Hope holds firm as West Indies drag New Zealand into fifth-day battle
A four-day defeat loomed until Greaves and Hope dug in to give West Indies some hope against New Zealand's tired attack
01/12Stumps
1st Test, West Indies tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Dec 2-6 2025
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
231 & 466/8d -
![West Indies]( "West Indies")
167 & 212/4 * (74 ov, target 531)
Current Run Rate
CRR
2.86
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
18/0 (1.8)
01/12Stumps
1st Test, West Indies tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Dec 2-6 2025
-
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
231 & 466/8d -
![West Indies]( "West Indies")
167 & 212/4 * (74 ov, target 531)
Current Run Rate
CRR
2.86
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
18/0 (1.8)
Day 4
Day 3
Ravindra 176, Latham 145 drive New Zealand into complete control
Dropped catches haunt West Indies as New Zealand take a 481-run lead on third day
Day 2
New Zealand in front after Duffy's five-for wrecks West Indies
Shai Hope and Tagenarine Chanderpaul scored fifties, but no other batter made a big contribution as West Indies fell 64 behind in the first-innings exchanges
Day 1
West Indies quicks make merry but Williamson, Bracewell ensure even day
After choosing to bowl, West Indies picked up nine wickets on a rain-affected day
Others
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New Zealand start WTC cycle as favourites against patchwork West Indies
History is against West Indies - they last won a Test in NZ in 1995 - and they have more questions than answers when it comes to their playing XI