That's it for us from us for this Test match. Outstanding display from New Zealand, and hopefully West Indies will make it a closer contest in Port of Spain. Join us for that, and keep sending in your comments. I enjoyed bringing this game to you, and I hope to see you again very soon. Good night (or whatever time it is in your part of the world). This is Karthik Krishnaswamy signing off.
Mark Craig is the Man of the Match on his debut. "It's a bit of a dream. I'm on top of the world. Brendon gave us a bit of a license (on hitting his first ball for six). Lot of fun to bowl on (on the conditions), and I'm pretty happy with how everything went and to get the win was pretty special."
Denesh Ramdin says it isn't a good way to start his captaincy career. "Three of our top six not getting a score in the first innings" was where they lost the game. "Well done to Shillingford, but the New Zealand bowlers were patient, and we weren't patient (as a batting team)."
Brendon McCullum: "Overall it was a brilliant Test match. We were under pressure early on the second morning, and Watling and Neesham set us up with that partnership. Watling's keeping during this Test match is as good as I've seen around the world. Tim Southee led that attack for us in tough seam bowling conditions. The two young spinners and Trent Boult, they were outstanding, because getting 20 wickets was difficult on that wicket. We'll enjoy tonight and we'll refocus once we hit Trinidad. We know the West Indies team will come back very strongly."
davidbassist78@: "I think Watling took the catch :-) " Oh yes. I was too caught up in the excitement of not having to come back for another commentary stint tomorrow.
That's New Zealand's second win in the West Indies, and their first on this ground. They've been the far superior side throughout, and this last 82-run partnership between numbers ten and eleven should't distract the West Indies team management from taking a long hard look at their performance.
For New Zealand, this has been an excellent all-round performance, with the only real uncertain period coming early in their second innings, when Jerome Taylor caused a few flutters among their top order. Once Tom Latham saw them out of that period, they never looked back. Tim Southee has been excellent all through this match, on a pitch that didn't offer him too much assistance (personally, he's been my Man of the Match), and Mark Craig has made an excellent impression with eight wickets on debut. He has an energetic action, puts a lot of revs on the ball, and got more turn and bounce off this pitch than either of West Indies' finger-spinners. Williamson, Latham, Neesham and Watling all played excellent knocks in the first innings to set things up for them, and Brendon McCullum's captaincy has been bright and positive throughout.
SJ Benn c †Watling b Williamson 25 (46m 27b 4x4 1x6) SR: 92.59
goes around the wicket now
Last over of the day coming up. It's going to be Kane Williamson to bowl it
END OF OVER:47 | 8 Runs | WI: 215/9
- Sulieman Benn25 (26b)
- Shane Shillingford52 (26b)
- Tim Southee9-2-32-2
- Mark Craig15-2-97-4
around the wicket again
back over the wicket now
END OF OVER:46 | 16 Runs | WI: 207/9
- Shane Shillingford52 (26b)
- Sulieman Benn17 (20b)
- Mark Craig15-2-97-4
- Tim Southee8-2-24-2
It's also the second-fastest by anyone, behind Jacques Kallis, who did it in 24 balls