, giving Lockie Ferguson his sixth wicket of the series.</p>.<p>But the skies opened up soon and the persistent drizzle got heavier, forcing the players to go off the field.</p>.<p>Heavy showers continued and after a delay of nearly two hours, the match was abandoned about 30 minutes from the cut-off time for a possible five-overs-per-side game.</p>.<p>New Zealand had earlier defeated West Indies by five wickets in the first T20 match before taking an unassailable lead in the series with a 72-run win in the next game.</p>.<p>Ferguson was named the Player of the Series for his six wickets at 7.17, including a five-wicket haul in the first match.</p>.<p>Both the teams will now head to Hamilton, where they will play the first Test of the two-match series, starting December 3.</p>