Last Update on: December 6th, 2020 at 10:39 pm
The hosts New Zealand claimed a big victory against the visitors West Indies during the opening game of the two-match Test series at Seddon Park (Hamilton) and they have taken the 1-0 lead in this series.
The Caribbean captain Jason Holder chose to bowl first after winning the toss. After the hosts New Zealand managed to score 519/7 decl. in the first innings, the visitors were bundled out twice for 138 and 247 runs (f/o) respectively.
Brief Scores: New Zealand – 519/7 decl. (Kane Williamson 251, Tom Latham 86; Shannon Gabriel 3/89)
West Indies – 138 (John Campbell 26, Jason Holder 25*; Tim Southee 4/35) & 247 (Jermaine Blackwood 104, Alzarri Joseph 86; Neil Wagner 4/66)
The result – New Zealand won by an innings and 134 runs
Here are some of the stats reviews of the match:
Teams’ Stats
New Zealand
i) The hosts scored 519/7 decl. during the first innings of this Test. It was the 4th highest Test innings total for New Zealand against West Indies.
| Score | Innings number in the Test match | Venue | Year |
| 609/9 decl. | 1 | Dunedin | 2013 |
| 543/3 decl. | 2 | Georgetown | 1972 |
| 520/9 decl. | 2 | Wellington | 2017 |
| 519/7 decl. | 1 | Hamilton | 2020 |
| 518/9 decl. | 1 | Wellington | 1999 |
ii) New Zealand won by an innings and 134 runs.
- It is their largest victory margin (by an innings) against West Indies in Test cricket. Their previous record was winning by an innings and 105 runs at Wellington in 1999.
- It was their 5th largest victory margin (by an innings) against any team.
| Winning margin | Opposition | Venue | Year |
| inns & 301 runs | Zimbabwe | Napier | 2012 |
| inns & 294 runs | Zimbabwe | Harare | 2005 |
| inns & 185 runs | Pakistan | Hamilton | 2001 |
| inns & 137 runs | Bangladesh | Wellington | 2008 |
| inns & 134 runs | West Indies | Hamilton | 2020 |
West Indies
i) In their first innings, West Indies were bundled out for just 138 runs. It was their 5th lowest completed first innings Test total against New Zealand.
| Total | Venue | Year |
| 100 | Christchurch | 1987 |
| 107 | Bridgetown | 2002 |
| 133 | Bridgetown | 1972 |
| 134 | Wellington | 2017 |
| 138 | Hamilton | 2020 |
Players’ Stats
(New Zealand)
Kane Williamson
ii) Kane Williamson scored his third Test double-century during the first innings of this match.
- The right-handed batsman became the 4th New Zealand batsman to score at least three Test double-centuries. In this list, while Stephen Fleming and Ross Taylor have scored three Test double-centuries each, Brendon McCullum is leading this list with 4 Test double-centuries.
- While it was his third Test double-century at home, Kane Williamson becomes the first New Zealand batsman to score more than two Test double-centuries at home.
iii) New Zealand captain Kane Williamson scored 251 runs. It was the 5th highest individual score for a New Zealand Test captain.
| Player | Runs | Opposition | Venue | Year |
| Brendon McCullum | 302 | India | Wellington | 2014 |
| Martin Crowe | 299 | Sri Lanka | Wellington | 1991 |
| Stephen Fleming | 274* | Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 2003 |
| Stephen Fleming | 262 | South Africa | Cape Town | 2006 |
| Kane Williamson | 251 | West Indies | Hamilton | 2020 |
iv) During the first innings of this match, Kane Williamson completed his 1000 Test runs at Seddon Park (Hamilton). After this Test, the right-handed batsman has scored 1238 Test runs at this venue. Williamson surpassed the other 1000+ Test run-scorer at this venue, as Ross Taylor has scored 1104 Test runs at this venue, and became the most Test run-scorer at this venue.
(West Indies)
Kemar Roach
i) West Indies right-arm pacer Kemar Roach has taken 204 Test wickets. Surpassing Sir Andy Roberts (202 Test wickets), Roach became the 8th most Test wicket-taker for West Indies.
| Player | Wickets |
| Courtney Walsh | 519 |
| Sir Curtly Ambrose | 405 |
| Malcolm Marshall | 376 |
| Lance Gibbs | 309 |
| Joel Garner | 259 |
| Michael Holding | 249 |
| Sir Garry Sobers | 235 |
| Kemar Roach | 204 |
| Sir Andy Roberts | 202 |
| Sir Wes Hall | 192 |