Trent Boult delivered career-best figures of 10 for 80 as New Zealand thrashed West Indies by an innings and 73 runs inside
three days. It wasa West Indies' third innings defeat in four Tests, collapsing twice to lose 16 wickets in a day to New
Zealand's swing and pace. In the first innings, they lost their last six wickets in 35 deliveries to crumble to 193. In the
second, they stumbled from 74 for 0 to be dismissed for 175 about an hour after tea. It was New Zealand's first win in 11
Tests in 2013 and also Brendon McCullum's first as captain. Nine of the 16 wickets on the third day were taken by Trent
Boult, who put on an exhibition of fast, accurate inswing bowling. McCullum enforced the follow-on again after the
unsuccessful attempt in Dunedin and Tim Southee then captured three second innings wickets in quick succession after lunch to
put the home side into a strong position to win the test before The left-armer, who scored 38 not out while batting at number
11 in New Zealand's 441, completed a remarkable match when he dived full length to his left to a full-blooded cut shot from
Denesh Ramdin that sparked the second innings collapse after tea.
Starting the day on 158 for 4, West Indies lasted just 12.5 overs, unable to adjust their approach to tackle Boult. Four of
Boult's five victims in the morning were right-hand batsmen who insisted on driving at the original line despite the inswing.
Boult ended with his best innings figures of 6 for 40, his final four wickets coming in just six balls.
Narsingh Deonarine started the collapse after being worked over by Boult and prodded a straightening delivery to first slip.
Marlon Samuels, who'd timed a couple of fours down the ground, kept on trying the off-drive without much foot movement, and
succumbed to Boult's inswing inducing a thick inside edge to the wicketkeeper. The visitors were 135 for 5 when they resumed
after tea with Chanderpaul (18) and Ramdin (15), still 113 runs from making the hosts bat again. Ramdin's dismissal for 19
shortly after they returned when Boult pulled in the catch, seemingly behind himself as he dived to take it, left the
visitors on 146 for 6 and the New Zealand bowlers with their tails up. Darren Sammy was trapped in front by Boult for a duck,
giving the West Indian captain a pair for the match, before Shane Shillingford was caught by Ross Taylor at first slip for
one off Neil Wagner.The next three batsmen were all bowled, refusing to adapt to the swing and not even managing an inside
edge on their attempted drives. Darren Sammy lasted two balls, leaving a gaping distance between bat and pad as he drove
weakly. Best then produced an entertaining innings before Boult had him caught at second slip by Peter Fulton then he bowled
Gabriel to end the match and give him his first 10-wicket haul in tests.
The third match in the series begins at Seddon Park in Hamilton from December 19.
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