New Zealand dismissed West Indies for 205 and reached 24 without loss in reply on the opening day of the second test on Wednesday, but their already ravaged bowling stocks were further depleted by a freak injury at Basin Reserve.

Late replacement Blair Tickner took four for 34 and Daryl Mitchell hit 56 not out as New Zealand beat England by five wickets in the second one-day international in Hamilton on Wednesday to seal the three-match series.

Tickner was originally named in the 15-player squad for the three-game T20I series that commences in Dubai on Thursday, but the right-armer will instead stay in New Zealand to be alongside his wife and new child following the birth of their daughter last week.