While much of the sporting world was focused on the FIFA World Cup final in New Jersey, New Zealand and West Indies played a tense one-day international at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, where both teams paid tribute to Sir Garry Sobers.New Zealand held their nerve to beat West Indies by one wicket in a narrow contest, taking an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match ODI series.Captain: Mitchell Santner led the chase with an unbeaten 34, guiding the lower order into the closing stages after New Zealand looked in danger of falling short. The No. 11 Jayden Lennox also played a key role, enduring 10 deliveries in an unbeaten nine-run stand with Santner to help the visitors get over the line.Lennox was named Player of the Match in each of the last two matches for his bowling performance.Earlier, Mark Chapman led New Zealand with 80 after West Indies were bowled out for 188 on a two-paced surface.With three runs needed and one wicket to spare, Santner was dropped before Lennox saved the reviews for two catches and an lbw appeal. New Zealand finally reached the target with 35 balls to spare.“It was pretty chaotic, especially the ending,” said Santner. “You try to chip off the total as much as you can. Even partnerships of 10 or 15 at that stage are great.“Maybe it shouldn’t be so close but it’s nice to get over the line.”The match was played two days after the death of Sir Garry Sobers, who died on Friday at the age of 89. Playing in Sobers’ hometown of Bridgetown and at the Kensington Oval, where he built his career, the West Indies hoped to honor one of the country’s greatest cricketers with a victory.Both teams wore black armbands, flags flew at half-mast, two seats in the Sir Garry Sobers Pavilion were left empty, and a minute’s silence was observed before the start of the game.Sobers is widely regarded as the greatest West Indies cricketer and one of the best all-rounders in the history of the game, having scored more than 8,000 Test runs and taken more than 200 wickets.West Indies’ hopes of a fitting tribute suffered an early setback when New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl. The teams that won the second have won all four games in the series.The home side slumped to 58 for 3 and then 81 for 6 before Amir Jangoo and Gudakesh Motie added 81 runs for the seventh wicket to revive the innings.Jangoo scored 51 off 71 balls, while Motie contributed 41 to take West Indies to 188.Young fast bowler Matthew Fisher claimed 3 for 40, his first ODI wicket for New Zealand.