Boult, Southee script series win
Trent Boult and Tim Southee shepherded New Zealand their first series win away from home against a top-eight nation in 12 years
26/06Result
3rd Test, New Zealand tour of West Indies at Bridgetown, Jun 26-30 2014
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
293 & 331/7d -
![West Indies]( "West Indies")
317 & 254 (82.2 ov)
Player of the Match
26/06Result
3rd Test, New Zealand tour of West Indies at Bridgetown, Jun 26-30 2014
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
293 & 331/7d -
![West Indies]( "West Indies")
317 & 254 (82.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Day 4
Rain intervenes with New Zealand on top
Kane Williamson was at his meticulous best and his seventh Test century guided New Zealand into a commanding position as the lead swelled to 307 before heavy rain intervened
Day 3
Wagner, Williamson put New Zealand ahead
Neil Wagner took 4 for 64 to limit West Indies from taking advantage of a solid foundation and Kane Williamson ushered the visitors through a difficult final session to set up a lead of 99
Day 2
Rain curtails West Indies progress
A resolute half-century from Kraigg Brathwaite was the cornerstone of West Indies performance on the second day, which was severely cut short by rain
Day 1
Neesham, Benn star on see-saw day
Sulieman Benn picked up five wickets to limit New Zealand to 293. Jimmy Neesham scored a busy fifty and helped New Zealand keep a quick tempo as they recovered from 194 for 7
Others
Wagner confident of defending 250
Neil Wagner has said that the New Zealand bowlers will back themselves to defend a lead of 250 in the Bridgetown Test against West Indies
New Zealand's best 24-year-old and the unstumpable Chanderpaul
A stats review at the end of the third Test between West Indies and New Zealand in Barbados.
'Trinidad hundred gave me confidence' - Brathwaite
Kraigg Brathwaite has said that his match-winning century in Trinidad had instilled him with self-belief, and that it was the catalyst for his current vein of good form
'We had good rhythm in partnerships' - Williamson
Kane Williamson, the New Zealand batsman, has credited positive batting from the middle order for the 307-run lead that his side amassed against West Indies in Barbados
'We are showing how good we can be' - McCullum
Brendon McCullum has hailed New Zealand's "awesome" bowling on the final day to clinch the series-deciding Barbados Test
'We were 20-30 short of the par score' - Neesham
Jimmy Neesham's counter-attacking 78 helped New Zealand recover to 293 on the first day of the Barbados Test but the allrounder admitted the side had fallen at least 20-30 runs short of a par score
Only be satisfied with big tons, Ramdin urges West Indies
Denesh Ramdin has called for his team-mates to be less wasteful of their starts in Test cricket, after West Indies went down to New Zealand by 53 runs in Barbados, resulting in a 2-1 series defeat
Wagner replaces Sodhi in series decider
New Zealand have brought in seamer Neil Wagner for legspinner Ish Sodhi as they hunt their second series victory in the Caribbean