India-born Jeet Raval scored 84 runs in the first innings of the second test at Hamilton and thus helped New Zealand register a 2-0 series victory over West Indies. New Zealand bowlers steadily chipped away at the West Indies line up in the second innings to record a 240-run victory shortly before tea on the fourth day. Mitchell Santner took wickets on successive balls to end the tourists' second innings on 203 as they tried in vain to chase the 444 runs needed to secure an unlikely drawn series after New Zealand dominated the first test at Wellington. The hosts did not need to take all 10 wickets after Sunil Ambris retired hurt earlier in the innings.
New Zealand scored 373 in the first and 291 for 8 declared in the second innings. In reply West Indies scored 221 in the first and 203 for 9 in the second innings. Trent Boult became the sixth New Zealander to claim 200 test wickets when he had Brathwaite caught in the gully by skipper Kane Williamson. Ross Taylor also achieved a significant milestone by joining former mentor Martin Crowe and Williamson on 17 test centuries, the most by a New Zealander
