Guptill 237* overwhelms West Indies

ESPNcricinfo staff21-Mar-2015Kane Williamson looked good for his 33. However, he failed to pick a slower ball from Andre Russell and was caught at cover•Getty ImagesMartil Guptill kept getting the runs at the other end and brought up his fifty off 64 balls•Getty ImagesRoss Taylor and Guptill put on 143 for the third wicket, Guptill was the more aggressive out of the two•Getty ImagesTaylor was left halfway down the pitch after misjudging a single and was run-out for 42, leaving New Zealand on 232 for 3•AFPGuptill kept going and brought up his second World Cup hundred, off 111 balls•AFPThere was no stopping Guptill even as he lost his partners at the other end as New Zealand crossed 300•ICCGuptill became the fifth batsman to make a double-hundred and second in this World Cup as New Zealand finished with 393 for 6, making 84 in the last five overs•ICCTrent Boult sent Johson Charles and Lendl Simmons back inside six overs leaving West Indies on 27 for 2•Getty ImagesWest Indies were reduced to 80 for 4 after Boult struck twice in the 10th over to remove Marlon Samuels and Denesh Ramdin•Getty ImagesChris Gayle was at the other end and he smashed eight sixes before being dismissed for a 33-ball 61•AFPDarren Sammy was floored by a Boult bouncer shortly after which Corey Anderson had him caught behind for 27•AFPThough West Indies had the run rate under control as they raced to 200 in the 25th over, they were eight wickets down by the 26th over•AFPJason Holder had a late flourish with the bat but he fell in the 31st over, which sealed West Indies’ 143-run loss•AFP