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      <title>New Zealand crush West Indies to seal 2-0 Test series win</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fast bowler Jacob Duffy and spinner Ajaz Patel routed West Indies as New Zealand won the third and final test by 323 runs to complete a 2-0 series victory in Mount Maunganui on Monday.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The hosts were in the box seat since taking a first-innings lead of 155, and few expected West Indies to succeed in their pursuit of a record victory target of 462.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Duffy claimed 5-42 and Patel returned figures of 3-23 as New Zealand bundled out West Indies for 138 in the final session of the test match at Bay Oval.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Opener Brandon King made 67, but once he fell after his opening stand of 87 with John Campbell, it was a relentless procession of West Indies batsmen returning to the pavilion at Bay Oval.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Campbell’s laboured 16 was the next best score in a sorry-looking West Indies scorecard.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;New Zealand jumped to second place, behind Australia, in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings following their victory.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“It was a clinical performance, really,” New Zealand captain Tom Latham said at the presentation ceremony.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Take away maybe 20-odd overs with the ball in that first innings, and I thought throughout the rest of the game, we were exactly where we wanted to be.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“And obviously being on the right side is really pleasing.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It was a memorable match for the New Zealand captain, who followed his 137 in the first innings with 101 in the second.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;His opening partner Devon Conway’s scores of 227 and 100 earned him the player-of-the-match award.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It was the first time in a test match that a team’s opening batters each hit centuries in both innings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Duffy walked away with the player-of-the-series award for his tally of 23 wickets.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;West Indies showed some resistance in the first innings when Kavem Hodge’s hundred powered them to a respectable 420.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“It has been a tough series. We played good in patches but not through long phases and it showed in the results,” touring captain Roston Chase said.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I think we need to firstly know when those moments are up for grabs, and then obviously, to nail those moments, to win those key moments in the game. I just think that’s something that we have to learn to do.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Following the victory, New Zealand have moved to second place on the &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/world-test-championship/standings"&gt;&lt;em&gt;ICC World Test Championship standings&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Fast bowler Jacob Duffy and spinner Ajaz Patel routed West Indies as New Zealand won the third and final test by 323 runs to complete a 2-0 series victory in Mount Maunganui on Monday.</strong></p>
<p>The hosts were in the box seat since taking a first-innings lead of 155, and few expected West Indies to succeed in their pursuit of a record victory target of 462.</p>
<p>Duffy claimed 5-42 and Patel returned figures of 3-23 as New Zealand bundled out West Indies for 138 in the final session of the test match at Bay Oval.</p>
<p>Opener Brandon King made 67, but once he fell after his opening stand of 87 with John Campbell, it was a relentless procession of West Indies batsmen returning to the pavilion at Bay Oval.</p>
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<p>Campbell’s laboured 16 was the next best score in a sorry-looking West Indies scorecard.</p>
<p>New Zealand jumped to second place, behind Australia, in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings following their victory.</p>
<p>“It was a clinical performance, really,” New Zealand captain Tom Latham said at the presentation ceremony.</p>
<p>“Take away maybe 20-odd overs with the ball in that first innings, and I thought throughout the rest of the game, we were exactly where we wanted to be.</p>
<p>“And obviously being on the right side is really pleasing.”</p>
<p>It was a memorable match for the New Zealand captain, who followed his 137 in the first innings with 101 in the second.</p>
<p>His opening partner Devon Conway’s scores of 227 and 100 earned him the player-of-the-match award.</p>
<p>It was the first time in a test match that a team’s opening batters each hit centuries in both innings.</p>
<p>Duffy walked away with the player-of-the-series award for his tally of 23 wickets.</p>
<p>West Indies showed some resistance in the first innings when Kavem Hodge’s hundred powered them to a respectable 420.</p>
<p>“It has been a tough series. We played good in patches but not through long phases and it showed in the results,” touring captain Roston Chase said.</p>
<p>“I think we need to firstly know when those moments are up for grabs, and then obviously, to nail those moments, to win those key moments in the game. I just think that’s something that we have to learn to do.”</p>
<p>Following the victory, New Zealand have moved to second place on the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/world-test-championship/standings"><em>ICC World Test Championship standings</em></a>.</p>
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