Kraigg Brathwaite offers the visitors a glimpse of hope

After being on the field for nearly 150 overs, West Indies hearts might have sunk, especially after being bowled out for 134 in the first innings. But the visitors showed plenty of resilience on day four when they lost just two wickets in the entire day and finished with just under 200 and with eight wickets.

The performance of the openers in both innings will be something that offers a crumb of comfort for the Windies camp. As will the performance of Shimron Hetmyer, who scored a brilliant half century and survived a fierce spell of fast bowling from the Kiwi pace attack.

Colin de Grandhomme contributed with the bat and ball

In the absence of BJ Watling, there was an added responsibility on Colin de Grandhomme's shoulders to provide some runs in the lower middle-order and ensure that New Zealand's tactics of going in with just three front-line bowlers didn't backfire.

His maiden Test century, which came off 71 balls and was the fastest against the Windies in Tests, second-fastest by a Kiwi batsman and the 10th fastest in Test history, put New Zealand in complete command of the game. He came in with the score at 272/5 and left when the lead was almost 300.

Henry proved to be a valuable addition to the pace attack

Coming into the first Test of the home summer, New Zealand were rocked by injuries to a couple of their key players. Tim Southee, the leader of the bowling attack was ruled
out due to injury while BJ Watling wasn't fit to take part either. In their place came Matt Henry and Tom Blundell and both players played their part in ensuring a comfortable victory for the Black Caps to kickstart their summer.

Windies bore the full brunt of Wagner's wrath on day one

When you think about the New Zealand pace attack, you immediately talk about Tim Southee and Trent Boult. However, the only Kiwi bowler in the top ten of the ICC Test rankings is Neil Wagner, who occupies ninth place.

His figures of 7/39 was his career-best Test figures and the second-best strike rate by a Kiwi bowler in a seven-wicket haul as he took a wicket every 12.5 balls. That set up the match for the hosts who went on to complete an innings victory.

Wagner and Blundell were the heroes for the hosts

Maiden Test centuries from Colin de Grandhomme and debutant Tom Blundell coupled with Neil Wagner's fiery first innings helped New Zealand beat West Indies by an innings and 67 runs on day four of the first Test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.

Wagner's seven-for on day one but the hosts in command of the game and that was only strengthened after some stoic resistance from the lower middle-order, which helped the Black Caps cross 500. A massive deficit was simply too much for the West Indies, who were bowled out for 319 on day four and succumbed to another innings defeat.

Ruthless New Zealnad Bowling assist them to a 75 runs win over Bangladesh

 

  ICC World Twenty20 2016
28th Match, Group 2, New Zealand Vs Bangladesh
Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 26th March 2016

Toss - New Zealand won the toss elected to bat first

 Umpires: Johanes Cloete, Michael Gough
Third Umpire: Ruchira Palliyaguruge
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft

New Zealand Playing XI:  Kane Williamson (c), Henry Nicholls, Colin Munro, Corey Anderson, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Luke Ronchi (wk), Mitchell Santner, Nathan McCullum, Mitchell McClenaghan, Ish Sodhi

Bangladesh Playing XI: Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Mithun, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shuvagata Hom, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Al-Amin Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman

Match Summary

New Zealand 1st Innings 145 for 8 in 20 overs

Kane Williamson 42

Colin Munro 35

Ross Taylor 28

Mustafizur Rahman 22/5

Al-Amin Hossain 27/2

Mashrafe Mortaza 21/1

Bangladesh 2nd Innings 70 all out in 15.4 overs

Shuvagata Hom 16*

Sabbir Rahman 12

Mohammad Mithun 11

Grant Elliott 12/3

Ish Sodhi 21/3

Mitchell McClenaghan 3/1

Nathan McCullum 6/1

New Zealand won by 75 runs

Man of the Match - Kane Williamson

Kane Williamson guide New Zealand's first ever series win at South Africa

New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum on Tuesday claimed  one of his country's most excellent one-day series wins  and an brilliant  innings by Kane Williamson which made win possible over South Africa.

Kane Williamson smashed  145 not out to set up a 27 runs win for New Zealand in the 2nd  one day international   at the Diamond Oval. This win leads  the New Zealand  a winning 2-0 lead in the three match series and was a major turn for a team who were crushed  by an innings in both Test matches.

Kane Williamson bounced back from a unsatisfactory Test series with a confident, stroke filled career-best innings in a New Zealand total of 8 for 279. There was a record total of five run-outs as the South Africa  limped to 252 runs  all out in reply.

Kane Williamson and Grant Elliott (48) laid the base for New Zealand's total with a 3rd wicket stand of 127 runs from  128 balls. South Africa at one  in control as Graeme Smith and Colin Ingram put on 139 runs partnership  for the 2nd  wicket. Kane Williamson named for the Man of the Match award for his career best Century.