the West Indies to the target that seemed beyond them at the start of the chase given the state of the pitch and the low-scoring nature of the match.
“Losing the toss turned out really well for us. The bowlers performed superbly,” said victorious West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin.
“Anything over 220 would have been trickier, but we had a real belief in our team in this series.”
Openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope saw off the early assault from Anderson and Broad, although not without a few anxious moments.
But the introduction of Chris Jordan into the attack brought the breakthrough that England craved as the debutant fell leg-before for nine.
In the very next over, Jordan´s brilliance at slip throughout the series was again in evidence as he held on to a sharp chance left-handed to remove Brathwaite off Ali´s off-spin for 25.
England had started the day brightly, putting on 51 in the first hour for the loss of just one wicket from a perilous overnight position of 39 for five.
Gary Ballance was that early casualty after England resumed in the perilous overnight position of 39 for five.
He became the first of two wickets for Veerasammy Permaul, the left-arm spinner removing the left-hander to a catch at slip and then breaking a 33-run seventh-wicket partnership between Stokes and Buttler via a miscued drive from Stokes (32) that was well held by Chanderpaul at short extra-cover.
Buttler kept on playing positively and was left unbeaten on a top score of 35.
Fast-medium bowler Jason Holder, who dismissed Jordan and Broad off successive deliveries, finished with the best figures of three for 15.
Permaul and pacer Jerome Taylor also picked up three wickets apiece.
“Getting dismissed for 123 in the second innings opened up the match this morning,” England captain Alastair Cook conceded.
“Defending 190-odd, you need to take every chance and we didn´t do that. We´ll have to take it on the chin because we didn´t do enough to win the series.” England won the second Test in Grenada by nine wickets while the opening game of the three-match series in Antigua was drawn.
Score Board
England won toss
England 1st innings 257 all-out
West Indies 1st innings 189 all-out
England 2nd innings 123 all-out
West Indies 2nd innings
K C Brathwaite c Jordan b Ali 25
S D Hope lbw b Jordan 9
D M Bravo c Broad b Stokes 82
M N Samuels b Broad 20
S Chanderpaul b Anderson 0
J Blackwood not out 47
*†D Ramdin not out 0
Extras (b 5, lb 6) 11
Total (5 wickets; 62.4 overs) 194
Did not bat: J O Holder, J E Taylor, S T Gabriel, V Permaul
Fall: 1-35, 2-35, 3-70, 4-80, 5-188
Bowling: Anderson 13-4-35-1; Broad 13-5-29-1; Jordan 11-5-24-1; Ali 12.4-1-54-1; Root 8-4-16-0; Stokes 5-0-25-1
Result: West Indies won by 5 wickets
Series: 3-match series drawn 1-1
Man of the Match: J Blackwood (West Indies)
Man of the series: J M Anderson (England)
Test debut: S D Hope (West Indies)
Umpires: B F Bowden (New Zealand) and BNJ Oxenford (Australia). TV umpire: S J Davis (Australia). Match referee: A J Pycroft (Zimbabwe)