- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras11 (b 1, lb 3, nb 6, w 1)TOTAL346/5d (96 Overs, RR: 3.6)Fall of wickets: 1-130 (John Campbell, 35.2 ov), 2-207 (Tagenarine Chanderpaul, 61.6 ov), 3-251 (Brandon King, 70.3 ov), 4-278 (Alick Athanaze, 79.2 ov), 5-346 (Tevin Imlach, 95.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Samrath Singh 6 1 26 0 4.33 0 6 TC O'Connor 12 2 31 1 2.58 0 0 CB Paul 9 3 26 0 2.88 1 0 TJ Hart 12 3 28 1 2.33 0 0 Raunaq Kapur 18 3 65 0 3.61 0 0 JR Lennox 22 1 82 1 3.72 0 0 Rahman Hekmat 17 0 84 1 4.94 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras10 (lb 5, nb 4, w 1)TOTAL264 all out (73.4 Overs, RR: 3.58)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Scott Janett, 2.6 ov), 2-4 (Jesse Frew, 3.5 ov), 3-45 (Sam Cassidy, 11.4 ov), 4-171 (Muhammad Abbas, 44.2 ov), 5-171 (Marco William Alpe, 44.6 ov), 6-217 (Cameron Paul, 55.3 ov), 7-233 (Thomas O'Connor, 63.5 ov), 8-250 (Jayden Lennox, 68.1 ov), 9-250 (Rahman Hekmat, 68.3 ov), 10-264 (Raunaq Kapur, 73.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KAJ Roach 10 0 55 1 5.5 0 1 A Phillip 9 1 27 1 3 1 0 J Layne 9 1 33 3 3.66 0 0 O Shields 8 1 14 0 1.75 0 1 JA Warrican 17 4 45 2 2.64 0 1 JP Greaves 3.1 0 13 0 4.1 0 0 RL Chase 10.5 1 40 1 3.69 0 0 KAR Hodge 6.4 0 32 2 4.8 0 1
Match Details
Players per side
13(11batting, 11 fielding)
Toss
West Indians , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
26,27,28 November 2025 (3-day match)
Umpires
Close of Play
- Wed, 26 Nov - day 1 - West Indians 1st innings 346/5 (KAR Hodge 55*, 96 ov)
- Thu, 27 Nov - day 2 - New Zealand XI 1st innings 264 (73.4 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- New Zealand XI First Innings:
- Rain (11:27): New Zealand XI Men - 9/2 in 5.2 overs, Sam Cassidy 0 (3), Muhammad Abbas 4 (7)
- Lunch (12:30 to 13:07): New Zealand XI Men - 9/2 in 5.2 overs, Sam Cassidy 0 (3), Muhammad Abbas 4 (7)
- End of Session 1: 9 runs, 3 wickets
- Play to resume at 13:10
- Revised session times for Day 2- Session 2: 1.10-3.25 Session 3 3.45-6.00. 76 overs to be bowled in the day
- New Zealand XI Men: 50 runs in 15.0 overs, 71 minutes, 1 extras
- Drinks (14:16 to 14:20): New Zealand XI Men - 65/3 in 20.0 overs, Cam Paul 15 (26), Muhammad Abbas 17 (44)
- Partnership: 50 runs for 4th wicket in 98 balls, Cam Paul 35 (52), Muhammad Abbas 27 (66), Extras 1
- New Zealand XI Men: 100 runs in 30.0 overs, 128 minutes, 3 extras
- Cam Paul: 54 in 75 balls, 96 minutes, (7*4 , 2*6)
- Muhammad Abbas: 50 in 92 balls, 142 minutes, (6*4 , 0*6)
- Tea (15:25 to 15:45): New Zealand XI Men - 144/3 in 38.0 overs, Muhammad Abbas 51 (101), Cam Paul 58 (78)
- End of Session 2: 135 runs, 1 wicket
- Play to resume at 15:45
- Partnership: 100 runs for 4th wicket in 162 balls, Cam Paul 60 (81), Muhammad Abbas 51 (101), Extras 2
- New Zealand XI Men: 150 runs in 39.4 overs, 165 minutes, 3 extras
- Johann Layne: 3 wickets (6.0-0-21-3)
- New Zealand XI Men: 200 runs in 50.5 overs, 208 minutes, 7 extras
- Drinks (16:45 to 16:48): New Zealand XI Men - 208/5 in 53.1 overs, Cam Paul 91 (128), Thomas O'Connor 17 (23)
- Justin Greaves injured after 53.1 overs. Over completed by Roston Chase
- New Zealand XI Men: 250 runs in 68.0 overs, 271 minutes, 10 extras
- End of match (18:00): New Zealand XI Men - 264/10 in 73.4 overs, Raunaq Kapur 19 (32), Toby Hart 7 (14)
- End of Session 3: 120 runs, 7 wickets
- End of Day 2: 264 runs, 11 wickets
- West Indians 1st innings:
- 1st wicket: 50 runs in 80 balls, John Campbell 24 (44), Tagenarine Chanderpaul 22 (36), Extras 4
- West Indians: 50 runs in 13.0 overs, 56 minutes, 4 extras
- Drinks (12:01 to 12:06): West Indians - 54/0 in 14.0 overs, John Campbell 28 (50), Tagenarine Chanderpaul 22 (36)
- John Campbell: 50 in 68 balls, 112 minutes, (6*4 , 1*6)
- 1st wicket: 100 runs in 167 balls, John Campbell 59 (80), Tagenarine Chanderpaul 33 (87), Extras 8
- West Indians: 100 runs in 26.5 overs, 115 minutes, 8 extras
- Lunch (13:02 to 13:40): West Indians - 100/0 in 27.0 overs, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 33 (88), John Campbell 59 (80)
- Tagenarine Chanderpaul: 50 in 117 balls, 148 minutes, (5*4 , 0*6)
- Drinks (14:41 to 14:45): West Indians - 148/1 in 44.0 overs, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 58 (149), Brandon King 12 (23)
- West Indians: 150 runs in 45.3 overs, 183 minutes, 10 extras
- 2nd wicket: 50 runs in 112 balls, Brandon King 32 (51), Tagenarine Chanderpaul 72 (181), Extras 1
- West Indians: 200 runs in 57.1 overs, 218 minutes, 10 extras
- Tea (15:40 to 16:01): West Indians - 207/1 in 62.0 overs, Tagenarine Chanderpaul 85 (211), Brandon King 44 (69)
- Brandon King: 50 in 73 balls, 104 minutes, (8*4 , 0*6)
- West Indians: 250 runs in 70.2 overs, 259 minutes, 11 extras
- New Ball Taken: West Indians - 261/2 after 73.1 overs, Kavem Hodge 12 (39), Alick Athanaze 6 (6)
- Drinks (17:01 to 17:04): West Indians - 274/2 in 79.0 overs, Alick Athanaze 19 (32), Kavem Hodge 12 (48)
- West Indians: 300 runs in 84.0 overs, 315 minutes, 11 extras
- 5th wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls, Kavem Hodge 43 (87), Tevin Imlach 19 (40), Extras 0
- Kavem Hodge: 50 in 93 balls, 113 minutes, (5*4 , 0*6)
- End of Day (17:58): West Indians - 346/4 in 96.0 overs, Tevin Imlach 25 (46), Kavem Hodge 55 (102)
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