NZ VS WI - 2nd Test, West Indies tour of New Zealand, 2017-18

New Zealand vs West Indies

New Zealand won by 240 runs

WI -203/10 (63.5)

NZ -291/8 (77.4)

WI -221/10 (66.5)

NZ -373/10 (102.2)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Ross Taylor

Batter

R
B
4s
6s
SR
0
0
0
0
0

Bowler

O
M
R
W
ECO
19
3
71
2
3.74

The New Zealand Cricket president presents Williamson with the trophy. A solid showing at home then from the NZ team, something which you'd expect from them. They're settling nicely as a unit under a relatively new leader. West Indies, as mentioned earlier, have work to do. But count on them to be more competitive as we switch formats. Some of the big superstars will be making the trip to the east, lending them a more formidable outlook. Should be fun. Right, so that's all we have from here. See you later!

Williamson, New Zealand captain: It was great to put two strong performances on the board. Like Ross mentioned, they put us under pressure throughout. We know how talented this Windies side is. Good Test wicket. Was always a little bit of movement. If you hit the wicket hard, you got something out of it. Fortunate to be on the right side of the results for both games. Not a huge amount of Test cricket this year, but in terms of executing plans, I thought we did it well. Special moment for Ross, world class player. Considerable knock for a number of reasons.

Brathwaite, West Indies captain: Well played to New Zealand. We didn't bat well in the first innings, as well in the first Test. That's where we need to improve. Bowlers did a magnificent job. Obviously it was tough on their bodies. Enjoyed captaincy. Our captain will be back. Looking forward to him being back, but enjoyed the experience. Tough loss. Need to be more decisive in general.

Taylor: The main focus is on getting the win which is great. The bowlers, just like the first innings, bowled outstandingly well. Nice to get to no. 17. Main thing is when you get a hundred and the team wins. Felt good in Wellington. Surprising how quickly things can change. Very satisfying. We came here wanting to series. WI put us under pressure at different times but we were able to ride that and get the wins. Lot of big players coming in from the Windies for the one-day series. Should be good.

The match was set up for the hosts in the first innings, where they took a lead of over 150. Ross Taylor then batted the Windies out of it with a ton yesterday. Here he is, speaking to Simon Doull as the Man of the Match..

14:52 Local Time, 02:52 GMT, 08:22 IST: New Zealand seal the series 2-0 with another comprehensive win. The injured Sunil Ambris won't be coming out to bat. So that's it for this series. West Indies were more competitive over here than they were at Wellington, but there's clearly a lot of work left to be done. There were some promising sparks today with the batting of Raymon Reifer who looked good for the time he was out there. Roston Chase battled it out yet again in the fourth innings. But eventually, New Zealand were too strong to be denied.

63.5

W

Santner to Roach, out Bowled!! Cleans him up with a beauty! Darted in flat, the ball grips and squares Roach up on the back foot, before going on to knock over the top of middle and off. That's the Test match. Roach b Santner 32(44) [4s-4 6s-1]

Santner to Roach, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Shannon Gabriel, right handed bat, comes to the crease

63.4

W

Santner to Miguel Cummins, out Caught by Boult!! This time, this time.. yes. It scooped right off the leading edge as Cummins eyed a leg-side slog. Straight to Boult at mid-off who hangs on despite the sun being in his eyes. Miguel Cummins c Boult b Santner 9(19) [6s-1]

Santner to Miguel Cummins, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

63.3

Santner to Miguel Cummins, no run, pushed through flatter, blocked

63.2

Santner to Miguel Cummins, 2 runs, goes for the big one as expected, and spoons it right off the toe-end. Boult runs back from mid-off but it drops beyond his reach

63.1

Santner to Roach, 1 run, sliding on towards leg, Roach gets a thick inside edge behind square

Mitchell Santner [4.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

Tea has been pushed back by the way

END OF OVER 63

15 Runs

WI: 200 - 7

6 2 0 0 1 6

Kemar Roach

31 (42)

Miguel Cummins

7 (16)

Southee

19-3-71-2

62.6

Southee to Miguel Cummins, SIX, hoicked away over mid-wicket. These two are having some fun out there. On a good length, and Cummins gets absolutely stuck into it

62.5

Southee to Roach, 1 run, another cracking yorker, Roach just about squeezes it out off a thick inside edge to fine leg

62.4

Southee to Roach, no run, an edge there perhaps? No. Wait a minute. There might have been one. Excellent yorker, swinging away from round the wicket. Would have crashed into the stumps if not for the toe-edge. But the umpire doesn't spot it

62.3

Southee to Roach, no run, short ball down leg, has a big swish for a pull but misses