New Zealand beat West Indies in 2nd test, sweep series 2-0
Cricket | December 14, 2020 7:53 ISTNew Zealand won the second Test at the Basin Reserve by an innings and 12 runs inside the first hour of the fourth morning on Monday.
New Zealand won the second Test at the Basin Reserve by an innings and 12 runs inside the first hour of the fourth morning on Monday.
Kyle Jamieson took five wickets to leave West Indies struggling at 124/8 on day 2, after New Zealand put a total of 460 in the first innings.
Put into bat, the Black Caps reached 294/6 at Stumps with Nicholls and Kyle Jamieson remaining unbeaten.
Will Young will return for his second Test and bat at number three while Tom Latham will lead the Black Caps, head coach Gary Stead confirmed on Thursday.
Both are set to return to the Caribbean: Roach due to the death of his father, and Dowrich for personal reasons.
All members of the squad tested negative on the 12th day of their 14-day isolation and will be allowed to travel to the South Island resort of Queenstown, where they can now train as a group.
A 2-0 series win over the West Indies likely will be enough to lift New Zealand above England into third place on WTC standings.
PCB CEO Wasim Khan discussed various options with Babar and Misbah after the New Zealand Health Ministry denied the right to train while in managed isolation after eight members of the touring squad tested positive for COVID-19.
New Zealand declared their innings on 519-7, while West Indies had added 49 runs without a wicket at the end of day 2.
At least eight members of the Pakistan team have so far tested positive for novel coronavirus.
Kane Williamson scored 251 in the first innings of the Test against West Indies, which is also his highest Test score.
New Zealand was 243-2 at the end of a rain-shortened day with Williamson on 97 not out — on the verge of his 21st test century — and Ross Taylor on 31.
The New Zealand health ministry is still investigating if the cases are historical. The ministry also said that the ban on Pakistan team's training continues till such time as the medical officer of health determines there is no risk in their training.
Black Caps are fourth in terms of percentage points won, the factor that determines the final placings, following a change to the points system announced last week
The teams left the field due to rain after just 2.2 overs on Monday night, with the West Indies at 25/1, and were never able to return, with the game being called off at 9.20pm local time.
After putting a mammoth score of 238/3, the Black Caps restricted the visitors to 166/9 in their allotted 20 overs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
In a rail-curtailed 16-over match, the Black Caps chased down the 176-run target with four balls to spare to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Most of the members of the West Indies squad had arrived from the UAE after competing in the Indian Premier League on November 14.
These tests were conducted specifically for the entire IPL contingent that had arrived from the UAE on November 14 and then went into quarantine.
Nicholas Pooran and Roston Chase have been named the vice-captains for West Indies' T20I and Test sides respectively for the New Zealand tour.
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