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Roach has been in prolific form this year and improved his reputation with figures of five for 60 as the Black Caps distorted from 217 for three to 272 all out on the final morning. That left the Windies with a worthless target of 102 as Chris Gayle breezed to an unbeaten 50 to seal a relaxed triumph.

A draw looked to be the expected outcome this morning as the Black Caps resumed on 199 for three on a flat pitch. However, after captain Ross Taylor and Test debutant Neil Wagner had negotiated the opening exchanges, Roach made the breakthrough about immediately following a short 20-minute rain delay.

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For New Zealand as, bereft of numerous seniors, they slid from defeat to defeat. Their stand-in captain Kane Williamson, all of 21 years old and looking even younger, seriously defended his inexpert team after Chris Gayle's naturally dished out half-century.

Ross Taylor and Brendon McCullum and New Zealand will be further boosted by the arrival of two old hands, their man-for-all time Daniel Vettori and their pace lead Chris Martin. Their existence lifts a bowling line-up that looked pretty delicate during large parts of the one-day series, as does the addition of Neil Wagner, a man in whom New Zealand fans have placed an almost excessive total of faith.

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