Series win sees New Zealand up to second on WTC27 standings

New Zealand have moved to second place on the ICC World Test Championship standings with an emphatic 323-run victory over the West Indies in the third and final Test of their series in Mount Maunganui.

The Black Caps wrapped up the triumph early in the last session on the final day's play at Bay Oval, with pacer Jacob Duffy delivering the decisive wicket to complete the victory and ensure he collected the Player of the Series award.

Duffy picked up 5/42 in the West Indies' second innings as the Caribbean side were dismissed for 138 in pursuit of an unlikely victory target of 462, with his 23 wickets across the series helping New Zealand complete a 2-0 series triumph as they commenced their World Test Championship campaign in style.

The fast bowler also broke the New Zealand record previously held by Kiwi great Richard Hadlee for the most wickets (80) in a calendar year courtesy of his third five-wicket haul in the series.

"I saw that list (most wickets in a calendar year) at lunch time and there were some cool names on there, so to be up there on any sort of list with those sort of names was special," Duffy admitted.

Duffy received plenty of support from the batters during the third Test, in particular openers Devon Conway and skipper Tom Latham who became the first opening pair in the history of Test cricket to each score two centuries across the same match.

Conway also became the first New Zealander and just the 10th player ever to score a double-century and a century in the same Test following his efforts of 227 and 100 over the two innings.

The left-hander unsurprisingly collected the Player of the Match honour for his efforts.

"I don't think it's sunk in yet. It will take some time for me to get my head around what happened in this Test match," Conway said.

"But I'm really glad we got the win."

The victory sees the Black Caps surpass South Africa and move into second place on the World Test Championship standings, with trans-Tasman rivals Australia the only side in front of them. The Black Caps next take on England in a three-match World Test Championship series in the middle of next year.

The West Indies remain in ninth place on the standings, with their next contest coming at home in the middle of next year against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Series schedule:

First Test: December 2-6, Hagley Oval, Christchurch (Match Drawn)

Second Test: December 10-14, Basin Reserve, Wellington (New Zealand won by nine wickets)

Third Test: December 18-22, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui (New Zealand won by 323 runs)