Duffy triggers Windies collapse, NZ cruise to win: 2nd Test, Day 3 (Wellington)

New Zealand wrapped up the 2nd Test on Day 3 with a clinical all-round performance at the Basin Reserve.

West Indies, resuming their second innings under pressure, folded for 128, undone by Jacob Duffy’s outstanding 5 for 38, his second five-wicket haul of the series.

That collapse left New Zealand needing just 56 runs for victory, a target they chased down smoothly at 57/1, with Devon Conway and Kane Williamson guiding the side to a nine-wicket win before tea.

The result gave New Zealand a 1–0 series lead and marked their first victory of the 2025–27 World Test Championship cycle.

New Zealand 278 for 9 dec (Hay 61, Conway 60, Phillip 3-70) and 57 for 1 (Conway 28*, Williamson 16*, Phillip 1-17) beat West Indies 205 (Hope 47, Tickner 4-32) and 128 (Hodge 35, Duffy 5-38, Rae 3-45) by nine wickets

Dec 2025