New Zealand registered a comprehensive win over West Indies in Wellington on Friday, which has boosted their prospects of a second appearance in the finals of the World Test Championship (WTC). Jacob Duffy's 5-wicket haul helped the hosts to dismiss the Windies' second innings for just 128. With this win, the Blackcaps have taken a 1-0 lead in the series and banked 12 valuable points, which allowed them to surpass Pakistan and India in the ICC Test Rankings. New Zealand are now only behind Australia and South Africa in the standings.

On the other hand, the West Indies are currently at the bottom of the standings with the lowest PCT.

Coming back to the match, New Zealand won the Toss and decided to bowl first. The Blackcaps dismissed the visitors at 205 in the first inning

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