NZ rise to second in World Test Championship table after win over WI

New Zealand players celebrate their victory on day five of the 3rd international Test cricket match between New Zealand and West Indies at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, Tauranga, New Zealand. Pic/AFP

New Zealand climbed to second on the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) table after completing a dominant 323-run win over the West Indies in the third and final Test here on Monday.

The comprehensive victory lifted New Zealand above South Africa, with only Australia ahead of them in the WTC standings.

The West Indies, meanwhile, remain ninth on the table and will return to action at home next year in a series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Duffy was the standout bowler in the West Indies's second innings, returning figures of 5-42 as the visitors were bowled out for 138 while chasing a daunting target of 462. He finished the series with 23 wickets.

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