New Zealand decimate West Indies to win by 240 runs
New Zealand decimated West Indies with a day to spare in the second Test on Tuesday to sweep the series 2-0.
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The hosts registered a 240-run victory as the tourists struggled to cope in their second innings against a fast bowling attack, particularly from Neil Wagner.
The West Indies had set a target of 444 to win after losing the first Test by an innings but folded at nine for 203, with Sunil Ambris unable to continue batting due to an injury.
Ambris was taken to hospital after a blow to the forearm during a blistering spell by Wagner.
But Wagner tormented the tourists throughout the series with his aggressive short balls and took there for 42 on Tuesday.
“We didn’t bat well,” conceded West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite in regards to his side’s failure to learn from the first Test, when Wagner took nine wickets.
“The key was to take it over by over, session by session. Obviously it didn’t work out that way.”
The victory improves New Zealand’s home record to 13 wins, three loses and seven draws in their last 10 home series.
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