New Zealand vs West Indies, WI in NZ, 3 Tests, 2025 Dec 2 Full score card
1st Test, Hagley Oval, Christchurch, 02 Dec, 2025
New Zealand
NZ
231/10
&
466/8
(109.0) ov
West Indies
WI
167/10
&
457/6
(163.3) ov
New Zealand drew with West Indies
Player Of The Match
Justin Greaves,
West Indies
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J Campbell c M Bracewell b J Duffy |
15 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 39.47 |
T Chanderpaul c T Latham b J Duffy |
6 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 13.33 |
A Athanaze c Z Foulkes b M Bracewell |
5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 22.72 |
S Hope c T Latham b J Duffy |
140 | 234 | 15 | 2 | 59.82 |
R Chase c T Latham b M Henry |
4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 26.66 |
J Greaves not out | 202 | 388 | 19 | 0 | 52.06 |
T Imlach lbw b Z Foulkes |
4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
K Roach not out | 58 | 233 | 8 | 0 | 24.89 |
|
Extras
(b 13,lb 6,w 1,nb 3,Penalty 0) |
23 | ||||
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Total
163.3 (RR: 2.80)
|
457/6 |
Did not bat: J Layne, J Seales, O Shields
Fall of wickets:
(J Campbell, 12.5 ov) (T Chanderpaul, 14.1 ov) (A Athanaze, 23.2 ov) (R Chase, 28.3 ov) (S Hope, 92.1 ov) (T Imlach, 95.2 ov)| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Henry |
11 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 2.63 |
Z Foulkes |
33 | 6 | 80 | 1 | 2.42 |
J Duffy |
43 | 10 | 122 | 3 | 2.83 |
M Bracewell |
55 | 11 | 138 | 1 | 2.50 |
R Ravindra |
21.3 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 3.20 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T Latham c T Imlach b K Roach |
145 | 250 | 12 | 0 | 58 |
D Conway c sub K Hodge b O Shields |
37 | 78 | 7 | 0 | 47.43 |
K Williamson c T Imlach b K Roach |
9 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 32.14 |
R Ravindra b O Shields |
176 | 185 | 27 | 1 | 95.13 |
W Young c S Hope b J Seales |
23 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 109.52 |
M Bracewell c T Imlach b K Roach |
24 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 54.54 |
Z Foulkes not out | 11 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
M Henry c T Imlach b K Roach |
8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 133.33 |
J Duffy c & b K Roach |
10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 111.11 |
|
Extras
(b 4,lb 8,w 11,nb 0,Penalty 0) |
23 | ||||
|
Total
109.0 (RR: 4.28)
|
466/8 |
Did not bat: T Blundell, N Smith
Fall of wickets:
(D Conway, 27 ov) (K Williamson, 32.5 ov) (T Latham, 87.3 ov) (R Ravindra, 92.1 ov) (W Young, 97.2 ov) (M Bracewell, 104.4 ov) (M Henry, 106.2 ov) (J Duffy, 109 ov)| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K Roach |
22 | 6 | 78 | 5 | 3.54 |
J Seales |
22 | 4 | 72 | 1 | 3.27 |
O Shields |
17 | 3 | 74 | 2 | 4.35 |
R Chase |
19 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 3.68 |
J Layne |
13 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 6.15 |
J Greaves |
16 | 1 | 80 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J Campbell c W Young b Z Foulkes |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
T Chanderpaul c D Conway b Z Foulkes |
52 | 169 | 3 | 0 | 30.76 |
A Athanaze b M Henry |
4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 |
S Hope c T Latham b J Duffy |
56 | 107 | 4 | 0 | 52.33 |
R Chase c T Latham b M Henry |
0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J Greaves c T Latham b M Henry |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T Imlach c T Latham b J Duffy |
14 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 21.21 |
K Roach not out | 10 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 17.54 |
J Layne c & b J Duffy |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J Seales b J Duffy |
2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
O Shields b J Duffy |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Extras
(b 10,lb 6,w 5,nb 7,Penalty 0) |
28 | ||||
|
Total
75.4 (RR: 2.21)
|
167/10 |
Did not bat:
Fall of wickets:
(J Campbell, 1.1 ov) (A Athanaze, 10.3 ov) (S Hope, 43 ov) (R Chase, 46.1 ov) (J Greaves, 46.4 ov) (T Chanderpaul, 59.1 ov) (T Imlach, 71.1 ov) (J Layne, 72 ov) (J Seales, 75.1 ov) (O Shields, 75.4 ov)| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Henry |
22 | 7 | 43 | 3 | 1.95 |
Z Foulkes |
18 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 1.77 |
N Smith |
15 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 2.60 |
J Duffy |
17.4 | 7 | 34 | 5 | 1.92 |
M Bracewell |
2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 |
R Ravindra |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T Latham c T Imlach b J Greaves |
24 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 28.23 |
D Conway c J Greaves b K Roach |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K Williamson c A Athanaze b J Greaves |
52 | 102 | 6 | 0 | 50.98 |
R Ravindra b J Seales |
3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
W Young c J Greaves b J Layne |
14 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 36.84 |
T Blundell b O Shields |
29 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 74.35 |
M Bracewell c T Chanderpaul b O Shields |
47 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 64.38 |
N Smith c J Campbell b R Chase |
23 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 37.70 |
Z Foulkes c T Imlach b J Seales |
4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
M Henry c J Seales b K Roach |
8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 160 |
J Duffy not out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
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Extras
(b 4,lb 7,w 6,nb 6,Penalty 0) |
23 | ||||
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Total
70.3 (RR: 3.28)
|
231/10 |
Did not bat:
Fall of wickets:
(D Conway, 0.3 ov) (K Williamson, 29.4 ov) (T Latham, 31.2 ov) (R Ravindra, 33 ov) (W Young, 41 ov) (T Blundell, 48.3 ov) (N Smith, 64.4 ov) (M Bracewell, 68.5 ov) (M Henry, 69.4 ov) (Z Foulkes, 70.3 ov)| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K Roach |
17 | 6 | 47 | 2 | 2.76 |
J Seales |
15.3 | 3 | 44 | 2 | 2.83 |
J Layne |
11 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 4.27 |
O Shields |
9 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 3.77 |
J Greaves |
10 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 3.50 |
R Chase |
8 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1.62 |
West Indies • 457/6 (163.3 overs)
J Greaves 202 (388)
S Hope 140 (234)
J Duffy 3/122 (43)
Z Foulkes 1/80 (33)
New Zealand • 466/8 (109.0 overs)
R Ravindra 176 (185)
T Latham 145 (250)
K Roach 5/78 (22)
O Shields 2/74 (17)
West Indies • 167/10 (75.4 overs)
S Hope 56 (107)
T Chanderpaul 52 (169)
J Duffy 5/34 (17.4)
M Henry 3/43 (22)
New Zealand • 231/10 (70.3 overs)
K Williamson 52 (102)
M Bracewell 47 (73)
K Roach 2/47 (17)
J Seales 2/44 (15.3)
Commentary
Welcome back. The players are out in the middle. Matt Henry to bowl first. John Campbell and Tagenarine Chanderpaul to open for West Indies.
...THE CHASE....
The hosts aimed to get the lead over 500 and got it done easily, having already secured 481 runs before the start of today's play. West Indies kept it simple and made New Zealand make mistakes. Kemar Roach ended with a five-fer while Ojay Shields and Jayden Seales picked the remaining three wickets. Now, it's a huge target in front of the visitors. Rather than looking at it, they'll try to bat through this session before losing any wickets. Can the openers start well? Let's find out.
So, as expected New Zealand have declared with Nathan Smith only the batter left while Tom Blundell ruled out of the game. They have set a mammoth target of 531 runs for West Indies to chase. New Zealand batted for 14 overs and as thought, it wasn't just defending at all. They chased everything and in the process added 49 runs while losing 4 wickets.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 109 overs : 466/8
J Duffy10 (9)
Z Foulkes11 (33)
K Roach22-6-78-5
OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Five-fer for the great West Indies fast bowler! A juicy full toss, outside off. Jacob Duffy clears his front leg and swings hard, he toe ends his shot back to Roach who takes it back but spills it out. He quickly turns around and grabs it on the second attempt.
Very full and around off, Jacob Duffy makes room and pushes it to cover.
FOUR! MORE RUNS! Much better shot! Tad fuller and angling on middle, Jacob Duffy heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
FOUR! STREAKY! Pushes it full and outside off, Jacob Duffy swings across the line and edges it to third man for a boundary.
Length ball, outside off, pushed to cover.
Short of a length, just outside off, Jacob Duffy punches it to cover.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 108 overs : 458/7
Z Foulkes11 (33)
J Duffy2 (3)
R Chase19-0-70-0
A dot to end the over as Foulkes plays it back to Chase.
Fuller delivery, on middle, Foulkes drills it to mid on.
Flat and turning in on middle, nudged to mid-wicket.
Floats it full and around off, Foulkes leans and defends it out.
Spinning onto the middle pole. Jacob Duffy punches it to cover for a single.
Tossed up, around off, Jacob Duffy leans and blocks.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 107 overs : 457/7
Z Foulkes11 (29)
J Duffy1 (1)
K Roach21-6-70-4
Good length ball, on middle, Foulkes defends under his eyes.
Fuller delivery, around off, blocked out.
Touch fuller and around off, angling in. Zakary Foulkes defends.
Shorter and on off, Jacob Duffy pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
OUT! EDGED IT! West Indies appeal for a caught behind decision but not given. They review. Short of a good length, outside off, Matt Henry looks to defend away from his body but seems to have missed it. The visitors are confident as they take it upstairs. UltraEdge shows a spike as the ball passes the bat and Matt Henry has to go.
SIX! JUST OVER! Into the surface, on middle, Matt Henry pulls it to fine leg. The fielder in the deep, stands near the fence to pick up but palms it over the fence.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 106 overs : 450/6
Z Foulkes11 (26)
M Henry2 (4)
R Chase18-0-69-0
Too full and on middle, played back to the bowler.
Floats it full and spinning in on middle, Foulkes defends on the front foot.
Too full and floated on middle, blocked out.
Flighted full and around off, Foulkes leans to defend.
This is full and on middle, flicked to deep square leg for a single.
Loopy delivery, outside off, turning in. Matt Henry prods to defend but misses.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 105 overs : 449/6
M Henry1 (2)
Z Foulkes11 (22)
K Roach20-6-63-3
Very full and on middle, Matt Henry eases it to mid on for a single.
A length ball, outside off, skidding away. Matt Henry looks to defend but misses.
Commentary
We are all set to begin the second innings of New Zealand. Devon Conway and Tom Latham have walked out in the middle for the Kiwis to open. Kemar Roach will be bowling for the West Indies.
... THIRD INNINGS ...
The Kiwis' bowling was superb, sticking to their plans and reaping the rewards. Nathan Smith was a bit pricey, being the only one to concede over 2 runs per over, but Duffy's 5-wicket haul was the standout, supported by Matt Henry's 3 wickets and Zakary Foulkes' 2 wickets. The Kiwis head into their second innings with a 64-run lead, looking to consolidate and extend it without losing wickets on day 2. The West Indies will be keen to exploit the overcast conditions and unsettle the Kiwis' top order to stay in the game.
Shai Hope and Tagenarine Chanderpaul's 90-run partnership had provided some hope, but it was short-lived as the wickets started falling rapidly. Hope and Chanderpaul scored half-centuries, but they were the only ones to really make an impact, along with Tevin Imlach and Kemar Roach, who managed to get into double figures.
The West Indies' innings ended in a disappointing collapse, finishing at 167. 64 runs short of New Zealand's first innings total. They lost early wickets, with John Campbell and Alick Athanaze heading back to the dressing room with just 10 on the board.
OUT! CASTLED! Duffy gets his fifth of the innings and wraps the Windies innings for 167. Fuller, on leg, Ojay Shields shuffles away from the stumps, around his leg and looks to flick it towards the square leg region. Gets it edged off the outside onto the stumps and West Indies are bowled out. New Zealand leads by 64 runs.
Good length, wide of off, Ojay Shields just looks to get bat on ball but fails to do so.
Proper number 11s slog. On a length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Ojay Shields shuffles away from the stumps and swings but misses.
Ojay Shields walks out last to bat for WI.
OUT! TIMBER! Too good for a lower-order batter. On a length, shaping in but angling away from the batter after pitching, Jayden Seales clears his front leg and gives it a mighty heave but does not connect at all. The ball sneaks past the batter and reshapes the timber.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 75 overs : 167/8
K Roach10 (57)
J Seales2 (6)
M Henry22-7-43-3
Good length around off, Kemar Roach pokes at it but gets beaten.
Good length on off, Kemar Roach blocks.
Short pitched, on off, Kemar Roach looks to tuck this around square leg but gets it edged onto his body for no run.
Good length, down the leg, Kemar Roach gets inside the line and looks to flick but misses.
On a length around off, Kemar Roach lofts this on the bounce towards the left of silly mid off for no run.
Good length on middle and leg, Kemar Roach blocks it out.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 74 overs : 167/8
J Seales2 (6)
K Roach10 (51)
J Duffy17-7-34-3
FOUR LEG BYES! Good length, down the leg, Jayden Seales goes for the flick but misses. Gets it deflected off his pads through the gully region for a boundary towards the third man region.
Good length, on the pads, Jayden Seales flicks this to deep backward square leg for two.
Back of a length on middle and off, Jayden Seales dead bats it.
Good length, wide of off, Jayden Seales leaves it all alone.
Good length on leg. Jayden Seales leaves it.
Pitched up, on the pads, shaping down the leg. Jayden Seales gets it clipped off his pads toward the right of Tom Latham. Tom does extremely well to gather this one handed diving to his right.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 73 overs : 161/8
K Roach10 (51)
J Seales0 (0)
M Henry21-6-43-3
On a length around off, Kemar Roach looks to poke at it but gets beaten.
Short pitched again, on off, Kemar Roach blocks.
Good length on off, Kemar Roach prods in front and blocks.
Another short one from Matt, around leg. Kemar Roach gets inside the line and leaves it.
Good length on off, Kemar Roach blocks it out.
FOUR! Lucky escape for Roach. Short pitched, on middle and leg, Kemar Roach looks to leave it initially but the ball keeps climibing on the batter, getting it brushed off the glove and to the fence towards fine leg for four.
Jayden Seales walks out next to bat for West Indies.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 72 overs : 157/8
J Layne0 (5)
K Roach6 (45)
J Duffy16-7-32-3
OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Jacob goes wide of the crease, angling it back into the batter. Johann Layne pushes at it, away from his body. The ball goes straight to the bowler's left in his follow-through. Jacob Duffy dives in front and takes a good catch to send Johann back.
Commentary
We are back. John Campbell and Tagenarine Chanderpaul to open for West Indies. Matt Henry to bowl first.
...SECOND INNINGS...
The Windies bowlers were on fire, hunting as a pack and sharing the wickets effectively! Kemar Roach, Justin Greaves, and Ojay Shields led the charge, taking 2 wickets each. That kind of team effort really put the pressure on the opposition, despite New Zealand having a slight advantage in the morning session. Upon ending the day on 231, Jayden Seales picked the final wicket with just three balls into morning's play. Now, West Indies need to bat well if they want to bat deep. It's not going to be easy under overcast conditions. Stay tuned for the Windies' reply.
So, just the three balls are required for West Indies to pick the final wicket. An excellent job overall. New Zealand’s innings got off to a rocky start, losing Devon Conway early before rain arrived in the morning session. Kane Williamson's steady knock of 52 was the anchor New Zealand needed, holding one end while the middle order struggled. His disciplined batting helped stabilize the innings. Michael Bracewell eventually stepped in to steady the ship with a crucial 47, finding support through small cameos from Tom Blundell and Nathan Smith.
OUT! GONE! Zakary Foulkes has reviewed the decision! Short of a length and on middle, Zakary Foulkes shuffles across to flick but gets a faint edge down leg to the keeper who collects it. Zakary Foulkes walks back but reviews as well. UltraEdge shows a faint edge on it. New Zealand are bowled out for 231.
A bumper around off, Zakary Foulkes sits under it.
Back of a length with some extra bounce on middle, Zakary Foulkes looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the grid of the helmet. It lobs to short leg. A concussion protocol will go on. Zakary Foulkes is fine.
All set. It's overcast right now but no signs of rain yet. Jacob Duffy and Zakary Foulkes to resume their batting. Jayden Seales to bowl first. Let's play...
Update - Tom Blundell, New Zealand's wicketkeeper, suffered a right hamstring injury while batting yesterday and won't be keeping wickets for the hosts. Tom Latham will take over behind the stumps. Blundell is expected to undergo scans on his injury, and an update will be provided later.
On the other side, the West Indies will be gunning for a quick wrap-up. Their bowlers hunted well in packs yesterday, with Greaves, Roach, and Shields all chipping in to dismantle the middle order. The hosts will want to take this last wicket within the first few overs so they can get their pads on and make the most of the batting conditions while the pitch is still relatively fresh. It is set to be a crucial day that could decide which way this Test match swings. Can New Zealand frustrate the hosts a little longer, or will the West Indies finish the job and dominate with the bat? Sit back and relax as we get ready for the first ball of what promises to be an action-packed day of cricket. Stay tuned.
The Kiwis will resume their innings hoping to squeeze out as many runs as possible from this final partnership. After that steady stand between Bracewell and Smith yesterday, the tail showed they are capable of hanging around, and adding another twenty or thirty runs here could be vital. They will need to be watchful early on, as the morning conditions might just offer a bit of swing to the bowlers.
Hello and welcome back to coverage of Day 2! We had a slightly abrupt finish yesterday with the bad light forcing everyone off early, but it certainly sets up an intriguing start to the morning. New Zealand showed plenty of grit fighting through the rain breaks and losing early wickets, but the West Indies bowlers roared back in the final two sessions to leave the visitors hanging on by a thread with nine wickets down
..Day 2...
For the West Indies, the bowlers hunted as a pack and shared the honors effectively. Kemar Roach, Justin Greaves, and Ojay Shields were the pick of the bowlers, claiming two wickets each, while Seales, Layne, and Chase chipped in with a wicket apiece to keep the pressure on. The Windies will look to wrap up the tail quickly when play resumes to prevent any frustrating last-wicket runs. Join us for the start of Day 2 at 9.30 pm GMT (the previous day), half an hour early start. Till then, cheers!
Upon resumption, Kane Williamson anchored the innings with a gritty 52, holding one end tight while the middle order, including Tom Latham, crumbled around him. Michael Bracewell eventually stepped in to steady the ship with a crucial 47, finding support through small cameos from Tom Blundell and Nathan Smith. The Kiwis finished the day at 231/9, leaving tailenders Zakary Foulkes and Jacob Duffy at the crease with the hopes of dragging the total past the 250-run mark.
The innings started with a setback for the hosts when Kemar Roach claimed a wicket in the very first over, dismissing Devon Conway for a duck. Following the early loss, Kane Williamson joined Tom Latham at the crease but the first session saw only 10.3 overs of play as rain had the most say.
The umpires check the light and deem it too low to continue. The players are walking off the field and it's Stumps as well. A fantastic day of cricket for the visitors. They have picked 9 wickets while keeping the run rate in check as well. There was a lot on offer for the bowlers from the morning and West Indies bowled pretty well apart from a couple of hours where their inconsistency was there to be seen.
Runs Scored 12 Runs
Score after 70 overs : 231/9
J Duffy4 (2)
Z Foulkes4 (13)
K Roach17-6-47-2
Bangs it short and angling on middle, Jacob Duffy looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the helmet. A concussion protocol will go on. Jacob Duffy looks fine.
FOUR! Good shot! Short of a length and outside off, Jacob Duffy punches it through covers, in the gap for a boundary.
OUT! TAKEN! A nothing delivery! Shorter delivery, sliding down leg. Henry throws his bat, tries to pull but edges it to deep square leg where Jayden Seales takes it running in front.
Bowls with width outside off, Matt Henry slashes his blade and misses it.
FOUR! No ball as well! Keeps it short and outside off, Henry swings and edges it over the slip cordon to third man for a boundary. Kemar Roach has overstepped.
On a length and on middle, Henry defends on the deck.
THREE RUNS! Kemar Roach bowls it slightly short and around off, Zakary Foulkes pulls it through mid-wicket for three runs.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 69 overs : 219/8
M Henry4 (1)
Z Foulkes1 (12)
O Shields9-2-34-2
FOUR! Off the mark in style! Overpitched, outside off. Henry leans and drives it cleanly through covers for a boundary.
Matt Henry comes to the middle.
OUT! GONE! Michael Bracewell falls on 47! Ojay Shields keeps it short and bowls it around off, Michael Bracewell pulls, doesn't time it well and finds Tagenarine Chanderpaul at deep mid-wicket, who runs in and takes a sharp catch.
This is very full and on middle, Michael Bracewell knocks it to mid on.
Length ball, outside off, Michael Bracewell dabs it to point.
Drops it short and on off, Michael Bracewell looks to pull it again but misses it.
Commentary
So, that concludes a proper Test match. A thoroughly enjoyable five days of Test cricket come to an end. The three-Test series starts with a draw. Join us on the 10th of this month for the second match. It begins at 10 pm GMT (the previous day). You can join us earlier for the build up. Till then, bye-bye.
West Indies skipper, Roston Chase is happy to secure their first points on the board, which he considered a good feeling despite not achieving a win. He described Justin Greaves' effort as Herculean and voiced his pride for him, noting that he has played with Greaves for years. Chase states that he was really happy for Kemar Roach, who came back strongly. He admitted that after the Tea interval, he thought they could have pushed for a win, but the batters were not keen on it. Feels very proud of the boys overall. He praises Hope for carrying great form from the Indian tour, recognizing him as a great player in ODIs and T20Is who has now shown his class in red-ball cricket. Chase believes the result will instill confidence going into the second match.
Tom Latham, the skipper of New Zealand, says it was the match that had it all, noting that his team had put themselves in a position to win before the contest went down to the final hour with all three results possible. He expressed disappointment that they were unable to secure the final wickets or capitalize on the opportunities presented. Latham acknowledged the unfortunate circumstance of two pacers going down to injury, but praised the rest of the attack for stepping up, specifically mentioning that Jacob Duffy and Zakary Foulkes never complained and bowled exceptionally well, alongside Michael Bracewell, who delivered over 50 overs. States the West Indies played incredibly well. Regarding the DRS, he emphasized the importance of having reviews remaining at the end, though recognizing it as a point of learning. Mentions that the bowlers would be resting for the next few days and that the team would look for replacements for the injured players in preparation for the next match. Latham expresses pleasure in getting runs himself and spending time at the crease, and lauds Rachin Ravindra's beautiful batting performance.
Justin Greaves wins the PLAYER OF THE MATCH AWARD. Greaves states that being there at the end was important. He described it as a special day for both himself and the team. Tells that to come to the venue, bat all day, and achieve a positive result after losing Shai Hope was significant. Greaves mentioned they had initially been aiming for a win, but as the senior player, he followed Kemar Roach's advice. He also noted that the coaches had instructed him to stay in once he was settled, and that Rachin Ravindra's performance demonstrated the quality of the pitch, which they then used as a guide. Greaves shares that it was a good day overall and was ecstatic to be a part of history. The team's original plan was to get into the final session needing 100 runs with a few wickets in hand, and he concluded that they performed well in the end. Greaves ends by applauding Kemar Roach as legendary, saying Roach had inspired him since he joined the team, and expressed happiness that Roach was back after missing the last couple of series.
...Presentation...
Kemar Roach survived twice on 53, where an lbw and a caught behind decision were given not out, and New Zealand were out of reviews. Justin Greaves also survived a run out chance. But more than luck it was about hard work and West Indies were rewarded with a Draw. Before the final session of Day 5, West Indies pushed really hard for the win and they were in a great position but batting for more than 5 hours, it took a toll on both the batters and West Indies settled with a draw.
On a thrilling final day, the West Indies refused to surrender, turning a massive run chase into a nail-biting drama. While the heroic Shai Hope fell for 140 and Tevin Imlach followed quickly in the morning, Justin Greaves stood firm to keep the dream alive. Greaves marched on to score a brilliant 150, finding an unexpected ally in veteran Kemar Roach, who chipped in with a crucial fifty. The pair frustrated the New Zealand bowlers by surviving the entire afternoon session without losing a wicket, punishing dropped catches and brave bowling.
At the start of Day 4, New Zealand continued to bat and ended their innings at 466/8. It was effectively a declaration due to injuries to Tom Blundell and Nathan Smith, setting a daunting lead of 530. Chasing a mammoth target of 531, the West Indies crumbled after a steady start, losing four quick wickets in the post-lunch session. Jacob Duffy was the wrecking ball with a double strike, supported by Henry and Bracewell, leaving the visitors reeling. Later, a defiant 140-run partnership between centurion Shai Hope and Justin Greaves halted the collapse. Both batted the entire final session without losing a wicket, setting the stage for an exciting finish on the final day.
Day 3 turned into a nightmare for the West Indies and a dream for the Kiwis. Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra combined for a monumental partnership that crushed the visitors' spirits. Latham played with surgical precision to reach his 14th century, while Ravindra punished the bowlers after his early reprieves, blazing his way to a massive 176. The duo put on 279 runs together, rendering the West Indies attack harmless. By the time stumps were drawn, New Zealand had amassed a gigantic lead of 481 runs, leaving the West Indies hoping for a declaration rather than another day in the field.
The momentum seemed to swing wildly on Day 2. The West Indies' reply started disastrously with John Campbell falling to the very first ball he faced. Matt Henry was lethal, reducing the visitors to 10/2 before Shai Hope and Tagenarine Chanderpaul showed immense grit to stabilize the innings. However, by the time Day 3 arrived, the narrative had shifted entirely in New Zealand's favor during their second innings. After a few early wobbles where Conway and Williamson fell, the West Indies' discipline evaporated, and the fielders let chances slip through their fingers, dropping Rachin Ravindra twice early in his innings.
What a game of cricket we have witnessed here at Hagley Oval! It began as a battle for survival under cloudy skies. After winning the toss, the West Indies unleashed their bowlers, capitalizing on the conditions immediately as Kemar Roach sent Devon Conway back for a duck. While Kane Williamson and Tom Latham tried to steady the ship, the West Indies bowlers, led by Justin Greaves and Ojay Shields, chipped away consistently. New Zealand suffered a middle-order collapse, sliding from a comfortable position to a precarious one. However, some late-order resistance dragged their first innings total to 231, a score that looked modest but competitive one.
Phew! What a final day it was! No one saw it would be scripted like this. But before we recap the game, an appreciation for the Kiwi bowling department as well. They were handicapped coming into the final innings. They missed Tom Blundell, Matt Henry and Nathan Smith due to different injuries. Matt Henry and Nathan Smith, who could have been so valuable on the final day, defending more than 500, couldn't help the team and Tom Latham had to rely on the available options to get a result.
Courage, determination and strength! These are the words that could perfectly describe the innings from Justin Greaves and Kemar Roach. A phenomenal marathon effort from these two. Kemar Roach and Justin Greaves walk off the field, and Roach gives way for Greaves to lead the way. Even a player like Kemar Roach knows how important Greaves's innings was. Justin Greaves 202(388), Kemar Roach 58(233). This will be remembered forever and will go down as one of the great efforts to save the match.
Floats it full and around off, Greaves stays back and defends it out. Handshakes between Justin Greaves and Tom Latham. It ends in a Draw.
Flat and turning away, outside off, Greaves taps with soft hands to point.
Pushes it full and around off, Greaves leans and blocks it out.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 163 overs : 457/6
J Greaves202 (385)
K Roach58 (233)
J Duffy43-10-122-3
Short in length and on middle, Greaves tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.
FOUR! THERE IT IS! Double-century for Justin Greaves! Cometh the hour, cometh the man. A marathon effort! A match-saving effort from Greaves! Overpitched, outside off, Greaves lofts it over point, off the slice and it races to the fence. Good to see he has the legs to celebrate the milestone.
Good length ball, around off, Greaves drops it to cover and thinks for a single but is sent back.
Closer to the off pole, shapes away just a touch. Justin Greaves covers his stumps and lets it go.
Slides it well down the leg side. Greaves tries to whip it away but misses it.
On a length and outside off, Justin Greaves shoulders arms to it.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 162 overs : 452/6
K Roach58 (233)
J Greaves197 (379)
Z Foulkes33-6-80-1
An inswinger, around off and on a length. Kemar Roach nudges it to square leg for a couple of runs. Greaves has put everything in that second run.
Shorter and going down again, Kemar Roach shoulders arms.
Swings away sharply, past the pads and to the left of the keeper, left alone by Roach.
Bangs it short and on middle and leg, Kemar Roach ducks under it.
A length ball, around off, shapes in sharply. Kemar Roach defends with a straight bat.
Swings back in a length ball on middle, Kemar Roach hops and nudges it to mid-wicket.
Zakary Foulkes to steam in from the other end.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 161 overs : 450/6
J Greaves197 (379)
K Roach56 (227)
J Duffy42-10-117-3
This is full and around off, Greaves defends on the deck.
Pitches it up, outside off. Greaves looks for an expensive drive but miscues it to mid on.
FOUR! SO CLOSE! Greaves moves to 197! Hard length delivery, outside off, shapes away a bit. Greaves looks to defend but edges it past the stumps and past the diving keeper for a boundary. 450 up for West Indies as well.
Jacob Duffy serves a full toss, outside off. Greaves punches it straight to cover.
Length ball, just outside off and swinging away. Justin Greaves shoulders arms to it.
A length ball, outside off. Greaves shoulders arms to it.
The third new ball is available now. New Zealand have taken it. Expect the seamers to have a burst now. Jacob Duffy is back on.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 160 overs : 446/6
K Roach56 (227)
J Greaves193 (373)
R Ravindra21-3-69-0
Kemar Roach defends yet again to see out the over.
Bowls a quicker one on the pads, Kemar Roach presses forward and defends.
Darts it on the pads, Kemar Roach clips it to short leg.
Flights it full and on the pads. Kemar Roach prods to defend but misses and it lobs off the pads to silly point. An appeal for a catch but it was clearly off the pads.
Quicker and fuller on the pads. Kemar Roach keeps it out on the leg side.
Bowls it full and on the pads, Greaves flicks it to deep square leg for a single.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 159 overs : 445/6
K Roach56 (222)
J Greaves192 (372)
M Bracewell55-11-138-1
Slows it up and pushes it on the pads. Kemar Roach keeps it out on the leg side.
Too full and around off, Kemar Roach dead bats it.
Fuller delivery, on middle, Kemar Roach leans and blocks it out.
Flat, outside off and turning in. Kemar Roach rocks back and across to defend.
Floats it too full and around off, defended to silly mid on.
In the rough, outside off, turning in. Kemar Roach pads it away.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 158 overs : 445/6
K Roach56 (216)
J Greaves192 (372)
R Ravindra20-3-68-0
Shorter and outside off, Kemar Roach taps it to point for a single.
Floats it full and around off, Kemar Roach presses forward and dead bats it.
Angles it on the pads, Greaves whips it to mid-wicket for a single.
Slower in the air, floated on a length and around off, Greaves goes back to defend but edges it onto the pads.
Another solid defensive shot from Justin Greaves.
Floats it on the up, on middle, Greaves leans and blocks.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 157 overs : 443/6
K Roach55 (214)
J Greaves191 (368)
M Bracewell54-10-138-1
Length delivery, around off, Kemar Roach goes back and across to defend.
Flights it too full and outside off, driven nicely to cover for a single.
One more run as Kemar Roach taps it to point.
Short and outside off, Greaves goes back and punches it to cover for a single.
JUST SHORT! Bowls in the rough, outside off and it spins in. Greaves goes back to defend but edges it onto the pads and it lobs to the right of short leg. It was not far away.
Shorter and around off, Greaves defends well.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 156 overs : 440/6
K Roach54 (212)
J Greaves189 (364)
R Ravindra19-3-66-0
Flat and drifting on middle, Kemar Roach solidly blocks.
Tossed up, around off, Kemar Roach defends on the front foot.
Floats it nicely around off, Kemar Roach looks to defend but gloves it to the right of first slip.
Angles it full and on middle, Kemar Roach prods and blocks.
An arm ball, short and outside off, Kemar Roach taps it to point.
Pushes it full and angling on leg, Greaves flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. He limps across.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 155 overs : 439/6
K Roach54 (207)
J Greaves188 (363)
M Bracewell53-10-135-1
Flat and outside off, Kemar Roach gets inside the line and defends it out.
Well outside off, Kemar Roach leaves it alone.
Flat and turning in around off, blocked out.
Sharp turn! Well outside off, turns in sharply, Kemar Roach hangs back and edges it just wide of short leg.
Flighted full and around off, Kemar Roach leans to block.
Tossed up, around off, Kemar Roach plays it back to the bowler.
A halt in play as Greaves, who has batted for 363 deliveries, is feeling some cramps. He is flat on the ground as the physio stretches his left leg. This is tremendous from Greaves right now. He is limping with a stiff body but is ready to continue and fight.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 154 overs : 439/6
J Greaves188 (363)
K Roach54 (201)
R Ravindra18-3-65-0
Very full and on middle and leg, drilled to mid-wicket.
Spills it full and on the pads, Kemar Roach tickles it past backward short leg for a single.
Very full and sliding on middle, Kemar Roach defends on the leg side.
An arm ball, flighted slower and on middle, blocked out.
Pushes it full and outside off, Greaves drops it to point and calls for a single.
Angles in a full ball on middle, Greaves leans and blocks it out.
The Windies batters are trusting their defense and seem to be playing for a Draw now.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 153 overs : 437/6
K Roach53 (198)
J Greaves187 (360)
M Bracewell52-9-135-1
Very full and floated outside off, blocked once again.
An arm ball, flat and outside off, Kemar Roach punches it to cover.
Tossed up full and on middle, Kemar Roach defends in line of the stumps.
Bowls it well outside off, turning in. Kemar Roach defends.
Flights a full toss on the pads, nudged to mid-wicket.
Flatter and well outside off. Kemar Roach defends with soft hands on the deck.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 152 overs : 437/6
J Greaves187 (360)
K Roach53 (192)
J Duffy41-10-113-3
A well directed bumper on middle, Greaves steps across and sways away from it.
Good length ball on leg, Greaves looks to defend but edges it in front of leg slip.
Bangs it short and on middle, Greaves ducks under it.
Very full and shaping on middle, Greaves defends it solidly.
Back of a length and on the hips, Greaves fends it to square leg.
Short of a length and on middle, Greaves hangs back and dead bats it.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 151 overs : 437/6
K Roach53 (192)
J Greaves187 (354)
M Bracewell51-8-135-1
Very full and around off, Kemar Roach leans to defend but edges it with soft hands to first slip.
Bowls it well outside off, turning in. Kemar Roach hangs back and walks across to defend.
This is full and wide outside off. Kemar Roach presses across and forward to defend.
Pushes it full and outside off, well wide and Kemar Roach pads it away.
Tossed up, around off, Kemar Roach leans and blocks.
Flatter delivery, outside off, Greaves knocks it to point for a single.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 150 overs : 436/6
K Roach53 (187)
J Greaves186 (353)
J Duffy40-9-113-3
Bangs it short and on off, Kemar Roach ducks under it.
Touch fuller and shaping on middle, Kemar Roach flicks it to square leg for a single.
Bowls it very full and around off, Kemar Roach digs it out back to the bowler.
This is full and around off, Kemar Roach leans across and pushes it to cover.
A good length delivery, outside off, nips away a touch. Kemar Roach looks to defend but misses.
Short in length and around off, Greaves taps it to point for a single.
Drinks! The defiance continues! After a marathon partnership with Shai Hope, Justin Greaves extends his partnership with Kemar Roach now. Both have put on a commanding partnership of 158 runs from 323 deliveries. Kemar Roach has survived twice, where an lbw and a caught behind decision were given not out, and New Zealand were out of reviews. All eyes are on the middle to see if the Black Caps can finally find a spark after the break. All three results are still possible! Let's see how it ends...
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 149 overs : 435/6
K Roach53 (182)
J Greaves185 (352)
M Bracewell50-8-134-1
Past the edge! Short, outside off, Kemar Roach looks to block it but misses.
Short, on middle, Kemar Roach blocks it to the right of the bowler.
Flatter, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it to mid off.
Full, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it back.
Full, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it back.
Short, on off, Justin Greaves punches it to cover.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 148 overs : 434/6
K Roach53 (177)
J Greaves184 (351)
Z Foulkes32-6-78-1
Too full, on middle, Kemar Roach flicks it to mid on.
Short, on leg, Kemar Roach ducks under it.
Much fuller, on middle, Kemar Roach flicks it to mid-wicket.
Much fuller, on middle, Kemar Roach blocks it to mid off.
Hard length, on middle, Kemar Roach blocks it to mid on.
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves drives it through cover for a single.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 147 overs : 433/6
K Roach53 (172)
J Greaves183 (350)
M Bracewell49-8-133-1
Flatter, on leg, Kemar Roach flicks it to the fielder at short leg.
Full, on off, Kemar Roach taps it to mid off.
Much fuller, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it back.
Short, on off, Justin Greaves taps it to cover for a single.
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves pushes it to cover.
Short, outside off, Justin Greaves leaves it alone.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 146 overs : 432/6
K Roach53 (169)
J Greaves182 (347)
Z Foulkes31-6-77-1
On a length, on off, Kemar Roach punches it to cover.
Short, on leg, Kemar Roach ducks under it.
Much fuller, on off, Kemar Roach taps it to cover.
Hard length, on leg, Kemar Roach flicks it to mid-wicket.
On a length, on off, Kemar Roach pushes it to mid off.
Full, on leg, Justin Greaves flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 145 overs : 431/6
K Roach53 (164)
J Greaves181 (346)
M Bracewell48-8-132-1
Quicker, on leg, Kemar Roach flicks it to mid-wicket.
Full, on middle, Kemar Roach leans on and blocks it back.
Much fuller, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it back to the bowler.
Short, on off, Justin Greaves pushes it to cover for a single.
Keeps it full, on off, Justin Greaves eases it to mid off.
Much fuller, on leg, Justin Greaves taps it to mid on.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 144 overs : 430/6
K Roach53 (161)
J Greaves180 (343)
Z Foulkes30-6-76-1
On a length, on middle, Kemar Roach blocks it to mid on.
On a length, on off, Justin Greaves pushes it to cover for a single.
Length, on off, Justin Greaves taps it to mid off.
Short, down leg, Justin Greaves looks to play at it but wears it on his pads. A stifled appeal but turned down.
Short, on middle, Justin Greaves tucks it to mid-wicket.
Hard length, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it to mid off.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 143 overs : 429/6
K Roach53 (160)
J Greaves179 (338)
M Bracewell47-8-131-1
Too full, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it to mid off.
Flatter, on off, Kemar Roach eases it back to the bowler.
Much fuller, on middle, Kemar Roach blocks it to cover.
Full, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it to cover.
Short, just outside off, Kemar Roach looks to block it but misses. A huge appeal for caught behind but nothing from the umpire. New Zealand are out of reviews! Oh, the replay later shows that there was an edge! Kemar Roach gets another lifeline.
Short, on off, Justin Greaves punches it to cover for a single.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 142 overs : 428/6
K Roach53 (155)
J Greaves178 (337)
Z Foulkes29-6-75-1
Length, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it to cover.
Full, on off, Justin Greaves pushes it to cover for a single.
Length, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back to the bowler.
Back of a length, on leg, Justin Greaves blocks it to mid on.
Back of a length, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back.
Hard length, on middle, Justin Greaves tucks it to mid-wicket.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 141 overs : 427/6
K Roach53 (154)
J Greaves177 (332)
M Bracewell46-8-130-1
Much fuller, on off, Kemar Roach pushes it to point.
Flatter, on off, Kemar Roach leans on and blocks it back.
Short, on leg, Kemar Roach blocks it back to the bowler.
Goes fuller, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it to mid on.
Fuller, on middle, Justin Greaves flicks it to mid on for a single. 150 partnership comes up between this duo now.
Flatter, on off, Justin Greaves taps it to mid off.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 140 overs : 426/6
K Roach53 (150)
J Greaves176 (330)
Z Foulkes28-6-74-1
On a length, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it back to the bowler.
Hard length, on off, Justin Greaves punches it to cover for a single.
Goes full, on off, Justin Greaves taps it to cover.
Keeps it full, on off, Justin Greaves knocks it down the ground for a brace.
On a length, on off, Justin Greaves punches it to cover.
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves pushes it to mid off.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 139 overs : 423/6
K Roach53 (149)
J Greaves173 (325)
M Bracewell45-8-129-1
Much fuller, on off, Kemar Roach eases it back to the bowler.
Much fuller, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it to the slip fielder who makes a good stop. Dot.
Turn and bounce, outside off, Kemar Roach tries to block it but misses.
Much fuller, on middle, Kemar Roach eases it back to the bowler again.
Short, on off, Kemar Roach taps it back to the bowler.
Short, on middle, Justin Greaves taps it to mid on.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 138 overs : 422/6
K Roach53 (144)
J Greaves172 (324)
J Duffy39-9-112-3
Short, on off, Kemar Roach ducks under it.
FOUR BYES! The target gets closer. Much fuller, outside off, Kemar Roach looks to play at it but misses. The keeper fails to collect it as the ball races away to the fence.
Short, on middle, Kemar Roach leaves it alone.
Much fuller, outside off, Justin Greaves knocks it down the ground for three runs.
Short again, on leg, Justin Greaves ducks under it.
Short, outside off, Justin Greaves leaves it alone.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 137 overs : 415/6
K Roach53 (141)
J Greaves169 (321)
M Bracewell44-8-128-1
Flatter, on off, Kemar Roach eases it to cover.
Much fuller, on off, Kemar Roach taps it to mid off.
Much fuller, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it to mid off.
A huge appeal for lbw but turned down! Much fuller, on leg, Kemar Roach looks to block it but wears it on his pads. A huge appeal but turned down. New Zealand are out of reviews! The replay later shows that the ball was hitting the leg pole. It would have been OUT! Kemar Roach gets a lifeline.
Keeps it full, on off, Kemar Roach leans on and blocks it back.
Quicker, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it to mid on.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 136 overs : 415/6
J Greaves169 (321)
K Roach53 (135)
J Duffy38-9-109-3
Short, on off, Justin Greaves ducks under it.
Short, on off, Justin Greaves sways away from it.
On a length, down leg, Kemar Roach looks to flick it but the ball clips his pads and rolls fine. They collect a leg bye.
Length, on off, Justin Greaves taps it to cover for a single.
Slight halt! Justin Greaves is down on the ground. Looks like cramps. The physio is out in the middle to have a check. All fine now and we are good to go...
Short, on leg, Justin Greaves fends it to the fielder at short fine leg.
Back of a length, on off, Justin Greaves knocks it down the ground for a brace.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 135 overs : 411/6
K Roach53 (134)
J Greaves166 (316)
M Bracewell43-7-128-1
Short, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it to mid on.
Flatter, on off, Kemar Roach pushes it to cover.
Too full, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it back to the bowler.
Full, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it to mid off.
A huge appeal but turned down! Flatter, on off, Kemar Roach looks to block it but wears his pads as the ball lobs towards the slip fielder. An appeal but turned down. New Zealand are out of reviews.
Full, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it back.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 134 overs : 411/6
J Greaves166 (316)
K Roach53 (128)
J Duffy37-9-106-3
Length, on off, Justin Greaves tucks it to mid on for a single.
Short again, on off, Justin Greaves leaves again.
Bangs a bouncer, on leg, Justin Greaves leaves it alone.
Back of a length, on off, Kemar Roach fends it to mid-wicket for a single.
Short, on leg, Kemar Roach leaves it alone.
Back of a length, on off, Justin Greaves taps it to short cover for a quick single.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 133 overs : 407/6
K Roach52 (126)
J Greaves163 (312)
M Bracewell42-6-128-1
Much fuller, on leg, Kemar Roach flicks it to the fielder at short leg.
Much fuller, outside off, Kemar Roach blocks it to the point fielder.
Quicker, on leg, Kemar Roach fends it back to the bowler.
Much fuller, on off, Kemar Roach taps it to mid off.
Flatter, on off, Justin Greaves pushes it to cover for a single.
Short, on leg, Justin Greaves tucks it to mid-wicket for a brace.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 132 overs : 404/6
K Roach52 (122)
J Greaves160 (310)
J Duffy36-9-102-3
Short, down leg, Kemar Roach leaves it alone.
Much fuller, on off, Kemar Roach pushes it through covers for a brace.
Back of a length, on off, Kemar Roach punches it to the point fielder.
Keeps it short, on leg, Justin Greaves turns it to backward square leg for a single.
Short again, on leg, Justin Greaves ducks under it.
Short and wide, Justin Greaves cuts it through point for a brace.
Welcome back for the final session of Day 5. What a game of cricket we have had so far. We are in the final session and all 3 results are possible. The umpires and the players are out in the middle. Justin Greaves and Kemar Roach will resume their innings. Jacob Duffy will start with the ball. Let's go...
... DAY 5, SESSION 3 ...
New Zealand are in a lot of doubt. Without their prime bowler, Matt Henry, they are facing a big dilemma of how to find a wicket. Tom Latham has shuffled Rachin Ravindra and Michael Bracewell, while giving short bursts of spells to Jacob Duffy and Zakary Foulkes, who stuck to short-ball ploys but none have worked in their favour. They created three chances in this session. Kemar Roach was dropped on 31 and 47, both gettable chances, while Justin Greaves survived a run out scare. As things stand, West Indies have a good chance of pushing for victory, but New Zealand know they are one wicket away from opening the floodgates for them. Stay tuned for the final session of the game.
Session Summary - 104 runs in 29 overs. A WICKETLESS SESSION! West Indies have turned hope into belief with an incredible session going their way. West Indies need 132 more runs to make history and the way things are going, we could be in for some truly great Test moments.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 131 overs : 399/6
K Roach50 (119)
J Greaves157 (307)
M Bracewell41-6-125-1
Tossed up, full and around off. Kemar Roach defends on the front foot.
Pushes it full and around off, Kemar Roach leans across to block.
Very full and outside off, turning in. Kemar Roach steps inside the line and defends it.
Pushes it full and around off, Kemar Roach dead bats it.
Flatter delivery, outside off, Greaves punches it to cover for a single.
Pushes it full and on middle, Greaves leans and blocks it out.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 130 overs : 398/6
J Greaves156 (305)
K Roach50 (115)
J Duffy35-9-97-3
Too short and around off, Greaves hops and drops it to cover for a quick single.
Drops it short and down leg, Greaves shoulders arms to it.
Too short and around off, Greaves lets it go over his head.
Keeps it short and on middle, Greaves gets on his toes to defend.
Shorter and on the hips, Greaves hops and fends it to short leg.
Bangs it short and on leg, Justin Greaves steps across and back to pull but misses it.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 129 overs : 397/6
K Roach50 (115)
J Greaves155 (299)
M Bracewell40-6-124-1
Angles it full and around off, Kemar Roach defends on the front foot.
Too full and around off, Kemar Roach drives it to mid off.
Tossed up on middle, Kemar Roach leans and blocks it out.
Flat and outside off, Kemar Roach half presses to defend but splices his shot to first slip, who catches it on a bounce.
Pushes it full and angling around off, Kemar Roach leans and blocks it out.
Drops it short and on middle. Greaves pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 128 overs : 396/6
J Greaves154 (298)
K Roach50 (110)
J Duffy34-9-96-3
Short in length and on leg, Greaves clips it to fine leg for a single.
Fifty for Kemar Roach! Maiden half-century for him. His career best score and his teammates have enjoyed that one. A half volley, full and on leg. Kemar Roach looks to defend but inside edges it to square leg for a single.
Too short and on leg, Kemar Roach sways away from the line of it.
Short in length and on middle, Kemar Roach hops and blocks it on the deck.
Shorter and on middle, Greaves pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
Short and into the surface on off, Greaves dead bats it.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 127 overs : 393/6
K Roach49 (107)
J Greaves152 (295)
M Bracewell39-6-123-1
This is full and around off, Kemar Roach leans and defends on the deck.
Drops it full and on middle, Kemar Roach prods and blocks.
CHANCE! Two fielders converge and drops it down. Flights it wide of off, stays low. Kemar Roach looks to heave but cue ends his shot behind the bowler. The fielders from mid-off and mid-on converge to take and they dive but it lands on the ground. Tickner from mid-off and Phillips from mid-on run across. A big chance goes away. The replays show, Tickner had got hands around the ball but it popped out eventually.
Flat and turning in, outside off, Kemar Roach strokes it to cover.
Tossed up, outside off, Kemar Roach punches it to cover.
On the pads, Greaves tucks it to deep square leg for a single.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 126 overs : 390/6
J Greaves151 (294)
K Roach47 (102)
J Duffy33-9-93-3
Touch short and on leg, Greaves tickles it to fine leg for a single.
Tad short, outside off, Kemar Roach taps it to point for a single.
Back of a length and on middle, Kemar Roach gets behind the line and defends.
Pushes it very full and around off, drilled back to the bowler.
150 up for Justin Greaves! He is still going strong. Short and on leg, Greaves helps it to fine leg for a single.
Begins with a shorter delivery, on middle, Greaves looks to pull it away but misses it.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 125 overs : 387/6
K Roach46 (99)
J Greaves149 (291)
M Bracewell38-6-120-1
Drops it full and around off, Kemar Roach prods and blocks it out.
Floats it slower and down leg, Kemar Roach tries to sweep but seems to miss. It lobs off the pads to leg slip where the fielder dives forward and takes it. New Zealand appeal for it but the umpire turns it down. The umpires take it upstairs to check. The UltraEdge shows there is no bat involved.
Is that out? The TV umpire is in action but the replay shows there was no bat involved.
Full and outside off, pushed to cover.
Too full and on middle, drilled to long on for a single.
THREE LEG BYES! Gives a bit of flight and bowls it on leg, Kemar Roach fails to sweep and wears it on the pads. A huge appeal for LBW but clearly pitching outside the line. Three runs.
Tossed up on middle, Greaves makes room and knocks it to cover for one.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 124 overs : 382/6
K Roach46 (95)
J Greaves147 (289)
R Ravindra17-3-63-0
Pushes it full and drifting on middle, Kemar Roach defends.
Slightly short, outside off. Kemar Roach defends on the deck.
Bowls it flat and in the surface, outside off, it is punched to cover.
Sliding on the pads, Greaves whips it to mid-wicket for a single.
An arm ball, full and around off, Greaves half presses and blocks it out.
Bowls it full and outside off, Kemar Roach drives it to cover for a single.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 123 overs : 380/6
J Greaves146 (287)
K Roach45 (91)
M Bracewell37-6-118-1
Too full and on middle and leg, blocked on the deck.
Looped up, full and on middle, Kemar Roach sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.
Floats it on a length and on middle, Kemar Roach leans and blocks well.
Flat and shaping on middle, whipped to square leg for a single.
Spinning back in, on middle, Greaves plays with an angled bat past backward point for a couple more.
Tossed up on the pads, Greaves keeps it out on the leg side.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 122 overs : 376/6
K Roach44 (89)
J Greaves143 (283)
R Ravindra16-3-61-0
An arm ball, outside off, Kemar Roach leans across and blocks.
FOUR! HIT AWAY! Touch fuller and shaping on middle, Kemar Roach sweeps it through square leg for a boundary.
Slower in the air, flat and outside off, turns away and goes past Roach's defensive effort.
A single as Justin Greaves eases it to long on.
Flatter delivery on middle, Greaves leans and blocks it out.
An arm ball, fuller and on middle, Greaves leans to defend but splices it to third man for a couple.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 121 overs : 369/6
K Roach40 (86)
J Greaves140 (280)
M Bracewell36-6-114-1
Dishes out a fuller delivery, around off, Kemar Roach presses forward to defend.
Pushes it full and around off, Kemar Roach solidly defends it out.
Very full and around off, Kemar Roach dead bats it.
A single as Justin Greaves drives it down to mid on.
Tossed up on middle, Greaves prods and blocks on the leg side.
Michael Bracewell bowls it full and on middle, Greaves leans and blocks it out.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 120 overs : 368/6
K Roach40 (83)
J Greaves139 (277)
Z Foulkes27-6-71-1
Drops it short and angling on middle, Kemar Roach fends it on the leg side.
Pushes it full and close to the leg pole. Kemar Roach looks to flick but misses it.
Shorter and on middle, left alone.
Drops it short and on leg, Kemar Roach ducks under it.
Short of a length and on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a single.
Short of a length and on leg, Kemar Roach whips it to the right of square leg for a run.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 119 overs : 366/6
J Greaves138 (276)
K Roach39 (78)
R Ravindra15-3-54-0
Sliding onto the pads, Greaves pushes it to mid on.
Attacks the stumps with a length ball. Greaves blocks on the leg side.
Fires in full and on middle, blocked out.
Too full and angling on the pads. KR turns it to suqare leg for a single.
Flights it full and on middle, Kemar Roach leans and blocks.
Tossed up on middle, Greaves nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.
DRINKS! An hour has gone by and West Indies are building on something special. No wickets lost, Kemar Roach and Justin Greaves look more determined than ever to reach the summit as they need 167 runs to win. New Zealand look a bit worried now with things not going their way. They need a much better plan to break this partnership.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 118 overs : 364/6
K Roach38 (76)
J Greaves137 (272)
Z Foulkes26-6-69-1
Serves it on a length and on the pads. Kemar Roach helps it to fine leg for a couple of runs.
A bumper, slanting on middle, Kemar Roach sits down.
A bouncer on middle and leg. Kemar Roach ducks under it.
Too full and on the pads, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single.
CHANCE! Very full and around off, Kemar Roach on drives it past the bowler's dive. The fielder from mid-wicket runs across, picks up and underarms at his end but misses. Greaves was struggling and would have gone for all money there.
Pitches it up, outside off, Kemar Roach leans to push but miscues it to mid-wicket.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 117 overs : 360/6
J Greaves136 (271)
K Roach35 (71)
R Ravindra14-3-52-0
Loopy delivery, slanting around off, Greaves presses forward to defend it.
An arm ball on middle, Greaves presses forward and blocks it out.
Tossed up on middle, played back to the bowler.
Too full and angling on the pads, turned to mid-wicket.
Floats it full and on middle, Greaves leans and blocks it out.
FOUR! CUT AWAY! Rachin Ravindra bowls a half tracker, outside off, Greaves goes back and cuts it through point for a boundary.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 116 overs : 356/6
K Roach35 (71)
J Greaves132 (265)
Z Foulkes25-6-65-1
Very full and around off, Kemar Roach leans and defends it well.
Drops it full and on middle, Kemar Roach inside edges his flick onto the pads.
Pitched up, outside off, Kemar Roach prods ans drives it to cover.
Touch fuller and angling around off, Kemar Roach solidly blocks.
A length ball on the pads, clipped to square leg for a single.
FOUR! Boundaries flowing! West Indies in an aggressive mindset! Shorter and on middle, Greaves pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Runs Scored 13 Runs
Score after 115 overs : 351/6
K Roach35 (67)
J Greaves127 (263)
R Ravindra13-3-48-0
13 runs off Rachin Ravindra's new spell! Pushes it full and on off, blocked out.
FOUR! 350 up for West Indies! Wonderful shot! Floats it full and around off, Kemar Roach lofts it over mid off and it rolls to the fence.
A single now as Greaves nudges it to mid-wicket.
Tossed up on middle, Greaves leans and blocks it out.
FOUR! Consecutive boundaries. Bowls it short and way outside off, Greaves smashes it through point and it races to the fence.
FOUR! Crunched! Rachin Ravindra bowls it full and outside off. Greaves leans and drives it through covers for a boundary.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 114 overs : 338/6
K Roach31 (65)
J Greaves118 (259)
Z Foulkes24-6-60-1
In the channel of uncertainty, outside off. Kemar Roach has a poke at it and misses.
Strays it on a length and on the pads. Kemar Roach clips it to the right of leg slip.
Drops it short and on middle, Kemar Roach hops and blocks it out.
This is full and outside off, Kemar Roach pushes it to cover.
A length ball, way outside off, Greaves strokes it to cover for a single.
Zakary Foulkes bowls it short and on leg, Greaves ducks under it.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 113 overs : 337/6
K Roach31 (61)
J Greaves117 (257)
M Bracewell35-6-113-1
Bowls it full and down the leg side, Kemar Roach looks to sweep but misses. Michael Bracewell puts up an appeal without any support from his teammates.
Tossed up, slower delivery on leg, defended out.
Tossed up, outside off, punched to cover for a single.
Pushes it full and on leg, Kemar Roach sweeps it to square leg where the fielder dives to his left but puts it down. Should have been taken.
Tossed up, around off, Kemar Roach defends inside the line.
Flat and outside off, Greaves knocks it to deep point for a run.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 112 overs : 334/6
K Roach30 (57)
J Greaves115 (255)
Z Foulkes23-6-59-1
Drifts in a fuller delivery, down leg, Kemar Roach fails to flick it away.
Length ball outside off, Greaves punches it to point for a single.
A bumper on middle. Greaves sits under it.
Length ball, around off, Greaves punches it to cover.
Goes full and just outside off, Greaves tries to push it away but misses it.
FOUR! Timed it! Very full and on middle, Greaves flicks it through mid-wicket, in the gap for a boundary.
Runs Scored 10 Runs
Score after 111 overs : 329/6
K Roach30 (56)
J Greaves110 (250)
M Bracewell34-6-110-1
Full and outside off, Kemar Roach steps across and blocks it out.
FOUR! JUST OVER! Pushes it wide of off, turning in. Kemar Roach hits with the spin over mid on for a boundary.
Tossed up, around off, Kemar Roach nicely defends it out.
FOUR! Solid shot! Pushes it full and on middle, Kemar Roach sweeps it nicely past square leg for a boundary.
Too full and on middle, eased to long on for a single.
Leg bye! Fuller delivery on the pads, Kemar Roach looks to flick but misses and it rolls to square leg for a leg bye.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 110 overs : 319/6
J Greaves109 (249)
K Roach22 (51)
J Duffy32-9-90-3
Keeps it short and around off, Greaves plays it back to JD.
This is short and on middle and leg, Greaves sits under it.
Short in length and on the hips. Greaves bunts it to square leg.
A good length ball, on middle, Greaves blocks it on the deck.
A bumper on middle, Greaves ducks under it.
Shorter and down leg, Greaves looks to pull but misses it.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 109 overs : 319/6
K Roach22 (51)
J Greaves109 (243)
M Bracewell33-6-101-1
Tossed up on middle and leg, Kemar Roach tries to flick but misses and gets hit high on the pads.
An arm ball, full and on middle, defended out.
Tossed up on middle, Kemar Roach sweeps it to square leg.
Slightly short and outside off, cut to point for a single.
Slower in the air and on middle, blocked back to the bowler.
FOUR! SHOT! Floats it full and on leg, Greaves clears his front leg and heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 108 overs : 314/6
K Roach22 (48)
J Greaves104 (240)
J Duffy31-8-90-3
Drops it short and on leg, Kemar Roach makes room to pull but bottom edges it to first slip.
Surprises with a yorker on middle, Kemar Roach digs it out cleanly.
Keeps it short and on leg, Kemar Roach sits under it.
Leg bye! Drops it short and on leg, Greaves makes room and sways away, wears on the back of his body as it rolls away to fine leg for a leg bye.
Digs in short and on leg, Greaves fends it away on the leg side.
A proper bouncer on leg, Greaves ducks under it.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 107 overs : 313/6
K Roach22 (45)
J Greaves104 (237)
M Bracewell32-6-96-1
Flighted full and on middle, Kemar Roach defends.
Tossed up, around off, punched to cover.
Pushes it full and around off, Kemar Roach leans and defends beside his pads.
Shorter and outside off, Greaves punches it to cover and rushes across.
Pushes it full and on middle, Greaves punches it to mid on.
Fuller ball, around off, Greaves rocks back to defend.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 106 overs : 312/6
K Roach22 (42)
J Greaves103 (234)
J Duffy30-7-90-3
FOUR! Uses his feet, sees the short ball and Kemar Roach makes room, he pulls it over square leg and it races away.
Shorter and on middle, Kemar Roach sits under it.
Full and down the leg side, Greaves leaves it alone.
Bangs it short and on middle, Gets Greaves in an awkward position as he tries to fend it away, it rolls to point for a run.
Short of a length and on the hips. Greaves defends on the leg side.
A good length ball on leg, Greaves blocks it out.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 105 overs : 307/6
K Roach18 (39)
J Greaves102 (231)
M Bracewell31-6-95-1
Flat and turning in, around off, Kemar Roach presses and blocks it out.
Tossed up, around off, Kemar Roach goes behind the line to defend.
FOUR! Loopy delivery, full and down leg, Kemar Roach sweeps it fine past square leg and bags a boundary.
Too full and on the pads, kept out on the leg side.
Flights it on the slower side on leg. Kemar Roach looks to clip but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW but turned down. Maybe pitching outside the line. New Zealand review it though. Yes, it is outside the line. New Zealand have lost all reviews.
This is full and on leg, Greaves turns it to square leg for a single.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 104 overs : 302/6
K Roach14 (34)
J Greaves101 (230)
J Duffy29-7-85-3
This is full and on middle, Kemar Roach prods and defends.
No ball! Slightly drifting on middle and leg, Kemar Roach flicks it behind square leg for a couple of runs. Jacob Duffy has overstepped.
Drops it short and on middle, Kemar Roach lets it go over his head.
Short in length and on middle, Kemar Roach steps across and tucks it to short leg.
A good length ball, outside off, this is punched to point.
Bowls it short and on leg, Kemar Roach ducks under it.
Shorter and on leg, Greaves clips it to fine leg for a single.
Jacob Duffy to bowl from the other side.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 103 overs : 298/6
K Roach12 (28)
J Greaves100 (229)
M Bracewell30-6-90-1
Floats it on the up, around off, Kemar Roach leans and blocks it out.
There it is! Hundred for Justin Greaves! He is grinding so hard for this century! Tossed up on the pads, Greaves flicks it to square leg for a single.
Floats it full and on middle, Greaves leans and keeps it out.
Pushes it full and down leg, Greaves helps it down to short fine leg.
Tossed up full and on middle, Greaves blocks it out.
Flat and on the pads. Justin Greaves flicks it to square leg, in the gap for a couple of runs. There is a run out appeal but Greaves was inside his crease. He moves to 99.
Welcome back to the penultimate session. Justin Greaves and Kemar Roach to resume their batting. Michael Bracewell to bowl first.
...Day 5, Second Session...
The hosts seized the momentum quickly, with Zak Foulkes removing Tevin Imlach shortly after to leave the West Indies six down. Now, the spotlight is firmly on Justin Greaves, who is battling on 97 and closing in on a century, supported by a steady Kemar Roach. With 237 runs still needed and four wickets remaining, the final two sessions are set up for a tense, gritty battle of attrition. Stay tuned...
Session Summary - 28 overs, 83 runs, and 2 wickets! The visitors dug in deep this morning, with Shai Hope and Justin Greaves frustrating the New Zealand attack during a wicketless first hour. The pair extended their defiant fifth-wicket stand to a massive 196 runs, keeping the chase alive and the bowlers at bay. However, just as the visitors looked immovable, Jacob Duffy provided the crucial breakthrough, ending Hope’s magnificent knock of 140 and finally giving the Kiwis a foot in the door.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 102 overs : 295/6
K Roach12 (27)
J Greaves97 (224)
J Duffy28-7-81-3
Short again, on off, Kemar Roach looks to leave it but gets a blow on his body. That will be Lunch on Day 5!
Short, down leg, Kemar Roach leaves it alone.
Back of a length, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it to point.
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves pushes it to cover for a single.
Short, on leg, Justin Greaves ducks under it.
Length, on middle, Justin Greaves tucks it to mid-wicket.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 101 overs : 294/6
K Roach12 (24)
J Greaves96 (221)
M Bracewell29-6-87-1
Much fuller, on off, Kemar Roach drives it to the cover fielder.
FOUR! Nicely played! Flatter, on off, Kemar Roach picks it well and chips it elegantly over mid on for a boundary.
Much fuller, on middle, Kemar Roach blocks it back.
Quicker, outside off, Kemar Roach tries to sweep it but misses.
Flatter, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it back.
Too full, on off, Kemar Roach pushes it to cover.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 100 overs : 290/6
J Greaves96 (221)
K Roach8 (18)
J Duffy27-7-80-3
Hard length, on leg, Justin Greaves tucks it to mid on.
Hard length, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back to the bowler.
Length, down leg, Justin Greaves looks to flick it but misses.
Short, on leg, Justin Greaves ducks under it.
Back of a length, down leg, Justin Greaves looks to flick it but misses.
Length, on leg, Justin Greaves flicks it through backward square leg for a brace.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 99 overs : 288/6
K Roach8 (18)
J Greaves94 (215)
M Bracewell28-6-83-1
Too full, on off, Kemar Roach pushes it to mid off.
Much fuller, on leg, Kemar Roach flicks it to mid on.
Quicker, on middle, Kemar Roach blocks it back.
Keeps it full, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it back.
Fuller, on middle, Kemar Roach flicks it over mid-wicket for a brace.
Short, on off, Justin Greaves pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 98 overs : 285/6
K Roach6 (13)
J Greaves93 (214)
Z Foulkes22-6-54-1
Length, on middle, Kemar Roach blocks it back to the bowler.
On a length, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it to cover.
Short, on leg, Kemar Roach ducks under it.
Much fuller, on middle, Kemar Roach blocks it back.
Hard length, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it back.
Length, on middle, Justin Greaves tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 97 overs : 284/6
K Roach6 (8)
J Greaves92 (213)
M Bracewell27-6-80-1
FOUR! Nicely played! Short, outside off, Kemar Roach picks it well and slaps it magnificently over cover for a boundary.
Too full, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it back.
Flatter, outside off, Justin Greaves punches it to point for a single.
Short, on middle, Kemar Roach tucks it to square leg for a single.
Flatter, on off, Kemar Roach leans on and blocks it back.
Short, on off, Kemar Roach blocks it to the slip fielder.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 96 overs : 278/6
J Greaves91 (212)
K Roach1 (3)
Z Foulkes21-6-53-1
A successful over from Zakary Foulkes. Length, on off, Zakary Foulkes blocks it back to the bowler.
Length, on off, Kemar Roach pushes it to cover for a single.
Short, on off, Kemar Roach ducks under it.
Much fuller, on off, Kemar Roach pushes it to cover.
Kemar Roach walks in.
OUT! LBW! Zakary Foulkes gets a wicket. On a length, on middle and leg, Tevin Imlach stays back and looks to block it but misses and wears it on his pads. A huge appeal and the finger goes up straightaway. Tevin Imlach goes upstairs to have a check. Ultra Edge shows no spike and Ball Tracking shows three reds. Another one goes down for West Indies.
Length, outside off, Tevin Imlach shoulders arms.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 95 overs : 277/5
J Greaves91 (211)
T Imlach4 (7)
M Bracewell26-6-74-1
Short and wide, Justin Greaves looks to block it but misses.
Quicker, on off, Tevin Imlach pushes it to cover for a single.
Short, on off, Justin Greaves looks to block it but misses. The keeper fails to collect it cleanly as the batters collect a bye.
Flatter, on leg, Justin Greaves tucks it to mid-wicket.
Short, on middle, Justin Greaves blocks it back to the bowler.
Short, outside off, Tevin Imlach slaps it through covers for three runs.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 94 overs : 272/5
J Greaves91 (207)
T Imlach0 (5)
Z Foulkes20-6-52-0
Length, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it to mid on.
FOUR! Nicely played! Back of a length, on middle, Justin Greaves swivels and pulls it powerfully through backward square leg for a boundary.
On a length, on middle, Justin Greaves blocks it to mid on.
On a length, on middle, Justin Greaves tucks it to mid on.
On a length, on middle, Justin Greaves blocks it back to the bowler.
Length, outside off, Justin Greaves leaves.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 93 overs : 268/5
T Imlach0 (5)
J Greaves87 (201)
J Duffy26-7-78-3
On a length, outside off, Tevin Imlach looks to sway away but gets a hit on his body as the ball lobs towards backward point. The fielder takes the catch but nothing from the umpire. Tom Latham thinks it was his bat and he sends it upstairs. The replys show that it had hit his ribs cage. The onfield decision stands NOT OUT.
Short, on leg, Tevin Imlach ducks under it.
On a length, on off, Tevin Imlach taps it to cover.
Length, outside off, Tevin Imlach leaves it alone.
Short, on off, Tevin Imlach leaves it alone.
Tevin Imlach walks in.
OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Jacob Duffy finally provides a breakthrough and the gritty stand is broken. A much-needed wicket for the hosts. Short ball does the trick. Short, on leg, Shai Hope looks to pull it but gets a faint edge. Tom Latham flies to his left and takes a magnificent one handed catch.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 92 overs : 268/4
J Greaves87 (201)
S Hope140 (233)
Z Foulkes19-6-48-0
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves eases it back to the bowler.
Short, on middle, Shai Hope tugs it to mid-wicket for a single.
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope drives it to cover.
On a length, on off, Shai Hope fends it to mid on.
Down the leg side, Shai Hope looks to flick it but misses.
Length, on middle, Shai Hope tucks it to mid-wicket.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 91 overs : 267/4
J Greaves87 (200)
S Hope139 (228)
J Duffy25-6-78-2
Length, outside off, Justin Greaves leaves.
Short, on leg, Justin Greaves ducks under it.
On a length, on off, Justin Greaves pushes it to cover.
Short, outside off, Justin Greaves leaves it alone.
Length, on middle, Justin Greaves blocks it to mid on.
Length, on middle, Shai Hope tucks it to mid on for a single.
Drinks! The defiance continues as Hope and Greaves extend their marathon partnership to a commanding 194 runs off 371 deliveries, leaving the New Zealand attack searching for answers. It has been a gritty stand that has thoroughly frustrated the bowlers, who are now desperate for a breakthrough to shift the momentum. All eyes are on the middle to see if the Black Caps can finally find a spark after the break.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 90 overs : 266/4
J Greaves87 (195)
S Hope138 (227)
Z Foulkes18-6-47-0
Length, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it to mid off.
Too full, on off, Justin Greaves flicks it to mid on.
Back of a length, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back.
Hard length, on middle, Justin Greaves blocks it back.
Short, on leg, Justin Greaves ducks under it.
Length, on leg, Shai Hope tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 89 overs : 265/4
J Greaves87 (190)
S Hope137 (226)
J Duffy24-6-77-2
Length, down leg, Justin Greaves looks to flick it but misses.
Short, on middle, Shai Hope tugs it to mid-wicket for a single.
Length, on middle, Shai Hope tucks it to mid-wicket.
Too full, on off, Shai Hope pushes it to mid off.
On a length, on off, Justin Greaves taps it to mid off for a single.
On a length, on off, Shai Hope taps it to cover for a single.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 88 overs : 262/4
J Greaves86 (188)
S Hope135 (222)
Z Foulkes17-6-46-0
Short, on off, Justin Greaves fends it back to the bowler.
Length, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it to cover.
Nice and full, on off, Justin Greaves drives it through covers for a brace.
Length, outside off, Justin Greaves leaves it alone.
Back of a length, on leg, Shai Hope tugs it to mid-wicket for a single.
Short, down leg, Shai Hope leaves it alone.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 87 overs : 259/4
S Hope134 (220)
J Greaves84 (184)
J Duffy23-6-74-2
Short, on off, Shai Hope tugs it to mid-wicket for a single.
Too full, on off, Shai Hope digs it to cover.
Length and outside off, Shai Hope shoulders arms.
Full, outside off, Shai Hope looks to drive it but gets an inside edge as the ball goes towards the keeper.
Hard length, on middle, Shai Hope fends it back to the bowler.
Back of a length, outside off, Shai Hope looks to play at it but misses.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 86 overs : 258/4
J Greaves84 (184)
S Hope133 (214)
Z Foulkes16-6-43-0
Length, outside off, Justin Greaves leaves. Dot to end the over.
Full, down leg, Justin Greaves flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace.
Length, outside off, Justin Greaves leaves it alone.
Back of a length, on off, Shai Hope fends it to cover for a single.
Length, outside off, Shai Hope leaves it alone.
Full, on middle, Shai Hope flicks it to mid on.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 85 overs : 255/4
J Greaves82 (181)
S Hope132 (211)
J Duffy22-6-73-2
Back of a length, on off, Justin Greaves taps it to cover.
FOUR! Top shot from Justin Greaves! Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves leans on and cracks a drive through covers for a boundary.
Short ball, on off, Justin Greaves leaves it alone.
Length, outside off, Justin Greaves leaves the harmless delivery.
Length, on middle, Justin Greaves tucks it to mid-wicket.
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves eases it to mid on.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 84 overs : 251/4
S Hope132 (211)
J Greaves78 (175)
Z Foulkes15-6-40-0
Length, on off, Shai Hope blocks it back.
Back of a length, outside off, Shai Hope looks to pull it but misses.
Length, on off, Shai Hope taps it to mid off.
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope taps it to cover.
Length, on off, Shai Hope punches it to cover.
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope drives it to cover.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 83 overs : 251/4
J Greaves78 (175)
S Hope132 (205)
J Duffy21-6-69-2
On a length, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it to cover.
Length, outside off, Justin Greaves shoulders arms at it.
Short and wide, Justin Greaves leaves.
Length, on leg, Justin Greaves tucks it to mid on.
Short, on off, Justin Greaves leaves.
On a length, on middle, Justin Greaves blocks it back.
Runs Scored 12 Runs
Score after 82 overs : 251/4
J Greaves78 (169)
S Hope132 (205)
Z Foulkes14-5-40-0
Much fuller, on middle, Justin Greaves flicks it to mid on.
FOUR! Edgy! Length, on middle and leg, Justin Greaves looks to block it but gets an inside edge as the ball goes through short fine for a boundary. 250 comes up for West Indies.
Too full, on off, Justin Greaves pushes it to cover.
Length, down leg, Justin Greaves looks to flick it but misses.
FOUR! Nicely played! Much fuller, outside off, Justin Greaves leans on and drives it magnificently through mid off for a boundary.
Nice and full, on leg, Shai Hope flicks it through mid-wicket for three runs.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 81 overs : 239/4
J Greaves69 (164)
S Hope129 (204)
J Duffy20-5-69-2
Oh! A bit too full, outside off, Justin Greaves looks to block it but gets beaten.
Hard length, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it to cover.
On a length, on off, Justin Greaves steers it through covers for a brace.
Length, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back.
Back of a length, outside off, Justin Greaves leaves it alone.
Back of a length, on off, Justin Greaves punches it through backward point for a brace.
The new ball is due now and New Zealand have taken the second new ball. Jacob Duffy comes into the attack.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 80 overs : 235/4
S Hope129 (204)
J Greaves65 (158)
M Bracewell25-6-70-1
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope leans on and blocks it back to the bowler.
Short, on middle, Shai Hope fends it back to the bowler.
Too full, on middle, Shai Hope eases it to mid off.
Short, on off, Shai Hope blocks it to mid on.
Keeps it full, outside off, Shai Hope taps it to mid off for a brace.
Full, on middle, Shai Hope flicks it to mid on.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 79 overs : 233/4
J Greaves65 (158)
S Hope127 (198)
R Ravindra12-3-35-0
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back.
Too full, on middle, Justin Greaves blocks it back.
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves eases it to cover.
Quicker, on middle, Justin Greaves blocks it back.
Short, on leg, Justin Greaves flicks it fine for a brace.
Full, outside off, Justin Greaves pushes it to cover.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 78 overs : 231/4
S Hope127 (198)
J Greaves63 (152)
M Bracewell24-6-68-1
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope eases it back to the bowler.
Full, on off, Shai Hope blocks it back.
Short, on middle, Justin Greaves turns it to square leg for a single.
Quicker, on off, Justin Greaves flicks it to the fielder at short leg.
Too full, on off, Justin Greaves eases it back to the bowler.
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves flicks it to mid on.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 77 overs : 230/4
S Hope127 (196)
J Greaves62 (148)
R Ravindra11-3-33-0
Short, on off, Shai Hope punches it to point. Maiden.
Too full, on off, Shai Hope digs it to cover.
Keeps it full, on off, Shai Hope eases it to cover.
Full, on off, Shai Hope drives it to cover.
Quicker, on middle, Shai Hope tucks it to mid-wicket.
Too full, on off, Shai Hope digs it to mid off.
Runs Scored 13 Runs
Score after 76 overs : 230/4
S Hope127 (190)
J Greaves62 (148)
M Bracewell23-6-67-1
Three runs! Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope drives it through extra cover for three more.
Full, outside off, Justin Greaves steers it through short third for three runs.
Short, on off, Shai Hope punches it to cover for a single.
Short, on off, Shai Hope blocks it back.
SIX! Top shot from Shai Hope! A half tracker that sits up to be hit, Shai Hope winds up and clatters it over mid-wicket for a biggie. 150 partnership comes up between this duo now.
Short, on off, Shai Hope blocks it to mid on.
Michael Bracewell to share the attack.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 75 overs : 217/4
J Greaves59 (147)
S Hope117 (185)
R Ravindra10-2-33-0
Too full, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back.
FOUR! Edgy! Short, outside off, Justin Greaves looks to punch it but gets a thick outside edge as the ball goes through short third for a boundary.
Tossed up, on off, Justin Greaves eases it to mid off.
Full again, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back.
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope drives it to cover for a single.
Short, on off, Shai Hope punches it to cover.
We are all set for the action to begin. The umpires and the players are out in the middle. Shai Hope and Justin Greaves will resume their innings. Rachin Ravindra to start with the ball. Let's go...
The first hour of play will be absolutely critical, as the second new ball is just a few overs away. If the Kiwis can make the new ball talk, they should be able to close out the match comfortably. However, if Hope and Greaves can negotiate that period and continue scoring against a tired attack, we might just be looking at a record-breaking run chase. Stay tuned as we get ready for an exciting finish.
For New Zealand, the challenge is not just the opposition but their own depleted resources. With Tom Blundell and Nathan Smith already ruled out, the hosts suffered another blow with Matt Henry going down with a calf strain. This leaves them with only two fully fit seamers in Jacob Duffy and Zak Foulkes, meaning the spinners will have to shoulder a heavy workload today to break this stubborn partnership.
The spotlight this morning is firmly on Shai Hope and Justin Greaves, who combined brilliantly to frustrate the Kiwi bowlers. Hope played some sumptuous shots to bring up a well-deserved fourth Test century, finding a perfect partner in Greaves, who contributed a gritty fifty. Their unbeaten 140-run stand has been built on solid defense and calm aggression, giving the West Indies a glimmer of belief on a pitch that has become quite flat.
Hello and welcome to the fifth and final day of this gripping Test match. We have arrived at a fascinating stage after a spirited fightback from the visitors yesterday. Chasing a massive target of 531, the West Indies have displayed excellent mentality to push this game into the last day. The equation is clear, the visitors need another 319 runs to win, while New Zealand requires just six wickets to seal the victory.
... DAY 5, SESSION 1 ...
Despite being under pressure throughout the day, Justin Greaves and Shai Hope have done an incredible job of taking the game on the final day, with the latter raising his hundred as well. New Zealand looked a bit tired in the final session. They won't mind this partnership but will hope to bring a lot of energy on the final day. Matt Henry suffered a calf strain today and his absence proved pivotal. New Zealand will look for his presence as they'll back their pacers to break this partnership. All three results are possible. Join us for the action of the final day at 10 pm GMT (previous day). Join us an hour earlier for the build-up. Till then, cheers!
The script flipped dramatically after the break as the Kiwi attack came out firing on all cylinders. Jacob Duffy was the standout performer to find the outside edge of both openers, while spin and pace combined to remove Athanaze and skipper Roston Chase cheaply. Amidst the carnage, Shai Hope stood tall as a lone warrior, looking completely untroubled as he brought up a fighting fifty. Joined by a solid Justin Greaves, Hope steered the ship to Tea, but with the score reading four down and over 400 runs still needed, the visitors remained in a perilous position.
Day 4 began with a colossal task ahead for the West Indies at Hagley Oval, staring down a massive target after New Zealand’s innings effectively ended at 466/8 due to injuries. While the hosts set a daunting lead of 530 runs, veteran pacer Kemar Roach gave the Windies something to cheer about by claiming his 12th five-wicket haul. Facing a surface that looked to be easing out under the sun, the Windies openers, John Campbell and Tagenarine Chanderpaul, showed some intent. They negotiated the new ball with grit, surviving the first 11 overs unscathed to reach 20/0 at Lunch, hinting at a determined fightback.
Session Summary - 34 overs, 105 runs with the loss of no wicket. When the chips are down, you hold onto hope. West Indies are doing exactly that. A wonderful fightback from the visitors as the 140-run partnership between Shai Hope and Justin Greaves has put the game in balance going into the final day. From 72/4, they have taken the score to 212/4 with 319 runs more to win.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 74 overs : 212/4
J Greaves55 (143)
S Hope116 (183)
M Bracewell22-6-54-1
Full and down the leg side, turning away. Justin Greaves lets it go. STUMPS!
Floats it full and on middle, Greaves leans and defends it onto the pads. It lobs to the left of short leg.
Flat and turning in, around off, Greaves gets behind the line to defend.
Floats it full and around off, Greaves goes back and defends it out.
Flat and shaping away, outside off, Greaves punches it to point.
Tossed up on middle, Greaves defends it out.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 73 overs : 212/4
S Hope116 (183)
J Greaves55 (137)
J Duffy19-5-65-2
Short stuff again, this is around off, Hope drops his bat and sways away from it.
A huge appeal for caught behind but turned down. Tom Latham asks his fellow players if they heard something and takes it upstairs. Jacob Duffy bangs it short from around the wicket and slants on leg, Shai Hope gets in a bit of a tangle as he looks to pull but seems to miss it. Review comes up! UltraEdge shows a flat line.
A single now as Greaves hits it through point for a single.
Pushes it full and around off, Greaves leans and plays it to cover.
Length ball on middle, Greaves defends it out.
Digs it short and on middle, Greaves sits under it.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 72 overs : 211/4
S Hope116 (181)
J Greaves54 (133)
M Bracewell21-5-54-1
Very full and floated on middle, blocked out.
Floats it too full and on middle, Shai Hope prods and defends it out.
Into the deck, shorter and on middle, pulled to square leg.
Floats it, angling around off. Hope defends with soft hands.
An arm ball on middle, Hope defends it back to the bowler.
Flatter and on leg, Hope goes back and across to defend.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 71 overs : 211/4
J Greaves54 (133)
S Hope116 (175)
J Duffy18-5-64-2
Bangs it short and on off, Greaves sits down to leave.
This is full and on middle and leg, Greaves leans as he blocks it on the leg side.
Too short and on middle, Greaves ducks under it.
Drops it short and down leg, Greaves hangs his bat across to flick but misses.
Short in length and on the hips. Greaves bunts it to square leg.
Shorter and outside off, Greaves ducks under it.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 70 overs : 211/4
J Greaves54 (127)
S Hope116 (175)
M Bracewell20-4-54-1
Fuller delivery on middle, Greaves flicks it to square leg for a single.
Flights it full and on leg, Greaves prods to defend.
Tossed up on middle, played back to the bowler.
FOUR BYES! Poor delivery! Serves it well down the leg side, Greaves leaves. The keeper is blinder by the batter and fails to stop it from running away.
Shai Hope leans again and nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.
Serves it full and on middle, Hope leans and blocks.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 69 overs : 205/4
J Greaves53 (123)
S Hope115 (173)
J Duffy17-4-64-2
FOUR! PUT AWAY! Drops it short and angling on middle, Greaves pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. 50 for Justin Greaves! An excellent fightback from Greaves along with Hope.
A bit of xtra bounce as Jacob Duffy bowls it outside off. Greaves defends off the sticker of his blade.
Jacob Duffy serves it touch fuller and around off, Greaves dead bats it.
Bangs it short and outside off, Greaves sits down.
A length ball, outside off, Greaves punches it to cover.
A good length ball, nipping in on off, Greaves hangs back to defend.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 68 overs : 201/4
S Hope115 (173)
J Greaves49 (117)
M Bracewell19-4-52-1
Quick, full and around off, Shai Hope stays back to block.
An arm ball, full and around off, Shai Hope leans into his defensive shot.
This is full and on leg, Hope nudges it to mid-wicket.
Flat and straighter line on middle, blocked out.
Tossed up on leg, defended out.
Floats it full and around off from around the wicket, turning in. Shai Hope goes back to defend but misses. Tom Latham puts in a stumping appeal but Hope had his back foot grounded.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 67 overs : 201/4
J Greaves49 (117)
S Hope115 (167)
Z Foulkes13-5-28-0
FOUR! 200 up for West Indies! Drops it short and on middle, Greaves pulls it behind square on the leg side for four runs.
Short in length and around off, Greaves punches it to cover.
Bowls a slower one down leg, it is left alone.
Yorks with a fuller ball on middle, Greaves digs it back to Zakary Foulkes.
Angles in a length ball on leg. Greaves helps it to short fine leg.
Zakary Foulkes bowls it short and on middle, Greaves sits under it.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 66 overs : 197/4
S Hope115 (167)
J Greaves45 (111)
M Bracewell18-3-52-1
Slightly fuller and on middle, Shai Hope plays it back to the bowler.
Floats it full and on off, Shai Hope leans and defends it out.
Slower in the air, full and on off, defended out.
Darted on the pads, Greaves flicks it to square leg for one more.
Spins it full and on leg, Shai Hope tucks it to square leg for a single.
Flights it very full and on leg, Shai Hope tucks it to short leg.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 65 overs : 195/4
J Greaves44 (110)
S Hope114 (162)
Z Foulkes12-5-24-0
Fires it on a length and on off, Greaves solidly defends.
Pushes it on a length and around off, Greaves watchfully defends on the off side.
A bumper on middle and leg, Greaves ducks under it.
Digs it into the surface on leg, Greaves nudges it to square leg.
Short and down leg again, Greaves leaves it alone.
Short and bowls it down leg, Shai Hope pulls it to the left of fine leg for a single.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 64 overs : 194/4
S Hope113 (161)
J Greaves44 (105)
M Bracewell17-3-50-1
Drops it short and outside off, Shai Hope knocks it to point for a single.
Flights it full and on leg, Shai Hope leans and blocks it out.
Too full and on leg, flicked to mid-wicket.
Drifts in a length ball on the pads. Shai Hope keeps it out on the leg side.
Flat and outside off, turning in. Shai Hope punches it to cover.
Floats it full and on middle, Shai Hope bends forward and defends.
Runs Scored 9 Runs
Score after 63 overs : 193/4
S Hope112 (155)
J Greaves44 (105)
Z Foulkes11-5-23-0
A single to end the over as Shai Hope works it to point.
Fires in full and on middle, Greaves nudges it to square leg for one.
Length ball, slanting on middle, Greaves defends it.
One more run as Shai Hope pushes it to cover.
Length ball, outside off, Shai Hope crunches it through point for a couple of runs.
FOUR! Goes over! Zakary Foulkes bowls short with the keeper near the stumps, this is on off, Shai Hope mistimes his pull shot and it rolls behind him into the fence.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 62 overs : 184/4
J Greaves43 (103)
S Hope104 (151)
M Bracewell16-3-49-1
Tossed up on middle, spinning in. Greaves rocks back and nudges it to square leg.
Tossed up on middle, played back to the bowler.
Flat and around off, Greaves defends on the deck.
Pushes it full and on middle and off. Greaves leans and defends.
This is full and on middle, Greaves blocks it out.
Flat and turning onto the pads, Greaves goes back and keeps it out on the leg side.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 61 overs : 184/4
S Hope104 (151)
J Greaves43 (97)
Z Foulkes10-5-14-0
Zakary Foulkes serves it short and on off, Hope ducks under it.
Good length ball, around off. Hope defends it out.
Pushes it full and on middle, Justin Greaves tucks it to square leg for a single.
A half volley, outside off, Shai Hope plays it to point for a single.
Angles in a length ball, around off, Hope punches it to cover.
Length ball, outside off, Hope leaves it alone.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 60 overs : 182/4
J Greaves42 (96)
S Hope103 (146)
M Bracewell15-2-49-1
Floats it on middle, Greaves nudges it to square leg.
Angling on the pads, Greaves keeps it out on the leg side.
Pushes it full and on leg, Hope flicks it to deep square leg for a single.
Tossed up, around off, Shai Hope leans and defends.
Fuller ball, around off, Shai Hope punches it to cover.
Tossed up on middle, Shai Hope turns it to square leg.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 59 overs : 181/4
J Greaves42 (94)
S Hope102 (142)
Z Foulkes9-5-12-0
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves drives it to the cover fielder.
Short, down leg, Justin Greaves ducks underneath it.
On a length, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it to mid off.
Short, on leg, Justin Greaves ducks under it.
Back of a length, on off, Shai Hope punches it to cover for a single.
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope blocks it back to the bowler.
Drinks! Shai Hope and Justin Greaves have frustrated the Kiwi attack and steadied the ship, though the road ahead is long. New Zealand is desperate to break this stand and swing the momentum back their way. Let's see how it pans out...
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 58 overs : 180/4
S Hope101 (140)
J Greaves42 (90)
M Bracewell14-2-48-1
Quicker, on off, Shai Hope pushes it to cover for a single.
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves pushes it to cover for a single.
Short, on off, Justin Greaves taps it to mid off.
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves digs it to mid on.
Short, on leg, Justin Greaves flicks it fine for a brace.
FOUR! That's a good shot! Short, outside off, Justin Greaves picks it well and punches it through backward point for a boundary.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 57 overs : 172/4
J Greaves35 (85)
S Hope100 (139)
R Ravindra9-2-28-0
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves looks to block it but miscues it to point for a single. 100 partnership comes up between this duo now.
FOUR! That's a lovely shot! Much fuller, on middle, Justin Greaves picks it well and knocks it down the ground for a boundary.
Hundred up for Shai Hope. That's a sparkling knock from him. Full, on off, Shai Hope pushes it to cover for a single. Can he save this test match for West Indies?
Short, on middle, Shai Hope covers his line and blocks it solidly.
Much fuller, on middle, Shai Hope blocks it back to the bowler.
Too full, on leg, Shai Hope blocks it back to the bowler.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 56 overs : 166/4
J Greaves30 (83)
S Hope99 (135)
M Bracewell13-2-40-1
Quicker, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back to the bowler.
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope knocks it down the ground for a single. Shai Hope moves to 99!
FOUR! Nicely played! Short and wide, Shai Hope winds up and punches it through covers for a boundary. He moves to 98 now.
Short, on off, Shai Hope punches it to point.
Flatter, on leg, Shai Hope flicks it to mid on.
Short, on off, Shai Hope taps it to cover.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 55 overs : 161/4
J Greaves30 (82)
S Hope94 (130)
R Ravindra8-2-22-0
Turn and bounce, on middle, Justin Greaves blocks it solidly.
Full, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back to the bowler.
Short, on off, Justin Greaves punches it to cover.
Keeps it full, on leg, Shai Hope flicks it to mid on for a single.
Short, on off, Shai Hope punches it to cover.
Much fuller, on leg, Justin Greaves knocks it to mid on for a single.
Runs Scored 12 Runs
Score after 54 overs : 159/4
S Hope93 (128)
J Greaves29 (78)
J Duffy16-4-60-2
FOUR MORE! Back to back boundaries from Shai Hope! Short, down leg, Shai Hope picks it well and pulls it over short fine for another boundary.
FOUR! Nicely played! Down the leg side, Shai Hope swivels and helps it fine for a boundary.
Back of a length, on off, Shai Hope eases it to cover.
Length, on off, Shai Hope punches it to cover.
Short, on off, Shai Hope looks to pull it but misses.
FOUR! Well played! Short, on middle, Shai Hope swivels and pulls it magnificently through backward square leg for a boundary. 150 comes up for West Indies.
Runs Scored 9 Runs
Score after 53 overs : 147/4
S Hope81 (122)
J Greaves29 (78)
R Ravindra7-2-20-0
Flatter, on off, Shai Hope knocks it down the ground for a single.
Tossed up, on off, Justin Greaves flicks it to mid on for a single.
Much fuller, on leg, Justin Greaves flicks it fine for a brace.
Keeps it outside off, Shai Hope slaps it to cover for a single.
Short, outside off, Shai Hope punches it through covers for two more.
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope drives it to cover for a brace.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 52 overs : 138/4
J Greaves26 (76)
S Hope75 (118)
J Duffy15-4-48-2
Length, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back solidly.
Back of a length, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it to mid off.
Short, on leg, Justin Greaves fends it to the fielder at leg gully.
Short, on middle, Justin Greaves ducks under it.
Full, down leg, Justin Greaves looks to flick it but misses.
Back of a length, on leg, Justin Greaves tucks it to square leg.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 51 overs : 138/4
S Hope75 (118)
J Greaves26 (70)
R Ravindra6-2-11-0
Short, on leg, Shai Hope tucks it to mid-wicket.
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope blocks it back to the bowler.
Tossed up, on off, Shai Hope blocks it to mid off.
Too full, on off, Shai Hope pushes it to cover.
Full, on leg, Shai Hope flicks it to mid on.
Quicker, on off, Shai Hope blocks it to mid off.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 50 overs : 138/4
J Greaves26 (70)
S Hope75 (112)
J Duffy14-3-48-2
Short, on off, Justin Greaves ducks again.
Short, on off, Justin Greaves ducks under it.
Length, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back to the bowler.
Short, down leg, Justin Greaves ducks under it.
Down the leg side, Justin Greaves leaves.
Short, on middle, Shai Hope pulls it through square leg for a single.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 49 overs : 137/4
J Greaves26 (65)
S Hope74 (111)
R Ravindra5-1-11-0
Flatter, on leg, Justin Greaves flicks it to mid-wicket.
Short, on middle, Justin Greaves taps it back to the bowler.
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves taps it to cover.
Fuller, on leg, Justin Greaves blocks it to mid on. It's a no ball for overstepping.
Short, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back to the bowler.
Tossed up, on off, Shai Hope drives it to cover for a single.
Quicker, on off, Shai Hope blocks it back to the bowler.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 48 overs : 135/4
S Hope73 (109)
J Greaves26 (60)
J Duffy13-3-47-2
Short, on middle, Shai Hope pulls it over square leg for a single.
Length, on leg, Justin Greaves tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Short and wide, Justin Greaves leaves.
On a length, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back to the bowler.
Length, on leg, Justin Greaves flicks it to the left of the keeper.
Short, on leg, Shai Hope flicks it fine for a single.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 47 overs : 132/4
J Greaves25 (56)
S Hope71 (107)
R Ravindra4-1-9-0
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it to mid off.
Short, on middle, Justin Greaves blocks it to mid on.
Short, on middle, Justin Greaves tucks it to mid-wicket for a brace.
Keeps it full, on off, Justin Greaves taps it to mid off.
Too full, on off, Shai Hope pushes it to cover for a single.
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope blocks it back.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 46 overs : 129/4
S Hope70 (105)
J Greaves23 (52)
J Duffy12-3-44-2
On a length, on leg, Shai Hope tugs it through backward square leg for a single.
Down the leg side, Shai Hope leaves it alone.
Back of a length, on off, Justin Greaves punches it through covers. The fielder has a long chase to do as the batters collect three runs.
Back of a length, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back to the bowler.
Wide! Wayward, down leg, Justin Greaves leaves. Wided.
Length, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back to the bowler.
Back of a length, on off, Shai Hope punches it to cover for a single.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 45 overs : 123/4
J Greaves20 (49)
S Hope68 (102)
R Ravindra3-1-6-0
Quicker, on leg, Justin Greaves tucks it to mid-wicket.
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves eases it to mid off.
Short, on off, Justin Greaves taps it back to the bowler.
Slower through the air, on leg, Shai Hope pushes it to cover for a single.
Quicker, on middle, Shai Hope blocks it back to the bowler.
Quicker, on leg, Shai Hope blocks it back.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 44 overs : 122/4
J Greaves20 (46)
S Hope67 (99)
J Duffy11-3-38-2
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves pushes it to cover.
Back of a length, on leg, Shai Hope tugs it through square leg for a single. 50 partnership comes up between this duo now.
Hard length, on off, Shai Hope blocks it to mid off.
FOUR! Nicely played! Length, on middle and leg, Shai Hope stays in his crease and pulls it magnificently through backward square leg for a boundary. It's also a no ball for overstepping.
Keeps it short again, on leg, Shai Hope tries to pull it but misses again.
Short, outside off, Shai Hope looks to pull it but misses.
Back of a length, down leg, Shai Hope looks to flick it but misses.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 43 overs : 116/4
J Greaves20 (45)
S Hope62 (93)
R Ravindra2-1-5-0
Short, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it to mid on.
Keeps it full, on leg, Justin Greaves flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace.
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope taps it to cover for a single.
Full, on off, Shai Hope pushes it to cover.
Too full, on leg, Justin Greaves flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Quicker, on leg, Shai Hope knocks it down the ground for a single.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 42 overs : 111/4
S Hope60 (90)
J Greaves17 (42)
J Duffy10-3-32-2
Back of a length, on leg, Shai Hope helps it fine for a single.
On a length, on off, Justin Greaves punches it through cover for a single.
Short, on off, Justin Greaves ducks under it.
Back of a length, on leg, Shai Hope tugs it through backward square leg for a single.
Slightly shorter, on off, Shai Hope pushes it to mid off.
Back of a length, down leg, Shai Hope looks to flick it but misses.
Jacob Duffy to share the attack.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 41 overs : 108/4
S Hope58 (86)
J Greaves16 (40)
M Bracewell12-2-35-1
Much fuller, on middle, Shai Hope knocks it down the ground for a single.
Short, on off, Shai Hope eases it to point.
Short, on middle, Shai Hope tucks it to mid on.
Quicker, on off, Shai Hope eases it to mid on.
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope blocks it back.
Short, on off, Shai Hope punches it to cover.
Welcome back for the final session of Day 4. The umpires and the players are out in the middle. Shai Hope and Justin Greaves will resume their innings. Michael Bracewell to start with the ball. Let's go...
... DAY 4, SESSION 3 ...
Shai Hope has stood tall as a lone warrior, looking completely untroubled by the Kiwi tactics. He has been joined by Justin Greaves, who has looked solid and struck a few crisp drives against the pace. However, the visitors are in a precarious position, having lost four wickets. The Windies still face a mountain to climb, needing another 424 runs for victory with only six wickets left in the bank. Join us in a bit post the Tea Break...
Session Summary - 29 overs, 87 runs, and 4 wickets! It is Tea on Day 4, and the session has been a tale of contrasting fortunes for the West Indies. The New Zealand attack has been relentless, bowling perfect lines that troubled everyone except Shai Hope. Jacob Duffy was the standout performer, finding the outside edges of both John Campbell and Tagenarine Chanderpaul to send them back early. Tom Latham’s decision to introduce spin worked perfectly as Michael Bracewell deceived Athanaze, followed closely by Matt Henry producing an unplayable delivery to remove skipper Roston Chase.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 40 overs : 107/4
J Greaves16 (40)
S Hope57 (80)
R Ravindra1-1-0-0
Tossed up, on middle, Justin Greaves blocks it back to the bowler again. That will be Tea Break on Day 4!
Flatter, on off, Justin Greaves eases it back to the bowler.
Short, on leg, Justin Greaves tucks it to mid-wicket.
Keeps it full, on off, Justin Greaves taps it to cover.
Quicker, on off, Justin Greaves leans on and blocks it back.
Tossed up, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back.
Rachin Ravindra to bowl the final over before Tea.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 39 overs : 107/4
J Greaves16 (34)
S Hope57 (80)
J Duffy9-3-29-2
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves knocks it down the ground for a single.
Short again, on leg, Justin Greaves ducks again.
Short, on off, Justin Greaves ducks under it.
Short, on leg, Shai Hope pulls it through backward square leg for a single.
Back of a length, on off, Shai Hope fends it back to the bowler.
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves drives it to cover for a single.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 38 overs : 104/4
S Hope56 (78)
J Greaves14 (30)
M Bracewell11-2-34-1
SIX! All the way! A half tracker, on off, Shai Hope winds up and clatters it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.100 comes up for West Indies.
Too full, on off, Shai Hope eases it to mid on.
Tossed up, on off, Shai Hope blocks it back to the bowler.
Flatter, on off, Shai Hope fends it to mid on.
Short, on leg, Justin Greaves tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Short, on off, Justin Greaves punches it to cover.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 37 overs : 97/4
S Hope50 (74)
J Greaves13 (28)
J Duffy8-3-26-2
Short, on middle, Shai Hope tugs it to mid-wicket.
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves drives it to cover. The fielder dives to his left and makes a good stop. Keeps it to a single.
Short and wide, Justin Greaves tries to slap it but misses.
On a length, down leg, Justin Greaves looks to flick it but wears it on his pads. An appeal but turned down. Perhaps sliding down leg.
Keeps it full, on leg, Justin Greaves flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace.
Back of a length, on off, Justin Greaves fends it to mid off.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 36 overs : 94/4
S Hope50 (73)
J Greaves10 (23)
M Bracewell10-2-27-1
Short, on off, Shai Hope punches it to mid off.
Keeps it full, on leg, Justin Greaves flicks it to mid on for a single.
Full, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it to mid off.
Fifty up for Shai Hope! Short, on middle and leg, Shai Hope knocks it down the ground for a single. Excellent knock.
Full, on middle, Shai Hope eases it to mid off.
Short, on off, Shai Hope punches it to cover.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 35 overs : 92/4
J Greaves9 (21)
S Hope49 (69)
M Henry11-4-29-1
Much fuller, on leg, Justin Greaves blocks it to mid on.
FOUR! Finds the gap! Back of a length, on off, Justin Greaves picks it well and punches it in the gap through point for a boundary.
Fuller, on off, Justin Greaves eases it to mid off.
Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back.
FOUR! Excellent from Justin Greaves! Much fuller, on off, Justin Greaves picks it well and knocks it down the ground for a boundary.
Length, on off, Justin Greaves taps it to mid off.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 34 overs : 84/4
S Hope49 (69)
J Greaves1 (15)
M Bracewell9-2-25-1
FOUR! Nicely played! Short, on middle and leg, Shai Hope swivels and pulls it magnificently through square leg for a boundary.
Too full, on off, Shai Hope digs it back to the bowler.
FOUR! Finds the gap! Short, on off, Shai Hope makes room and punches it in the gap through covers for a boundary.
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope eases it to mid on.
Short, on middle, Shai Hope eases it to the left of the bowler.
Short, on off, Shai Hope blocks it to mid off.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 33 overs : 76/4
J Greaves1 (15)
S Hope41 (63)
M Henry10-4-21-1
Too full, on leg, Justin Greaves flicks it to mid on.
Back of a length, outside off, Justin Greaves leaves it alone.
Keeps it full, on leg, Justin Greaves taps it to mid on.
Much fuller, on leg, Justin Greaves flicks it to mid on.
Past the edge! On a length, outside off, Justin Greaves tries to block it but gets beaten all ends up.
Much fuller, on leg, Justin Greaves blocks it to mid on.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 32 overs : 76/4
S Hope41 (63)
J Greaves1 (9)
M Bracewell8-2-17-1
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope leans on and blocks it back.
Tossed up, outside off, Shai Hope looks to block it but gets an inside edge onto his pads.
Quicker, on off, Shai Hope eases it to point.
Full, on off, Justin Greaves flicks it to mid on for a single.
Short, on off, Justin Greaves punches it to cover.
Flatter, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 31 overs : 75/4
S Hope41 (60)
J Greaves0 (6)
M Henry9-3-21-1
Length, on leg, Shai Hope flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace.
Hard length, on off, Shai Hope blocks it to mid off.
Too full, on off, Shai Hope blocks it back.
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope pushes it to mid off.
Past the edge! Length, just outside off, shaping away. Shai Hope looks to block it but gets beaten all ends up.
Length, on off, Shai Hope pushes it to cover.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 30 overs : 73/4
J Greaves0 (6)
S Hope39 (54)
M Bracewell7-2-16-1
Quicker, on off, Justin Greaves eases it to cover.
Flatter, on off, Justin Greaves blocks it back.
Quicker, on leg, Justin Greaves flicks it to mid on.
Short, on middle, Shai Hope tucks it to mid on.
Flatter, on off, Shai Hope eases it to mid off.
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope blocks it.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 29 overs : 72/4
J Greaves0 (3)
S Hope38 (51)
M Henry8-3-19-1
Length, outside off, Justin Greaves fends it at point.
Hard length, outside off, Justin Greaves leaves.
Length, outside off, Justin Greaves leaves it alone.
Justin Greaves walks in to bat now.
OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Matt Henry gets one wicket. That's a ripper from Matt Henry. On a length, just outside off, shaping away a touch. Roston Chase looks to block it but misses. Gets a feather and Tom Latham behind the stumps takes a good catch.
Length, on leg, Roston Chase tucks it to mid on.
Much fuller, on off, Roston Chase pushes it to mid off.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 28 overs : 72/3
S Hope38 (51)
R Chase4 (12)
M Bracewell6-2-15-1
Short, on leg, Shai Hope tucks it to mid-wicket.
Short, on off, Shai Hope blocks it to mid off.
FOUR! Excellent from Shai Hope! Much fuller, outside off, Shai Hope leans on and cracks a drive through covers for a boundary.
Top full, on off, Shai Hope leans on and blocks it back.
Full, on off, Shai Hope eases it to mid off.
Flatter, on off, Shai Hope pushes it to cover.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 27 overs : 68/3
R Chase4 (12)
S Hope34 (45)
M Henry7-2-19-0
Hard length, on off, Roston Chase blocks it to cover.
Slower one, outside off, Roston Chase leaves.
Too full, on off, Roston Chase pushes it to mid off.
Past the edge! Length, outside off, Roston Chase tries to block it but gets beaten.
Length, outside off, Roston Chase leaves it alone.
On a length, on off, Roston Chase blocks it back to the bowler.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 26 overs : 68/3
S Hope34 (45)
R Chase4 (6)
M Bracewell5-2-11-1
Quicker, on middle, Shai Hope blocks it back.
Too full, on off, Shai Hope pushes it to cover.
Quicker, on leg, Shai Hope flicks it to mid on.
Short, on off, Shai Hope fends it to mid off.
Flatter, on off, Shai Hope taps it to cover.
FOUR! Nicely played! Short, on off, Shai Hope makes room and punches it through covers for a boundary.
Drinks! New Zealand's exceptional work has handed them the advantage and now they are in a position to call the shots. They will look to pick up timely wickets and finish the game soon. On the other hand, West Indies' abysmal performance has pushed them into a corner and from here on, they will have only one plan in mind - Bat, bat and bat. Roston Chase and Shai Hope will try and bat long and try not to lose more wickets. Let's see how it pans out...
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 25 overs : 64/3
R Chase4 (6)
S Hope30 (39)
M Henry6-1-19-0
Back of a length, on off, Roston Chase fends it to the gully fielder.
Length, outside off, Roston Chase looks to block it but gets beaten.
Short, on off, Shai Hope tugs it to mid-wicket for a single.
Length, on off, Shai Hope eases it to cover.
FOUR! Finds the gap! On a length, just outside off, Shai Hope stays in his crease and punches it magnificently through covers for a boundary.
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope knocks it to mid on.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 24 overs : 59/3
R Chase4 (4)
S Hope25 (35)
M Bracewell4-2-7-1
Flatter, on off, Roston Chase flicks it to mid on.
FOUR! Nicely played! Much fuller, on middle, Roston Chase stays back in his crease and flicks it over mid on for a boundary.
Much fuller, on middle, Roston Chase blocks it to mid on.
Flatter, on off, Roston Chase blocks it back.
Roston Chase walks in.
OUT! TAKEN! Michael Bracewell strikes. A needless shot from Alick Athanaze. Short, on off, Alick Athanaze goes deep in his crease and looks to pull it but gets a top edge. The ball lobs in the air towards wide of mid on. Zakary Foulkes moves to his left and completes the catch.
Much fuller, on off, Alick Athanaze pushes it to mid off.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 23 overs : 55/2
S Hope25 (35)
A Athanaze5 (20)
M Henry5-1-14-0
FOUR! Finds the gap! Much fuller, on middle and leg, Shai Hope flicks it through mid-wicket. The fielder chases but the ball wins the race.
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope drives it through covers for a brace.
Back of a length, on off, Shai Hope blocks it to mid off.
Too full, on off, Shai Hope eases it to mid on.
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope taps it to mid on.
Length, on off, Shai Hope flicks it to mid-wicket.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 22 overs : 49/2
A Athanaze5 (20)
S Hope19 (29)
M Bracewell3-2-3-0
Short, on off, Alick Athanaze fends it to mid on.
Much fuller, on off, Alick Athanaze blocks it to mid off.
Much fuller, on off, Alick Athanaze looks to drive it but gets an inside edge as the ball rolls towards the fielder at short fine leg. Dot.
Flatter, on leg, Alick Athanaze taps it to mid on.
Much fuller, on off, Alick Athanaze pushes it to cover.
Too full, on off, Alick Athanaze blocks it back to the bowler.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 21 overs : 49/2
S Hope19 (29)
A Athanaze5 (14)
M Henry4-1-8-0
Too full, on leg, Shai Hope flicks it to mid on.
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope blocks it to cover.
Hard length, on off, Shai Hope blocks it to mid off.
Length, on off, Shai Hope taps it to point.
Length, on off, Shai Hope taps it to mid off.
FOUR! Nicely played! Length, on off, Shai Hope knocks it down the ground and through the right of the bowler for a boundary.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 20 overs : 45/2
A Athanaze5 (14)
S Hope15 (23)
M Bracewell2-1-3-0
Quicker, on off, Alick Athanaze blocks it back.
Short, on middle, Alick Athanaze tucks it to mid-wicket.
Flatter, on middle, Alick Athanaze tucks it to mid-wicket.
Short, on middle, Shai Hope pulls it to mid-wicket for a single.
Flatter, outside off, Shai Hope punches it through covers for a brace.
Flatter, on off, Shai Hope blocks it back.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 19 overs : 42/2
S Hope12 (20)
A Athanaze5 (11)
J Duffy7-3-23-2
Back of a length, on off, Shai Hope punches it to cover for a single.
Short, on off, Shai Hope taps it to cover.
Back of a length, on off, Shai Hope fends it to mid off.
Short, on middle, Shai Hope ducks under it.
FOUR! Top shot from Shai Hope! Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope leans on and cracks a drive through covers for a boundary.
On a length, on off, Shai Hope blocks it to mid on.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 18 overs : 37/2
A Athanaze5 (11)
S Hope7 (14)
M Bracewell1-1-0-0
Much fuller, on off, Alick Athanaze blocks it back. Tidy start from Michael Bracewell.
Short, on middle, Alick Athanaze tucks it to mid on.
Fuller, on off, Alick Athanaze taps it to cover.
Tossed up, full and on off, Alick Athanaze digs it to cover.
Flatter, on off, Alick Athanaze blocks it back.
Short, on middle, Alick Athanaze tucks it to mid-wicket.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 17 overs : 37/2
S Hope7 (14)
A Athanaze5 (5)
J Duffy6-3-18-2
Back of a length, on off, Shai Hope taps it to cover.
FOUR! Nicely played! Back of a length, on off, Shai Hope stays in his crease and pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Keeps it full, on off, Shai Hope pushes it to mid off.
On a length, on off, Shai Hope punches it through point for a brace.
Back of a length, on off, Shai Hope taps it to mid off.
Short, down leg, Shai Hope ducks under it.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 16 overs : 31/2
A Athanaze5 (5)
S Hope1 (8)
Z Foulkes8-5-11-0
FOUR! Streaky! On a length, on middle, Alick Athanaze tries to block it but gets a thick edge. The ball goes through the left of the gully fielder and races away to the fence.
Length, on off, Shai Hope taps it to cover for a single.
Hard length, on leg, Shai Hope blocks it to mid on.
Back of a length, angling in, Shai Hope fends it to mid on.
On a length, on leg, Alick Athanaze tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.
On a length, on off, Alick Athanaze punches it to cover.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 15 overs : 25/2
S Hope0 (5)
A Athanaze0 (2)
J Duffy5-3-12-2
Back of a length, on middle, Shai Hope blocks it back again. A wicket-maiden from Jacob Duffy.
Length, on leg, Shai Hope blocks it back to the bowler.
Short, on leg, Shai Hope ducks under it.
On a length, on leg, Shai Hope fends it back to the bowler.
Short, on off, Shai Hope fends it to mid on.
Shai Hope walks in.
OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Jacob Duffy strikes again. On a length, outside off, with a fraction of nip back in. Tagenarine Chanderpaul stays back and looks to block it but gets beaten on the inside edge. Gets a faint edge and Tom Latham behind the sticks does the rest.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 14 overs : 25/1
A Athanaze0 (2)
T Chanderpaul6 (44)
Z Foulkes7-5-5-0
Hard length, on off, Alick Athanaze punches it to cover.
Much fuller, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Back of a length, on leg, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it to mid on.
Down the leg side, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul taps it to cover.
Short, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul sways away.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 13 overs : 24/1
A Athanaze0 (1)
T Chanderpaul5 (39)
J Duffy4-2-12-1
Back of a length, outside off, Alick Athanaze leaves it alone.
Alick Athanaze walks in.
OUT! TAKEN! Jacob Duffy gets a breakthrough. On a length, outside off, John Campbell stays back and looks to block it but gets a thick outside edge. Michael Bracewell dives to his left at second slip and takes a fine catch.
Short and wide, John Campbell leaves.
Length, outside off, John Campbell leaves it alone.
FOUR! Nicely played! Back of a length, on middle, John Campbell swivels and pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Back of a length, on leg, John Campbell flicks it to mid on.
Jacob Duffy to share the attack.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 12 overs : 20/0
T Chanderpaul5 (39)
J Campbell11 (33)
Z Foulkes6-5-4-0
Much fuller, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul defends it to mid off.
On a length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it to cover.
Short, on leg, Tagenarine Chanderpaul ducks under it.
Much fuller, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul pushes it to mid off.
Slower one, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
On a length, on leg, Tagenarine Chanderpaul flicks it to mid-wicket.
Welcome back for the second session of Day 4. The umpires and the players are out in the middle. John Campbell and Tagenarine Chanderpaul will resume their innings. Zakary Foulkes will start with the ball. Let's go...
... DAY 4, SESSION 2 ...
Earlier, New Zealand declared their innings, setting an imposing target of 531 runs for the West Indies after a rapid 14-over spell that added 49 runs while losing 4 wickets to cross the desired 500-run lead. The hosts, who started the day with a 481-run advantage, aggressively pursued runs, allowing the West Indies to capitalize on errors, with Kemar Roach leading the attack to claim a five-wicket haul, supported by Ojay Shields and Jayden Seales who took the remaining three wickets. A good session for New Zealand and they'll try to pick wickets in the next session. Stay tuned for the post-Lunch session.
So, a tough patch for West Indies to shake it off and they have done a decent job of going unscathed into the break. New Zealand had their tails up and bowled with a lot of fire. Matt Henry and Zakary Foulkes were right on the money with the new ball, which troubled the Windies batters. However, both batters took a couple of blows on the body but eventually managed to see through the first session.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 11 overs : 20/0
J Campbell11 (33)
T Chanderpaul5 (33)
J Duffy3-2-8-0
A dot to end the session. Fuller delivery, outside off, shaping away. John Campbell leaves it alone. That will be LUNCH!
A bumper on off, too high and Campbell lets it go.
A length ball, outside off. Campbell shoulders arms to it.
A good length delivery, on middle, shaping in. Campbell defends well.
Bangs it short and on leg, Campbell has nothing to do with it.
Very full and on middle, played back to the bowler.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 10 overs : 20/0
T Chanderpaul5 (33)
J Campbell11 (27)
Z Foulkes5-4-4-0
Back of a length and around off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul steps across and blocks.
A bumper, around off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul sits under it.
That could have gone anywhere! Bangs it short and on middle, Tagenarine Chanderpaul looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the helmet. The ball lobs towards square leg. A concussion protocol is going on but Tagenarine Chanderpaul seems fine.
A bumper on middle, Tagenarine Chanderpaul ducks under it.
Fuller delivery, around off, blocked out.
FOUR! Zakary Foulkes concedes his first runs. Half volley, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leans and crunches it through covers for a boundary.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 9 overs : 16/0
J Campbell11 (27)
T Chanderpaul1 (27)
J Duffy2-1-8-0
A good length ball, around off, nips away. Campbell clears his front leg to defend but misses.
FOUR! HIT AWAY! Campbell struggles once again after hitting the shot. Shorter and on off, Campbell looks to pull but top edges it behind the keeper to fine leg for four.
Short in length, outside off. Campbell shoulders arms to it.
FOUR! Excellent shot! Bowls it too full and around off. John Campbell leans and hits it firmly through mid off for a boundary. Campbell struggles as he walks across.
Too full and on middle and leg, nudged to square leg.
Pushes across a length ball, outside off. Campbell lets it go.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 8 overs : 8/0
T Chanderpaul1 (27)
J Campbell3 (21)
Z Foulkes4-4-0-0
Fourth maiden by Zakary Foulkes! A length ball, outside off, it is left alone.
Touch fuller and around off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul stays behind to defend it well.
Swings away sharply after landing outside off. Tagenarine Chanderpaul pulls his bat out of the line.
Very full and around off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leans and blocks it out.
Very full and around off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leans and defends right beside his pads.
Very full and on the pads, Tagenarine Chanderpaul tucks it to mid-wicket.
John Campbell gets his on the inside part of the left leg and is in some pain. The physio is out to check on him.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 7 overs : 8/0
J Campbell3 (21)
T Chanderpaul1 (21)
J Duffy1-1-0-0
Pushes in a length ball, around off. Campbell bends his back leg to defend but inside edges it onto the pads.
Angles away a length ball, outside off, it is left alone.
Back of a length and around off, nipping in. Campbell looks to pull but misses.
Very full and on middle, Campbell drives well but back to the bowler.
On a good length and around off, Campbell stays back to block.
A yorker length delivery on leg, Campbell looks to clip but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW but turned down.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 6 overs : 8/0
T Chanderpaul1 (21)
J Campbell3 (15)
Z Foulkes3-3-0-0
Pushes it full and on middle. Tagenarine Chanderpaul solidly blocks.
Short of a length and around off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul defends under his eyes.
This is full and outside off, swinging away. Tagenarine Chanderpaul leans and blocks.
Tad fuller and around off, defended to cover.
Serves it on a length, just outside off, nips in. Tagenarine Chanderpaul defends inside the line but misses.
On a length, around off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul defends it out.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 5 overs : 8/0
T Chanderpaul1 (15)
J Campbell3 (15)
M Henry3-1-4-0
On the pads, this is flicked to deep square leg for a single.
EDGED BUT SHORT! Pushes it full and outside off, comes with the angle. Tagenarine Chanderpaul leans across to defend but edges it to first slip where Daryl Mitchell picks up on a bounce.
Pitches it up, swinging down the leg side. Tagenarine Chanderpaul looks to flick but misses.
Short in length and on middle, Campbell tucks it to square leg for a single.
A good length ball on middle, nips in. Campbell defends well.
Matt Henry bowls it around off, angling away and it moves in late. Campbell shoulders arms to it.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 4 overs : 6/0
T Chanderpaul0 (12)
J Campbell2 (12)
Z Foulkes2-2-0-0
Slants in a length ball, around off. Tagenarine Chanderpaul steps across and blocks.
Pushes it full and just outside off, pushed to cover.
Back of a length and on middle, blocked well.
Overpitched, around off. Tagenarine Chanderpaul tries to defend but splices it to point.
Length ball, around off, this is blocked out.
Zakary Foulkes serves it around off, angling in and it moves away. Tagenarine Chanderpaul looks to defend but misses.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 3 overs : 6/0
J Campbell2 (12)
T Chanderpaul0 (6)
M Henry2-1-2-0
On the pads, Campbell flicks it behind square leg for a couple of runs.
A length ball, outside off, swinging back in. Campbell presses down and defends it out.
Pushes it full andon middle, played back to the bowler.
A good length ball on middle, blocked out.
New Zealand are appealing for a catch but turned down. Pushes it full and down the leg side, Campbell looks to flick but misses. It brushed the thigh pads.
Slants in a length ball, around off, nips in. Campbell looks to defend inside the line but edges it to first slip where the fielder picks up on a bounce.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 2 overs : 4/0
T Chanderpaul0 (6)
J Campbell0 (6)
Z Foulkes1-1-0-0
On a length and around off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leans and blocks it out.
Bowls a slower one down the leg side, Tagenarine Chanderpaul shoulders arms.
This is full and around off, defended to cover.
Angles in a length ball on middle, Tagenarine Chanderpaul steps across and blocks under his eyes.
On the hips, nudged to square leg.
Short in length and around off, swinging away. Tagenarine Chanderpaul looks to defend but misses.
Zakary Foulkes to bowl now.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 1 overs : 4/0
J Campbell0 (6)
T Chanderpaul0 (0)
M Henry1-1-0-0
This is full and around off, Campbell leans and defends it to cover.
Length ball, well outside off, easily left.
BRAVE LEAVE! Short of a length and around off, Campbell lets it go over the off pole.
FOUR BYES! WOW! A good length delivery on off, it lands and shoots up, shaping in very late. Campbell shoulders arms and the ball lobs over the keeper's head for a boundary.
This one shapes away, length ball, outside off. Campbell shoulders arms to it.
A length ball on leg and it swings down leg. Campbell looks to flick but misses it.
Commentary
Welcome back. The players are out in the middle. Matt Henry to bowl first. John Campbell and Tagenarine Chanderpaul to open for West Indies.
...THE CHASE....
The hosts aimed to get the lead over 500 and got it done easily, having already secured 481 runs before the start of today's play. West Indies kept it simple and made New Zealand make mistakes. Kemar Roach ended with a five-fer while Ojay Shields and Jayden Seales picked the remaining three wickets. Now, it's a huge target in front of the visitors. Rather than looking at it, they'll try to bat through this session before losing any wickets. Can the openers start well? Let's find out.
So, as expected New Zealand have declared with Nathan Smith only the batter left while Tom Blundell ruled out of the game. They have set a mammoth target of 531 runs for West Indies to chase. New Zealand batted for 14 overs and as thought, it wasn't just defending at all. They chased everything and in the process added 49 runs while losing 4 wickets.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 109 overs : 466/8
J Duffy10 (9)
Z Foulkes11 (33)
K Roach22-6-78-5
OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Five-fer for the great West Indies fast bowler! A juicy full toss, outside off. Jacob Duffy clears his front leg and swings hard, he toe ends his shot back to Roach who takes it back but spills it out. He quickly turns around and grabs it on the second attempt.
Very full and around off, Jacob Duffy makes room and pushes it to cover.
FOUR! MORE RUNS! Much better shot! Tad fuller and angling on middle, Jacob Duffy heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
FOUR! STREAKY! Pushes it full and outside off, Jacob Duffy swings across the line and edges it to third man for a boundary.
Length ball, outside off, pushed to cover.
Short of a length, just outside off, Jacob Duffy punches it to cover.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 108 overs : 458/7
Z Foulkes11 (33)
J Duffy2 (3)
R Chase19-0-70-0
A dot to end the over as Foulkes plays it back to Chase.
Fuller delivery, on middle, Foulkes drills it to mid on.
Flat and turning in on middle, nudged to mid-wicket.
Floats it full and around off, Foulkes leans and defends it out.
Spinning onto the middle pole. Jacob Duffy punches it to cover for a single.
Tossed up, around off, Jacob Duffy leans and blocks.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 107 overs : 457/7
Z Foulkes11 (29)
J Duffy1 (1)
K Roach21-6-70-4
Good length ball, on middle, Foulkes defends under his eyes.
Fuller delivery, around off, blocked out.
Touch fuller and around off, angling in. Zakary Foulkes defends.
Shorter and on off, Jacob Duffy pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
OUT! EDGED IT! West Indies appeal for a caught behind decision but not given. They review. Short of a good length, outside off, Matt Henry looks to defend away from his body but seems to have missed it. The visitors are confident as they take it upstairs. UltraEdge shows a spike as the ball passes the bat and Matt Henry has to go.
SIX! JUST OVER! Into the surface, on middle, Matt Henry pulls it to fine leg. The fielder in the deep, stands near the fence to pick up but palms it over the fence.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 106 overs : 450/6
Z Foulkes11 (26)
M Henry2 (4)
R Chase18-0-69-0
Too full and on middle, played back to the bowler.
Floats it full and spinning in on middle, Foulkes defends on the front foot.
Too full and floated on middle, blocked out.
Flighted full and around off, Foulkes leans to defend.
This is full and on middle, flicked to deep square leg for a single.
Loopy delivery, outside off, turning in. Matt Henry prods to defend but misses.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 105 overs : 449/6
M Henry1 (2)
Z Foulkes11 (22)
K Roach20-6-63-3
Very full and on middle, Matt Henry eases it to mid on for a single.
A length ball, outside off, skidding away. Matt Henry looks to defend but misses.
Matt Henry comes in next.
OUT! GONE! Excellent catch by the keeper. Kemar Roach strikes in his first over. Bowls it short and on leg, Michael Bracewell looks to flick but edges it to the right of the keeper. Tevin Imlach dives and picks up with one hand, close to the ground.
Pitches it up, outside off, Michael Bracewell drives it to cover.
Short of a length and on leg, Michael Bracewell looks to pull but gloves it on the leg side.
Kemar Roach bowls it wide outside off, Foulkes slaps it to point for a single.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 104 overs : 447/5
M Bracewell24 (41)
Z Foulkes10 (21)
R Chase17-0-68-0
Floats it on middle, Michael Bracewell keeps it out on the deck.
Tossed up on middle, Michael Bracewell prods and blocks.
An arm ball on middle, clipped to mid-wicket.
FOUR! Michael Bracewell uses his feet and crunches this fuller delivery through covers for a boundary.
This is full and on leg, Michael Bracewell turns it to deep square leg for a couple of runs.
Roston Chase begins with a fuller delivery on middle, Michael Bracewell nudges it to square leg.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 103 overs : 441/5
Z Foulkes10 (21)
M Bracewell18 (35)
O Shields17-3-74-2
Length ball on middle and leg. Foulkes hangs back to defend it out.
A half volley, outside off, Foulkes drives it to mid off.
Length ball, outside off, Foulkes punches it to the right of point.
This is full and outside off. Foulkes stays back and pushes it to point.
Length ball on middle, blocked out.
A length ball, around off, Foulkes taps it to point.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 102 overs : 441/5
M Bracewell18 (35)
Z Foulkes10 (15)
J Seales22-4-72-1
Fuller delivery, outside off, this is pushed to cover.
Drops it short and outside off, Michael Bracewell shoulders arms to it.
Length ball, around off, punched to cover.
FOUR! Michael Bracewell is going for everything! Drops it short and outside off, Michael Bracewell bends a bit and slashes it past gully for four runs.
Keeps it short and around off. Michael Bracewell slashes his blade and misses.
FOUR! IN THE GAP! Pitches it up, outside off and angled away. Michael Bracewell leans to drive but edges it past slips and gully for a boundary.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 101 overs : 433/5
Z Foulkes10 (15)
M Bracewell10 (29)
O Shields16-2-74-2
Too short and around off, Foulkes leaves it alone.
FOUR! SHOT! Ojay Shields bowls it short and around off, Foulkes pulls it to deep square leg for a boundary.
Shorter and around off, Michael Bracewell pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Full and outside off. Michael Bracewell lets it go.
Keeps it away from the batter, outside off, it is left alone.
Angles it away, length and outside off, Michael Bracewell looks to punch but misses.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 100 overs : 428/5
Z Foulkes6 (13)
M Bracewell9 (25)
J Seales21-4-64-1
This is full and around off, played back to the bowler.
Jayden Seales serves it touch fuller, outside off, Foulkes leans to defend but misses.
Shorter and outside off, Foulkes shoulders arms to it.
Bangs it short and on middle, Foulkes sits under it.
Short in length and on middle, Foulkes pulls it to deep square leg for a couple of runs.
On the hips. Michael Bracewell turns it to square leg for a single.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 99 overs : 425/5
Z Foulkes4 (8)
M Bracewell8 (24)
O Shields15-2-69-2
Serves it very full and around off, eased back to the bowler.
Short in length, outside off, coming in. Foulkes looks to defend but outside edges it to second slip who collects it on a bounce.
FOUR! Streaky! A length ball, outside off, steep bounce. Foulkes looks to punch but edges it to the right of second slip for a boundary.
Fuller delivery, around off, Foulkes defends beside his pads.
Tad fuller and around off, Michael Bracewell turns it to mid-wicket for a single.
Ojay Shields serves it short now and bowls it on leg, left alone.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 98 overs : 420/5
Z Foulkes0 (4)
M Bracewell7 (22)
J Seales20-4-61-1
A length ball, around middle and off. Foulkes knocks it to point.
Drops it short and on middle, Foulkes sits down.
Tad fuller and outside off, Foulkes plays it to cover.
A bouncer on middle, Foulkes ducks under it.
Zakary Foulkes comes in next.
OUT! GONE! Sharp bounce on this one, Jayden Seales bowls it into the surface, outside off, could have been left but Young sticks his bat out and edges it to Shai Hope at gully who makes no mistake. So an early wicket for West Indies on Day 4.
Shorter and around off, Young hops and blocks it out.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 97 overs : 420/4
M Bracewell7 (22)
W Young23 (19)
O Shields14-2-64-2
Angling well outside off, Michael Bracewell prods and leaves it alone.
Good length delivery, around the fourth stump line. Michael Bracewell knocks it to point.
Full and just outside off, Michael Bracewell drives it to cover.
Touch fuller and around off, close to the stumps. Michael Bracewell defended well.
Fuller delivery, outside off, pushed to cover.
Around off and nipping away late. Michael Bracewell taps it to point.
Ojay Shields to operate from the other end.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 96 overs : 420/4
W Young23 (19)
M Bracewell7 (16)
J Seales19-3-61-0
Serves in a length ball, around off, Young defends under his eyes.
Length and outside off, Young leaves it.
A good length ball on top of off, dropped to cover.
Short in length, outside off. Young punches it late to third man for a couple of runs.
A length ball on the pads. Michael Bracewell clips it to deep square leg for a single.
Overpitched, outside off, Michael Bracewell punches it to cover.
All set for action. Jayden Seales to bowl first. Will Young and Michael Bracewell to resume their innings. Let's play...
The big question this morning is how long the Kiwis will bat before declaring. With Michael Bracewell and Will Young at the crease, we might see some quick runs before they invite the West Indies to begin a mammoth chase. Stay tuned as we get underway for what promises to be a decisive day.
For the West Indies, it has been a grueling experience in the field. Despite Kemar Roach and Ojay Shields picking up two wickets each, the missed opportunities early in Ravindra's innings proved too costly. New Zealand now sits comfortably with a lead of 481 runs, leaving the visitors with a mountain to climb.
Welcome back to the Hagley Oval for Day 4. If yesterday was anything to go by, New Zealand is firmly in the driver's seat after a dominant display with the bat. Day 3 belonged entirely to the hosts, featuring spectacular centuries from Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra that left the West Indies bowlers searching for answers. The highlight was the massive 279-run partnership between the two left-handers. While Latham played a precise and classy knock of 145, Ravindra made the visitors pay for early dropped catches to smash a brilliant 176. Their combined effort has effectively batted the opposition out of the game.
...Day 4...
After the first session, West Indies have been chasing the game and with the lead nearing the 500-mark, the visitors have been pushed out of the game already. New Zealand are hungry for more and will try and add some quick runs on Day 4 before making West Indies dance to their tunes. Join us for the action of Day 4 at 10 pm GMT (previous day). Join us an hour earlier for the build-up. Till then, cheers!
The third session started in a similar pattern, with the Kiwis milking runs effectively. Rachin Ravindra and Tom Latham batted beautifully, both on course to double up their respective centuries, but Latham fell on 145 to Kemar Roach. Rachin Ravindra continued his merry way but he too fell on 176 to a wonderful yorker by Ojay Shields in the final hour of the session.
However, the afternoon session completely flipped the script as the West Indies paid a heavy price for sloppy fielding and dropped catches. The momentum swung firmly back to New Zealand as Captain Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra stitched together a flawless partnership. Latham notched up a brilliant 14th Test century, leaving the West Indies searching for answers as the game began to slip away.
The morning session was a true rollercoaster of fortunes. New Zealand looked to build a commanding lead, but the West Indies kept fighting to stay in the contest. Just as the hosts seemed comfortable, the Windies struck crucial blows, removing Devon Conway and then delivering a massive shock by dismissing Kane Williamson, right on the stroke of lunch. With Tom Blundell already ruled out due to injury, the Kiwis were effectively three wickets down.
New Zealand have rolled over West Indies. Day 3 has moved at a rapid pace, with New Zealand extending their lead to 481 runs and are hungry for more. It was all possible because of the marathon partnership between Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra. After losing Devon Conway in the first session and also Kane Williamson at the stroke of Lunch, West Indies had their tails up but Latham and Ravindra showed incredible character to fight it through.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 95 overs : 417/4
W Young21 (15)
M Bracewell6 (14)
O Shields13-1-64-2
Short and outside off, Young shoulders arms to it. STUMPS!
A length ball, around off, dropped to cover for a single.
Full and on middle, Michael Bracewell nudges it to square leg.
Angling away, outside off, length ball. Michael Bracewell shoulders arms to it.
Full and outside off, left alone.
Short in length and around off, nips in. Michael Bracewell looks to defend but gets an outside edge to gully where Chase picks up on a bounce.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 94 overs : 416/4
W Young21 (14)
M Bracewell5 (9)
J Greaves16-1-80-0
Length ball, outside off, Young leaves it alone.
Outside off, this is cut to deep point for a single.
Length ball, outside off, punched to cover.
Full and outside off, Michael Bracewell shoulders arms to it.
Shorter and outside off, Michael Bracewell swings and misses.
A length ball, outside off, moving across. Michael Bracewell looks to defend but misses.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 93 overs : 415/4
M Bracewell4 (4)
W Young21 (13)
O Shields12-1-63-2
Bowls it full and on middle, nudged to mid-wicket for a single.
Too full and around off, Michael Bracewell eases it back to Ojay Shields, who throws it back, targeting the stumps but misses and the slip cordon fails to back it up cleanly. Two runs.
On a length and on middle, Michael Bracewell tucks it to square leg.
Touch fuller and around off, Young nudges it to square leg for a single.
This is full and on the pads, Michael Bracewell turns it to square leg for one.
Michael Bracewell walks in.
OUT! BOWLED! Oh, wow! Beautiful delivery from Ojay Shields and Rachin Ravindra departs on 176. Ojay Shields serves a yorker-length delivery on middle, Rachin Ravindra fails to get his bat down quickly and is yorked up. It rolls underneath and crushes the stumps.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 92 overs : 410/3
W Young20 (12)
R Ravindra176 (184)
J Greaves15-1-79-0
Pushes it full and just outside off, Young leans on to defend but misses.
A bumper, outside off, Rachin Ravindra slashes it to deep point for a single.
A half volley, on middle, Rachin Ravindra on drives it to mid on.
Length ball, outside off, punched to cover.
Slants it way across, outside off. Rachin Ravindra flashes his blade and misses.
FOUR! HIT AWAY! Overpitched, wide of off. Rachin Ravindra gets on his knee and hits it through covers for four runs.
Runs Scored 14 Runs
Score after 91 overs : 405/3
W Young20 (11)
R Ravindra171 (179)
O Shields11-1-58-1
FOUR! 14 runs off it! Shorter and angled away. Young pulls it past mid-wicket for a boundary.
A yorker length delivery, outside off, Rachin Ravindra dabs it to third man for one.
400 up for the Kiwis! Angling on the pads, clipped to square leg for a single.
On a length and on off, Rachin Ravindra dabs it to third man for a single.
Very full and around off, Young hits down with a straight bat past mid on and collects three runs.
FOUR! HIT AWAY! Drops it short and outside off, Young pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 90 overs : 391/3
R Ravindra169 (177)
W Young8 (7)
J Greaves14-1-74-0
Fuller and on middle, Rachin Ravindra keeps it out on the off side.
This is full and around off, RR pushes it to mid off.
Bowls it on a length and outside off. Rachin Ravindra is cramped a bit as he punches it to cover.
Pitches it up, outside off, this is driven to cover.
Length ball, outside off, Young slaps it through covers, in the gap for three runs.
Wide! Full and swinging way outside off, Young lets it go.
Pushes it full and on middle, flicked to mid-wicket for one.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 89 overs : 386/3
R Ravindra168 (172)
W Young5 (6)
J Seales18-3-58-0
Overpitched, comes with the angle on off, Rachin Ravindra drives it to mid off.
A bouncer on middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra sits under it.
Back of a length and on middle, pulled to deep square leg for one.
Good length ball on middle, Young blocks it out.
Shorter and outside off, Young hops and leaves it alone.
On a length and outside off, Rachin Ravindra rides it down to third man for one.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 88 overs : 383/3
W Young4 (3)
R Ravindra166 (169)
K Roach19-6-61-2
Touch fuller and slanting around off, Young blocks.
Swings back in late, this is full and around off, Young defends it out.
FOUR! Off the mark in style! Pushes it full and invites Will Young on the up. Young punches it through covers and it races to the fence.
Will Young is the new man in.
OUT! EDGED AND GONE! The marathon partnership finally comes to an end. Kemar Roach serves it full and outside off, bit of reverse swing seen as the ball moves in. Latham leans to drive but gets a faint inside edge to the keeper who makes no mistake. Tom Latham walks off on 145. The 279-run partnership is broken.
This is full and outside off, Rachin Ravindra drives it through cover for a single.
Length ball, outside off, Latham drops it behind point for a single.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 87 overs : 377/2
R Ravindra165 (168)
T Latham144 (248)
J Seales17-3-55-0
Short in length and around off, swinging in late. Rachin Ravindra looks to pull but misses.
Tad fuller and outside off, Rachin Ravindra knocks it to cover.
Good length ball, outside off, punched to cover.
A sharp bouncer on middle, Rachin Ravindra ducks under it.
Shorter and outside off, Rachin Ravindra shoulders arms to it.
FOUR! Crunched! A length ball, outside off, Rachin Ravindra punches it through covers for a boundary.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 86 overs : 373/2
T Latham144 (248)
R Ravindra161 (162)
K Roach18-6-55-1
Hard length, on off, Tom Latham blocks it back to the bowler.
On a length, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone again.
Length, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
Full, outside off, Rachin Ravindra slashes it over point for a single.
Back of a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra punches it through covers for a brace.
Back of a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra punches it to cover.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 85 overs : 370/2
T Latham144 (245)
R Ravindra158 (159)
J Seales16-3-51-0
Length, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
Play and a miss! Top full, outside off, Tom Latham looks to play at it but misses.
Slightly shorter, outside off, Tom Latham steers it through backward point for a brace.
Back of a length, on off, Tom Latham fends it to mid off.
Down the leg side, Tom Latham looks to flick it but the ball clips his pads and rolls fine. They collect two leg byes.
Back of a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra taps it to cover.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 84 overs : 365/2
T Latham142 (240)
R Ravindra157 (158)
K Roach17-6-52-1
Length, on off, Tom Latham taps it to cover.
Hard length, outside off, Tom Latham steers it through covers for a brace. Tom Latham reaches 6,000 runs in Test cricket!
Back of a length, on off, Tom Latham punches it to the cover fielder.
On a length, on off, Tom Latham punches it through covers for a brace.
Back of a length, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone again.
Length, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 83 overs : 361/2
R Ravindra157 (158)
T Latham138 (234)
J Seales15-3-48-0
Back of a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra looks to block it but misses.
Short, on off, Rachin Ravindra leaves it alone.
Hard length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to mid off.
Too full, on off, Tom Latham drives it through covers for a single.
Short and wide, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
FOUR! Finds the gap! Much fuller, on middle, Tom Latham stays back and times it in the gap through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Runs Scored 10 Runs
Score after 82 overs : 356/2
T Latham133 (231)
R Ravindra157 (155)
K Roach16-6-48-1
Much fuller, on off, Tom Latham knocks it down the ground for a single.
On a length, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
Length, on middle, Rachin Ravindra tugs it to mid-wicket for a single.
FOUR! What a shot! Back of a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra stays back and powers it through covers for a boundary.
Length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra leaves it alone.
FOUR! That's a cracking shot! On a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra picks it well and drills it through covers for a boundary. 150 up for Rachin Ravindra!
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 81 overs : 346/2
R Ravindra148 (151)
T Latham132 (229)
J Seales14-3-43-0
Hard length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to cover for a single.
Hard length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to the cover fielder.
Much fuller, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to cover.
FOUR! Top shot from Rachin Ravindra! Much fuller, outside off, Rachin Ravindra drives it magnificently through covers for a boundary.
Hard length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to mid off.
On a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra looks to block it but misses.
Drinks! This partnership is looking flawless now. Both Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra have completed their centuries and the lead grows to 405 runs now. West Indies have no answers as of now. Also, the second new ball is due now and West Indies have taken the second new ball.
Runs Scored 10 Runs
Score after 80 overs : 341/2
R Ravindra143 (145)
T Latham132 (229)
J Layne13-0-80-0
Short, on middle, Rachin Ravindra tugs it over mid-wicket for a single.
Too full, outside off, Rachin Ravindra looks to play at it but misses.
On a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it back.
Length, on middle, Tom Latham flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Fuller, on off, Rachin Ravindra looks to drive it but gets a top edge. The ball flies over short fine leg. The fielder does well to stop it in the deep. The batters collect three runs.
FOUR! Finds the gap! On a length, on middle, Rachin Ravindra picks it well and flicks it in the gap through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Wide! Top full, way outside off, Rachin Ravindra leaves. Wided.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 79 overs : 331/2
R Ravindra135 (140)
T Latham131 (228)
R Chase16-0-62-0
Short, on off, Rachin Ravindra punches it to cover for a single.
Much fuller, on middle, Rachin Ravindra blocks it back.
FOUR! Top shot from Rachin Ravindra! Much fuller, on middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra gets low and sweeps it in the gap through square leg for a boundary.
Much fuller, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to cover.
Short, on off, Tom Latham punches it to cover for a single.
Full, on middle, Tom Latham flicks it to mid on.
Runs Scored 10 Runs
Score after 78 overs : 325/2
R Ravindra130 (136)
T Latham130 (226)
J Layne12-0-70-0
Short, on middle, Rachin Ravindra ducks under it.
FOUR! Excellent from Rachin Ravindra! On a length, on middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra stays back and tucks it on the gap through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Full, outside off, Rachin Ravindra slashes it over covers for a brace.
Length, on off, Rachin Ravindra taps it to mid off.
Short and wide, Rachin Ravindra leaves it alone.
FOUR! Excellent from Rachin Ravindra! Much fuller, outside off, Rachin Ravindra leans on and cracks a drive through the cover region for a boundary.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 77 overs : 315/2
T Latham130 (226)
R Ravindra120 (130)
R Chase15-0-56-0
Too full, on off, Tom Latham eases it back to the bowler.
Short, on middle, Tom Latham blocks it to mid off.
Short, on middle, Tom Latham tucks it through mid-wicket for a brace.
Too full, on middle, Tom Latham blocks it to mid on.
Full, on off, Tom Latham blocks it back.
Back of a length, on off, Tom Latham punches it to cover.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 76 overs : 313/2
T Latham128 (220)
R Ravindra120 (130)
J Layne11-0-60-0
Back of a length, on off, Tom Latham slaps it through covers for a single.
Hard length, on off, Tom Latham taps it to cover.
On a length, on middle, Rachin Ravindra tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Full, on off, Rachin Ravindra taps it to mid off.
Hard length, on middle, Rachin Ravindra tucks it to mid-wicket for a brace.
Length, on off, Rachin Ravindra taps it to cover.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 75 overs : 309/2
R Ravindra117 (126)
T Latham127 (218)
R Chase14-0-54-0
Too full, outside off, Rachin Ravindra drives it through covers for a single.
Quicker, on off, Rachin Ravindra eases it to mid off.
Fuller, on off, Rachin Ravindra pushes it to mid off.
Flatter, on middle, Rachin Ravindra blocks it back.
Short, on middle, Tom Latham pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.
Flatter, on off, Tom Latham blocks it back.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 74 overs : 307/2
R Ravindra116 (122)
T Latham126 (216)
J Layne10-0-56-0
FOUR! Top shot from Rachin Ravindra! Short, on middle, Rachin Ravindra stays back and pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it back.
Length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it back.
Short, on middle, Tom Latham pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.
Length, on off, Tom Latham blocks it back.
Much fuller, on off, Rachin Ravindra drives it through covers for three runs. 200 partnership comes up between this duo now.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 73 overs : 299/2
R Ravindra109 (118)
T Latham125 (214)
R Chase13-0-52-0
Too full, on off, Rachin Ravindra taps it to mid off for a single.
Quicker, on off, Rachin Ravindra taps it to mid on.
Much fuller, on middle, Rachin Ravindra blocks it back.
Fuller, on off, Rachin Ravindra taps it to cover.
Short, on middle, Rachin Ravindra taps it to mid off.
FOUR! Top shot from Rachin Ravindra! Flatter, on middle, Rachin Ravindra gets down on one knee and clatters it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 72 overs : 294/2
R Ravindra104 (112)
T Latham125 (214)
J Layne9-0-48-0
Back of a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra cuts it through covers for a single.
Too full, on off, Rachin Ravindra eases it to cover.
On a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra taps it to cover.
Wide! Width, way too wide. Wided.
Full, on off, Rachin Ravindra taps it to mid off.
FOUR! Hundred up for Rachin Ravindra! This has been a fabulous knock from him. Short, on middle, Rachin Ravindra stays back and pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Length, on off, Tom Latham cuts it to point for a single.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 71 overs : 287/2
R Ravindra99 (107)
T Latham124 (213)
R Chase12-0-47-0
Much fuller, on leg, Rachin Ravindra knocks it to mid on.
Short, on off, Rachin Ravindra punches it to cover.
Short, on off, Tom Latham tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Much fuller, on off, Rachin Ravindra steers it through covers for a single.
Quicker, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it back.
Too full, on leg, Rachin Ravindra flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace. He moves to 98 now!
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 70 overs : 283/2
T Latham123 (212)
R Ravindra96 (102)
J Greaves13-1-69-0
Length, on off, Tom Latham punches it to cover.
Much fuller, on off, Tom Latham taps it through covers for a brace.
Full, on off, Tom Latham taps it to mid off.
Hard length, on off, Rachin Ravindra punches it to cover for a single.
Too full, on off, Tom Latham taps it to cover for a single.
Length, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 69 overs : 279/2
R Ravindra95 (101)
T Latham120 (207)
R Chase11-0-43-0
Short, on middle, Rachin Ravindra tucks it to mid-wicket.
Quicker, on middle, Rachin Ravindra taps it to mid off.
Keeps it on middle, Tom Latham turns it to square leg for a single.
Full, on middle, Tom Latham eases it to mid on.
Quicker, on off, Tom Latham taps it to mid off.
Flatter, on off, Tom Latham blocks it back.
Runs Scored 11 Runs
Score after 68 overs : 278/2
R Ravindra95 (99)
T Latham119 (203)
J Greaves12-1-65-0
FOUR! Excellent from Rachin Ravindra! Length, on off, Rachin Ravindra rides the bounce and knocks it down the ground for a boundary.
Much fuller, on off, Tom Latham taps it through covers for a single.
Length again, on off, Tom Latham taps it to point for two more.
On a length, on off, Tom Latham punches it through covers for a brace.
Length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra steers it through backward point for a single.
Wide! Wayward, outside off, Rachin Ravindra leaves.
Much fuller, on leg, Rachin Ravindra taps it to mid on.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 67 overs : 267/2
T Latham114 (200)
R Ravindra90 (96)
R Chase10-0-42-0
Much fuller, on leg, Tom Latham blocks it back.
Quicker, on off, Tom Latham taps it to mid off.
Short, on off, Tom Latham punches it to cover.
Too full, on off, Tom Latham eases it to mid off.
Too full, on off, Rachin Ravindra pushes it to cover for a single.
Much fuller, on middle, Rachin Ravindra blocks it back to the bowler.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 66 overs : 266/2
R Ravindra89 (94)
T Latham114 (196)
J Greaves11-1-54-0
Keeps it full, on off, Rachin Ravindra pushes it to cover for a single.
On a length, on off, Tom Latham pushes it to cover for a single.
Length, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
Hard length, on middle, Rachin Ravindra pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.
On a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra leaves it alone.
Much fuller, outside off, Rachin Ravindra looks to drive it but gets beaten.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 65 overs : 263/2
R Ravindra87 (90)
T Latham113 (194)
R Chase9-0-41-0
Fuller, on off, Rachin Ravindra pushes it to mid off for a single.
Quicker, on middle, Rachin Ravindra blocks it back to the bowler.
SIX! Excellent from Rachin Ravindra! Short, on middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra rocks back and pulls it magnificently over mid-wicket for a biggie.
Too full, on middle, Tom Latham knocks it to mid on for a single.
Fuller, on off, Tom Latham eases it to mid off.
Flatter, on middle, Tom Latham blocks it back.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 64 overs : 255/2
T Latham112 (191)
R Ravindra80 (87)
J Greaves10-1-51-0
Much fuller, on off, Tom Latham eases it to cover for a single.
On a length, on off, Tom Latham punches it to cover.
FOUR! Lovely shot! On a length, on middle, Tom Latham shuffles across and paddles it over short fine leg for a boundary.
Much fuller, on off, Rachin Ravindra drives it to cover for a single.
Length again, outside off, Rachin Ravindra leaves it alone.
On a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra leaves it alone.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 63 overs : 249/2
T Latham107 (188)
R Ravindra79 (84)
R Chase8-0-33-0
Too full, on off, Tom Latham eases it back to the bowler.
Full, on off, Tom Latham eases it to mid off.
Short, on middle, Rachin Ravindra tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Quicker, on middle, Rachin Ravindra eases it to mid off.
Flatter, on off, Tom Latham knocks it down the ground for a single.
Full, on off, Tom Latham blocks it back.
Runs Scored 9 Runs
Score after 62 overs : 247/2
R Ravindra78 (82)
T Latham106 (184)
J Greaves9-1-45-0
Past the edge! Length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra tries to drive it but gets beaten all ends up.
FOUR! Top shot! Much fuller, on middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra picks it well and knocks it down the ground for a boundary.
Back of a length, on off, Tom Latham punches it to cover for a single.
Much fuller, outside off, Tom Latham drives it to cover.
Slower one, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
FOUR! Finds the gap! A full toss, outside off, Tom Latham picks it well and steers it in the gap through cover for a boundary.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 61 overs : 238/2
R Ravindra74 (80)
T Latham101 (180)
R Chase7-0-31-0
Much fuller, on middle, Rachin Ravindra blocks it back.
Quicker, on leg, Rachin Ravindra blocks it back.
Flatter, down leg, Rachin Ravindra looks to flick it but wears it on his pads.
FOUR! Excellent from Rachin Ravindra! Short, outside off, Rachin Ravindra picks it well and cuts it through point for a boundary.
Fuller, on off, Rachin Ravindra leans on and blocks it to mid off.
Short, on off, Tom Latham punches it to cover.
Welcome back for the final session. The umpires and the players are out in the middle. Rachin Ravindra and Tom Latham will resume their innings. Roston Chase to start with the ball. Let's go...
... DAY 3, SESSION 3 ...
At the other end, skipper Tom Latham played a true captain's knock, shifting gears from cautious to commanding to bring up his 14th Test century. Any fatigue from his wicketkeeping duties has surely vanished with that milestone. With the pitch flattening out and looking easy to bat on, the visitors are staring down the barrel of a grueling afternoon. They need to find a spark immediately after the break, or the game could slip away completely. Stay tuned...
What a session for New Zealand! They have thoroughly dominated this session, completely stabilizing the ship after the early loss of Williamson. The West Indies will be kicking themselves for their sloppy fielding, having let Rachin Ravindra off the hook twice, first a tough chance and then a sitter in the slips. Ravindra made them pay dearly for those missed opportunities, riding his luck to smash a fifty and keeping the scoreboard ticking over with intent.
Runs Scored 9 Runs
Score after 60 overs : 233/2
R Ravindra70 (75)
T Latham100 (179)
K Roach15-6-38-1
FOUR! Excellent from Rachin Ravindra! Short, on middle, Rachin Ravindra rocks back and pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket for a boundary. That will be Lunch on Day 3.
Full, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to mid off.
Full, outside off, Rachin Ravindra drives it through covers for a brace.
Full, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to mid off.
Full, on off, Rachin Ravindra taps it to mid off.
Hundred up for the New Zealand skipper! What a knock this has been. Full, on off, Tom Latham knocks it down the ground for three runs.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 59 overs : 224/2
R Ravindra64 (70)
T Latham97 (178)
R Chase6-0-26-0
Short, on leg, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to mid on.
Full, outside off, Tom Latham pushes it to cover for a single.
Short, on middle, Tom Latham turns it through mid-wicket for a brace.
Short, on off, Tom Latham blocks it back.
Full, outside off, Tom Latham taps it to mid off.
Flatter, on off, Tom Latham eases it to mid off.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 58 overs : 221/2
R Ravindra64 (69)
T Latham94 (173)
K Roach14-6-29-1
Full, outside off, Rachin Ravindra pushes it to cover.
Full, on off, Rachin Ravindra eases it to mid off.
On a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it back.
FOUR! Top shot from Rachin Ravindra! Short, on leg, Rachin Ravindra stays back and pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra leaves it alone.
Length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it back.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 57 overs : 217/2
T Latham94 (173)
R Ravindra60 (63)
R Chase5-0-23-0
Short, on off, Tom Latham eases it to cover.
Fuller, on off, Tom Latham blocks it to mid off.
Much fuller, on middle, Tom Latham blocks it back.
Short, on off, Tom Latham punches it to cover.
Quicker, on off, Tom Latham taps it to cover.
Too full, on off, Rachin Ravindra pushes it to cover for a single.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 56 overs : 216/2
T Latham94 (168)
R Ravindra59 (62)
K Roach13-6-25-1
Length, on middle and leg, Tom Latham tucks it to mid-wicket.
On a length, on middle, Tom Latham blocks it back to the bowler.
Too full, on off, Tom Latham pushes it to mid off.
On a length, on middle, Tom Latham blocks it to mid on.
FOUR! Nicely played! Much fuller, on middle and leg, Tom Latham stays back and flicks it through backward square leg for a boundary.
Length, on off, Tom Latham blocks it back to the bowler.
Runs Scored 9 Runs
Score after 55 overs : 212/2
R Ravindra59 (62)
T Latham90 (162)
O Shields10-1-44-1
Length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to mid off.
Much fuller, on off, Tom Latham taps it to cover for a single.
On a length, on off, Tom Latham blocks it back to the bowler.
Short and wide, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
FOUR MORE! Back to back boundaries! Short, on middle and leg, Tom Latham stays back and pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket for a boundary.
FOUR! Top shot! Much fuller, on off, Tom Latham stays in his crease and knocks it magnificently down the ground for a boundary.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 54 overs : 203/2
R Ravindra59 (61)
T Latham81 (157)
R Chase4-0-22-0
Short, on off, Rachin Ravindra punches it to cover.
FOUR! Top shot from Rachin Ravindra! Short, on middle, Rachin Ravindra rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. 100 partnership comes up between this duo now.
Flatter, on middle, Tom Latham flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.
Much fuller, on middle, Tom Latham eases it to mid-wicket.
Short, on off, Tom Latham blocks it back.
Full, on leg, Tom Latham flicks it to fine leg for a brace.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 53 overs : 196/2
T Latham78 (153)
R Ravindra55 (59)
O Shields9-1-35-1
Short again, on off, Tom Latham pulls it through mid-wicket for one more.
FOUR! Top shot from Tom Latham! Short, on middle, Tom Latham swivels and pulls it magnificently through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Fuller, on off, Tom Latham steers it to deep point for a brace.
Full, on off, Tom Latham blocks it back.
Short, on off, Tom Latham blocks it back.
Full, on off, Rachin Ravindra taps it to mid off for one.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 52 overs : 188/2
T Latham71 (148)
R Ravindra54 (58)
R Chase3-0-15-0
Nice and full, on leg, Tom Latham blocks it back.
Too full, on middle, Rachin Ravindra flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Too full, on off, Rachin Ravindra lunges and blocks it back.
Keeps it full, on off, Rachin Ravindra eases it to cover.
Much fuller, on middle, Rachin Ravindra blocks it back.
Short, on off, Tom Latham taps it to mid off for a single.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 51 overs : 186/2
R Ravindra53 (54)
T Latham70 (146)
O Shields8-1-27-1
Short and wide, Rachin Ravindra looks to play at it but misses.
Short, on middle, Rachin Ravindra ducks under it.
Short, on leg, Tom Latham pulls it to backward square leg for a single.
Length, on middle, Tom Latham pulls it to the fielder at mid-wicket.
Back of a length, on leg, Tom Latham blocks it back to the bowler.
Full, on off, Tom Latham fends it back to the bowler.
Runs Scored 9 Runs
Score after 50 overs : 185/2
R Ravindra53 (52)
T Latham69 (142)
R Chase2-0-13-0
FOUR! Fifty up for Rachin Ravindra! Full, outside off, Rachin Ravindra picks it well and steers it through backward point for a boundary.
Short, on off, Tom Latham punches it through covers for a single.
Much fuller, on middle, Rachin Ravindra flicks it to square leg for a single.
Too full, on middle, Rachin Ravindra leans on and blocks it back.
Full, on middle, Tom Latham helps it fine for three runs.
Short, on off, Tom Latham punches it to point.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 49 overs : 176/2
T Latham65 (139)
R Ravindra48 (49)
O Shields7-1-26-1
Short, down leg, Tom Latham ducks under it. The keeper fails to stop it cleanly as the batters collect a bye.
Down the leg side, Rachin Ravindra looks to flick it but the ball hits his pads and rolls fine. They collect a leg bye.
Back of a length, on leg, Tom Latham helps it fine for a single.
Short, on off, Rachin Ravindra pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.
Down the leg side, Tom Latham looks to flick it but the ball clips his pads and rolls fine. They collect a leg bye.
Much fuller, on leg, Tom Latham fends it back to the bowler.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 48 overs : 171/2
R Ravindra47 (47)
T Latham64 (135)
J Seales13-3-38-0
Back of a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to mid off.
Short, on off, Rachin Ravindra leaves it alone.
FOUR MORE! Back to back from Rachin Ravindra! Much fuller, outside off, Rachin Ravindra picks it well and steers it through point for another boundary. He moves to 47 now.
FOUR! Top shot from Rachin Ravindra! Back of a length, on leg, Rachin Ravindra swivels and pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Back of a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to mid off.
On a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to mid off.
Drinks! New Zealand continue to pile up runs and the lead is growing for the West Indies. The duo of Rachin Ravindra and Tom Latham will look to bat long and post a mammoth total. West Indies need wickets in quick successions to get back into the game. Lets see how it pans out...
Runs Scored 10 Runs
Score after 47 overs : 163/2
R Ravindra39 (41)
T Latham64 (135)
J Layne8-0-41-0
On a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra steers it through cover. The fielder does well to stop it to his left near the fence. The batters collect three runs.
On a length, on leg, Tom Latham flicks it through backward square leg for a single.
Down the leg side, Tom Latham looks to flick it but misses.
Full, outside off, Tom Latham leaves.
FOUR! Top shot from Tom Latham! Short, on middle, Tom Latham swivels and pulls it magnificently through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Length, outside off, Tom Latham steers it through short third for a brace.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 46 overs : 153/2
T Latham57 (130)
R Ravindra36 (40)
J Seales12-3-30-0
Just short! Length, on off, Tom Latham looks to drive it but gets a thick outside edge. The ball lands just short of the slip fielder. The batters collect a single.
Short, on leg, Tom Latham ducks under it.
Length, on leg, Tom Latham fends it to the slip fielder.
On a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra taps it to cover for a single.
Back of a length, just outside off, Rachin Ravindra looks to block it but misses.
Back of a length, on off, Tom Latham punches it to cover for a single.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 45 overs : 150/2
R Ravindra35 (38)
T Latham55 (126)
J Layne7-0-31-0
On a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to mid off.
Back of a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra fends it back to the bowler.
Length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra taps it to cover.
On a length, on leg, Rachin Ravindra tucks it to mid-wicket.
Short, down leg, Rachin Ravindra leaves.
FOUR! Top shot from Rachin Ravindra! Back of a length, on leg, Rachin Ravindra swivels and pulls it powerfully through backward square leg for a boundary. 50 run partnership comes up between this duo now.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 44 overs : 146/2
T Latham55 (126)
R Ravindra31 (32)
J Seales11-3-27-0
Short, on off, Tom Latham leaves.
Length, on off, Rachin Ravindra taps it to cover for a single.
Length, on leg, Tom Latham tucks it to backward square leg for a single.
Much fuller, on leg, Tom Latham looks to block it but misses and wears it on his pads. A huge appeal but the finger stays down. Roston Chase goes upstairs to have a check. Ultra Edge shows no spike and Ball Tracking shows that it was pitching outside leg. The onfield decision stands NOT OUT.
Full and outside off, Rachin Ravindra steers it through backward point for a single.
On a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra leaves it alone.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 43 overs : 143/2
T Latham54 (123)
R Ravindra29 (29)
J Layne6-0-27-0
Back of a length, on middle, Tom Latham blocks it back.
Short and wide, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
Fuller, outside off, Rachin Ravindra drives it through covers for three runs. Good running between the wickets.
Full, on off, Tom Latham pushes it to cover for a single.
On a length, on leg, Rachin Ravindra taps it to mid on for a single.
On a length, on off, Tom Latham cuts it to point for a single.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 42 overs : 137/2
T Latham52 (119)
R Ravindra25 (27)
J Seales10-3-24-0
Full, on off, Tom Latham pushes it to point for a single.
Length, outside off, Tom Latham steers it through point for a brace. Fifty up for the New Zealand skipper!
Length again, on leg, Tom Latham blocks it back.
Length and on off, Tom Latham blocks it to mid off.
Length, outside off, Tom Latham tries to block it but gets beaten.
Back of a length, on off, Tom Latham fends it to mid off.
Runs Scored 9 Runs
Score after 41 overs : 134/2
R Ravindra25 (27)
T Latham49 (113)
J Layne5-0-21-0
FOUR! Top shot from Rachin Ravindra! Full and outside off, Rachin Ravindra picks it well and steers it elegantly through covers for a boundary.
Length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra leaves.
Short and wide, Rachin Ravindra tries to slap it but misses.
Back of a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to cover.
FOUR! Edgy! Length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra swings hard but gets a top edge. The ball flies over the slip fielder for a boundary.
Much fuller, outside off, Tom Latham drives it through cover for a single.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 40 overs : 125/2
R Ravindra17 (22)
T Latham48 (112)
J Greaves8-1-36-0
Length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it with soft hands towards the slip fielder.
Back of a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra taps it to cover.
On a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to mid off.
Short, on middle, Tom Latham pulls it through backward square leg for a single. He moves to 48 now.
Much fuller, on leg, Rachin Ravindra flicks it to mid on for a single.
Hard length, on middle, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to mid on.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 39 overs : 123/2
T Latham47 (111)
R Ravindra16 (17)
K Roach12-6-21-1
Much fuller, on off, Tom Latham pushes it to cover.
Short and wide, Tom Latham leaves.
Length, on off, Tom Latham blocks it back.
On a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra guides it to cover for a single.
Length, on leg, Tom Latham flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Length, on off, Tom Latham blocks it back.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 38 overs : 121/2
R Ravindra15 (16)
T Latham46 (106)
J Greaves7-1-34-0
Dropped! On a length, on off, shaping away. Rachin Ravindra looks to block it but gets a thick edge. The ball carries towards first slip where the fielder spills it. The batters collect two runs.
FOUR! Beautifully played! Pitched up, outside off, Rachin Ravindra leans on and cracks a drive through covers for a boundary.
Length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it back.
Short and outside off, Rachin Ravindra leaves it alone.
Much fuller, on middle, Rachin Ravindra blocks it solidly.
On a length, on middle, Tom Latham pushes it to cover for a single.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 37 overs : 114/2
R Ravindra9 (11)
T Latham45 (105)
K Roach11-6-19-1
Length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it back.
Keeps it full, on middle, Rachin Ravindra eases it to mid off.
Much fuller, on middle, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to mid off.
Back of a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra shoulders arms.
Length, on off, Rachin Ravindra blocks it to mid off.
Short, outside off, shaping away. Rachin Ravindra leaves.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 36 overs : 114/2
T Latham45 (105)
R Ravindra9 (5)
J Greaves6-1-27-0
Short and wide, Tom Latham leaves.
Keeps it outside off, Tom Latham leaves.
FOUR! Nicely played! Short and wide, Tom Latham picks it well and slaps it powerfully through point for a boundary.
Back of a length, on off, Tom Latham blocks it to mid on.
Length, on off, Tom Latham blocks it to mid off.
Put down! On a length, on leg, Rachin Ravindra flicks it but mistimes his stroke. The ball carries towards short mid-wicket. Kemar Roach dives to his right and tries to take a one handed catch but drops it. Great effort though. The batters collect a single.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 35 overs : 109/2
T Latham41 (100)
R Ravindra8 (4)
K Roach10-5-19-1
Length again, outside off, Tom Latham leaves again.
Keeps it outside off, Tom Latham leaves again.
Length and outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
A bit too full, on off, Tom Latham blocks it back.
Length, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
Hard length, on off, Tom Latham blocks it back to the bowler.
Runs Scored 9 Runs
Score after 34 overs : 109/2
R Ravindra8 (4)
T Latham41 (94)
J Greaves5-1-22-0
FOUR! Finds the gap! Back of a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra picks it well and punches it on the gap through backward point for a boundary.
Hard length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra tries to block it but misses.
FOUR! Top shot from Rachin Ravindra! Much fuller, on middle, Rachin Ravindra stays in his crease and knocks it magnificently down the ground for a boundary.
Hard length, on leg, Tom Latham tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.
On a length, outside off, Tom Latham looks to play at it but misses.
Too full, on middle, Tom Latham fends it to mid off.
Justin Greaves to share the attack.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 33 overs : 100/2
R Ravindra0 (1)
T Latham40 (91)
K Roach9-4-19-1
On a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra leaves it alone.
Welcome back for the second session of Day 2. The umpires and the players are out in the middle. Tom Latham will resume his innings and he will be joined by Rachin Ravindra in the middle. Kemar Roach will finish his over. Let's go...
... DAY 3, SESSION 2 ...
However, Devon Conway flashes his blade in an attempt to clear the point region but finds Kavem Hodge in the deep to break the 84-run opening stand. New Zealand were still in control of the session but Kemar Roach came in for one final over before the Lunch break and got the big wicket of Kane Williamson. So, New Zealand still lead by 164 runs. They have plenty of batting left but West Indies have their tail up going into the break and will hope to ride the momentum in the next session. Stay tuned.
Well, that wicket of Kane Williamson has put this session in West Indies favour as it was going all well for the hosts before that. New Zealand added 68 runs to this session, pushing the lead to 164 runs. They were in all sorts of control in the session as West Indies bowled a bit wayward and carelessly. Tom Latham and Devon Conway respected the good balls and left alone the wide ones.
OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Pushes it full and around off, keeps coming with an angle. Kane Williamson leans to defend but gets a faint edge to the keeper who makes no mistake. Kane Williamson goes for just 9 runs. That will be LUNCH as well.
Tad fuller and around off, swinging back in. Kane Williamson knocks it to point.
Length ball, around off, Kane Williamson punches it to cover.
Pushes it full and outside off, Kane taps it to point.
Full and nipping back in, around off, dropped to cover.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 32 overs : 100/1
K Williamson9 (23)
T Latham40 (91)
J Greaves4-1-13-0
100 up for the Kiwis! Shorter and outside off, Kane Williamson slaps it through point for three runs.
Too full, outside off, driven to cover.
Pushes it full and down the leg side, Kane Williamson again leaves it.
Short and outside off, Kane happily leaves it.
Length ball, around off, Latham drops it to point for a single.
Justin Greaves fires it full and outside off. Latham lets it go.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 31 overs : 96/1
K Williamson6 (19)
T Latham39 (89)
O Shields6-1-24-1
Full and outside off, left alone.
Short in length and on middle, pulled to deep square leg for one more.
On the pads, Kane Williamson flicks it to deep square leg for a single.
Well down the leg side, Kane Williamson leaves it alone.
Short in length, outside off, left alone by Kane.
A bouncer around off. Kane Williamson sways away from it.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 30 overs : 94/1
K Williamson5 (14)
T Latham38 (88)
J Greaves3-1-9-0
Overpitched, outside off, pushed to cover for a single.
Pitched up, outside off, Kane Williamson drives it to cover.
Well outside off, Kane offers no shot.
Fuller delivery, outside off, Kane Williamson looks to defend but inside the line.
Length ball, outside off, Kane Williamson shoulders arms.
Overthrows! Length ball, around off, Latham drops it to point and calls for a single. The fielder runs to his right, throws at the batter's end and with no backing up, it rolls away for a couple.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 29 overs : 90/1
K Williamson4 (9)
T Latham35 (87)
O Shields5-1-22-1
Very full and on middle, blocked out.
A length ball, around off, Kane Williamson stays back to defend and almost chops it wide of the stumps.
Tad fuller and around off, Kane Williamson keeps it out.
Length ball on middle, nudged to mid-wicket.
Leg bye! Angling on the pads, Latham looks to flick and it rolls off the pads to square leg for a leg bye.
Full and outside off, easily left.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 28 overs : 89/1
K Williamson4 (5)
T Latham35 (85)
J Greaves2-1-5-0
FOUR! Off the mark! A bumper on middle and leg. Kane Williamson gets inside the line and pulls it behind to fine leg for four runs.
Length ball, outside off, Kane Williamson taps it to point.
Very full and on middle and leg, eased to mid on.
Touch fuller and around off, lands and moves away. Kane Williamson looks to defend but misses it.
Full and outside off, Kane Williamson leaves.
Too full and around off, Latham drops it to point for a single.
Kane Williamson is the new man in.
Runs Scored 9 Runs
Score after 27 overs : 84/1
D Conway37 (78)
T Latham34 (84)
O Shields4-0-22-1
OUT! TAKEN! A wicket out of nowhere! Bangs it short, into the surface, outside off. Devon Conway flashes his blade and edges it to deep point where Kavem Hodge (sub), tracks back and picks up cleanly. Excellent catch.
FOUR! SHOT! Back of a length and around off, into the surface and Devon Conway pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
Fuller ball, outside off. Latham crunches it to deep point for a single.
Length ball, just outside off, Latham defends it out.
FOUR! Placement! Shorter and outside off, Latham gets tall and plays with an angled bat, past slips and gully to the third man fence.
Very full and outside off, Latham offers no shot to it.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 26 overs : 75/0
D Conway33 (76)
T Latham29 (80)
J Greaves1-1-0-0
Overpitched and around off, pushed to mid off.
This is full and on the pads. Devon Conway keeps it out on the leg side.
Leg bye! Short in length and on the hips. Latham looks to clip but misses and it rolls off the pads on the leg side for a leg bye.
Pushes it full and down leg again, Latham looks to flick but misses.
TWO LEG BYES! Length ball, down the leg side, Latham looks to flick but misses and it rolls off the pads to fine leg for a couple of runs.
Good length delivery, around off, Latham hangs back and defends it out.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 25 overs : 72/0
D Conway33 (74)
T Latham29 (76)
O Shields3-0-13-0
Bangs it short and on leg, Devon Conway looks to pull but misses.
Short of a length, outside off, Devon Conway shoulders arms to it.
Pitched up, around off, Devon Conway pushes it to mid off.
Fuller ball, angling on the pads, and bounces. Devon Conway wears it on the pads.
FIVE WIDES! Ojay Shields errs and bowls well, well down leg, no chance for the keeper to stop and it rolls to fine leg for a boundary.
Pushes it full and down the leg side, left alone.
Ojay Shields serves it short and on leg, Devon Conway looks to pull but misses.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 24 overs : 67/0
T Latham29 (76)
D Conway33 (68)
J Seales9-3-21-0
Fuller delivery, around off, Latham leans and blocks it out.
Length and on top of off. Latham stays back and blocks.
Length and on middle, blocked out.
EDGED IT! Jayden Seales pushes it touch fuller and angling away, around off, Latham looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge third slip. The fielder gets on his knee and picks up on a bounce.
Length ball, wide of off. Latham offers no shot.
Well outside off, easily left.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 23 overs : 67/0
T Latham29 (70)
D Conway33 (68)
O Shields2-0-8-0
On a length and around off, Latham drops it to cover for a single.
Ojay Shields is getting some extra bounce! Length ball, outside off, bounces and Latham leaves it alone.
Bangs it short and around off, Latham shoulders arms to it.
Wide! Too short and too wide, Latham leaves it alone. Wided.
Bye! Length ball, outside off, it lands and bounces over the keeper who gets a big hand on it. It rolls behind the keeper off his fingertips for a bye.
Outside off, punched to point for a single.
Short of a length, around off, Latham looks to push it but misses.
DRINKS! A cautious start by New Zealand. They have built their lead easily so far as West Indies have bowled way too wide so far, allowing New Zealand to get comfortable in the crease. West Indies need to make the batters play more by bowling into the stumps.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 22 overs : 63/0
D Conway33 (67)
T Latham27 (65)
J Seales8-2-21-0
Bangs it short and outside off, left alone.
Pushes it full and on the pads, Devon Conway bends forward to defend but misses and gets squared up.
FOUR! Good shot! Tad fuller and around off, Devon Conway stands tall and punches it through mid off for a boundary.
Bowls it full and on the pads, tucked to square leg.
Bangs it short and outside off, Devon Conway leaves it alone.
Too full and on middle, Devon Conway defends in front of his pads.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 21 overs : 59/0
T Latham27 (65)
D Conway29 (61)
J Layne4-0-12-0
Pushes it full and around off, Latham taps it to point.
Short of a length, outside off, Latham defends inside the line and gets beaten.
On the pads, Latham bunts it to deep square leg for a couple of runs.
Back of a length and on leg, Latham turns it to square leg.
Length and on middle, it is defended out.
Fuller delivery, outside off, Latham offers no shot to it.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 20 overs : 57/0
D Conway29 (61)
T Latham25 (59)
J Seales7-2-17-0
A bouncer, around off, Devon Conway ducks under it.
Very full and on middle and leg, Devon Conway eases it to mid on.
Length ball, just outside off. Devon Conway knocks it to point.
Short in length and on off, left alone.
Back of a length and around off, Devon Conway gets on his toes and punches it to point.
Angling way outside off, fuller ball. Devon Conway shoulders arms to it.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 19 overs : 57/0
T Latham25 (59)
D Conway29 (55)
J Layne3-0-10-0
Bowls it down the leg side, moving away. Latham lets it go.
Too full and outside off, easily left.
Full and angling away, outside off, Latham shoulders arms to it.
FOUR! Good shot! Touch fuller and on middle, Latham leans and punches it past the bowler and past mid on for a boundary.
Pushes it full and outside off, well wide and it is left alone.
On the pads, Latham turns it to square leg.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 18 overs : 53/0
D Conway29 (55)
T Latham21 (53)
J Seales6-1-17-0
Length ball, around off, swinging back in late. Devon Conway makes room and taps it to point.
Length and on top of off. Devon Conway punches it to point.
Jayden Seales bowls it on a length and on the pads, Devon Conway looks to defend but gets hit high on the pads.
Touch fuller and around off, defended out.
This one holds its line, outside off, Devon Conway leaves it well.
Shorter and around off, comes back in very late. Devon Conway makes a brave leaveas he shoulders arms and it rolls over the off pole.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 17 overs : 53/0
T Latham21 (53)
D Conway29 (49)
J Layne2-0-6-0
Fuller delivery, outside off. Latham leaves to end the over.
Slants it across, full and outside off. Latham leaves it.
Shorter and outside off, Latham shoulders arms to it.
Length ball down the leg side. Latham looks to clip it but misses it.
Pushes it full and on middle, Devon Conway clips it to mid-wicket for a single.
Short in length and around off, tucked to square leg.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 16 overs : 52/0
D Conway28 (47)
T Latham21 (49)
K Roach8-3-19-0
Fuller delivery, outside off, Devon Conway drops it to point for a single.
Straighter line on middle, Latham bunts it to mid-wicket for a single.
Well outside off, easily left.
A good length on top of off. Latham looks to nudge it but inside edges it to fine leg for a couple.
Very full and outside off, Latham shoulders arms to it.
Full and on off, played back to the bowler.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 15 overs : 48/0
D Conway27 (46)
T Latham18 (44)
J Layne1-0-5-0
Drifts in a full ball on middle, Devon Conway tucks it to square leg.
Fuller delivery, around off, defended out.
FOUR! Excellent shot! Overpitched, outside off. Devon Conway leans into his shot and hits it through covers for a boundary.
Slightly short and on leg, Devon Conway looks to pull but miscues it to the keeper.
Overpitched, outside off. Latham leans across and defends it out.
Begins with a length ball down leg, Latham looks to clip but misses.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 14 overs : 43/0
D Conway23 (42)
T Latham17 (42)
K Roach7-3-15-0
This is full and around off, Devon Conway leans and blocks.
Shaping in a length ball, around off, Devon Conway defends beside the pads.
Bowls it full and outside off, swinging away. Devon Conway half presses to defend.
On a length, around off, nips away, this is blocked out.
This is full and around off, Devon Conway solidly defends.
Pitches it up, looking for the swing. Devon Conway leans and blocks.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 13 overs : 43/0
T Latham17 (42)
D Conway23 (36)
J Seales5-0-17-0
Angling away, this is outside off. Latham leaves it.
Short in length, outside off. Devon Conway punches on the up to point for a single.
Drops it short and outside off, Devon Conway shoulders arms to it.
Good length delivery, outside off, Devon Conway looks to drive but miscues it back to Seales.
Pushes it full and shaping back in, around off. Devon Conway keeps it out on the deck.
Seaming back in, around off, Devon Conway watchfully blocks it out.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 12 overs : 42/0
T Latham17 (41)
D Conway22 (31)
K Roach6-2-15-0
Maiden! Short and slanting outside off, lands and moves away, easily left.
Bowls it outside off. Left alone by Latham.
Bowls it full and outside off, swinging away. Latham has nothing to do with it.
Angles it in from around the wicket and bowls it on off, Latham drops it to point.
Short of a length and outside off, Latham leaves it alone.
Kemar Roach bowls on a nagging length and around the fourth stump. Latham presses across to defend but misses.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 11 overs : 42/0
T Latham17 (35)
D Conway22 (31)
J Seales4-0-16-0
A single to end the over as Latham drops it to cover.
Touch fuller and around off, Latham presses and taps it to point.
Short in length, around off, angled away but moves back in late. Latham covers his stumps and lets it go.
Short of a length and on off, Latham stays back to defend.
Shaping onto the pads, Devon Conway clips it to square leg for a single.
This is full and wide of off. Devon Conway offers no shot to it.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 10 overs : 40/0
T Latham16 (31)
D Conway21 (29)
K Roach5-1-15-0
A good length delivery, around off, Latham solidly blocks it out.
Bowls it outside off and it swings away. Latham leaves it alone.
Shorter and outside off, Latham shoulders arms to it.
Pushes it full and around off, shaping away. Latham bends forward and dead bats it.
Length ball, outside off. Latham shoulders arms to it.
Bowls it full and outside off, it is left alone.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 9 overs : 40/0
D Conway21 (29)
T Latham16 (25)
J Seales3-0-14-0
Bowls it outside off, swinging back in. Devon Conway watchfully blocks.
Pitches it up, outside off, Devon Conway leans and punches it to cover for a couple of runs.
FOUR! Solid shot! Overpitched and bowls it on off, Devon Conway nicely drives it down the ground for a boundary.
Very full and on middle, Devon Conway keeps it out on the leg side.
Swings back in a fuller delivery, outside off, Devon Conway leans and blocks.
Pushes a length ball, outside off. Devon Conway has a poke at it but misses.
Jayden Seales to bowl from the other end.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 8 overs : 34/0
T Latham16 (25)
D Conway15 (23)
K Roach4-0-15-0
A bit closer to the off pole. Latham covers his stumps and leaves it alone.
Back of a length and outside off. Latham shoulders arms to it.
Shorter and outside off, Latham lets it go to the keeper.
Short of a length and on middle, Latham clips it through square leg for a couple of runs.
On a length and around off, angling in. Latham defends it on the deck.
Starts with a length ball, outside off. Latham shoulders arms to it.
All set for action. Tom Latham and Devon Conway to resume their innings. Kemar Roach to bowl first.
Update - Tom Blundell has been ruled out of the second Test due to a hamstring injury. He suffered a tear in his right hamstring while batting on Day 1, and scans confirmed the extent of the injury. That means he won't take any part in this game.
The New Zealand openers, Devon Conway and Tom Latham, capitalized on that advantage perfectly before stumps. Faced with a tricky period of play yesterday evening, they applied themselves beautifully with quality shots to survive the session. Their unbeaten partnership has put immense pressure on the West Indies captain, Roston Chase, to find answers quickly. This morning session is absolutely critical for the Windies. As Chase hoped yesterday when players walked off, his fast bowlers will need to utilize the fresh morning conditions to trigger a collapse if they want to stay alive in this match. Conversely, if New Zealand navigates the first hour without damage, they could set a massive target. Sit tight, as the first ball is just moments away!
Yesterday was a rollercoaster for the West Indies batting lineup. After a shaky start, Shai Hope and Tagenarine Chanderpaul steadied the ship with gritty half-centuries, but things unraveled quickly after tea. A hostile spell from Jacob Duffy, who claimed his maiden five-wicket haul, saw the visitors slip from a comfortable 100/2 to being bowled out, handing New Zealand a vital 64-run lead on the first innings.
Hello everyone and welcome back to our coverage of Day 3. The match has moved forward at a rapid pace, and as we head into this morning's session, the home side sits firmly in the driver's seat. With a lead of 96 runs and all ten wickets still intact, the Kiwis will be looking to bat the visitors completely out of the contest today.
Day 3....
Day 3 is going to be the 'Moving Day' and the stakes will be high! Will the Kiwis continue their dominance or will the Windies stage a comeback? Given the lost overs on both days, we might see an early start to make up for lost time, possibly at 9.30 pm GMT or even 9.15 pm GMT. Tune in half an hour early to catch all the action for the start of Day 3, as we'll be bringing you all the updates and analysis. See you then!
The game took a dramatic turn as Duffy's brilliant bowling in the final session swung the game in the Kiwis' favor, with the Windies being bowled out for 167. Duffy's 5-wicket haul, Henry's 3 wickets, and Zak's 2 wickets sealed the lead of 64 for the Kiwis. Despite Hope and Chanderpaul's half-centuries, the Windies' batting lineup failed to fire, leaving them behind in the game. The Kiwis, on the other hand, ended the day on a high, scoring 32 without loss in their second innings.
In the afternoon session, after a promising start, where Shai Hope reached his fifty alongside a solid Tagenarine Chanderpaul, West Indies suffered a dramatic mid-session collapse triggered by New Zealand's bowlers. Jacob Duffy broke the stand using the short ball to dismiss Hope, while Matt Henry followed up with a lethal double-strike in a single over, removing Roston Chase and Justin Greaves for ducks to slide the visitors from 100/2 to 106/5. Tevin Imlach joined Chanderpaul to stem the rot with defensive resilience to steer the side to 120/5 at the tea break.
With Roston Chase refusing to bowl a part-time spinner, the umpires have called it STUMPS ON DAY 2! In the opening session, West Indies displayed resilience to reach lunch on Day 2 at 68/2, trailing New Zealand by 163 runs, after a turbulent start to their first innings. Following New Zealand's rapid dismissal for 231 by Jayden Seales, the Caribbean side was initially rocked by Zakary Foulkes and Matt Henry, crumbling to 10/2 with the cheap losses of John Campbell and Alick Athanaze. However, Shai Hope and Tagenarine Chanderpaul arrested the slide with a gritty, unbeaten 58-run partnership, successfully defying the Kiwi pace attack to stabilize the innings before the lunch break.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 7 overs : 32/0
D Conway15 (23)
T Latham14 (19)
R Chase1-0-4-0
Pushed through on off, Devon Conway defends this one.
Full and wide of off, Devon Conway defends well.
Full and on off, Devon Conway drives this crisply to the right of short cover.
Tossed up on off, Devon Conway drives this to mid off for no run.
Fuller on off, Devon Conway drives this to mid on.
FOUR! Flighted around off, Devon Conway strides to the pitch of the delivery and drivs this all along the ground through the cover region for a boundary.
Time for spin for the Windies. Roston Chase comes into the attack.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 6 overs : 28/0
T Latham14 (19)
D Conway11 (17)
O Shields1-0-5-0
Full and wide outside off, Tom Latham leaves it.
Ojay comes round the wicket and bowls a short one into the batter. Tom Latham blocks.
FOUR! Short and wide of off, Tom Latham hops up on his toes and punches this through the cover-point region for a boundary. Tom was looking to keep it grounded and he did it well.
WIDE! On a length, way too wide outside off. Wided.
Bumper, around off, Tom Latham ducks down.
Good length on off, Tom Latham blocks this one.
Short and wide of off, Tom Latham leaves it all alone.
Ojay Shields comes into the attack.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 5 overs : 23/0
D Conway11 (17)
T Latham10 (13)
K Roach3-0-13-0
FOUR! Pitched up, on off, Devon Conway gets right behind the line of it and presents a full face of his bat. Nails the off-drive for a boundary towards the long off fence.
On a length around off, shaping away after pitching. Devon Conway edges this to cover for no run.
Good length on the pads, Devon Conway tucks this to mid-wicket.
On a length, wide of off, Devon Conway shoulders his arms at it.
Good length on off, Devon Conway defends this off his back foot.
The physio is out in the middle and is treating Devon Conway on the fingers.
Back of a length on off, Devon Conway jams it. This kicked off after pitching and Devon Conway is gingerly looking at his fingers as he has been hit on the glove.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 4 overs : 19/0
T Latham10 (13)
D Conway7 (11)
J Seales2-0-8-0
TWO BYES! Short pitched, around off, Tom Latham ducks down. The ball bounces just in front of the keeper and it goes towards the fine leg fence for two.
Pitched up on the pads, Tom Latham goes for the flick but misses.
Good length on middle and leg, Devon Conway flicks this to fine leg for one.
FOUR! Short and wide of off, Devon Conway puts his bodyweight onto his back foot and cuts this past the right of the point for a boundary. This wasn't hit with venom but it was in the gap for four.
Back of a length around off, Devon Conway blocks this.
Yorker, on the pads, Devon Conway flicks this to square leg for no run.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 3 overs : 12/0
T Latham10 (11)
D Conway2 (7)
K Roach2-0-9-0
Good length around middle and leg, Tom Latham defends this towards mid-wicket.
Back of a length around off, Tom Latham pushes this to point.
Back of a length on off, Devon Conway drops this in front of cover and rotates.
Good length on off, Devon Conway dabs this.
Too full, on off, Tom Latham punches this through mid off and takes three. Good running from the batter but a really poor effort from John Campbell, who was chasing this.
On a length, wide of off, shaping away from the batter. Tom Latham leaves it.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 2 overs : 8/0
D Conway1 (5)
T Latham7 (7)
J Seales1-0-3-0
Back of a length on off, Devon Conway gets up on his toes and guides this to point.
Good length on off, Devon Conway defends this off his front foot.
Good length, onto the pads, going down the leg. Tom Latham flicks this to deep square leg for one.
Back of a length, shaping into the batter, Tom Blundell leaves it.
Short pitched, on off, Tom Latham leaves it.
Good length on middle and leg, Tom flicks this to deep backward square leg's right for two.
Jayden Seales will be operating from the other end.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 1 overs : 5/0
D Conway1 (3)
T Latham4 (3)
K Roach1-0-5-0
Good length, around off, Devon Conway leaves it all alone.
Pitched up, around off, shaping away from the batter. Tom Latham drives this through cover and takes three as the ball dies in the outfield just in front of the fence at deep cover.
Good length around off, Tom Latham blocks it out.
Yorker on off, Devon Conway jams this around cover and takes a quick single.
On a length, wide of off, shaping away from the batter. Devon Conway leaves it all alone.
Good length around off, Tom Latham gets behind the line and blocks this around silly mid off for a single.
Commentary
We are all set to begin the second innings of New Zealand. Devon Conway and Tom Latham have walked out in the middle for the Kiwis to open. Kemar Roach will be bowling for the West Indies.
... THIRD INNINGS ...
The Kiwis' bowling was superb, sticking to their plans and reaping the rewards. Nathan Smith was a bit pricey, being the only one to concede over 2 runs per over, but Duffy's 5-wicket haul was the standout, supported by Matt Henry's 3 wickets and Zakary Foulkes' 2 wickets. The Kiwis head into their second innings with a 64-run lead, looking to consolidate and extend it without losing wickets on day 2. The West Indies will be keen to exploit the overcast conditions and unsettle the Kiwis' top order to stay in the game.
Shai Hope and Tagenarine Chanderpaul's 90-run partnership had provided some hope, but it was short-lived as the wickets started falling rapidly. Hope and Chanderpaul scored half-centuries, but they were the only ones to really make an impact, along with Tevin Imlach and Kemar Roach, who managed to get into double figures.
The West Indies' innings ended in a disappointing collapse, finishing at 167. 64 runs short of New Zealand's first innings total. They lost early wickets, with John Campbell and Alick Athanaze heading back to the dressing room with just 10 on the board.
OUT! CASTLED! Duffy gets his fifth of the innings and wraps the Windies innings for 167. Fuller, on leg, Ojay Shields shuffles away from the stumps, around his leg and looks to flick it towards the square leg region. Gets it edged off the outside onto the stumps and West Indies are bowled out. New Zealand leads by 64 runs.
Good length, wide of off, Ojay Shields just looks to get bat on ball but fails to do so.
Proper number 11s slog. On a length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Ojay Shields shuffles away from the stumps and swings but misses.
Ojay Shields walks out last to bat for WI.
OUT! TIMBER! Too good for a lower-order batter. On a length, shaping in but angling away from the batter after pitching, Jayden Seales clears his front leg and gives it a mighty heave but does not connect at all. The ball sneaks past the batter and reshapes the timber.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 75 overs : 167/8
K Roach10 (57)
J Seales2 (6)
M Henry22-7-43-3
Good length around off, Kemar Roach pokes at it but gets beaten.
Good length on off, Kemar Roach blocks.
Short pitched, on off, Kemar Roach looks to tuck this around square leg but gets it edged onto his body for no run.
Good length, down the leg, Kemar Roach gets inside the line and looks to flick but misses.
On a length around off, Kemar Roach lofts this on the bounce towards the left of silly mid off for no run.
Good length on middle and leg, Kemar Roach blocks it out.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 74 overs : 167/8
J Seales2 (6)
K Roach10 (51)
J Duffy17-7-34-3
FOUR LEG BYES! Good length, down the leg, Jayden Seales goes for the flick but misses. Gets it deflected off his pads through the gully region for a boundary towards the third man region.
Good length, on the pads, Jayden Seales flicks this to deep backward square leg for two.
Back of a length on middle and off, Jayden Seales dead bats it.
Good length, wide of off, Jayden Seales leaves it all alone.
Good length on leg. Jayden Seales leaves it.
Pitched up, on the pads, shaping down the leg. Jayden Seales gets it clipped off his pads toward the right of Tom Latham. Tom does extremely well to gather this one handed diving to his right.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 73 overs : 161/8
K Roach10 (51)
J Seales0 (0)
M Henry21-6-43-3
On a length around off, Kemar Roach looks to poke at it but gets beaten.
Short pitched again, on off, Kemar Roach blocks.
Good length on off, Kemar Roach prods in front and blocks.
Another short one from Matt, around leg. Kemar Roach gets inside the line and leaves it.
Good length on off, Kemar Roach blocks it out.
FOUR! Lucky escape for Roach. Short pitched, on middle and leg, Kemar Roach looks to leave it initially but the ball keeps climibing on the batter, getting it brushed off the glove and to the fence towards fine leg for four.
Jayden Seales walks out next to bat for West Indies.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 72 overs : 157/8
J Layne0 (5)
K Roach6 (45)
J Duffy16-7-32-3
OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Jacob goes wide of the crease, angling it back into the batter. Johann Layne pushes at it, away from his body. The ball goes straight to the bowler's left in his follow-through. Jacob Duffy dives in front and takes a good catch to send Johann back.
Good length on off, Johann Layne opens the face of his bat and slices this to gully.
A bit full and on off, shaping away from the batter. Johann Layne backs away from the stumps and swings at it but misses out.
Bumper, on leg, Johann Layne ducks down.
On a length, around the pads, Johann Layne goes for the flick but misses and gets it brushed off the pads to short fine leg for no run.
Johann Layne walks out next to bat.
OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! What a start for the Kiwis post the rain stoppage. Bumper, around leg, Tevin Imlach goes for the hook but doesn't get the connection he was after. Tevin gets a shade late into the pull and ends up gloving this towards the left of Tom Latham behind the stumps. Tom Latham fails to gather this cleanly but grabs hold of it at the second go at it.
Play is about to resume! The players are heading back out, with even the seamers allowed to bowl for New Zealand due to the improved light conditions. Imlach and Roach are getting ready to face Jacob Duffy!
UPDATE - 4.46 am GMT - The tide might be turning! The umpires have given the nod for the ground staff to remove the covers, suggesting they're optimistic about getting play back underway soon.
UPDATE - 4.44 am GMT - The rain has eased, but with the light deteriorating, it looks increasingly likely that play won't resume today - stumps might be called early, we'll have to wait and see how things unfold.
UPDATE - 4.16 am GMT - Rain has started to fall at Hagley Oval, prompting the umpires to call off play and send the players off the field, as the groundstaff swiftly covers the pitch.
Game stopped due to : Rain Stoppage
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 71 overs : 157/6
K Roach6 (45)
T Imlach14 (65)
R Ravindra1-1-0-0
Fuller around off, Kemar Roach flicks this to the fielder.
The umpires have reconvened and, with the rain threat persisting and light conditions not improving, they might just decide to walk off.
Tossed up on off, Kemar Roach defends it out.
Pushed through on off, Kemar Roach blocks it off his front foot.
Quicker one, on off, Kemar Roach defends it.
Fuller around off, Kemar Roach blocks this one.
Full and wide of off, Kemar Roach edges this off the inside onto the pads.
The umpires have had a look at the light meter readings and given the go-ahead for play to continue on day 2, pending Tom Latham and New Zealand's agreement to bowl spin from both ends, till the light gets better if it does on day 2.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 70 overs : 157/6
T Imlach14 (65)
K Roach6 (39)
M Bracewell2-1-3-0
Fuller around off, Tevin Imlach defends this off his front foot.
Tossed up, around off, Tevin Imlach goes for the reverse, gets it dabbed into the deck and towards Daryl Mitchell at first slip.
Tossed up around off, Kemar Roach drives this to sweeper cover and takes three here.
Quicker one, on off, Kemar Roach blocks this out.
Tossed up on the pads, Kemar Roach flicks this grounded to short leg.
Pushed through on off, Kemar Roach blocks.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 69 overs : 154/6
T Imlach14 (63)
K Roach3 (35)
J Duffy15-6-32-1
Good length around off, shaping away from the batter. Tevin Imlach leaves it all alone.
Short pitched, around off, Tevin Imlach drops his guard.
On a length around off, Tevin Imlach leaves it all alone.
Full and on off, shaping away from the batter. Tevin Imlach defends it.
Short and wide of off, Tevin Imlach slashes hard at it but misses.
Back of a length around off, Tevin Imlach hops up on his toes and blocks.
A dark cloud looms large over the stadium, and a sense of impending rain hangs in the air, threatening to disrupt the contest.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 68 overs : 154/6
K Roach3 (35)
T Imlach14 (57)
M Bracewell1-1-0-0
Much fuller, on off, Kemar Roach blocks this out.
Quicker one, around off, Kemar Roach goes behind the line of it and blocks it.
Tossed up on off, Kemar Roach drives this to short cover.
Full and wide of off, Kemar Roach pushes this to cover.
Pushed through outside off, Kemar Roach defends it.
Tossed up on off, Kemar Roach blocks this out.
Michael Bracewell gets a go as a bowler finally.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 67 overs : 154/6
K Roach3 (29)
T Imlach14 (57)
J Duffy14-5-32-1
BYE! On a length, going way down the leg. Kemar Roach leaves it. Tom Latham gets a bit of glove at it and deflects this to fine leg for a bye.
Short pitched, down the leg. Kemar Roach lets it go.
Back of a length, on the pads, Kemar Roach hops up on his toes and nudges this to the right of short leg.
On a length around off, Kemar Roach pushes this to point for another dot.
On a length around off, Kemar Roach gets behind the line of it and blocks this one.
Good length on off, Kemar Roach blocks this one.
Runs Scored 9 Runs
Score after 66 overs : 153/6
T Imlach14 (57)
K Roach3 (23)
N Smith15-6-39-0
Back of a length around off, Tevin Imlach blocks inside the line and the ball goes past his outside edge.
On a length, shaping away from the right-hander. Tevin presses in front and looks to block but gets an outside edge that falls just short of Kane Williamson at gully.
Good length on off, Tevin Imlach dead bats it.
FOUR BYES! On a length, going down the leg. Tevin Imlach goes for the flick but misses. The ball keeps going away to the left of the diving Tom Latham, behind the stumps and beats him. The red cherry has raced to the fence.
Back of a length around off, Tevin Imlach leaves it.
FOUR! Authoritative from Tevin Imlach. Short pitched on off, Tevin Imlach rocks onto his back foot and pulls this in front of square towards the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary.
Good length around off, Tevin Imlach chases it at first but ends up leaving it at the end.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 65 overs : 144/6
K Roach3 (23)
T Imlach10 (50)
J Duffy13-4-32-1
Length on off, shaping away from the batter. Kemar Roach leaves it.
Short pitched, around leg. Kemar Roach sways away from it.
Hard length, on top of off. Kemar Roach defends this off his back foot.
Good length around off, Kemar Roach leaves it.
Good length around off, Kemar Roach looks to poke at it but gets beaten as the ball shapes away from him.
Short pitched, on middle and leg, Kemar Roach ducks down on this.
Jacob Duffy replaces Matt Henry in the attack.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 64 overs : 144/6
T Imlach10 (50)
K Roach3 (17)
N Smith14-6-34-0
Pitched up from Smith, around off, Tevin Imlach strides out in front and drives this well but straight to silly mid off.
Smith hits the hard length on off, Tevin Imlach pushes this to cover.
On a length around off, Tevin Imlach blocks this off his back foot.
On a length on off, Tevin Imlach dabs this to point for another dot.
Good length on off, Tevin Imlach leaves it all alone.
Good length, around the fourth stump, shaping back into the batter. Tevin Imlach leans ahead to block but gets beaten on the inside and is rapped on the back pad. A loud appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down. Tom Latham sends this upstairs. The ball Tracking shows two reds and a green with the ball going over the stumps and Tevin Imlach survives.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 63 overs : 144/6
K Roach3 (17)
T Imlach10 (44)
M Henry20-6-39-3
On a length, in the line of the stumps. Kemar Roach pushes this through mid off and takes two.
Good length on off, Kemar Roach blocks this to silly mid off.
Beauty from Henry as he hits the hard length, in that channel of uncertainty outside off. Kemar Roach looks to block it out but misses as the ball shapes away from him.
Around that nagging length, just wide of off. Kemar Roach goes for the block but gets beaten on the outside.
Good length, wide of off, Kemar Roach presses in front and looks to block it out but gets beaten.
On a length around off, Kemar Roach pushes this to silly mid off.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 62 overs : 142/6
T Imlach10 (44)
K Roach1 (11)
N Smith13-5-34-0
Back of a length on middle and leg, Tevin Imlach gets up on his toes and tucks this towards the square leg region.
Good length on the pads, Tevin Imlach nudges this to square leg again.
On a length around middle and leg, Tevin Imlach tucks this to square leg.
Back of a length on off, Tevin Imlach defends this to cover.
Good length wide of off, Tevin Imlach shoulders his arms at it.
Around that nagging length, around off, Tevin Imlach blocks it off his front foot.
NO BALL! Nathan Smith has overstepped again. Good length on off, Tevin Imlach leaves it.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 61 overs : 141/6
K Roach1 (11)
T Imlach10 (37)
M Henry19-6-37-3
Matt hits the hard length on off, Kemar Roach defends well.
Back of a length around off, Kemar Roach pokes at it but gets beaten.
Good length, on the pads. Kemar Roach blocks.
EDGED AND DROPPED! On a length around off, Kemar Roach gets late into a block as he leans toward the pitch of it. Gets it edged and this was going straight to Daryl Mitchell at first slip. Michael Bracewell, from second slip dives to his left, one-handed and drops it.
On a length, in the line of the stumps. Kemar Roach prods in front and blocks.
On a length just outside off, shaping away from the batter. Kemar Roach looks to poke at it but gets beaten.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 60 overs : 141/6
K Roach1 (5)
T Imlach10 (37)
Z Foulkes18-7-32-2
Good length on the pads, Kemar Roach rocks back and blocks this around point and takes a single to get off the mark.
On a length around off, Kemar Roach blocks this around cover.
Slower one, full and wide outside off, Kemar Roach tries to get bat on ball but misses out.
Yorker, on leg, Kemar Roach tickles this to leg slip.
On a length around off, Kemar Roach blocks this towards mid on.
Kemar Roach walks out next.
OUT! CAUGHT! Devon Conway finally grabs hold of a catch that's comes off the bat of Tagenarine Chanderpaul and the half-centurion has to walk back. Short pitched, into the batter, Tagenarine Chanderpaul goes for the pull and was never looking to keep it down. HIts this toward the left of Devon at square leg. DC goes with both hands at it and has to put in a dive towards the end as well but does excellent to grab hold of it and not allow it to pop out as he falls on the ground. Tagenarine Chanderpaul departs on a gritty 52 (169).
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 59 overs : 140/5
T Imlach10 (37)
T Chanderpaul52 (168)
M Henry18-5-37-3
Matt hits the hard length, around off, Tevin Imlach dead bats it.
Matt hits the hard length, around off, Tevin Imlach pushes this to point.
Good length around off, Tevin Imlach defends it.
FIVE WIDES! Bumper, a bit too high for both the batter and the keeper as well. The ball beats the keeper too and has raced to the fence behind the stumps. Wide plus four.
Good length around off, Tevin Imlach defends it.
Short pitched, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul hops up on his toes and milks this through square leg for a single.
Good length on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul pushes this to cover.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 58 overs : 134/5
T Chanderpaul51 (166)
T Imlach10 (33)
Z Foulkes17-7-31-1
Good length around off, shaping away from the left-hander. Tagenarine Chanderpaul dabs this around silly mid off and takes a quick single. Some urgency by these two.
LEG BYE! On a length, drifitng down the leg, Tevin Imlach misss out on the flick. Gets it deflected off the pads towards the right of square leg. A bit of mix-up between the batter but they complete the single without any hiccup.
Bumper, down the leg. Tevin Imlach goes for the hook but misses.
On a length around off, Tevin Imlach defends it.
FIFTY! Tagenarine Chanderpaul has shown some grit to reach this milestone. Back of a length on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul pushes this through cover and takes a single to bring up his half-century.
Full and wide of off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul drives this towards point for no run.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 57 overs : 131/5
T Imlach10 (30)
T Chanderpaul49 (163)
M Henry17-5-31-3
FOUR! Tevin gets a bit fortune and the ball has raced tot he fence. Good length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Tevin Imlach, without much of a footwork throws his bat at it. Gets it edged off the outside and the ball has flawn past third slip to his right for a boundary.
On a length around off, Tevin Imlach gets right behind it and defends well.
Good length around off, shaping away this time. Tevin blocks this to point.
Back of a length, angling back into the batter. Tevin Imlach leans ahead to block but gets beaten and is hit high on his thigh pad.
Good length around off, Tevin Imlach blocks this well.
Good length on off, Tevin Imlach presses in front to punch this down the ground. Gets and inside edge that rolls through backsward square leg and the batters run two.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 56 overs : 125/5
T Chanderpaul49 (163)
T Imlach4 (24)
Z Foulkes16-7-29-1
Good length on middle and off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul steps across and gets right behind it. Blocks this well.
Short pitched, around off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul pulls this straight to silly mid on for no run.
Bumper, around middle and leg. Tagenarine Chanderpaul ducks down.
Good length, on the pads, Tagenarine Chanderpaul nudges this to mid-wicket.
Back to basics go Chanderpaul. On a length, wide of off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul shoulders his arms at it.
On a length around off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul drives this straight at point.
Zakary Foulkes will partner Henry from the other end.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 55 overs : 125/5
T Imlach4 (24)
T Chanderpaul49 (157)
M Henry16-5-25-3
Comes over the wicket for Tevin Imlach. The batter looks to flick this fine behind square on leg but misses out.
Good length on the pads, Tevin Imlach nudges this towards the right of mid-wicket for one.
Short piched, going down the leg, Tevin Imlach goes for the pull but doesn't connct well. Ends up hitting this from the back of his bat towards the bowler's left.
Good length around off, Tevin Imlach pushes this through cover for a single.
Pitched up, around off, Tevin Imlach strides to the pitch of the delivery and drives this through the cover region. Runs three here.
Matt comes round the wicket, bowls a back of a length delivery around middle and off. Tevin Imlach works this to silly mid on.
We are back with the final session of the day. Tevin Imlach and Tagenarine Chanderpaul have walked out in the middle and so have the Kiwis. Matt Henry will be starting proceeding in this session.
... DAY 2, SESSION 3 ...
Matt Henry is in for a chat. He says that playing at his home venue is a special experience. He highlights the team's tactical adaptability, noting that they switch to short-pitched bowling when standard lines prove ineffective, confident that breaking a stubborn partnership will trigger the flurry of wickets.
Matters got worse quickly when Matt Henry was brought into the attack, delivering a double blow in a single over to remove Roston Chase and Justin Greaves for ducks. The West Indies slid from a comfortable 100/2 to a precarious 106/5 in a flash. Since that collapse, Tevin Imlach and Chanderpaul have gone into a shell, blocking everything to ensure no further damage before the break. They now face a massive task to rebuild when play resumes. Join us in a bit after the Tea Break.
West Indies are in a spot of bother at 120/5. The afternoon began promisingly for the visitors, as Shai Hope and Tagenarine Chanderpaul looked assured at the crease, rotating the strike well. Hope reached a composed half-century, but the momentum shifted drastically when Jacob Duffy switched to a short-ball strategy. The tactic worked, exposing Hope’s discomfort against the bounce before he eventually edged one to the keeper.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 54 overs : 120/5
T Imlach3 (22)
T Chanderpaul45 (153)
Z Foulkes15-6-29-1
FOUR BYES! Bonus runs! Down the leg side, Tevin Imlach leaves it alone. The keeper fails to stop it as the ball races away to the fence. That will be Tea on Day 2!
Much fuller, on off, Tevin Imlach pushes it back to the bowler.
Length, down leg, Tevin Imlach leaves it as the ball hits his pads.
Short and wide, Tevin Imlach leaves it alone. No ball called for overstepping.
On a length, on leg, Tevin Imlach tucks it to mid-wicket.
Short and wide, Tevin Imlach leaves it alone.
Much fuller, on leg, Tevin Imlach flicks it to the fielder at leg slip.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 53 overs : 115/5
T Chanderpaul45 (153)
T Imlach3 (15)
M Henry15-5-20-3
Just short! Short, on leg, Tagenarine Chanderpaul looks to flick it but edges it to the fielder at leg slip. Luckily for Tagenarine Chanderpaul, the ball lands just short.
Short, down leg, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Back of a length, on leg, Tagenarine Chanderpaul fends it to mid on.
Nice and full, on middle, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it back to the bowler.
Short, on leg, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Short, on middle, Tevin Imlach pulls it over backward square leg for just a single.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 52 overs : 114/5
T Chanderpaul45 (148)
T Imlach2 (14)
Z Foulkes14-6-28-1
Back of a length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul punches it to cover.
On a length, on leg, Tagenarine Chanderpaul flicks it through backward square leg for a brace.
FOUR! Nicely played! Short and wide, Tagenarine Chanderpaul stays in his crease and slaps it powerfully through covers for a boundary.
Back of a length, on middle, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it to mid on.
Down the leg side, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it again.
Length and outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 51 overs : 108/5
T Imlach2 (14)
T Chanderpaul39 (142)
M Henry14-5-19-3
Length again, on middle and leg, Tevin Imlach fends it back to the bowler.
Too full, on middle, Tevin Imlach flicks it to mid on.
On a length, on off, Tevin Imlach blocks it back to the bowler.
Hard length, outside off, Tevin Imlach leaves it alone.
Length again, on middle, Tevin Imlach blocks it to mid on.
Much fuller, on off, Tevin Imlach blocks it back.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 50 overs : 108/5
T Chanderpaul39 (142)
T Imlach2 (8)
N Smith12-5-33-0
On a length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it to cover.
Back of a length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it to short cover.
Much fuller, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it to mid off.
Length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul fends it to cover.
Short and wide, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Short, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul ducks under it.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 49 overs : 108/5
T Imlach2 (8)
T Chanderpaul39 (136)
M Henry13-4-19-3
On a length, on middle, Tevin Imlach blocks it back to the bowler.
Nice and full, on off, Tevin Imlach knocks it down the ground for a brace.
Past the edge! Length, outside off, shaping away. Tevin Imlach looks to block it but gets beaten.
Keeps it outside off, Tevin Imlach leaves the harmless delivery.
Much fuller, on middle, Tevin Imlach fends it to cover.
On a length, on leg, Tevin Imlach flicks it to mid-wicket.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 48 overs : 106/5
T Chanderpaul39 (136)
T Imlach0 (2)
N Smith11-4-33-0
Length, just outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it back to the bowler.
Length and outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul looks to play at it but misses.
Hard length, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul fends it to mid off.
Length, on middle, Tagenarine Chanderpaul tucks it to mid on.
Hard length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it back.
Length and outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 47 overs : 106/5
T Imlach0 (2)
T Chanderpaul39 (130)
M Henry12-4-17-3
Another play and a miss! Length, outside off, shaping away. Tevin Imlach tries to block it but misses again.
Past the edge! Length, just outside off, Tevin Imlach looks to block it but misses.
Tevin Imlach walks in.
OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Matt Henry gets two in this over. On a length, outside off, shaping away. Justin Greaves tries to drive it but gets an outside edge. Tom Latham moves to his right and completes the catch. Justin Greaves departs for a duck and West Indies in some trouble now.
Short, on off, Justin Greaves leaves it alone.
Keeps it full, on middle, Justin Greaves blocks it to mid on.
Justin Greaves walks in.
OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Matt Henry strikes. On a length, on off, and it shapes away. Roston Chase goes deep in his crease and looks to block it but misses. Gets a faint edge and Tom Latham behind the sticks makes no mistake. Roston Chase departs for a duck.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 46 overs : 106/3
T Chanderpaul39 (130)
R Chase0 (7)
N Smith10-3-33-0
Much fuller, just outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul tries to block it but misses.
Back of a length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul fends it back to the bowler.
Oh! Length, outside off, shaping away. Tagenarine Chanderpaul tries to block it but gets beaten all ends up.
Length again, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
On a length, outside off, shaping away. Tagenarine Chanderpaul looks to block it but gets beaten.
Nice and full, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it back to the bowler.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 45 overs : 106/3
R Chase0 (7)
T Chanderpaul39 (124)
J Duffy12-3-32-1
Hard length, on off, Roston Chase blocks it back.
Short and wide, Roston Chase leaves it alone.
Back of a length, on off, Roston Chase blocks it back.
Slower one, outside off, Roston Chase leaves it alone.
Short, down leg, Roston Chase leaves it alone.
Length, just outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul fends it to cover for a single.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 44 overs : 105/3
R Chase0 (2)
T Chanderpaul38 (123)
N Smith9-2-33-0
Much fuller, on middle, Roston Chase blocks it back.
Length, outside off, Roston Chase leaves it alone.
On a length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul taps it to mid off for a single.
Short, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
On a length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it to mid off.
FOUR! Nicely played! Short, on middle and leg, Tagenarine Chanderpaul swivels and pulls it magnificently through backward square leg for a boundary.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 43 overs : 100/3
S Hope56 (107)
T Chanderpaul33 (119)
J Duffy11-3-31-1
OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Jacob Duffy breaks the gritty stand. A much-needed breakthrough for the New Zealand. Short, on leg, Shai Hope looks to flick it but misses. A loud appeal for caught behind but the finger stays down. Jacob Duffy goes upstairs to have a check and Ultra Edge shows that the ball had clipped his glove.
Roston Chase walks in.
Short, on off, Shai Hope ducks under it. No ball called for overstepping.
Short, on leg, Shai Hope leaves it alone.
Back of a length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul punches it to mid off for a single.
On a length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it back to the bowler.
Keeps it full, on middle, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it to mid on.
Hard length, on middle, Shai Hope tucks it to square leg for a single.
Drinks! Excellent session so far for the West Indies. They haven't lost a wicket in this session as Shai Hope and Tagenarine Chanderpaul are looking flawless. They will look to carry on with this gritty stand. New Zealand will need to try different plans to break this partnership. Let's see how it pans out...
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 42 overs : 97/2
T Chanderpaul32 (116)
S Hope55 (103)
N Smith8-2-28-0
Hard length, on middle, Tagenarine Chanderpaul tucks it to mid-wicket.
Keeps it full, on leg, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it to mid on.
On a length, on middle, Shai Hope flicks it to mid on for a quick single.
On a length, down leg, Shai Hope looks to flick it but wears it on his pads.
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope drives it to cover.
Short, on middle, Tagenarine Chanderpaul pulls it through square leg for a single.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 41 overs : 95/2
S Hope54 (100)
T Chanderpaul31 (113)
J Duffy10-3-28-0
Back of a length, on off, Shai Hope fends it back to the bowler.
Back of a length, on leg, Tagenarine Chanderpaul tucks it to square leg for a single.
Much fuller, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Short, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Length, on middle, Tagenarine Chanderpaul tucks it to mid-wicket.
Hard length, on off, Shai Hope fends it to cover.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 40 overs : 93/2
S Hope53 (98)
T Chanderpaul30 (109)
Z Foulkes13-6-22-1
Nice and full, on off, Shai Hope drives it through point for a single.
Back of a length, outside off, Shai Hope leaves it alone.
On a length, on off, Shai Hope pushes it to cover.
Hard length, on leg, Tagenarine Chanderpaul tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.
On a length, on middle, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it back to the bowler.
Length and outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 39 overs : 91/2
S Hope52 (95)
T Chanderpaul29 (106)
J Duffy9-3-26-0
On a length, on off, Shai Hope taps it to cover.
Short, on leg, Shai Hope sways away.
Slightly shorter, on off, Shai Hope fends it to cover.
Back of a length, on off, Shai Hope hops a bit and looks to block it but gets a hit on his helmet. The physio is out in the middle for the mandatory concussion tests.
Back of a length, on off, Shai Hope punches it to cover.
Short, on leg, Shai Hope ducks under it.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 38 overs : 91/2
T Chanderpaul29 (106)
S Hope52 (89)
Z Foulkes12-6-20-1
Much fuller, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Hard length, on leg, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it to short mid-wicket.
On a length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it to short cover.
Slower one, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Back of a length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it back to the bowler.
Length and outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 37 overs : 91/2
S Hope52 (89)
T Chanderpaul29 (100)
J Duffy8-2-26-0
On a length, on off, Shai Hope taps it to cover.
Back of a length, on middle, Shai Hope tucks it to mid-wicket.
Nice and full, on leg, Shai Hope flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace.
Short, outside off, Shai Hope leaves it alone.
On a length, on middle, Shai Hope flicks it to mid-wicket.
Back of a length, on middle, Shai Hope fends it to square leg.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 36 overs : 89/2
S Hope50 (83)
T Chanderpaul29 (100)
Z Foulkes11-5-20-1
Much fuller, outside off, Shai Hope drives it through covers for three runs. Fifty up for Shai Hope. Excellent knock.
Another one down leg, Shai Hope looks to flick it but misses.
Down the leg side, Shai Hope looks to flick it but misses.
Short and wide, Shai Hope leaves it alone.
FOUR! Top shot from Shai Hope! Back of a length, on off, Shai Hope swivels and pulls it magnificently through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Length, on off, Shai Hope blocks it to mid off.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 35 overs : 82/2
T Chanderpaul29 (100)
S Hope43 (77)
J Duffy7-2-24-0
Length and outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Much fuller, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it to mid off.
Length, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Nice and full, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it to mid off.
On a length, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul looks to block it but misses.
Back of a length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it back to the bowler.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 34 overs : 82/2
S Hope43 (77)
T Chanderpaul29 (94)
Z Foulkes10-5-13-1
On a length, on off, Shai Hope blocks it to mid off.
Back of a length, outside off, Shai Hope leaves it alone.
A bit too full, on middle, Shai Hope fends it to mid off.
Length, on off, Shai Hope blocks it to cover.
Short, on off, Shai Hope looks to pull it but misses.
On a length, on off, Shai Hope fends it back to the bowler.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 33 overs : 82/2
T Chanderpaul29 (94)
S Hope43 (71)
J Duffy6-1-24-0
On a length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it back.
Back of a length, on off, Shai Hope punches it through covers. The fielder does well to chase the ball and flicks it in just before the fence. The batters collect three runs.
On a length, on off, Shai Hope taps it to cover.
On a length, on off, Shai Hope taps it to cover.
Short, just outside off, Shai Hope leaves it alone.
Back of a length, on off, Shai Hope punches it to cover.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 32 overs : 79/2
T Chanderpaul29 (93)
S Hope40 (66)
Z Foulkes9-4-13-1
On a length, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Length again, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul looks to block it but misses.
Back of a length, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Hard length, just outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul looks to block it but gets beaten all ends up.
Back of a length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul punches it through point for a brace.
Length and outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 31 overs : 77/2
S Hope40 (66)
T Chanderpaul27 (87)
J Duffy5-1-21-0
Much fuller, on off, Shai Hope pushes it to cover.
FOUR! Top shot from Shai Hope! On a length, outside off, Shai Hope stays in his crease and punches it through covers for a boundary.
Short, on middle and leg, Shai Hope ducks under it.
Length again, on middle, Tagenarine Chanderpaul flicks it to short fine leg for a single.
Length again, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it back.
On a length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul fends it to cover.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 30 overs : 72/2
S Hope36 (63)
T Chanderpaul26 (84)
Z Foulkes8-4-11-1
Short ball, on off, Shai Hope leaves it alone.
Much fuller, on leg, Tagenarine Chanderpaul flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Back of a length, on off, Shai Hope punches it to cover for a single.
Hard length, angling in, Shai Hope does well to block it.
Short ball, on off, Shai Hope pulls it over mid-wicket for a brace.
On a length, on off, Shai Hope blocks it.
Welcome back for the second session of Day 2. The umpires and the players are out in the middle. Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Shai Hope will resume their innings.
... DAY 2, SESSION 2 ...
Once Nathan Smith and Jacob Duffy replaced Matt Henry and Zakary Foulkes after the drinks break, Shai Hope and Tagenarine Chanderpaul loosened up to score some runs while the ball got a bit soft as well. Tagenarine Chanderpaul was dropped on 5 and 24, but has shown great character by hanging in there. He'll hope to make most of the lifelines, while Shai Hope, being the aggressor, will continue to score runs when the opportunity is given. New Zealand though will hope they get better on the field and grow into the next session. Stay tuned.
A fantastic session comes to an end. A session full of character. The hosts showed great discipline by bowling tight lines and scalping two Windies wickets in the first hour. New Zealand bowled 9 maidens in the first 20 overs with Matt Henry and Zakary Foulkes holding the strings tight however, batting got a bit easier once the front line pacers made way for the other two.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 29 overs : 68/2
T Chanderpaul25 (83)
S Hope33 (58)
M Henry11-3-17-1
BEATEN! Short of a length and around off, angling in. Chanderpaul looks to defend but misses it. LUNCH!
Pushes it full and on off, Shai Hope drives it to mid off for a single.
Short in length and on middle, defended out.
A length ball, outside off. Shai Hope slashes his blade and misses it.
BEAUTY! On a length and on top of off. Shai Hope is beaten as he looks to defend it out.
Shorter and outside off, swings away. Shai Hope lets it go.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 28 overs : 67/2
T Chanderpaul25 (82)
S Hope32 (53)
N Smith7-2-26-0
Maiden! A bouncer on middle, Chanderpaul sits under it.
Length ball, outside off. Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Shorter and down leg, Chanderpaul shoulders arms to it.
Back of a length and on middle, Chanderpaul keeps it out on the deck.
Length ball on middle, Chanderpaul defends it on the deck.
Very full and around off, Chanderpaul plays it back to the bowler.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 27 overs : 67/2
S Hope32 (53)
T Chanderpaul25 (76)
M Henry10-3-16-1
Shorter and outside off, left alone.
Fuller and on middle, defended out.
Length ball on middle, nudged to square leg for a single.
DROPPED! Conway puts another one down. Tad fuller and slanting on middle, Chanderpaul gets in a tangle as he moves across, tries to defend but inside edges it to left slip where Devon Conway drops a simple catch.
Keeps it short and outside off, Chanderpaul evades and lets it go.
A sharp bouncer on middle, Chanderpaul ducks under it.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 26 overs : 66/2
S Hope32 (51)
T Chanderpaul24 (72)
N Smith6-1-26-0
Length and on middle, Hope blocks.
Length ball, outside off, punched to cover for a single.
FOUR! First one for Chanderpaul! Bangs it short and outside off. Chanderpaul gets on his toes and carves it over point for a boundary.
A length ball, outside off, holds its line. Chanderpaul defends but inside the line and gets beaten.
Fuller and around off, defended out.
On a length, outside off, Shai Hope punches it to cover for one.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 25 overs : 60/2
S Hope31 (49)
T Chanderpaul19 (68)
M Henry9-3-15-1
Bowls it full and outside off. Shai Hope tries to block but inside edges it to fine leg for a single.
THREE MORE! Good running! Fuller delivery on middle, Chanderpaul steps across and drives it past mid on for three more.
Length ball, around off, Chanderpaul splices his defensive shot to point.
Bangs it short, down leg, it is easily left.
Very full and straying on middle, Shai Hope flicks it through mid-wicket for three more runs.
Full and on middle, defended out.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 24 overs : 53/2
T Chanderpaul16 (65)
S Hope27 (46)
N Smith5-1-20-0
Length ball, outside off, Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Short in length and around off, Shai Hope works it to deep square leg for a single.
A bumper on leg, Shai Hope ducks under it.
On a length and on off, tapped to cover. Nathan Smith has overstepped.
Just short! Pushes it full and outside off, Shai Hope is drawn to drive it away from his body, gets an outside edge to second slip, the fielder picks up on a bounce.
Length ball, outside off, Shai Hope shoulders arms to it.
FOUR! 50 up for the visitors! Overpitched and bowls it on middle, Shai Hope drives it down the ground to long on for four.
Runs Scored 12 Runs
Score after 23 overs : 47/2
S Hope22 (40)
T Chanderpaul16 (64)
J Duffy4-1-16-0
THREE MORE! Tad fuller and on middle, hint of shape. Shai Hope nicely drives it past mid on and comes back for three runs.
A bouncer, outside off. Shai Hope sways away from it.
FOUR! First boundary of the innings comes in the 23rd over. Touch fuller, outside off, Shai Hope leans and hits it firmly through covers for a boundary.
Length ball, outside off, Shai Hope punches it to cover.
Very full and on middle, Shai Hope pushes it with a straight bat to mid on for a couple of runs.
Jacob Duffy bowls it too full and outside off, Chanderpaul leans and hits it past cover for three runs.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 22 overs : 35/2
S Hope13 (35)
T Chanderpaul13 (63)
N Smith4-1-14-0
This is full and outside off, Shai Hope drives it to point.
Bowls it short, around off, Shai Hope tries to pull it away but gets a bottom edge to the keeper.
Tad fuller and around off, pushed to mid off.
Pitches it up, around off. Shai Hope punches it through covers for a brace.
Into the surface, around off. Shai Hope hops and blocks.
Short of a length, outside off. Shai Hope looks to pull but misses.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 21 overs : 33/2
T Chanderpaul13 (63)
S Hope11 (29)
J Duffy3-1-4-0
Length ball, outside off, Chanderpaul shoulders arms to it.
A bouncer, well outside off. Chanderpaul lets it go.
An inswinger, fuller and on middle, Chanderpaul clips it to mid-wicket.
Well outside off, it is left alone.
Short of a length, outside off, Chanderpaul hops and blocks.
Overpitched, outside off. Chanderpaul leans and strokes it through covers for a couple.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 20 overs : 31/2
S Hope11 (29)
T Chanderpaul11 (57)
N Smith3-1-12-0
Around the fifth stump, on a length. Shai Hope is beaten once again as he tries to defend.
Beaten again! Touch fuller, outside off, in the channel. Shai Hope is beaten as he tries to put his bat on it.
On a length, outside off, Shai Hope plays it late to the man at gully.
Bowls it full and outside off. Shai Hope clips it to mid-wicket.
Short in length and keeps in the channel. Shai Hope looks to defend but misses.
BEAUTY! Pushes it full and around off, skids a bit. Shai Hope is beaten as he looks to defend inside the line.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 19 overs : 31/2
T Chanderpaul11 (57)
S Hope11 (23)
J Duffy2-1-2-0
Overpitched, outside off. Chanderpaul defends inside the line.
A length ball, outside off, Chanderpaul taps it to point.
Overpitched, outside off, driven to cover.
Angles away again, wide of off. Chanderpaul lets it go.
Well outside off, Chanderpaul leaves it.
Very full and swinging back in on middle, turned past mid on for a couple more.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 18 overs : 29/2
S Hope11 (23)
T Chanderpaul9 (51)
N Smith2-0-12-0
Length ball, wide of off. Shai Hope strokes it through point for a couple of runs to end the over.
Very full and around off, Shai Hope clips it to square leg.
Angles it full and on middle, nudged to mid-wicket.
Length ball, around off, Shai Hope punches it to cover.
This is full and on middle, Shai Hope turns it to mid-wicket.
No ball! Good length delivery, outside off, shaping away. Shai Hope looks to push but misses. Nathan Smith has overstepped.
Pushes it full and around off, Chanderpaul drives it to mid off, past mid off. The fielder chases and saves a single in the deep. Three runs.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 17 overs : 23/2
S Hope9 (17)
T Chanderpaul6 (50)
J Duffy1-1-0-0
On a length and around off, blocked out.
Bye! Shorter and going down leg, Chanderpaul leaves and the keeper dives across, gets a hand and allows a bye.
On a length and on middle, Chanderpaul blocks it out.
Gets the line closer to the off pole, around off. Chanderpaul is beaten on the edge.
Angles away a length ball, outside off. Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Pitches it up, outside off, driven to cover.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 16 overs : 22/2
S Hope9 (16)
T Chanderpaul6 (45)
N Smith1-0-6-0
Well outside off, Shai Hope rides it past slip cordon and to third man for a coupleof runs.
Nagging length, outside off, Shai Hope hits it to cover.
On a length and on off, Chanderpaul taps it to point for a single.
DROPPED! A good length delivery shaping on the pads, Chanderpaul flicks it straight to Conway at leg slip. He dives to his left but fails to hold on.
THREE RUNS! A length ball, outside off, Shai Hope punches it square on the off side for three runs.
Shorter and outside off. Shai Hope leaves it alone.
DRINKS! A sharp spell from the front line Kiwi seamers sees West Indies reduced to two wickets. Matt Henry and Zakary Foulkes have bowled some tight lines to keep the scoring down. Runs are hard to come by but West Indies believe that once the ball gets old, they can cash in some runs.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 15 overs : 16/2
T Chanderpaul5 (43)
S Hope4 (12)
M Henry8-3-8-1
A maiden! Well outside off, swinging in. Chanderpaul lets it go.
Length ball, wide outside off. Chanderpaul offers no shot.
Bowls it well outside off, Chanderpaul shoulders arms to it.
A sharp bouncer on middle, Chanderpaul sits under it.
Pushes it full and around off, Chanderpaul defends again.
Serves it full and around off, Chanderpaul defends it out.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 14 overs : 16/2
S Hope4 (12)
T Chanderpaul5 (37)
Z Foulkes7-4-7-1
Fuller length delivery on middle, Shai Hope pushes it past Rachin Ravindra at mid off for a couple.
A length ball, swinging back in on off, Shai Hope blocks.
Well outside off, easily left. Oops, Zakary Foulkes has overstepped.
Very full and around off, Chanderpaul drops it to point for a single.
Length ball, wide of off. Chanderpaul has nothing to do with it.
Keeps it full and angles it around off. Chanderpaul looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge to the slip cordon where Kane Williamson picks up on a bounce.
This is full and outside off, left alone.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 13 overs : 12/2
S Hope2 (9)
T Chanderpaul4 (33)
M Henry7-2-8-1
Short of a length, outside off, Shai Hope looks to defend across but misses.
Touch fuller and around off, Shai Hope nudges it to square leg for a couple of runs.
Digs it into the surface, outside off and moves away sharply. Shai Hope has a poke at it but misses.
This is full and on middle, eased to mid on.
Serves a bouncer on middle, Shai Hope ducks under it.
Skiddy length delivery on the pads, kept out on the leg side.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 12 overs : 10/2
T Chanderpaul4 (33)
S Hope0 (3)
Z Foulkes6-4-3-1
Length ball, outside off,��Chanderpaul shoulders arms to it.
A huge appeal for LBW but turned down. New Zealand have reviewed it. Height seems to be a big factor. Oh, it's the umpire's call on wickets hitting. Zakary Foulkes angles in a length ball on middle and it straightens up. Chanderpaul looks to defend but misses and wears it on the pads. UltraEdge shows no bat. Ball Tracking shows it clips the bails.
Close to the off pole, swinging away. Chanderpaul punches it to cover.
This is full and on middle and leg. Chanderpaul keeps it out on the leg side.
Shorter and wide outside off. Chanderpaul offers no shot.
Well outside off, Chanderpaul leaves it alone.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 11 overs : 10/2
S Hope0 (3)
T Chanderpaul4 (27)
M Henry6-2-6-1
A length ball on middle, Shai Hope solidly blocks.
Slightly short and around off, moving away. Shai Hope throws his bat at it and misses.
A length delivery, outside off, Shai Hope shoulders arms to it
Shai Hope walks in.
OUT! BOWLED! Oh, what a beauty by Henry! Bowls a seam up delivery, moving viciously into the batter on the fuller side. Alick Athanaze prods to drive it straight but misses and it crashes into the stumps. Plays all over it.
On a length and outside off, left alone.
Pushes it full and on middle and leg. Alick Athanaze flicks with soft hands to the man at leg slip.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 10 overs : 10/1
T Chanderpaul4 (27)
A Athanaze4 (31)
Z Foulkes5-3-3-1
This is full and around off, shaping away. Chanderpaul leans to defend but is well beaten.
Length ball on middle, Chanderpaul blocks it out.
This is full and on middle and leg, pushed to mid on.
Skiddy length, outside off. Chanderpaul defends inside the line and misses.
On a good length and slanting on middle, blocked out.
A sharp bouncer, around off, Chanderpaul sways away from it.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 9 overs : 10/1
A Athanaze4 (31)
T Chanderpaul4 (21)
M Henry5-1-6-0
Very full and outside off. Alick Athanaze miscues his drive to mid-wcket.
Short of a length and around off, nips in sharply. Alick Athanaze looks to defend under his eyes but misses and gets hit on the arms.
On a length and around off, Alick Athanaze hangs back to defend.
Shorter and outside off, left alone.
DROPPED! Pushes it full, around off and moves away. Alick Athanaze tries a full fledged drive but gets a thick outside edge to third slip where Will Young puts a relatively easier catch than he grabbed before.
Straying on the pads, Chanderpaul flicks it to square leg for a single.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 8 overs : 9/1
A Athanaze4 (26)
T Chanderpaul3 (20)
Z Foulkes4-2-3-1
Shorter and outside off, Alick Athanaze leaves it alone to the keeper.
Length ball, outside off, it is left alone.
Angling on the pads, nudged to square leg for a single.
Pushes it full and outside off. Chanderpaul plays with soft hands and splices it to gully.
Slants in a length ball, around off and moves it away. Chanderpaul gets inside the line to defend but gets beaten.
Bowls it full and outside off, Chanderpaul steps across to leave it.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 7 overs : 8/1
A Athanaze4 (24)
T Chanderpaul2 (16)
M Henry4-1-5-0
Outside off and it swings back in late, it is left alone.
This is well outside off, Alick Athanaze shoulders arms to it.
Changes the angle, comes around the wicket! Bowls on a length and outside off, Alick Athanaze has a poke at it and misses.
Angles well outside off, Alick Athanaze shoulders arms to it.
Very full and on the pads, clipped to deep square leg for a single.
A length balll on top of off. Chanderpaul dead bats it.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 6 overs : 7/1
A Athanaze4 (20)
T Chanderpaul1 (14)
Z Foulkes3-2-2-1
This is full and outside off, nipping away late. Alick Athanaze steps across to defend but misses.
Back of a length and on middle, Alick Athanaze clips it behind square on the leg side for a couple.
Too short and too wide. Alick Athanaze offers no shot.
Short of a length, swinging back in onto the pads. Alick Athanaze keeps it out.
Leg bye! Sliding on the pads. Chanderpaul looks to clip but misses and it rolls to fine leg for a leg bye.
On a length and around off, Chanderpaul defends it out.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 5 overs : 4/1
A Athanaze2 (16)
T Chanderpaul1 (12)
M Henry3-1-4-0
Touch fuller and around off, Alick Athanaze tucks it to square leg.
Swings back in late and attacks the pads, Alick Athanaze keeps it out on the leg side.
Goes very full and around off, Alick Athanaze tries to push but inside edges it onto the pads.
Straighter line, on the pads. Alick Athanaze tickles it to the right of the keeper.
A bumper on middle, Alick Athanaze ducks under it.
A stifled appeal for a catch but it was off the pads. On a nagging length, around off, holds its line. Alick Athanaze looks to defend but misses and gets hit high on the pads. It goes straight to first slip who takes it.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 4 overs : 4/1
T Chanderpaul1 (12)
A Athanaze2 (10)
Z Foulkes2-2-0-1
Maiden! Short in length and outside off, Chanderpaul gets tall and punches it to cover.
Length ball, outside off, left alone.
Pushes it full and around off, Chanderpaul drops it to cover.
Brings the line closer to the batter, just outside off, Chanderpaul looks to defend but misses.
Angles it in and makes it to move away, well outside off. Chanderpaul lets it go.
Shorter and well outside off, this is left alone.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 3 overs : 4/1
A Athanaze2 (10)
T Chanderpaul1 (6)
M Henry2-0-4-0
This one moves away late, fuller length, around off. Alick Athanaze is drawn to defend but is beaten and it rolls past the stumps.
This is full and around off, shaping in. Alick Athanaze solidly defends it out.
Shorter and outside off, Alick Athanaze leaves it.
In the channel, fuller and around off. Alick Athanaze leans a bit to defend but mises.
Drops it on a length and on middle, Alick Athanaze nudges it to square leg for a couple of runs. Alick Athanaze is underway.
Fuller delivery on middle, turned to mid-wicket for a quick single.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 2 overs : 1/1
A Athanaze0 (5)
T Chanderpaul0 (5)
Z Foulkes1-1-0-1
Very full and around off, defended to cover.
Lands it outside off from around the wicket and straightens it up off the deck. Alick Athanaze is beaten as he looks to defend.
Hard length delivery on top of middle, blocked out.
Pushes it touch fuller and around off, Alick Athanaze solidly defends.
On a length and around off, Alick Athanaze blocks it out.
Alick Athanaze comes in.
OUT! TAKEN! Zakary Foulkes strikes! Begins with a good length delivery, around off and angles away with some late movement. Campbell steps across to defend but gets a thick outside edge to the left of third slip. Will Young dives across and takes a stunner with his left hand. Brilliant one-handed catch.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 1 overs : 1/0
T Chanderpaul0 (5)
J Campbell1 (1)
M Henry1-0-1-0
A good length delivery on middle and makes it to move away late. Tagenarine Chanderpaul steps across to defend but misses.
Drops it short and outside off. Tagenarine Chanderpaul covers his stumps to leave.
Short of a good length and on middle, blocked out.
JUST SHORT! Matt Henry bowls it around off, swinging away late. Tagenarine Chanderpaul looks to defend inside the line but edges it to second slip, who collects on a bounce.
On a length and around off, swinging away. Tagenarine Chanderpaul opens up his body and blocks it out.
A good length ball on the pads, Campbell turns it to square leg for a single. West Indies are underway.
Commentary
We are back. John Campbell and Tagenarine Chanderpaul to open for West Indies. Matt Henry to bowl first.
...SECOND INNINGS...
The Windies bowlers were on fire, hunting as a pack and sharing the wickets effectively! Kemar Roach, Justin Greaves, and Ojay Shields led the charge, taking 2 wickets each. That kind of team effort really put the pressure on the opposition, despite New Zealand having a slight advantage in the morning session. Upon ending the day on 231, Jayden Seales picked the final wicket with just three balls into morning's play. Now, West Indies need to bat well if they want to bat deep. It's not going to be easy under overcast conditions. Stay tuned for the Windies' reply.
So, just the three balls are required for West Indies to pick the final wicket. An excellent job overall. New Zealand’s innings got off to a rocky start, losing Devon Conway early before rain arrived in the morning session. Kane Williamson's steady knock of 52 was the anchor New Zealand needed, holding one end while the middle order struggled. His disciplined batting helped stabilize the innings. Michael Bracewell eventually stepped in to steady the ship with a crucial 47, finding support through small cameos from Tom Blundell and Nathan Smith.
OUT! GONE! Zakary Foulkes has reviewed the decision! Short of a length and on middle, Zakary Foulkes shuffles across to flick but gets a faint edge down leg to the keeper who collects it. Zakary Foulkes walks back but reviews as well. UltraEdge shows a faint edge on it. New Zealand are bowled out for 231.
A bumper around off, Zakary Foulkes sits under it.
Back of a length with some extra bounce on middle, Zakary Foulkes looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the grid of the helmet. It lobs to short leg. A concussion protocol will go on. Zakary Foulkes is fine.
All set. It's overcast right now but no signs of rain yet. Jacob Duffy and Zakary Foulkes to resume their batting. Jayden Seales to bowl first. Let's play...
Update - Tom Blundell, New Zealand's wicketkeeper, suffered a right hamstring injury while batting yesterday and won't be keeping wickets for the hosts. Tom Latham will take over behind the stumps. Blundell is expected to undergo scans on his injury, and an update will be provided later.
On the other side, the West Indies will be gunning for a quick wrap-up. Their bowlers hunted well in packs yesterday, with Greaves, Roach, and Shields all chipping in to dismantle the middle order. The hosts will want to take this last wicket within the first few overs so they can get their pads on and make the most of the batting conditions while the pitch is still relatively fresh. It is set to be a crucial day that could decide which way this Test match swings. Can New Zealand frustrate the hosts a little longer, or will the West Indies finish the job and dominate with the bat? Sit back and relax as we get ready for the first ball of what promises to be an action-packed day of cricket. Stay tuned.
The Kiwis will resume their innings hoping to squeeze out as many runs as possible from this final partnership. After that steady stand between Bracewell and Smith yesterday, the tail showed they are capable of hanging around, and adding another twenty or thirty runs here could be vital. They will need to be watchful early on, as the morning conditions might just offer a bit of swing to the bowlers.
Hello and welcome back to coverage of Day 2! We had a slightly abrupt finish yesterday with the bad light forcing everyone off early, but it certainly sets up an intriguing start to the morning. New Zealand showed plenty of grit fighting through the rain breaks and losing early wickets, but the West Indies bowlers roared back in the final two sessions to leave the visitors hanging on by a thread with nine wickets down
..Day 2...
For the West Indies, the bowlers hunted as a pack and shared the honors effectively. Kemar Roach, Justin Greaves, and Ojay Shields were the pick of the bowlers, claiming two wickets each, while Seales, Layne, and Chase chipped in with a wicket apiece to keep the pressure on. The Windies will look to wrap up the tail quickly when play resumes to prevent any frustrating last-wicket runs. Join us for the start of Day 2 at 9.30 pm GMT (the previous day), half an hour early start. Till then, cheers!
Upon resumption, Kane Williamson anchored the innings with a gritty 52, holding one end tight while the middle order, including Tom Latham, crumbled around him. Michael Bracewell eventually stepped in to steady the ship with a crucial 47, finding support through small cameos from Tom Blundell and Nathan Smith. The Kiwis finished the day at 231/9, leaving tailenders Zakary Foulkes and Jacob Duffy at the crease with the hopes of dragging the total past the 250-run mark.
The innings started with a setback for the hosts when Kemar Roach claimed a wicket in the very first over, dismissing Devon Conway for a duck. Following the early loss, Kane Williamson joined Tom Latham at the crease but the first session saw only 10.3 overs of play as rain had the most say.
The umpires check the light and deem it too low to continue. The players are walking off the field and it's Stumps as well. A fantastic day of cricket for the visitors. They have picked 9 wickets while keeping the run rate in check as well. There was a lot on offer for the bowlers from the morning and West Indies bowled pretty well apart from a couple of hours where their inconsistency was there to be seen.
Runs Scored 12 Runs
Score after 70 overs : 231/9
J Duffy4 (2)
Z Foulkes4 (13)
K Roach17-6-47-2
Bangs it short and angling on middle, Jacob Duffy looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the helmet. A concussion protocol will go on. Jacob Duffy looks fine.
FOUR! Good shot! Short of a length and outside off, Jacob Duffy punches it through covers, in the gap for a boundary.
OUT! TAKEN! A nothing delivery! Shorter delivery, sliding down leg. Henry throws his bat, tries to pull but edges it to deep square leg where Jayden Seales takes it running in front.
Bowls with width outside off, Matt Henry slashes his blade and misses it.
FOUR! No ball as well! Keeps it short and outside off, Henry swings and edges it over the slip cordon to third man for a boundary. Kemar Roach has overstepped.
On a length and on middle, Henry defends on the deck.
THREE RUNS! Kemar Roach bowls it slightly short and around off, Zakary Foulkes pulls it through mid-wicket for three runs.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 69 overs : 219/8
M Henry4 (1)
Z Foulkes1 (12)
O Shields9-2-34-2
FOUR! Off the mark in style! Overpitched, outside off. Henry leans and drives it cleanly through covers for a boundary.
Matt Henry comes to the middle.
OUT! GONE! Michael Bracewell falls on 47! Ojay Shields keeps it short and bowls it around off, Michael Bracewell pulls, doesn't time it well and finds Tagenarine Chanderpaul at deep mid-wicket, who runs in and takes a sharp catch.
This is very full and on middle, Michael Bracewell knocks it to mid on.
Length ball, outside off, Michael Bracewell dabs it to point.
Drops it short and on off, Michael Bracewell looks to pull it again but misses it.
FOUR! SHOT! Short of a length and around off, Michael Bracewell pulls it over mid-wicket and it races to the fence.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 68 overs : 211/7
Z Foulkes1 (12)
M Bracewell43 (68)
K Roach16-6-35-1
Pitches it up, outside off, Zakary Foulkes pushes it to mid off.
Well outside off, Zakary Foulkes leaves it alone.
A skiddy length delivery, outside off, Zakary Foulkes looks to defend but the ball nips away and goes past his edge.
This is on a length and on middle, Zakary Foulkes prods and blocks.
Shorter and wide of off, Zakary Foulkes lets it go.
Swings in a fuller delivery on middle, Zakary Foulkes drills it to mid on.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 67 overs : 211/7
M Bracewell43 (68)
Z Foulkes1 (6)
R Chase8-2-13-1
Floats it full and outside off, punched to cover.
CHANCE! Roston Chase bowls it short and outside off, Michael Bracewell looks to cut but edges it to Tevin Imlach who fails to gather it cleanly. He falls on his knee, trying to pick in his second and third attempts but fails to do so. Roston Chase falls flat on his face in disappointment.
Shorter and around off, Michael Bracewell prods and defends.
Sliding on the pads, Zakary Foulkes nudges it to square leg for a single.
Floats it full and around off, Zakary Foulkes leans and blocks.
A single as Michael Bracewell punches it to long off.
Runs Scored 9 Runs
Score after 66 overs : 209/7
Z Foulkes0 (4)
M Bracewell42 (64)
K Roach15-5-35-1
Bowls it touch fuller and around off, shaping away. Zakary Foulkes leans to defend but misses it.
Bangs it short and on middle, Zakary Foulkes sits under it.
This is full and on middle and leg, nudged to mid-wicket for a single.
FOUR! Good shot! Michael Bracewell makes room again and slaps this past mid off for a boundary.
FOUR! Shorter and outside off, Michael Bracewell makes room and tries to push it across but edges it past gully and it races to the fence.
Short in length, outside off, Michael Bracewell shoulders arms to it.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 65 overs : 200/7
Z Foulkes0 (2)
M Bracewell33 (60)
R Chase7-2-11-1
Pushes it full and around off, Zakary Foulkes leans and blocks well.
This is full and on middle, Zakary Foulkes defends it out.
Zakary Foulkes comes in.
OUT! TAKEN! Roston Chase gets a wicket now! Smartly bowled! Floats it on the up, touch fuller and on middle, turning in. Nathan Smith hits with the turn, on the up and to short mid-wicket where John Campbell holds onto it.
An arm ball, full and on middle, Nathan Smith blocks it out.
Floats it on the slower side, outside off, Nathan Smith works it to square leg.
200 up for the Kiwis! Flat and around off, punched to cover for a single.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 64 overs : 199/6
N Smith23 (58)
M Bracewell32 (59)
J Layne11-1-47-1
Short and outside off, Nathan Smith leaves it alone.
Short in length and on leg, Nathan Smith goes back to pull but misses it.
This is full and around off, played back to the bowler.
FOUR! Slashed away! Short in length and outside off, Nathan Smith hammers it through covers for a boundary.
Fuller delivery on middle, Michael Bracewell works it to square leg for one.
Too full and on leg, Nathan Smith clips it to square leg for a single.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 63 overs : 193/6
M Bracewell31 (58)
N Smith18 (53)
R Chase6-2-10-0
Tossed up on middle, Michael Bracewell dead bats it.
Flighted full and on middle, nudged to mid-wicket.
Very full and around off, Michael Bracewell pushes it to short cover.
Keeps it tight on the middle pole. Michael Bracewell defends again.
Flat and turning away, around off, Michael Bracewell blocks.
Floats it full and around off, pushed to cover.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 62 overs : 193/6
N Smith18 (53)
M Bracewell31 (52)
J Layne10-1-41-1
A good length delivery, in the channel, around off, Nathan Smith looks to defend it across but misses and gets beaten on theedge.
Fuller delivery, outside off, driven to cover.
On a nagging length, nipping in around off, blocked well.
Short of a length and around off, Nathan Smith gets inside the line and defends it out.
On a length and outside off, Michael Bracewell plays it to cover for a single.
Pushes it full and on middle, Michael Bracewell eases it to mid on.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 61 overs : 192/6
N Smith18 (49)
M Bracewell30 (50)
R Chase5-1-10-0
This is full and on middle, Nathan Smith dead bats it.
Tossed up on middle, Nathan Smith defends it out.
Floats it full and on middle and leg, Nathan Smith bends low to paddle it but misses.
Floats it onto the pads, flicked to deep square leg for a single.
Comes with the arm, around off, Michael Bracewell leans and blocks.
Flat and around off, Michael Bracewell punches it to cover.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 60 overs : 191/6
N Smith18 (46)
M Bracewell29 (47)
J Layne9-1-40-1
Length ball, outside off, Nathan Smith softly pushes it to cover.
Well outside off, Nathan Smith shoulders arms to it.
A half-volley, outside off, Michael Bracewell drives it to the right of mid off for a single.
Good length ball, outside off, Nathan Smith strokes it through covers for a single.
Spills it full and down the leg side, Nathan Smith looks to clip but misses it.
Drops it short and outside off, Michael Bracewell slaps it to deep point for a single.
Drinks! New Zealand have lost Tom Blundell in this session but since then they have batted well. West Indies have kept it tight so far but a couple of wickets in the final hour would do the world of good to their confidence in this game.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 59 overs : 188/6
M Bracewell27 (45)
N Smith17 (42)
R Chase4-1-9-0
Tossed up, outside off, Michael Bracewell hits it to cover and keeps the strike.
Length delivery, outside off, Nathan Smith plays it to point for a single.
Flighted full and on middle, Nathan Smith keeps it out on the leg side.
Floats it full and on middle, Nathan Smith flicks it to square leg.
One more run as Nathan Smith knocks it to cover.
Tossed up on middle, Nathan Smith nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.
Runs Scored 10 Runs
Score after 58 overs : 184/6
M Bracewell25 (43)
N Smith15 (38)
J Greaves10-3-35-2
FOUR! HIT AWAY! Drops it short and around off, Michael Bracewell pulls it solidly past mid-wicket for a boundary.
Angles it a bit away, around off, Michael Bracewell works it back to JG.
Pushes it full and on middle, played back to the bowler.
Short in length and on middle, Nathan Smith pulls it to deep square leg for one.
Touch fuller, outside off, Michael Bracewell chops it to point.
FOUR! Crunched! Pitches it up, outside off. Michael Bracewell drives it wonderfully through covers for four runs.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 57 overs : 174/6
N Smith14 (37)
M Bracewell16 (38)
R Chase3-1-5-0
Flights it full and outside off, Nathan Smith pushes it to cover.
Serves it too full and on middle, played back to the bowler.
On middle, Nathan Smith punches it straight to mid on.
Flat and around off, Nathan Smith leans and blocks it out.
Keeps it full and sliding on leg, Nathan Smith nudges it to square leg.
Tossed up on middle, Nathan Smith tucks it to square leg.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 56 overs : 174/6
M Bracewell16 (38)
N Smith14 (31)
J Seales15-3-44-1
Keeps it full and bowls it on off, Michael Bracewell finds mid off again.
Pushes it full and around off, driven to mid off.
Overpitched, outside off. Nathan Smith leans and drives it through covers for three runs.
Slants in a length ball around off, Nathan Smith looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.
FOUR! FINE SHOT! Bowls it short and well outside off. Nathan Smith leaps and smashes it through point for a boundary.
Drops it short and outside off, Michael Bracewell slaps it to deep point for a single.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 55 overs : 166/6
N Smith7 (28)
M Bracewell15 (35)
R Chase2-0-5-0
Slightly short and around off, Nathan Smith goes back and blocks it out.
Tossed up on middle, defended out.
Flat and around off, Michael Bracewell knocks it to cover for a single.
Pushes it full and around off, Nathan Smith drills it to long on for a single.
Tossed up on middle, Nathan Smith stays back and defends.
A single as Michael Bracewell turns it to square leg.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 54 overs : 163/6
N Smith6 (24)
M Bracewell13 (33)
J Seales14-3-36-1
Bangs it short and on leg, Nathan Smith offers no shot to it.
A bumper on middle and leg, Nathan Smith sits under it.
Pushes it full and down the leg side, Nathan Smith keeps it out.
A bouncer, outside off, left alone.
Bowls it short and keeps it around off, Nathan Smith hops to defend but misses.
Short of a length and on middle, extra bounce. Nathan Smith looks to flick but gets a leading edge to cover.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 53 overs : 163/6
M Bracewell13 (33)
N Smith6 (18)
R Chase1-0-2-0
Floats it on a length and on off, Michael Bracewell leans and defends.
Shorter and wide outside off, punched to deep point for a single.
Spills it full and on the pads, Nathan Smith keeps it out on the leg side.
Tossed up on middle, Nathan Smith leans and blocks it out.
This is full and outside off, MB punches it through covers for a single.
Flat and turning in on middle, Michael Bracewell nudges it to short leg.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 52 overs : 161/6
N Smith5 (15)
M Bracewell12 (30)
J Seales13-2-36-1
FOUR! Flicked away! Touch fuller and shaping on middle and leg. Nathan Smith whips it through mid-wicket and it rolls to the fence.
Well outside off, Nathan Smith leaves it alone.
Short in length and outside off, Nathan Smith shoulders arms to it.
A good length delivery, around off. Nathan Smith defends inside the line and gets beaten.
Length ball, slanting on middle, defended out.
Hard length ball, outside off, punched to point for a single.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 51 overs : 156/6
M Bracewell11 (29)
N Smith1 (10)
O Shields8-2-26-1
Keeps it full and just outside off, Michael Bracewell looks to drive but mistimes it to point for a single.
Pushes it very full and around off, Michael Bracewell digs it out in time.
This is full and on middle, blocked out.
Leg bye! Digs it short and on leg, Nathan Smith fails to clip and it rolls off the pads to square leg for a leg bye.
Bangs it short and outside off, too wide. Nathan Smith swings his blade and misses.
On a length and on middle, defended out.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 50 overs : 154/6
N Smith1 (7)
M Bracewell10 (26)
J Seales12-2-31-1
Darted on the pads. Nathan Smith helps it to fine leg for a single.
Length ball, well outside off, easily left.
A good length delivery around the fourth stump line. Nathan Smith looks to defend but misses.
Drops it short and outside off, left alone.
Leg bye! Slanting on the pads, Michael Bracewell looks to clip but misses and it rolls off the pads for a leg bye.
FOUR! HIT AWAY! Drops it short with a lo of width. Michael Bracewell flashes his blade and hits it past point for a boundary.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 49 overs : 148/6
N Smith0 (3)
M Bracewell6 (24)
O Shields7-2-25-1
Length ball on middle, Nathan Smith nudges it to square leg.
This is full and on middle, defended to mid-wicket.
Pushes it full and swinging away, outside off, Nathan Smith leaves it alone.
Nathan Smith walks to the middle.
OUT! DRAGGED ON! Blundell goes! Good start to the session. Fires in a fuller delivery, around off, drifting in. Blundell half-presses to drive but gets an inside edge and it ricochets onto the stumps.
Drops it short and outside off. Blundell swings his blade and misses.
Spills it full and on the pads. Blundell fails to flick and wears it on the pads.
Tom Blundell has pulled his hamstring and needs the physio to check on him. Tom Blundell is getting some strapping done. He is fine and ready to continue.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 48 overs : 148/5
T Blundell29 (36)
M Bracewell6 (24)
J Greaves9-3-25-2
A single to end the over as Blundell tucks it to mid-wicket.
Short of a length, outside off, Blundell slashes his blade and misses it.
THREE MORE! Overpitched and on middle, Michael Bracewell whips it through square leg for three more runs.
On a length and outside off, Michael Bracewell taps it to point.
A half-volley, outside off, Blundell lofts it over extra cover, in the gap for three more runs.
Fuller delivery, swinging away, outside off. Blundell looks to drive but misses.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 47 overs : 141/5
T Blundell25 (32)
M Bracewell3 (22)
O Shields6-1-25-0
This is full and outside off, Blundell taps it to cover for a quick single.
Short and on off, pulled to deep square leg for a single.
Touch fuller and around off, steep bounce. Michael Bracewell punches on the up, off the splice and to the man at mid off.
Drops it short and around off, Michael Bracewell pulls it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Slightly short and around the off pole, Michael Bracewell stays back to punch it across but misses. An appeal follows but the umpire turns it down.
Pitches it up on middle, Blundell clips it to square leg for a single.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 46 overs : 136/5
M Bracewell0 (18)
T Blundell23 (30)
K Roach14-5-26-1
Shorter and outside off, Michael Bracewell shoulders arms to it.
Touch fuller and around off, Michael Bracewell knocks it to mid off.
This is full and on middle, flicked to square leg.
Short of a good length and in the channel, outside off. Michael Bracewell has a poke at it but misses.
Length ball, outside off, Blundell punches it to point, straight to the fielder for a sharp single.
A good length delivery, around off, Blundell gets on his toes to defend but toe ends it on the deck. The ball rolls back but Blundell bats it away to the keeper.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 45 overs : 135/5
M Bracewell0 (14)
T Blundell22 (28)
O Shields5-1-20-0
Length ball, outside off, shaping in. Michael Bracewell steps across to push but misses it.
Bowls a full toss, targeting the hips. Michael Bracewell gets his bat across and fends it away.
Back of a length and around off, Michael Bracewell hops and blocks it out.
A bumper on middle and off, Michael Bracewell sits under it.
On the hips, Michael Bracewell keeps it out on the leg side.
Ojay Shields bowls it touch short and close to the off pole. Michael Bracewell looks to defend across but is beaten.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 44 overs : 135/5
T Blundell22 (28)
M Bracewell0 (8)
K Roach13-5-25-1
Shorter and outside off, it is left alone.
Four running runs! Serves it too full and on middle, Blundell flicks it to deep mid-wicket. The ball stops nears the fence and the fielder chases it down in the deep.
Angling in on top of off, length ball, it is blocked.
Touch short and around off, Blundell watchfully blocks it out.
A good length ball, outside off, Blundell guides it to third man for a couple.
Short of a length and outside off, Blundell shoulders arms to it.
No ball! Serves it full and outside off, Blundell leans across and defends it to the man at gully. Starts by a front foot no ball.
Back for the final session. The players are out in the middle. Kemar Roach to bowl after the break with two slips and a gully on offer.
...DAY 1, THIRD SESSION...
However, after the drinks break, the Windes pacers bowled much better, in the channels with a lot of lateral movement on offer. New Zealand lost wickets in heaps with Greaves striking in back-to-back overs. The game is indeed nicely poised, with the visitors slightly ahead. With overcast conditions, West Indies have a great chance to rattle out New Zealand today itself but for that, they have to keep pushing for the wickets and not allow New Zealand to grow. Stay tuned as the final session is just around the corner.
Session Summary - 32.3 Overs, 111 Runs and 4 wickets! An extended mid-session and a great one for the visitors. West Indies have produced a brilliant performance, scalping four wickets in the session.They lacked consistency in the first hour of this session with Kane Williamson and Tom Latham negotiating everything thrown their way. Ojay Shields rattled Kane Williamson's stumps but the decision was overturned as he overstepped. Since then, Kane scored at a brisk rate, notching up his 38th Test fifty.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 43 overs : 128/5
M Bracewell0 (8)
T Blundell16 (21)
J Layne8-1-37-1
On a length and on middle, tucked to square leg. That will be TEA!
This is full and outside off, driven back to the bowler.
A length ball, outside off, shaping in. Michael Bracewell shoulders arms to it.
Length ball, outside off, punched to point for a single.
A half volley, outside off. Blundell leans and punches again but John Campbell at mid off dives to his left and stops a certain boundary.
FOUR! Overpitched and outside off, Blundell leans and punches with hard hands through covers and it races away.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 42 overs : 123/5
M Bracewell0 (5)
T Blundell11 (18)
K Roach12-5-18-1
Touch fuller and outside off, Michael Bracewell shoulders arms to it.
Pushes it full and around off, driven to cover.
Good length on middle, Michael Bracewell nicely punches it to mid on.
On a length and outside off, Michael Bracewell leaves it.
A length ball, outside off, Michael Bracewell punches it to cover.
An inswinger, comes in sharply on middle, Tom Blundell clips it to mid-wicket for three runs.
Michael Bracewell comes to the middle.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 41 overs : 120/5
W Young14 (38)
T Blundell8 (17)
J Layne7-1-32-1
OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Johann Layne gets his first wicket. Excellent bowling! Bowls on a good length and outside off, comes with a slight angle. Will Young tries to defend but gets a thick outside edge to second slip where Justin Greaves takes a sharp catch. New Zealand have lost half of their side.
FOUR! PULLED AWAY! Short of a length and outside off, Will Young pulls it past mid-wicket and it races to the fence.
Tad fuller and slanting on middle, Will Young defends it to mid on.
Length ball, outside off, shaping away. Will Young shoulders arms to it.
Bowls it full and on middle, blocked out.
Serves it full and on middle and leg. Tom Blundell looks to flick but gets a leading edge in the gap at extra cover for a single.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 40 overs : 115/4
W Young10 (33)
T Blundell7 (16)
K Roach11-5-15-1
Length ball on middle, defended out.
Pushes it full and on middle, Will Young nicely leans and drives it past mid on for a single.
This is full and on middle, Will Young dead bats it.
Shapes in a full ball around off, tucked to mid-wicket.
Serves it touch fuller and around the fifth stump. Invites Will Young forward to defend but is beaten.
Length ball, nipping in, on middle, Will Young keeps it out on the leg side.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 39 overs : 113/4
T Blundell7 (16)
W Young8 (27)
J Layne6-1-27-0
FOUR! HIT AWAY! Shorter and outside off, Tom Blundell cuts it square, behind gully for a boundary.
Skiddy fuller length, outside off, Tom Blundell leaves it alone.
Bowls it well outside off, left alone.
Sharp leave! Bowls it close to the off pole, scrambled seam. Tom Blundell shoulders arms and it rolls past the off stump.
Hard length delivery on top of off. Tom Blundell solidly blocks on the surface.
Angles it on the pads, Tom Blundell keeps it out on the leg side.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 38 overs : 109/4
W Young8 (27)
T Blundell3 (10)
K Roach10-5-13-1
Short in length, nipping in on middle, blocked out.
Into the surface, outside off and it jags back in. Will Young covers his stumps and lets it go.
Serves it full and around off, Will Young presses forward to defend.
Bowls a bumper on middle, Will Young ducks under it.
Bowls it on a good length and outside off, swinging in. Will Young leans across and lets it go.
Pitches it up, outside off, Will Young leans and pushes it to cover.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 37 overs : 109/4
T Blundell3 (10)
W Young8 (21)
J Layne5-1-23-0
Length ball on middle and off, defended out.
Serves it touch fuller and outside off, Tom Blundell looks to defend but misses.
A good length delivery on middle, solidly defended out.
A yorker, on the pads, flicked to deep square leg for a single.
Angles in a full ball, outside off and gets it to straighten up late. Will Young looks to defend on the up but misses.
Short of a length and outside off, Will Young defends it to point.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 36 overs : 108/4
T Blundell3 (7)
W Young7 (18)
K Roach9-4-13-1
Slants in a length ball on off, Tom Blundell defends on his toes.
Dishes out a bit short and outside off, Will Young crunches it to point for a single.
Bowls it outside off again, Will Young offers no shot to it.
On a length and outside off, left alone.
Kemar Roach pushes it full and in the channel of uncertainty, outside off. Will Young leans across to defend but misses.
Short of a length and outside off, steep bounce. Tom Blundell tries to punch but gets an inside edge to the left of the keeper for one.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 35 overs : 106/4
W Young6 (14)
T Blundell2 (5)
J Seales11-2-26-1
Drills it full and angling on middle, clipped to square leg.
This is full and outside off, Will Young shoulders arms to it.
Length ball, outside off, pushed to point.
Pitches it up, swinging away, outside off, eased to mid on.
Pushes it full and around off. Will Young lunges forward to defend.
Drops it short and outside off, swinging away. Will Young offers no shot to it.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 34 overs : 106/4
T Blundell2 (5)
W Young6 (8)
J Greaves8-3-18-2
Length ball on top of off. Tom Blundell gets inside the line and defends it well.
Bowls it outside off, Tom Blundell shoulders arms to it.
A length ball, outside off, left alone.
Too full and on middle, Tom Blundell turns it to mid-wicket.
Hard length delivery on middle, Tom clips it past square leg for a couple of runs.
This is full and on the pads, Will Young flicks it to deep square leg for a single.
Tom Blundell is the new man in.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 33 overs : 103/4
R Ravindra3 (6)
W Young5 (7)
J Seales10-1-26-1
OUT! TIMBER! What a comeback delivery this is from Seales! Bowls a couple of overpitched deliveries in the over but nails his yorker this time, a seam up delivery angling in. Rachin Ravindra is too early as he prods to defend but misses and it crashes the stumps.
Bowls it full and on the pads. Will Young flicks it past the fielder at mid-wicket for three more runs.
A bouncer, around off, Will Young sways from it and lets it go.
Will Young is off the mark too! Length ball, outside off, Will Young punches it square on the off side for a couple.
THREE RUNS! Overpitched, sliding on the pads. Rachin Ravindra clips it to deep square leg for three runs.
LOVELY! Good length delivery around the fourth stump line. Rachin Ravindra defends inside the line and gets beaten.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 32 overs : 95/3
W Young0 (4)
R Ravindra0 (3)
J Greaves7-3-15-2
Shorter and outside off, Will Young shoulders arms to it.
This is full and outside off, swinging away. Will Young leaves it alone.
On a nagging length, outside off, Will Young shoulders arms to it.
Serves it full and outside off. Will Young shoulders arms to it.
OUT! EDGED AND GONE! One brings two for Justin Greaves! Gets both the set batter! Bowls on the fuller side and around the sixth stump, angling across. Latham plants his front foot out to drive but gets a faint outside edge to the keeper, Tevin Imlach.
Serves it too full and outside off, Latham has nothing to do with it.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 31 overs : 95/2
R Ravindra0 (3)
T Latham24 (83)
J Seales9-1-18-0
Serves it full and outside off, Rachin Ravindra lets it go.
Back of a length and on middle, Latham bunts it to square leg for a single.
Too wide outside off. Latham leaves it alone to the keeper.
Short of a length, outside off. Latham offers no shot.
This is full and on leg, Latham keeps it out on the leg side.
Length ball, outside off, Latham shoulders arms to it.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 30 overs : 94/2
R Ravindra0 (2)
T Latham23 (78)
J Greaves6-2-15-1
A wicket maiden by Justin Greaves! Bowls it full and outside off, it is left alone.
Spills it full and down the leg side. Rachin Ravindra looks to flick but misses.
Rachin Ravindra comes in.
OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Justin Greaves strikes! Short of a length and around off, comes in with an angle and bounces as well. Kane Williamson tries to defend inside the line, on his toes but edges it to second slip where Alick Athanaze gets forward to hold onto it. A sharp catch and Kane Williamson has to go.
Straighter line, well outside off, easily left.
Drops it short and down leg, Kane Williamson looks to pull but misses it.
Pushes it full and wide outside off. Kane Williamson leaves it alone.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 29 overs : 94/1
K Williamson52 (98)
T Latham23 (78)
J Seales8-1-17-0
Leg bye! Straying on the pads, Kane Williamson looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. A leg bye as it rolls away.
On a length and outside off, Kane Williamson offers no shot.
This is too full and on middle, drilled to mid on.
Tad fuller and shaping on middle, Kane Williamson clips off the higher part of the blade and to mid-wicket.
Shorter and outside off, Kane Williamson shoulders arms to it.
Touch fuller and around off, Kane Williamson defends on the deck.
DRINKS! A good uninterrupted session at Christchurch with the hosts right on top on the first day. New Zealand have batted well so far. Kane Williamson has notched up his 38th Test fifty and looks in good rhythm while Tom Latham is taking his time on the other hand. West Indies have extracted a good amount of movement but inconsistency has let them down so far.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 28 overs : 93/1
K Williamson52 (92)
T Latham23 (78)
J Greaves5-1-15-0
Skiddy fuller delivery, outside off, Kane Williamson nudges it to mid-wicket for a single and keeps the strike.
Length and outside off. Kane offers no shot.
Length ball, outside off. Kane Williamson hops and plays it back to the bowler.
Leg bye! Pushes it full and on the pads. Latham fails to flick and it rolls off the pads to square leg for a leg bye.
Angles it way across the batter, Latham lets it go.
On the pads, Latham flicks it to the right of deep square leg for a couple of runs.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 27 overs : 89/1
K Williamson51 (89)
T Latham21 (75)
J Seales7-0-17-0
Pushes it full and on the pads, flicked to square leg.
Fifty for Kane Williamson! A fantastic knock under tough circumstances from the great man. His 38th Test fifty. Fuller delivery, outside off, Kane Williamson knocks it to cover for a brace.
Full and outside off, swinging away, it is left alone.
Fires in full and around off, KM blocks it to point.
Bowls it full and swinging back in, nips away after landing and bounces a bit too. Kane Williamson looks to defend but misses. Jayden Seales has overstepped.
This is full and around off, Kane Williamson leans into his defensive shot and plays it to gully.
Back of a length, outside off. Kane Williamson shoulders arms to it.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 26 overs : 86/1
T Latham21 (75)
K Williamson49 (82)
J Greaves4-1-12-0
A good length ball on leg, Latham tucks it to square leg.
Full and on middle, Latham keeps it out on the leg side.
Length ball, outside off, Latham punches it well but to the man at point.
A hard length delivery on middle, Latham solidly blocks it back to JG.
On a length and on top of off, Latham drops it to point.
Darts away a full ball, outside off, Latham punches it to cover.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 25 overs : 86/1
K Williamson49 (82)
T Latham21 (69)
J Seales6-0-14-0
Pushes it full and around off, Kane defends with a straight bat.
Swings back in a fuller delivery on middle, Latham flicks it well past mid-wicket and collects three runs.
Bowls it full and around off, Latham bunts it to mid-wicket.
Swinging back in a fuller delivery on middle, blocked out solidly.
Spills it full and down the leg side. Latham looks to clip but misses.
Jayden Seales starts with a length ball, swinging back in on middle, defended out.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 24 overs : 83/1
K Williamson49 (81)
T Latham18 (64)
J Greaves3-0-12-0
Fuller ball on off, nudged to mid-wicket.
Good length delivery, straighter line outside off. Kane Williamson defends it half-heartedly and gets beaten.
Pushes it full and around off, Kane Williamson defends with soft hands to gully.
A length ball, around off, nips in. Kane Williamson defends it back onto the pads.
Angles it full and on the pads. Kane Williamson flicks it to deep square leg for a couple of runs.
This is full and on middle, played back to the bowler.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 23 overs : 81/1
T Latham18 (64)
K Williamson47 (75)
O Shields4-0-20-0
Short in length and around off, shapes away. Latham looks to defend but misses.
Bowls it full and outside off, Latham leaves it alone.
Full and outside off, angled away, it is left alone.
Yorks with a fuller delivery on the pads, clipped to square leg for a single.
Short of a length and around off, Latham pulls it to mid-wicket, not off the middle and collects three runs.
Well bowled! A yorker length delivery on middle, Latham digs it out just in time.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 22 overs : 77/1
K Williamson46 (74)
T Latham15 (59)
J Greaves2-0-10-0
Fires it full and on middle, Kane Williamson leans and defends.
Full and down the leg side, Kane Williamson looks to flick but misses.
Back of a length, outside off, Kane Williamson hops to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.
This is full and outside off, Kane Williamson shoulders arms to it.
FOUR! Justin Greaves pushes it full and close to the off pole, it nips away. Kane Williamson looks to defend but gets an outside edge, to the right of second slip and it goes past his hand to the fence.
Short in length and outside off, Kane Williamson leaves it.
Runs Scored 8 Runs
Score after 21 overs : 73/1
T Latham15 (59)
K Williamson42 (68)
O Shields3-0-16-0
Fuller delivery, outside off. Latham lets it go to the keeper.
Length and on middle, defened out.
Serves in a yorker, on the leg side and swinging away. Latham looks to flick but fails to connect.
Bowls it well outside off, Latham offers no shot to it.
FOUR BYES! Bowls it full and on the pads, it lands and swings down the leg side, past Latham's blade and the diving keeper to fine the fence behind.
FOUR! Latham hits one now! Shorter and outside off. Latham opens the bat face and rides it past gully for a boundary.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 20 overs : 65/1
K Williamson42 (68)
T Latham11 (53)
J Greaves1-0-6-0
Fuller delivery, outside off, it is left alone.
FOUR! Kane Williamson finding boundaries regularly. Short and wide of off. Kane Williamson gets into a good position as he slaps it past point for a boundary.
Drops a low full toss, outside off, Kane Williamson plays with hard hands but finds the man at short cover.
Too full and swings away, outside off, Kane Williamson shoulders arms to it.
Pitches it up, outside off, Kane Williamson leans and drives it through extra cover for a couple of runs.
Justin Greaves starts with a length ball, outside off. Kane Williamson offers no shot.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 19 overs : 59/1
T Latham11 (53)
K Williamson36 (62)
O Shields2-0-12-0
Short and well outside off, it is left alone.
Back of a length, outside off, Latham looks to defend it late but misses it.
THREE RUNS! Too short and too wide. Kane Williamson hops and flashes it over point for three easy runs.
No ball! Oh, dear! Ojay Shields has the wicket of Kane Williamson, only to be ruled out by a front foot no ball. A good length delivery, comes with the angle and nips in sharply. Kane Williamson is nowhere close to defending and gets beaten on the inside edge, it rolls past and hits the stumps. Kane Williamson gets a lifeline.
A sharp bouncer, outside off, Kane Williamson sways away from it.
Short of a length and outside off, Kane nicely punches but finds point.
Darted on the pads, this is clipped to deep square leg for a single.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 18 overs : 54/1
K Williamson33 (58)
T Latham10 (50)
J Layne4-1-22-0
This is full and angling on middle, kept out on the leg side.
Drops it short and down leg, Kane Williamson looks to pull but miscues his shot, it rolls off the edge to the right of the keeper. That could have gone anywhere.
FOUR! HIT AWAY! Overpitched, looking for some swing, this is outside off and Kane Williamson crunches it past cover for four runs.
Short and outside off, Kane Williamson cuts it to point.
Fuller delivery on middle, defended out.
Dishes out an inswinger, very full length and on middle. Latham hits it past Kemar Roach at mid on for three runs. 50 up for the hosts.
Runs Scored 7 Runs
Score after 17 overs : 47/1
K Williamson29 (53)
T Latham7 (49)
O Shields1-0-7-0
Strays it full and down the leg side, Kane Williamson looks to clip but misses.
A length ball, outside off with some late movement. Kane Williamson offers no shot.
A bouncer on middle, Kane Williamson ducks under it.
Wide! Too short and well down the leg side, left alone for a wide.
Pushes an outswinger on the fuller side, outside off, Kane Williamson leans to drive but misses.
Bowls it short and down leg, Kane Williamson lets it go.
Good length delivery, swinging back in on off, Latham taps it to cover for a single.
FOUR! Greets Ojay Shields with a boundary! Shorter and outside off, Latham flashes and hits it through point for a boundary. An illegal start as Ojay Shields has overstepped.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 16 overs : 40/1
K Williamson29 (48)
T Latham2 (47)
J Layne3-1-15-0
Back of a length and on middle, Kane Williamson hops and keeps it out on the off side.
Nicely bowls it around off, it lands and nips away sharply. Kane Williamson hangs back to defend but does so inside the line.
Good length delivery, slanting on off, defended out.
BEATEN! Short of a good length, outside off and swings away. Kane Williamson has a poke at it and misses.
Very full and around off, Kane Williamson pushes it to cover.
In the channel of uncertainty, around the fourth stump line. Kane Williamson looks to defend inside the line and gets beaten.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 15 overs : 40/1
T Latham2 (47)
K Williamson29 (42)
K Roach8-4-11-1
Short of a length and around off, Latham gets on his toes as he defends it out.
Tails in a full ball, down the leg side, Latham looks to flick but misses it.
Keeps it full and in the channel, outside off, Latham leaves it.
Outside off again, Latham has nothing to do with it.
Fuller delivery, outside off, Latham lets it go.
On the pads, Kane Williamson turns it to square leg for a single.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 14 overs : 39/1
K Williamson28 (41)
T Latham2 (42)
J Layne2-0-15-0
Did that carry? Johann Layne serves it full and around off, shaping away late and takes the outside off as Kane Williamson tries to defend. The man at second slip gets on his knee to stop it on a bounce.
Leg bye! Bowls it short and slanting on the hips. Latham misses his flick and it rolls off the pads to fine leg for a leg bye.
Short in length and around off, angling in. Latham hops and blocks.
Bowls it very full and outside off, Latham leans across to drive but misses it.
Swings it sharply down the leg side, Latham shoulders arms to it.
Fuller-length delivery, outside off. Latham throws his bat at it and misses.
Runs Scored 6 Runs
Score after 13 overs : 37/1
K Williamson27 (40)
T Latham2 (37)
K Roach7-4-10-1
FOUR! Crunched! Very full and on middle and off, Kane Williamson bends forward and hits it down the ground for a boundary.
DROPPED! An outswinger, lands it on the fuller side, outside off. Latham leans to drive but gets an outside edge to third slip where the fielder leans in to collect but spills it out.
Bowls it full and outside off again, Latham offers no shot to it.
Shorter and outside off, Latham leaves it alone.
Pushes it full and on the pads, Kane Williamson flicks it to square leg for a single.
On a length and on middle. Kane Williamson defends it out.
Runs Scored 14 Runs
Score after 12 overs : 31/1
K Williamson22 (37)
T Latham1 (34)
J Layne1-0-14-0
A single to end the over as Kane Williamson drops It to cover for a single.
FIVE WIDES! Fuller delivery, swinging down the leg side. Kane leaves and it goes past the keeper to the fine leg fence.
FOUR! And again! Layne bowls it short and well outside off. Kane Williamson smashes it past point and it races to the fence.
Well outside off, Kane lets it go to the keeper.
FOUR! Too much width on offer, outside off and Kane Williamson hammers it through point for a boundary.
Short and it bounces off the surface, outside off. Kane slashes his blade and misses.
Short and outside off, it is left alone.
Johann Layne is into the attack!
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 11 overs : 17/1
T Latham1 (34)
K Williamson13 (31)
K Roach6-4-4-1
A good length delivery, outside off, Latham bends across and defends with soft hands to the slip cordon.
Short in length and on the hips, Latham shoulders arms to it down leg.
Kemar Roach resumes with a fuller delivery, outside off. Tom Latham looks to drive but misses.
It has been a gritty, stop-start morning session dominated by the bowlers and the weather. New Zealand head into Lunch at 17/1 after just over 10.3 overs of play. The Kiwis suffered an early blow when Devon Conway was dismissed for a duck by Kemar Roach right before the heavens opened. Following a lengthy rain delay, Kane Williamson and Tom Latham looked to steady the ship with a cautious approach. The West Indies bowlers have been disciplined, consistently troubling the batters with tight lines. Join us post the lunch break, after a short while, for the second session...
No, no, no! It has started to rain again here at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. The groundsmen are quick to get the covers on. Also, the umpires call for LUNCH.
Game stopped due to : Rain Stoppage
Much fuller, on off, Tom Latham pushes it to mid off.
Length, just outside off, Tom Latham looks to block it but misses.
Back of a length, on off, Tom Latham punches it to cover.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 10 overs : 17/1
K Williamson13 (31)
T Latham1 (28)
J Seales5-0-11-0
Much fuller, on off, Kane Williamson blocks it to mid off.
Back of a length, on off, Kane Williamson blocks it to cover.
On a length, down leg, Tom Latham looks to flick it but the ball clips his pads and rolls fine. They collect a leg bye.
Length, on off, and it bounces a bit extra. Tom Latham fends it to the gully fielder.
Hard length, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
A bit fuller, outside off, Kane Williamson drives it through covers for three runs.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 9 overs : 13/1
K Williamson10 (28)
T Latham1 (25)
K Roach5-3-4-1
On a length, on leg, Kane Williamson tucks it to backward square leg for a single.
Hard length, on off, Kane Williamson blocks it back to the bowler.
Too full, on leg, Kane Williamson defends it to mid on.
Much fuller, on off, Kane Williamson fends it back to the bowler.
Back of a length, on middle and leg, Kane Williamson looks to block it but wears it on his pads. A loud appeal but turned down. Roston Chase goes upstairs to have a check. Ultra Edge shows no spike and Ball Tracking shows that it was just missing the top of leg. The onfield decision stands NOT OUT.
Much fuller, on leg, Kane Williamson looks to block it but edges it to the fielder at slips. Luckily for Kane Williamson, it doesn't carry.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 8 overs : 12/1
T Latham1 (25)
K Williamson9 (22)
J Seales4-0-8-0
Short, just outside off, Tom Latham shoulders arms at it.
Back of a length, on off, Kane Williamson punches it to cover.
Good length, on off, Kane Williamson blocks it to the gully fielder.
Slower one, outside off, Kane Williamson leaves it alone.
Short, on off, Kane Williamson leaves it alone.
Short and wide, Kane Williamson leaves the harmless delivery.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 7 overs : 11/1
T Latham1 (24)
K Williamson8 (17)
K Roach4-3-3-1
Short, outside off, Tom Latham shoulders arms.
Back of a length, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
On a length, on off, Tom Latham fends it back to the bowler.
A bit fuller, down leg, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
Hard length, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
On a length, outside off, Tom Latham leaves the harmless delivery.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 6 overs : 11/1
K Williamson8 (17)
T Latham1 (18)
J Seales3-0-7-0
Past the edge! A bit fuller, just outside off, Kane Williamson tries to block it but gets beaten.
Short and wide, Kane Williamson leaves again.
Slower one, outside off, Kane Williamson shoulders arms. No ball called for overstepping.
On a length, down leg, Kane Williamson looks to flick it but misses.
Back of a length, outside off, Kane Williamson fends it through backward point for a brace.
On a length, outside off, Kane Williamson leaves it alone.
Much fuller, on off, Kane Williamson blocks it to the fielder at gully.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 5 overs : 8/1
T Latham1 (18)
K Williamson6 (10)
K Roach3-2-3-1
Hard length, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it again.
Another one outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
Back of a length, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
On a length, on off, Tom Latham punches it to cover.
Length, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
Back of a length, outside off, Kane Williamson punches it through covers. The fielder has a long chase to do as the batters collect three runs.
Runs Scored 3 Runs
Score after 4 overs : 5/1
T Latham1 (13)
K Williamson3 (9)
J Seales2-0-4-0
Another one outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
Similar to the last delivery, Tom Latham shoulders arms again.
Back of a length, outside off, Tom Latham shoulders arms at it.
We are set to start after a long rain delay. The umpires and the players are out in the middle. Kane Williamson and Tom Latham will resume their innings. Jayden Seales will complete his over. Let's go...
Update 11.23 pm GMT - Good news! It has stopped raining and the covers are slowly coming off. The groundsmen are clearing the water from the covers. Let's hope the play starts soon.
Update 10.56 pm GMT - No new updates. The covers remain in place and it’s still raining in Christchurch.
Update 10.20 pm GMT - It has started to rain here at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch. The groundsmen are quick to put the covers on. Let's hope it's just a passing shower and the game resumes soon. Stay tuned...
Game stopped due to : Wet Ground Condition
Game stopped due to : Rain Stoppage
On a length, angling in, Tom Latham blocks it back to the bowler.
Keeps it full, on off, Kane Williamson drives it through covers for three runs.
On a length, on off, Kane Williamson blocks it to mid off.
Runs Scored 0 Runs
Score after 3 overs : 2/1
T Latham1 (9)
K Williamson0 (7)
K Roach2-2-0-1
Length, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
Much fuller, on off, Tom Latham looks to block it but miscues it to the point fielder. Dot.
Length again, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
Hard length, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
Slower one, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
Short and wide, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 2 overs : 2/1
K Williamson0 (7)
T Latham1 (3)
J Seales1-0-1-0
Hard length, outside off, shaping away. Kane Williamson looks to block it but misses.
Short and wide, Kane Williamson leaves the harmless delivery.
Too full, on off, Kane Williamson pushes it to point.
Back of a length, outside off, Kane Williamson leaves it alone.
Keeps it full, on leg, Tom Latham flicks it fine for a single.
Down the leg side, Tom Latham looks to flick it but misses.
Jayden Seales to share the attack.
Runs Scored 1 Runs
Score after 1 overs : 1/1
K Williamson0 (3)
T Latham0 (1)
K Roach1-1-0-1
Back of a length, down leg, Kane Williamson looks to block it but wears it on his pads. A stifled appeal but turned down.
Much fuller, on leg, Kane Williamson fends it back to the bowler.
Hard length, outside off, Kane Williamson leaves it alone.
Kane Williamson walks in.
OUT! TAKEN! That is superb stuff from Kemar Roach. On a length, just outside off, shaping away a touch. Devon Conway tries to block it but gets a thick edge. Justin Greaves at second slip dives to his right and takes a magnificent catch.
Length, outside off, shaping away. Devon Conway leaves it alone.
Back of a length, on down leg, Tom Latham looks to flick it but the ball hits his pads and rolls towards square leg. They collect a leg bye.
We are done with the pre-match formalities. West Indies players take their respective field positions. The umpires make their way out in the middle. Devon Conway and Tom Latham open up for New Zealand. Kemar Roach has the new ball in hand. Let's go...
We are all set for the action to begin. Both sides stride out in the middle and line up for their respective national anthem. It will be the West Indies national anthem first, followed by that of New Zealand.
Tom Latham, the skipper of New Zealand, says that they would have bowled as well. He says that they have a good side and they will look to score runs. Adds that it is an exciting opportunity for everyone and they will give their best.
Roston Chase, the skipper of West Indies, says that they will bowl first as the conditions are a bit overcast. Adds that they had earnings from the T20I's they played and hopefully they will improve in this test series.
New Zealand (Playing XI) - Tom Latham (C), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Tom Blundell (WK), Michael Bracewell, Nathan Smith, Zakary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy.
West Indies (Playing XI) - Tagenarine Chanderpaul, John Campbell, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope, Roston Chase (C), Justin Greaves, Tevin Imlach (WK), Kemar Roach, Johann Layne, Jayden Seales, Ojay Shields.
TOSS - West Indies have won the toss and will BOWL first.
Conditions here usually favor the seamers early on, promising an exciting contest between bat and ball. With New Zealand aiming to start their WTC journey with a win and the West Indies looking to prove their resilience away from home, the stage is perfectly set. Sit back and enjoy as Test cricket returns to the beautiful Hagley Oval. Toss and team news in a bit...
For the visitors, the challenge is significant as they are missing their premier fast bowlers, Alzarri and Shamar Joseph. They will rely heavily on the returning veteran Kemar Roach and the in-form Jayden Seales to exploit the swinging conditions. Their batting lineup, featuring Shai Hope and John Campbell who recently scored centuries in India, must show grit and patience to handle the moving ball against the Kiwi pacers.
The Blackcaps have received a major boost with the return of captain Tom Latham, the prolific Kane Williamson, and the consistent Daryl Mitchell to the squad. While injuries have ruled out a few key bowlers like Kyle Jamieson, the attack remains dangerous with Matt Henry leading the line alongside fresh talents like Nathan Smith and local favorite Zak Foulkes. The management faces a few tough selection calls, particularly choosing between Devon Conway and Will Young at the top of the order.
Welcome to Hagley Oval in Christchurch for the opening match of this three-Test series! New Zealand is finally kicking off their World Test Championship 2025-27 campaign, looking to translate their recent white-ball success against England and the Windies into the longest format. On the other hand, the West Indies have had a challenging few months with tough losses in Australia and India, but they will be eager to adapt to these conditions and put up a strong fight in this fresh cycle.
... MATCH DAY ...
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Commentary
So, that concludes a proper Test match. A thoroughly enjoyable five days of Test cricket come to an end. The three-Test series starts with a draw. Join us on the 10th of this month for the second match. It begins at 10 pm GMT (the previous day). You can join us earlier for the build up. Till then, bye-bye.
West Indies skipper, Roston Chase is happy to secure their first points on the board, which he considered a good feeling despite not achieving a win. He described Justin Greaves' effort as Herculean and voiced his pride for him, noting that he has played with Greaves for years. Chase states that he was really happy for Kemar Roach, who came back strongly. He admitted that after the Tea interval, he thought they could have pushed for a win, but the batters were not keen on it. Feels very proud of the boys overall. He praises Hope for carrying great form from the Indian tour, recognizing him as a great player in ODIs and T20Is who has now shown his class in red-ball cricket. Chase believes the result will instill confidence going into the second match.
Tom Latham, the skipper of New Zealand, says it was the match that had it all, noting that his team had put themselves in a position to win before the contest went down to the final hour with all three results possible. He expressed disappointment that they were unable to secure the final wickets or capitalize on the opportunities presented. Latham acknowledged the unfortunate circumstance of two pacers going down to injury, but praised the rest of the attack for stepping up, specifically mentioning that Jacob Duffy and Zakary Foulkes never complained and bowled exceptionally well, alongside Michael Bracewell, who delivered over 50 overs. States the West Indies played incredibly well. Regarding the DRS, he emphasized the importance of having reviews remaining at the end, though recognizing it as a point of learning. Mentions that the bowlers would be resting for the next few days and that the team would look for replacements for the injured players in preparation for the next match. Latham expresses pleasure in getting runs himself and spending time at the crease, and lauds Rachin Ravindra's beautiful batting performance.
Justin Greaves wins the PLAYER OF THE MATCH AWARD. Greaves states that being there at the end was important. He described it as a special day for both himself and the team. Tells that to come to the venue, bat all day, and achieve a positive result after losing Shai Hope was significant. Greaves mentioned they had initially been aiming for a win, but as the senior player, he followed Kemar Roach's advice. He also noted that the coaches had instructed him to stay in once he was settled, and that Rachin Ravindra's performance demonstrated the quality of the pitch, which they then used as a guide. Greaves shares that it was a good day overall and was ecstatic to be a part of history. The team's original plan was to get into the final session needing 100 runs with a few wickets in hand, and he concluded that they performed well in the end. Greaves ends by applauding Kemar Roach as legendary, saying Roach had inspired him since he joined the team, and expressed happiness that Roach was back after missing the last couple of series.
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Kemar Roach survived twice on 53, where an lbw and a caught behind decision were given not out, and New Zealand were out of reviews. Justin Greaves also survived a run out chance. But more than luck it was about hard work and West Indies were rewarded with a Draw. Before the final session of Day 5, West Indies pushed really hard for the win and they were in a great position but batting for more than 5 hours, it took a toll on both the batters and West Indies settled with a draw.
On a thrilling final day, the West Indies refused to surrender, turning a massive run chase into a nail-biting drama. While the heroic Shai Hope fell for 140 and Tevin Imlach followed quickly in the morning, Justin Greaves stood firm to keep the dream alive. Greaves marched on to score a brilliant 150, finding an unexpected ally in veteran Kemar Roach, who chipped in with a crucial fifty. The pair frustrated the New Zealand bowlers by surviving the entire afternoon session without losing a wicket, punishing dropped catches and brave bowling.
At the start of Day 4, New Zealand continued to bat and ended their innings at 466/8. It was effectively a declaration due to injuries to Tom Blundell and Nathan Smith, setting a daunting lead of 530. Chasing a mammoth target of 531, the West Indies crumbled after a steady start, losing four quick wickets in the post-lunch session. Jacob Duffy was the wrecking ball with a double strike, supported by Henry and Bracewell, leaving the visitors reeling. Later, a defiant 140-run partnership between centurion Shai Hope and Justin Greaves halted the collapse. Both batted the entire final session without losing a wicket, setting the stage for an exciting finish on the final day.
Day 3 turned into a nightmare for the West Indies and a dream for the Kiwis. Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra combined for a monumental partnership that crushed the visitors' spirits. Latham played with surgical precision to reach his 14th century, while Ravindra punished the bowlers after his early reprieves, blazing his way to a massive 176. The duo put on 279 runs together, rendering the West Indies attack harmless. By the time stumps were drawn, New Zealand had amassed a gigantic lead of 481 runs, leaving the West Indies hoping for a declaration rather than another day in the field.
The momentum seemed to swing wildly on Day 2. The West Indies' reply started disastrously with John Campbell falling to the very first ball he faced. Matt Henry was lethal, reducing the visitors to 10/2 before Shai Hope and Tagenarine Chanderpaul showed immense grit to stabilize the innings. However, by the time Day 3 arrived, the narrative had shifted entirely in New Zealand's favor during their second innings. After a few early wobbles where Conway and Williamson fell, the West Indies' discipline evaporated, and the fielders let chances slip through their fingers, dropping Rachin Ravindra twice early in his innings.
What a game of cricket we have witnessed here at Hagley Oval! It began as a battle for survival under cloudy skies. After winning the toss, the West Indies unleashed their bowlers, capitalizing on the conditions immediately as Kemar Roach sent Devon Conway back for a duck. While Kane Williamson and Tom Latham tried to steady the ship, the West Indies bowlers, led by Justin Greaves and Ojay Shields, chipped away consistently. New Zealand suffered a middle-order collapse, sliding from a comfortable position to a precarious one. However, some late-order resistance dragged their first innings total to 231, a score that looked modest but competitive one.
Phew! What a final day it was! No one saw it would be scripted like this. But before we recap the game, an appreciation for the Kiwi bowling department as well. They were handicapped coming into the final innings. They missed Tom Blundell, Matt Henry and Nathan Smith due to different injuries. Matt Henry and Nathan Smith, who could have been so valuable on the final day, defending more than 500, couldn't help the team and Tom Latham had to rely on the available options to get a result.
Courage, determination and strength! These are the words that could perfectly describe the innings from Justin Greaves and Kemar Roach. A phenomenal marathon effort from these two. Kemar Roach and Justin Greaves walk off the field, and Roach gives way for Greaves to lead the way. Even a player like Kemar Roach knows how important Greaves's innings was. Justin Greaves 202(388), Kemar Roach 58(233). This will be remembered forever and will go down as one of the great efforts to save the match.
Floats it full and around off, Greaves stays back and defends it out. Handshakes between Justin Greaves and Tom Latham. It ends in a Draw.
Flat and turning away, outside off, Greaves taps with soft hands to point.
Pushes it full and around off, Greaves leans and blocks it out.
Runs Scored 5 Runs
Score after 163 overs : 457/6
J Greaves202 (385)
K Roach58 (233)
J Duffy43-10-122-3
Short in length and on middle, Greaves tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.
FOUR! THERE IT IS! Double-century for Justin Greaves! Cometh the hour, cometh the man. A marathon effort! A match-saving effort from Greaves! Overpitched, outside off, Greaves lofts it over point, off the slice and it races to the fence. Good to see he has the legs to celebrate the milestone.
Good length ball, around off, Greaves drops it to cover and thinks for a single but is sent back.
Closer to the off pole, shapes away just a touch. Justin Greaves covers his stumps and lets it go.
Slides it well down the leg side. Greaves tries to whip it away but misses it.
On a length and outside off, Justin Greaves shoulders arms to it.
Runs Scored 2 Runs
Score after 162 overs : 452/6
K Roach58 (233)
J Greaves197 (379)
Z Foulkes33-6-80-1
An inswinger, around off and on a length. Kemar Roach nudges it to square leg for a couple of runs. Greaves has put everything in that second run.
Shorter and going down again, Kemar Roach shoulders arms.
Swings away sharply, past the pads and to the left of the keeper, left alone by Roach.
Bangs it short and on middle and leg, Kemar Roach ducks under it.
A length ball, around off, shapes in sharply. Kemar Roach defends with a straight bat.
Swings back in a length ball on middle, Kemar Roach hops and nudges it to mid-wicket.
Zakary Foulkes to steam in from the other end.
Runs Scored 4 Runs
Score after 161 overs : 450/6
J Greaves197 (379)
K Roach56 (227)
J Duffy42-10-117-3
This is full and around off, Greaves defends on the deck.