Victory didn't seem so certain at the end of the fourth day, but West Indies delivered the knockout punch on the fifth, thanks to their seamers, to cruise to a nine-wicket win and take a 1-0 lead in the series
Kemar Roach said he was pleased with his efforts after his 5 for 60 helped West Indies win the first Test against New Zealand at North Sound
The West Indies coach Ottis Gibson said his side would cherish their victory over New Zealand, having not beaten them in a Test since 1996
Ross Taylor said that New Zealand failed to capitalise on the chances they had and should have been able to draw the first Test in North Sound
After playing catch-up for two days, New Zealand finally showed more control over a sustained period to entertain thoughts of saving the game, after West Indies held the initiative with a 171-run first-innings lead
Martin Guptill has said that with players like Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson to come New Zealand were confident of saving the Test
On a placid surface, the West Indian bowlers could not make deep inroads into the New Zealand batting line-up before the lead was wiped out
Centuries by Chris Gayle and Kieran Powell, who put on 254 for the first wicket, put West Indies on the path to securing a sizeable first-innings lead, but a few late strikes after tea gave New Zealand an opening
Chris Gayle returned to the West Indies side with a century in his first innings, a performance that has put them ahead in the Antigua Test
New Zealand found wickets hard to come by and at times struggled to control the run-flow. Their effort in the field did not flag though
Kieran Powell, who reached his maiden Test century, on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand in Antigua, has said his focus was on playing the way he "knew it"
Chris Gayle didn't show any nerves or caution after slipping into Test whites for the first time in one and a half years, smashing an unbeaten 85 and sharing an unbeaten opening stand of 145 with Kieran Powell
Chris Gayle made a successful return to Test cricket after an 18-month absence, leading West Indies with a half-century in Antigua
The opener Kieran Powell has said he needed to divorce himself from Chris Gayle's brisk scoring to ensure he did not throw his own wicket away on the second day in Antigua
Ravi Rampaul and Kemar Roach hustled the New Zealand batsmen with the second new ball, rekindling memories of great West Indian fast bowling
It turned out to be a bittersweet first day in Antigua for New Zealand, for though they fought hard they gifted away four wickets
Martin Guptill batted with lots of patience and application against Sunil Narine for most of the day, before giving it away three short of a hundred
Ross Taylor, the New Zealand captain, believes his team remains on top in the first Test against West Indies despite two late wickets from Sunil Narine
The fast bowler Trent Boult and the wicketkeeper-batsman BJ Watling have been ruled out of the New Zealand side for the first Test against West Indies, starting in Antigua on Wednesday
The West Indies captain Darren Sammy is confident the return of Chris Gayle will be the top-order boost his side needs to post winning totals in the Test series against New Zealand
The veteran fast bowler Chris Martin believes discipline will be the key for New Zealand's attack if they are to turn their tour around with victory in the first Test against West Indies in Antigua
