A record century by Glenn Phillips saw New Zealand whip the West Indies by a comprehensive 72 runs in the second Twenty20 international in Mount Maunganui Sunday to wrap up the series with a game to spare.
The 23-year-old Phillips smashed 108 off 51 deliveries, reaching his century in a New Zealand record 46 balls as the Black Caps posted a massive 238 for three.
It left the West Indies facing the second highest chase in Twenty20 history to win, but the target of 12 an over proved too much and they were 166 for nine at the close.
After his stunning turn with the bat, which featured eight sixes and 10 fours, Phillips also starred in the field with the sharp run-out of Andre Fletcher and a diving catch on the boundary to remove Kyle Mayers
New Zealand, who won the first match by five wickets, lead the series 2-0 with the third and final match to be played in Mount Maunganui on Monday.
Scoreboard in the second Twenty20 international between New Zealand and the West Indies at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Sunday:
New Zealand
M. Guptill c Pooran b Allen 34
T. Siefert b Thomas 18
D. Conway not out 65
G. Phillips c sub (Walsh) b Pollard 108
R. Taylor not out 0
Extras (lb 4, nb4, w5) 13
Total (3 wkts, 20 overs) 238
Did not bat: J. Neesham, M. Santner, T.Southee, K. Jamieson, I. Sodhi, L. Ferguson.
Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Siefert), 2-52 (Guptill), 3-237 (Phillips)
West Indies Bowling
Cottrell 4-0-39-0 (2w, 2nb), Mayers 1-0-10-0 (1w), Thomas 4-0-44-1, Paul 4-0-64-0 (1w, 1nb), Allen 3-0-35-0 (1nb), Pollard 3-0-33-1 (1w), Powell 1-0-9-0.
West Indies
A. Fletcher run out (Phillips) 20
B. King b Jamieson 0
S. Hetmyer c Santner b Sodhi 25
K. Mayers c Phillips b Neesham 20
N. Pooran c and b Santner 7
K. Pollard c Southee b Santner 28
K. Powell b Ferguson 9
F. Allen c Phillips b Southee 15
K. Paul not out 26
S. Cottrell c Siefert b Jamieson 1
O. Thomas not out 0
Extras (lb1, w14) 15
Total (9 wkts, 20 overs) 166
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (King), 2-28 (Fletcher), 3-60 (Mayers), 4-72 (Pooran), 5-107 Pollard, 6-113 (Hetmyer), 7-132 (Powell), 8-140 (Allen), 9-144 (Cottrell)
New Zealand Bowling
Southee 4-0-49-1 (1w), Jamieson 4-0-15-2 (2w), Ferguson 4-0-22-0 (2w), Santner 3-0-41-2 (1w), Sodhi 4-0-26-1 (3w), Neesham 1-0-12-1
Match Summary
Toss: West Indies
Result: New Zealand won by 72 runs
Series: New Zealand lead 2-0