- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR31.3 there is the breakthrough, soon after lunch, it is another short ball that does it, Brathwaite tries to ride the bounce, he hops, but only ends up half-steering, half-fending it straight to gully 77/216.3 Wagner decides to drop this one short as Powell, who looks to have lost some concentration, goes for the ramp, with the ball getting a feather-like edge off the surface of the bat to carry behind to the keeper. First wicket down for the West Indies, and Wagner is over the moon 41/133.4 New Zealand think there is a nick through to the keeper here. Edwards withdrew his bat from the line of another one straightening late outside off stump, but there was a sound as ball passed bat. New Zealand review after umpire Llong remains unmoved. Faintly registers on Snicko, though there does not seem to be anything on HotSpot, but the sound and Snicko combine to have Edwards sent back 78/334.2 atrocious stroke from Samuels at this stage of the game, he's flayed this length delivery without moving his feet, and the thick edge has flown to gully, where Williamson has held on second attempt 82/436.6 oh dear, another one down, West Indies are managing to collapse even on this slow pitch, Deonarine has tried to work this length delivery square to the leg side, but missed it, and is caught in front of middle, umpire Gould gives it out, West Indies review, ball tracker shows it just clipping top of leg, that is all New Zealand need 86/586.5 full and just outside off as Ramdin gets his bat down on it, and it looks as if the ball hit the edge and flew to first slip, who takes it on his second attempt. The umpire checks in with the square leg umpire, before deciding to go upstairs. The NZ fielders are positively adamant they have their man. Replays show that the ball indeed hit the ball and went full to the keeper. Ramdin is out after posting a fine 107. This wicket should definitely bolster NZ hopes. 286/695.4 Southee does it early in the morning, the outswinger has been coming out superbly for him, this is close enough to off for Sammy to play at it, but it also kicks from a good length, and moves away to take a thin edge through to the keeper 296/7100.3 beauty, Boult hits top of off stump with a good length delivery that barely holds its line, just enough to beat Narine's defensive push 307/8105.3 and as quickly as it began it comes to an abrupt end as Permaul, looking for quick runs, edges a full delivery outside off to second slip, with two-metre Peter completing the catch to his right 332/9116.2 and with just a few minutes to lunch Best, going for yet another heave through midwicket, goes early through his shot as this ball is delivered at 78 kph. Watling ends up taking a fine catch off the deflection to end the session a little early 367/10Extras9 (b 2, lb 6, w 1)TOTAL367 all out (116.2 Overs, RR: 3.15, 504 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Kieran Powell, 16.3 ov), 2-77 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 31.3 ov), 3-78 (Kirk Edwards, 33.4 ov), 4-82 (Marlon Samuels, 34.2 ov), 5-86 (Narsingh Deonarine, 36.6 ov), 6-286 (Denesh Ramdin, 86.5 ov), 7-296 (Daren Sammy, 95.4 ov), 8-307 (Sunil Narine, 100.3 ov), 9-332 (Veerasammy Permaul, 105.3 ov), 10-367 (Tino Best, 116.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TA Boult 26 2 84 1 3.23 1 0 TG Southee 28 3 79 4 2.82 0 0 N Wagner 21 4 67 1 3.19 0 0 CJ Anderson 19 3 47 3 2.47 0 0 KS Williamson 5 0 17 0 3.40 0 0 IS Sodhi 17.2 0 65 1 3.75 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR21.3 this one is heading down the leg side as Fulton, looking to keep this down, ends up flicking this uppishly to Darren Sammy, at leg slip, who is able to take a high reflext catch. What reaction times from the West Indian captain 43/25.2 Sammy's produced the breakthrough, Rutherford's tried a powerful drive again, but he's hit it straight back to the captain, who bends in his followthrough to take a low catch, they check replays, but Sammy's absolutely fine 18/155.3 full and outside off as Williamson presses a long way forward to defend this. The ball turns in and is hit in line, with Narine going up for the appeal. The umpire has a think before giving it out. Williamson immediately reviews the decision, and replays show that it was indeed clipping the leg stump. Williamson goes for a well-played 58 off 148 balls. 138/3108.2 Taylor is out, only for the second time in the series, seven runs short of 500, as he cuts a short and wide ball in the air and straight into the hands of third man 306/771.1 Sammy is in unbelievable catching form, and the ball is following him, McCullum's made room and hacked a cut at this huge offbreak, and the thick edge has rocketed high to slip, where Sammy's tall frame and bucket hands stop it as if is the easiest thing to do, poor stroke from McCullum, given the ball had spun and bounced in on middle 174/488.2 and Permaul strikes against the run-of-play as Anderson looks for the heave through midwicket, but hits it square as Deonarine, at deep square leg, takes a low catch to dismiss the left-hander. That one seemingly came out of the blue as New Zealand are now five down 224/5100.6 Sammy strikes with the second new ball, full, widish, Watling attacks it, it swings away a tad and takes a thick edge through to the keeper 269/6109.3 that looks close, and is given immediately, Southee caught half forward to an offbreak, rapped on the knee roll, replays show that hitting middle and off, and it is umpire's call for point of impact, just on the line of off, and Southee has to go after the review 317/8113.2 deceives Sodhi with one pitched outside off that turns in quite a bit as Sodhi plays outside the line, and gets bowled through the gate. Nine down now as West Indies look to contain New Zealand under their first-innings total. And that's a five-for for Narine 332/9117.3 goes for another wild slog through midwicket as Narine gets his sixth wicket, with Edwards taking a safe catch at mid-off 349/10Extras18 (b 6, lb 8, nb 4)TOTAL349 all out (117.3 Overs, RR: 2.97, 456 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Hamish Rutherford, 5.2 ov), 2-43 (Peter Fulton, 21.3 ov), 3-138 (Kane Williamson, 55.3 ov), 4-174 (Brendon McCullum, 71.1 ov), 5-224 (Corey Anderson, 88.2 ov), 6-269 (BJ Watling, 100.6 ov), 7-306 (Ross Taylor, 108.2 ov), 8-317 (Tim Southee, 109.3 ov), 9-332 (Ish Sodhi, 113.2 ov), 10-349 (Neil Wagner, 117.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TL Best 14 1 63 1 4.50 0 1 DJG Sammy 23 8 69 2 3.00 0 2 V Permaul 35 6 103 1 2.94 0 0 SP Narine 42.3 17 91 6 2.14 0 1 N Deonarine 3 0 9 0 3.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.1 right through him, Boult's inswing has started to work its charm again, Brathwaite drives at a full delivery, nothing more than half forward he is, and leaves a big gap between bat and pad for the ball to move in and strike off 12/18.1 oh dear, what a way to add to all the trouble your team is in, Edwards has managed to tickle a good length ball down the leg side, and Watling dives to take it gleefully, umpire Llong gives it after confirming with umpire Gould if it carried, and HotSpot confirms the inside edge 13/34.6 super catch, and Boult has two in an over, pitched up delivery, angled in, then holding its line, Powell pushes from the crease, thick edge flies very low to third slip's left, Southee's the man, snaps it up for his new-ball partner 12/216.3 another one goes, Anderson gets the line right, standard left-armer's good length ball, couple of feet outside off, Samuels pokes absolutely needlessly from the crease, and nicks it through to the keeper 40/417.5 and NZ get the Big Kahuna as Chanderpaul once again edges to the slips, and on the third time they are not going to make a mistake as Kane Williamson, at second slip, takes a blinder low to his right to remove the doughty left-hander 46/525.2 and New Zealand strike again as Wagner gets Deonarine to edge this behind to Ross Taylor at first slip, which leaves West Indies now six down, and the tail has opened up 75/628.5 fuller length ball which looks in line of the stumps as Boult thuds this into Ramdin's front foot. There doesn't look to be any bat on it, with HotSpot not showing any edge off the bat. This could be overturned here. And replays confirm that this was indeed hitting the wicket, and would you believe it, West Indies are now seven down, as the first-innings hero has to return back to the pavilion for 18 91/731.1 Southee gets this full just outside off as Sammy is forced to play a shot, with the ball getting a thick outside edge on its way to the keeper, who takes a safe catch. Southee moves to 99 Test wickets and West Indies are in real deep doo doo with eight down 103/831.3 full and on the stumps and I can not believe it myself as Permaul reluctantly walks off, and Southee has to wait just one more delivery before he gets to his 100 Test wickets. Another full delivery on middle which Permaul plays all around of. West Indies are now nine down, with Best to come in to, well, do his best... 103/931.5 slips in one on a good length on the pads as Best fails to get a bat on it. The umpire thinks about it and then raises the finger, much to the jubilation of the NZ fielders. Best calls for the review and replays show that this one is indeed hitting the leg stump, and Best is on his way. 103/10Extras12 (lb 12)TOTAL103 all out (31.5 Overs, RR: 3.23, 156 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 4.1 ov), 2-12 (Kieran Powell, 4.6 ov), 3-13 (Kirk Edwards, 8.1 ov), 4-40 (Marlon Samuels, 16.3 ov), 5-46 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 17.5 ov), 6-75 (Narsingh Deonarine, 25.2 ov), 7-91 (Denesh Ramdin, 28.5 ov), 8-103 (Daren Sammy, 31.1 ov), 9-103 (Veerasammy Permaul, 31.3 ov), 10-103 (Tino Best, 31.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TA Boult 10 4 23 4 2.30 0 0 TG Southee 8.5 5 12 3 1.35 0 0 CJ Anderson 6 0 22 1 3.66 0 0 N Wagner 7 1 34 2 4.85 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR12.4 and just like that Sammy claims the first wicket of the morning as Fulton lazily hits this right back to Sammy, at a height which allows the captain to pluck it comfortably. Fulton goes for 10, but seems to be a case of being a little bit too late for the West Indies 33/137.6 and Williamson's fine innings come to an end as he is bowled by a short ball which kept lower than he expected. Wish I could provide you a greater visual, but we are doing this second-hand 116/2Extras8 (b 7, nb 1)TOTAL124/2 (40.4 Overs, RR: 3.04, 164 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Peter Fulton, 12.4 ov), 2-116 (Kane Williamson, 37.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TL Best 7 3 22 0 3.14 0 0 SP Narine 16 6 39 0 2.43 0 0 DJG Sammy 9 3 21 1 2.33 0 1 V Permaul 7 1 29 1 4.14 0 0 N Deonarine 1.4 0 6 0 3.60 0 0
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- Thu, 19 Dec - day 1 - West Indies 1st innings 289/6 (S Chanderpaul 94*, DJG Sammy 0*, 90 ov)
- Fri, 20 Dec - day 2 - New Zealand 1st innings 156/3 (LRPL Taylor 56*, BB McCullum 11*, 64 ov)
- Sat, 21 Dec - day 3 - New Zealand 2nd innings 6/0 (PG Fulton 4*, HD Rutherford 0*, 2 ov)
- Sun, 22 Dec - day 4 - New Zealand 2nd innings 124/2 (40.4 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Drinks: New Zealand - 37/1 in 18.0 overs (HD Rutherford 24, KS Williamson 0)
- Over 19.1: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - HD Rutherford (Upheld)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 20.6 overs (127 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 111 balls (HD Rutherford 9, KS Williamson 39, Ex 4)
- Lunch: New Zealand - 89/1 in 32.0 overs (HD Rutherford 33, KS Williamson 39)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 34.4 overs (209 balls), Extras 8
- KS Williamson: 50 off 74 balls (8 x 4)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 198/4 in 81.0 overs (LRPL Taylor 74, CJ Anderson 19)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 81.6 overs (494 balls), Extras 14
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 102 balls (LRPL Taylor 9, CJ Anderson 39, Ex 2)
- Lunch: New Zealand - 249/5 in 98.0 overs (LRPL Taylor 89, BJ Watling 14)
- New Ball Taken: New Zealand 249/5 after 98.1 overs (LRPL Taylor 89, BJ Watling 14)
- New Zealand: 250 runs in 98.3 overs (594 balls), Extras 16
- Reviews used before 80th over: New Zealand 1 (0 successful, 1 unsuccessful); West Indies 1 (0 successful, 1 unsuccessful)
- LRPL Taylor: 100 off 239 balls (14 x 4)
- Over 105.6: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - TG Southee (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 300 runs in 107.1 overs (647 balls), Extras 18
- Drinks: New Zealand - 317/8 in 109.3 overs (IS Sodhi 0)
- Over 109.3: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - TG Southee (Struck down)
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 349/10 in 117.3 overs (TA Boult 1)
- West Indies 2nd innings
- Drinks: West Indies - 40/4 in 16.3 overs (S Chanderpaul 16)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 19.3 overs (117 balls), Extras 8
- Over 28.5: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - D Ramdin (Upheld)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 30.2 overs (182 balls), Extras 12
- Over 31.2: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - V Permaul (Upheld)
- Innings Break: West Indies - 103/10 in 31.5 overs (SP Narine 0)
- Over 31.5: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - TL Best (Struck down)
- Tea: West Indies - 0/0
- New Zealand 2nd innings
- End Of Day: New Zealand - 6/0 in 2.0 overs (PG Fulton 4, HD Rutherford 0)
- West Indies: 300 runs in 97.1 overs (583 balls), Extras 9
- S Chanderpaul: 100 off 188 balls (11 x 4)
- Drinks: West Indies - 322/8 in 105.0 overs (S Chanderpaul 112, V Permaul 10)
- West Indies: 350 runs in 110.3 overs (663 balls), Extras 9
- New Zealand 1st innings
- Drinks: New Zealand - 36/1 in 14.0 overs (PG Fulton 6, KS Williamson 14)
- Over 23.1: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - LRPL Taylor (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 24.2 overs (148 balls), Extras 6
- Tea: New Zealand - 76/2 in 31.0 overs (KS Williamson 34, LRPL Taylor 15)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls (KS Williamson 23, LRPL Taylor 27, Ex 0)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 39.3 overs (239 balls), Extras 6
- KS Williamson: 50 off 116 balls (4 x 4)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 129/2 in 47.0 overs (KS Williamson 56, LRPL Taylor 45)
- LRPL Taylor: 50 off 102 balls (8 x 4)
- Over 55.3: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - KS Williamson (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 59.5 overs (361 balls), Extras 7
- End Of Day: New Zealand - 156/3 in 64.0 overs (LRPL Taylor 56, BB McCullum 11)
- Lunch: New Zealand - 0/0
- West Indies 1st innings
- Drinks: West Indies - 31/0 in 14.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 8, KOA Powell 22)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 22.2 overs (134 balls), Extras 1
- Lunch: West Indies - 71/1 in 29.0 overs (KC Brathwaite 41, KA Edwards 3)
- Drinks: West Indies - 96/5 in 41.0 overs (S Chanderpaul 9, D Ramdin 7)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 42.5 overs (257 balls), Extras 1
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (S Chanderpaul 20, D Ramdin 28, Ex 2)
- Over 33.4: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - KA Edwards (Upheld)
- Over 36.6: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - N Deonarine (Struck down)
- Tea: West Indies - 142/5 in 55.0 overs (S Chanderpaul 30, D Ramdin 30)
- West Indies: 150 runs in 57.2 overs (344 balls), Extras 3
- D Ramdin: 50 off 84 balls (9 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 198 balls (S Chanderpaul 41, D Ramdin 57, Ex 2)
- S Chanderpaul: 50 off 108 balls (5 x 4)
- West Indies: 200 runs in 72.6 overs (438 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: West Indies - 205/5 in 74.0 overs (S Chanderpaul 60, D Ramdin 63)
- 6th Wicket: 150 runs in 252 balls (S Chanderpaul 69, D Ramdin 79, Ex 2)
- New Ball Taken: West Indies 242/5 after 80.1 overs (S Chanderpaul 76, D Ramdin 84)
- Reviews used before 80th over: West Indies 1 (0 successful, 1 unsuccessful); New Zealand 2 (1 successful, 0 unsuccessful)
- West Indies: 250 runs in 80.2 overs (482 balls), Extras 3
- D Ramdin: 100 off 141 balls (18 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 200 runs in 297 balls (S Chanderpaul 87, D Ramdin 107, Ex 6)
- End Of Day: West Indies - 289/6 in 90.0 overs (S Chanderpaul 94, DJG Sammy 0)
Match Coverage
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