Overview
- Jacob Duffy took 5-42 in the final innings to finish with 23 wickets and the player-of-the-series award as Ajaz Patel added 3-23.
- Devon Conway (227, 100) and Tom Latham (137, 101) became the first opening pair to score centuries in both innings and amassed a record 515 runs together.
- New Zealand declared at 306-2 to set a 462 target after earlier making 575-8 declared, with declaration timing shaped by cracks and variable bounce.
- West Indies collapsed from 87 without loss to 138 all out on day five, with Brandon King’s 67 the only substantial reply in the chase.
- Kavem Hodge’s 123 lifted West Indies to 420 in the first innings, but setbacks to Kemar Roach and Shai Hope compounded struggles as New Zealand moved up to second in the WTC standings.