#3 Bridgetown, June 2014
Featuring in this list is the most recent Test match between New Zealand and West Indies. It was the decisive Test of the three-match series which was tied 1-1. Bridgetown was the venue and New Zealand batted first after winning the toss.
A fifty from Jimmy Neesham and scores of 40+ from Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor and Mark Craig took New Zealand to 293 in their first innings. Suliemann Benn picked up five wickets while Kemar Roach picked up four.
In reply, West Indies scored 317 thanks to fifties from Kirk Edwards and Kraigg Brathwaite and useful contributions from Chris Gayle, Denesh Ramdin and Jason Holder.
In the second innings, Williamson played a brilliant knock of 161 and Jimmy Neesham scored 51 as New Zealand declared their innings on 331/7. West Indies were given a target of 308 to win the match. Trent Boult and Tim Southee went on a rampage in the second innings, sending the Windies batsmen back to the pavilion in quick succession.
West Indies were struggling at 144/7 before skipper Jason Holder and Shane Shillingford gave them some hope through their 77-run partnership. Holder reached his fifty before being bowled by Craig. Benn and Jerome Taylor tried to assist Shane Shillingford in keeping West Indies in the hunt. However, both were dismissed and New Zealand won the match by 53 runs to take the series 2-1.
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