Date: Dec 01, 2017 Venue: Basin Reserve, Wellington
VS
134 (45.4)
520/9 (148.4)
319 (106.0)
Toss: Toss won by New Zealand
Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) and Rod Tucker (AUS)
TV umpire: Bruce Oxenford (AUS)
Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)
The West Indies are not dwelling on their August win over England as they enter a two-Test series against New Zealand, but captain Jason Holder will use it for motivation if necessary. Holder described his side as being "in a pretty good place" as they go into the first Test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Friday looking for their first away win over New Zealand since 1995. While New Zealand have been starved of Test cricket since hosting South Africa in March, the Calypso cricketers are riding high after a 1-0 win against Zimbabwe following a dramatic victory at Headingley during a 2-1 Test series loss to England.
"We're in a pretty good place at this point in time. We've built up quite nicely this past year. We're still not the finished product, but we're heading in the right direction," Holder said Thursday. The West Indies' five-wicket upset win over third-ranked England in August -- when rising star Shai Hope became the first player to score a century in each innings of a Test at the famous Leeds ground -- boosted the morale of the eighth-ranked side.
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