Commentary: New Zealand vs West Indies

West Indies Chris Gayle waves his bat to the crowd as he leaves the field after he was dismissed for 61 runs while batting against New Zealand during their Cricket World Cup quarterfinal match in Wellington, New Zealand, Saturday, March 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Ross Setford)

New Zealand beats West Indies by 143 runs.

New Zealand reach the World Cup semifinals for the seventh time and will face South Africa in Auckland.

The West Indies won the first two World Cups but haven’t reached the semifinals since 1996.

Lineups:

New Zealand- Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum (captain), Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi, Daniel Vettori, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Trent Boult.

West Indies- Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles, Marlon Samuels, Jonathan Carter, Lendl Simmons, Denesh Ramdin, Darren Sammy, Andre Russell, Jason Holder, Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn.