New Zealand's Boult proud to seal West Indies thriller

Trent Boult said he hoped proud fans back at home would enjoy "diving into their poached eggs" after holding the decisive catch that saw New Zealand beat the West Indies by just five runs in a World Cup thriller.

Saturday's day/night match at Old Trafford looked certain to go New Zealand's way when the West Indies slumped to 164-7, chasing a target of 292.

And the Caribbean side still needed a further 47 runs when they lost their ninth wicket.

Yet the West Indies got to within one hit of victory thanks to Carlos Brathwaite's remarkable 101 -- his maiden one-day international century coming after just a lone fifty in the all-rounder's previous 37 matches at this level.

But with six needed to win, Brathwaite launched the last ball of the penultimate over from Jimmy Neesham high into the Manchester sky only for Boult, just inside the boundary rope, to take a well-judged catch at long-on.

The win saw New Zealand, the 2015 losing finalists, return to the top of the 10-team table. It also ..