'Injured' Sunil Ambris ruled out of New Zealand ODIs
Cricket | December 12, 2017 13:30 ISTFollowing the hit, the West Indies batsman faced two more balls before walking off and visibly in pain in the final day of the 2nd Test.
Following the hit, the West Indies batsman faced two more balls before walking off and visibly in pain in the final day of the 2nd Test.
Boult took 2-52 as New Zealand bowled out the West Indies for 203 after setting the tourists a target of 444 for victory.
A quickfire last-wicket partnership of 61 in 41 minutes between Southee and Boult strengthened New Zealand's overnight position.
Besides, Beaton and Miller, pacer Shannon Gabriel was also included for the 50-over games, while Jerome Taylor, Miguel Cummins and leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo missed out on the upcoming tour.
Holder was fined and suspended for maintaining a slow over-rate during New Zealand's innings and 67 runs victory in the Wellington Test.
The last time the two sides encountered each other in a Test match was in 2008, which ended on a 1-1 draw.
The Caribbean boys began their second innings 386 runs behind New Zealand, which declared its first innings at 520/9, and finished in a better position but still 172 runs behind.
After being asked to bat first, Wagner finished with the figures of seven for 39 as the Caribbean side collapsed to be all out for 134 in the first innings, which lasted for mere 45.4 overs.
Tim Southee will miss the opening Test against the Windies as he is expecting the birth of his child.
The eighth-wicket partnership between Chakabva and Cremer was worth 91, but they saw off nearly 50 overs in that stand to secure the draw.
The lead was just 18 runs for the home team, which is 1-0 down in the series and needs to push for victory to get anything from the two-test contest.
West Indies still had three wickets in hand at 374/7 in its first innings, with Dowrich and captain Holder both hitting unbeaten half-centuries in their eighth-wicket stand.
Masakadza had support from Sikandar Raza, who made 80, as Zimbabwe posted a respectable total, although the pitch at Queens Sports Club is traditionally a good wicket for batting.
West Indies won the first test and pushed hard for early control of the second under grey skies.
Legspinner Bishoo returned 5/79 in the first innings and 4/105 in the second as Zimbabwe was all out for 316 chasing a target of 434.
Opener Kraigg Brathwaite made 86 and Roston Chase was 91 not out, putting West Indies in position to take the lead in the two-match series against Zimbabwe.
Windies struggled to 219 all-out in its first innings but leg-spinner Bishoo made use of the spin-friendly pitch at Queens Sports Club to claim a fourth five-wicket haul and put the tourists in a position of strength.
Chase's dismissal just after tea to Sikandar Raza, another spin bowler, set off the West Indies collapse.
West Indies will begin their tour with a three-day warm-up game against Zimbabwe A, which begins on October 15 at the Bulawayo Athletic Club.
Bairstow's comments came after he struck a brilliant 141-run knock to help England thump the West Indies by nine wickets to seal a 4-0 win in the five-match ODI series.
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