21st March, Wellington - Martin Guptill's unbeaten 237 powered New Zealand to the semi-finals of the cricket World Cup as they defeated the West Indies by 143 runs in a quarter-final at the Wellington Regional Stadium here on Saturday.
Guptill's double century powered the hosts to 393/6. In reply, the West Indies were bowled out for 250 in 30.3 overs.
In the first semi-final on March 24, New Zealand will face South Africa in Auckland.
New Zealand skipper B McCullum won the toss and opt to bat first against West Indies in the fourth Quarter-Final match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 here today.
Scorecard - New Zealand vs West Indies
Team news:
West Indies: C Gayle , J Charles , L Simmons , M Samuels , D Ramdin (Wkt) , J Carter , D Sammy , A Russell , J Holder (Capt) , J Taylor , S Benn
New Zealand: M Guptill , B McCullum (Capt) , K Williamson , R Taylor , G Elliott , C Anderson , L Ronchi (Wkt) , D Vettori , A Milne , T Southee , T Boult