New Zealand v West Indies: Highlights, Scorecard, Report from Cricket World Cup

Martin Guptill’s historic innings led New Zealand to a resounding 143-run victory over West Indies in their World Cup quarter-final at Wellington Regional Stadium.

Guptill’s 237 not out, the highest score in World Cup history, led the Black Caps to a massive total of 393 for six after home captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and chose to bat.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s	6s
Guptill	not out		237	223	163	24	11
B McCullum	c Holder	b Taylor	12	19	8	1	1
Williamson	c Gayle	b Russell	33	46	35	5	0
Taylor	run out (Ramdin)		42	89	61	2	0
Anderson	c Gayle	b Russell	15	23	16	1	1
Elliott	lbw	b Taylor	27	18	11	2	2
Ronchi	c Benn	b Taylor	9	12	5	2	0
Vettori	not out		8	5	2	2	0
Extras		1nb 7w 0b 2lb	10
Bowler			Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Taylor			7	0	71	3
Holder			8	0	76	0
Benn			10	1	66	0
Russell			10	0	96	2
Sammy			8	0	38	0
Samuels			7	0	44	0

The men from the Caribbean could only make 250 in reply as NZ set up a semi-final meeting with South Africa on Tuesday.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s	6s
Gayle		b Milne	61	79	33	2	8
Charles		b Boult	3	5	6	0	0
Simmons	c Guptill	b Boult	12	19	17	1	1
Samuels	c Vettori	b Boult	27	14	15	3	1
Ramdin	lbw	b Boult	0	2	4	0	0
Carter		b Vettori	32	57	39	4	1
Sammy	c Ronchi	b Anderson	27	19	16	3	1
Russell		b Southee	20	14	11	1	2
Holder	c Anderson	b Vettori	42	33	26	5	2
Taylor	c Guptill	b Southee	11	9	12	2	0
Benn	not out		9	10	4	2	0
Extras		0nb 6w 0b 0lb	6
Bowler			Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Southee			8	1	82	2
Boult			10	3	44	4
Vettori			6.3	0	58	2
Milne			4	0	42	1
Anderson			2	0	24	1

Guptill was dropped by Marlon Samuels off the third ball of the innings but took full advantage of the let-off with a destructive knock that featured 24 fours and 11 sixes.

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Guptill is on 89 but he was given a life in the very first over! WATCH: http://t.co/2J5jUaOGxP #NZvWI pic.twitter.com/HgNdPRF6a9

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) March 21, 2015"

After McCullum’s dismissal in the fifth over, he put on 62 with Kane Williamson (33) for the second wicket with the NZ 100 coming up in the 19th over.

His 50 came up off 64 balls, but he then accelerated with his second fifty coming from 47 balls as he shared a 143-run partnership with Ross Taylor (42).

He became the first New Zealander to score back-to-back centuries at the World Cup when he guided Marlon Samuels down the ground for a single in the 35th over.

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Guptill has his second straight TON! And this is how the crowd reacts! Don't they LOVE it! #NZvWI https://t.co/wWn2HZg56K

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) March 21, 2015"

Carnage followed as the hosts scored 193 in the final 14 overs with Guptill’s third 50 coming from only 23 balls and his fourth from 18.

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WATCH this massive 101 metre SIX from Guptill: http://t.co/8vjjFZoNQO pic.twitter.com/DRgZ3gxEVe

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) March 21, 2015"

A six off Jason Holder, the first of three in the 45th over, took him past Glenn Turner's score of 171 not out, which was the previous best by a New Zealand batsman at a World Cup.

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Martin Guptill first batsman to make a 150+ in World Cup knockouts Previous best: 149 by Adam Gilchrist v SL in 2007 WC final #CWC15 #NZvWI

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 21, 2015"

The 28-year-old reached his 200, just the sixth double ton in the history of one-day international cricket, in the 48th over with a boundary off Andre Russell.

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Double century! Guptill's done it! The roof has been lifted off Wellington Stadium! #NZvWI https://t.co/21Yc9FBQgf

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) March 21, 2015"

The Aucklander was not finished as he made the highest score in the 40-year history of the tournament, usurping the 215 made by WI's Chris Gayle against Zimbabwe earlier in the tournament.

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Highest WC scores.... Gary Kirsten's 188* lasted 19y-8d Chris Gayle's 215 lasted 25 days! Martin Guptill 237* for how long? #NZvWI #CWC15

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 21, 2015"

He left the field to a standing ovation after finishing unbeaten, making the second highest score in the history of one-day international cricket behind Rohit Sharma's 264 made last year.

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Martin Guptill's 237* now 4th highest indv score in List A history after Ali Brown's 268, R Sharma's 264 & S Dhawan's 248 #NZvWI #CWC15

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 21, 2015"

Left-arm seamer Trent Boult blew away the WI top order in their reply, removing Johnson Charles (3), Lendl Simmons (12), Marlon Samuels (27) and Denesh Ramdin (0) in his first five overs.

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Most wickets at #CWC15 Starc (#AUS) 18 Shami (#IND) 17 Riaz (#PAK) 16 Boult (#NZ) 15 Tahir (#SA) 15 #SSCricket pic.twitter.com/B2Hq3JwwS7

— SuperSport (@SuperSportTV) March 20, 2015"

Vettori took a stunning catch on the boundary at third man to end Samuels’ miserable day, but he had been hit for three consecutive sixes by Chris Gayle as the score stood at 80 for four at the end of the powerplay.

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WATCH: Vettori grabs a stunning one-hander at third man to catch Samuels in the deep. #CWC15 #fireitup http://t.co/PK8izQIniu

— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) March 21, 2015"

Gayle brought up his half-century off 26 balls and hit eight sixes in making 61 before Adam Milne sent his stumps cartwheeling.

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WATCH: Adam Milne sends Gayle's stumps cartwheeling out of the ground and he goes for 61. #CWC15 #fireitup http://t.co/D3UF7vleG7

— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) March 21, 2015"

West Indies brought up their 200 in the 25th over but Darren Sammy (27) and Jonathan Carter (32) had perished by then before Tim Southee picked up two wickets.

Holder continued the destructive hitting with 42 off 26 balls before picking out long-on off Vettori as their innings came to an end inside 31 overs.

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In this match - West Indies are only ahead of New Zealand in the six hitting department NZ (15), WI (16*) #NZvWI #CWC15

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 21, 2015"

New Zealand will meet the Proteas in the opening semi at Eden Park in Auckland. It will be their seventh World Cup semi-final, but they have lost the previous six.