New Zealand beat West Indies 2-0 in Tests December 2025: Jacob Duffy 23 Wickets, Conway 452 Runs, Greaves 202*

New Zealand won a 3-match Test series against West Indies 2-0 in December 2025, with the series opening match in Christchurch drawn before New Zealand won the final two Tests to seal the series. Jacob Duffy was the outstanding performer of the series, taking 23 wickets and being named Player of the Series — his second consecutive five-wicket haul in Wellington (2nd Test) being the pivotal bowling performance that swung that match New Zealand's way after the Christchurch draw. Devon Conway was New Zealand's batting standout with 452 runs across the series, including 227 in the 3rd Test at Mount Maunganui where New Zealand made 575/8 declared and won by 323 runs. West Indies contributed several notable batting performances to the series — Justin Greaves' 202* in the Christchurch draw was the individual batting highlight of the tour — but their ability to sustain scoring across four innings proved insufficient against New Zealand's quality bowling in the Wellington and Mount Maunganui Tests. Kemar Roach continued to demonstrate his effectiveness as a pace bowler, taking 10 wickets across the series for West Indies.

1st Test Christchurch Draw: Greaves 202* and Hope 140 Save West Indies

The 1st Test in Christchurch (December 2-6) ended in a draw after West Indies produced an extraordinary second-innings batting effort to deny New Zealand victory. New Zealand made 231 in their first innings; West Indies replied with 167, giving New Zealand a 64-run lead. New Zealand declared at 466/8 in their second innings, setting West Indies 531 to win — an effectively impossible target that West Indies declined to chase, instead batting out the draw. West Indies reached 457/6 by the time the match was drawn, with Justin Greaves scoring 202* in one of the most celebrated innings by a West Indies batter in New Zealand in recent years. Shai Hope contributed 140 in the same innings, the two batters combining for a partnership that took the match away from New Zealand after the hosts had looked set to win. Jacob Duffy took 5/34 in West Indies' first innings — his first five-wicket haul of the series — which had established the first-innings lead New Zealand needed to set up a declaration, but Greaves and Hope's partnership in the fourth innings denied the result. The Christchurch draw was notable as a competitive performance from West Indies — they had arrived facing a New Zealand team that had won the Ashes warmup games and were strong at home — but the drawn result left New Zealand needing to win both remaining Tests to secure the series.

Wellington and Mount Maunganui: Two New Zealand Wins Seal Series 2-0

New Zealand won the 2nd Test in Wellington (December 10-12) by 9 wickets — a decisive result after West Indies scored 205 and 128 across their two innings while New Zealand made 278/9d and chased 57/1 to win. Jacob Duffy claimed his second five-wicket haul of the series in the 2nd Test, bowling through the West Indies middle order on a Wellington surface that assisted swing and seam. The 9-wicket win gave New Zealand a 1-0 series lead with one Test to play. The 3rd Test at Mount Maunganui (December 18-22) produced New Zealand's most dominant batting performance of the series — Devon Conway scored 227 in New Zealand's first innings total of 575/8 declared, a commanding total that put the home side in a position of complete control. New Zealand then declared their second innings at 306/2, setting West Indies an impossible target. West Indies made 420 in their first innings — Kavem Hodge contributing 123* — but were bowled out for 138 in the fourth innings, Duffy and Ajaz Patel sharing the wickets to give New Zealand a 323-run win that confirmed the 2-0 series result. Duffy's 23 wickets across the three Tests, including two five-wicket hauls in the matches New Zealand won, established him as one of New Zealand's most effective new-ball bowlers and confirmed his status as a future Test bowling asset.