The West Indies cricket team toured New Zealand in December 2017 and January 2018 to play two

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, three

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s (ODIs) and three

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(T20I) matches. Three Tests were originally planned, but it was reduced to two by

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(NZC) to conform to the expected tour make-up when the

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is implemented. Ahead of the Test series, a three-day tour match was planned, which started on 25 November 2017. New Zealand won the Test series 2–0 and the ODI series 3–0. New Zealand also won the T20I series 2–0, after the second match was washed out with no result possible. It was the first time since January 2000 that the West Indies failed to win a single match during a tour to New Zealand. With the 2–0 victory in the T20I series, New Zealand returned to the top of the

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Squads

Ahead of the first Test,

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and Lockie Ferguson were added to New Zealand's squad as cover for

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and

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respectively.

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was added to New Zealand's squad ahead of the first test after Tim Southee was ruled out due to a family reason. Southee returned for the second Test, following the birth of his child. The West Indies captain

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was suspended for the second Test, after maintaining a slow over-rate.

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was named as the captain of the West Indies for the second Test in Holder's absence. For New Zealand,

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and

were selected only for the first ODI with

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and

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replacing them for the last two ODIs. Tom Latham was named as captain for the last two ODIs. Sunil Ambris was ruled out of the West Indies' squad for the ODI series, after sustaining a fracture of the left forearm on the final day of the second Test. Colin de Grandhomme was ruled out of New Zealand's ODI squad due to a family reason and was replaced by

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. Ahead of the limited-overs fixtures,

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and

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were all ruled out of the West Indies' squad. Sheldon Cottrell and Chadwick Walton replaced Samuels and Joseph respectively in the ODI squad. Shimron Hetmyer was also named as Sunil Ambris' replacement for the ODIs following his injury in the second Test.

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replaced Samuels in the T20I squad, while Ashley Nurse replaced Narine. Adam Milne injured his foot ahead of the second ODI and was replaced by

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in New Zealand's squad.

was named as New Zealand's captain for the first T20I with

captaining the side for the last two matches.

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was selected for the first T20I only while

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was selected for the third T20I only. Prior to the T20I series,

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withdrew from the West Indies' squad for personal reasons and was replaced by Shimron Hetmyer.

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was also unavailable for the West Indies due to an injury and was replaced by Sheldon Cottrell.

Tour matches

Three-day match: New Zealand A vs West Indies

One-day match: New Zealand XI vs West Indies

Test series

1st Test

2nd Test

ODI series

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

T20I series

1st T20I

2nd T20I

3rd T20I

Notes

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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