West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2017–18
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The West Indies cricket team toured New Zealand in December 2017 and January 2018 to play two Tests, three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2][3] Three Tests were originally planned, but it was reduced to two by New Zealand Cricket (NZC) to conform to the expected tour make-up when the ICC World Test Championship is implemented.[2][3] Ahead of the Test series, a three-day tour match was planned, which started on 25 November 2017.[4]
West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2017–18 | |||
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New Zealand | West Indies | ||
Dates | 25 November 2017 – 3 January 2018 | ||
Captains | Kane Williamson[n 1] |
Jason Holder (Tests & ODIs) [n 2] Carlos Brathwaite (T20Is) | |
Test series | |||
Result | New Zealand won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Ross Taylor (216) | Kraigg Brathwaite (201) | |
Most wickets | Neil Wagner (14) |
Miguel Cummins (7) Shannon Gabriel (7) | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
Most runs | Ross Taylor (153) | Evin Lewis (86) | |
Most wickets | Trent Boult (10) |
Sheldon Cottrell (5) Jason Holder (5) | |
Player of the series | Trent Boult (NZ) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Colin Munro (223) | Andre Fletcher (73) | |
Most wickets | Tim Southee (6) | Carlos Brathwaite (4) | |
Player of the series | Colin Munro (NZ) |
New Zealand won the Test series 2–0[5] and the ODI series 3–0.[6] New Zealand also won the T20I series 2–0, after the second match was washed out with no result possible.[7] It was the first time since January 2000 that the West Indies failed to win a single match during a tour to New Zealand.[8] With the 2–0 victory in the T20I series, New Zealand returned to the top of the ICC T20I Championship.[9]