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McCullum hammered four sixes during his unbeaten knock of 60
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum smashed a magnificent half-century to help the Black Caps draw first blood against the West Indies in the first Twenty20 International in Auckland.
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Guptill amassed 81 runs off 119 balls
New Zealand opening batsman Martin Guptill scored a fantastic 81 to give the Blackcaps a 2-1 lead over the West Indies after they won the fourth ODI in Nelson by 58 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method after the match was cut off due to heavy rain.
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Taylor became only the second New Zealand batsman to score three consecutive Test centuries
New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor scored his third consecutive century, while the country’s pace attack ripped through the West Indies’ batting line-up to leave the Black Caps on the brink of victory on the third day of the third Test in Hamilton.
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Chanderpaul became the sixth-highest run-scorer in Test cricket history
The West Indies continued to hold the upper hand over New Zealand on the second day of the third Test in Hamilton after veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored a spectacular century.
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Boult recorded his maiden ten-wicket haul
New Zealand left-arm pace bowler Trent Boult registered his maiden ten-wicket haul as the Black Caps won their first Test match of 2013 after thrashing the West Indies by an innings and 73 runs on the third day of the second Test in Wellington.
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Gayle has yet to recover from his hamstring injury
West Indies flamboyant opening batsman Chris Gayle and all-rounder Kieron Pollard will miss the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand, which gets underway on December 26, due to injuries.
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Watling smashed an outstanding half-century to keep New Zealand in the driver’s seat
New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman BJ Watling’s fantastic half-century helped keep the Black Caps in complete control on the second day of the second Test in Wellington.
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Taylor scored his second consecutive Test century
New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor scored his tenth Test century to keep the Black Caps in complete control over the West Indies at the end of the first day of the second Test in Wellington.
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The rain had the last laugh as the first Test ended as a draw
New Zealand were denied the chance to go 1-0 up in the three-Test series after heavy rain wiped out the entire last session of the fifth day of the first Test in Dunedin.
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Southee ripped through the West Indies’ batting line-up with four wickets
The West Indies were forced to follow on after New Zealand pace bowler Tim Southee’s four wickets left them in absolute tatters during the third day of the first Test in Dunedin.
