New Zealand vs West Indies Match Highlights & Results

It's all over for the 2nd Test between New Zealand and the West Indies, and the Kiwis have emerged victorious in a convincing 9-wicket win! They've taken an unassailable 1-0 lead in the series, with one game to go. The 3rd and Final Test is scheduled to start on December 18th at 3:30 am IST (10 pm GMT, previous day). Join us an hour early for the buildup, and get ready for what promises to be an intense conclusion to the series. Cheers.

New Zealand captain Tom Latham praised his team's improvement throughout the match, stating that they got better and better after a slow start on the morning of Day 1. He highlighted the team's ability to adjust and bowl effectively in the second innings, particularly Jacob Duffy's five-wicket haul and the contributions from subs. Latham commended Mitchell Hay's solid batting under pressure, saying he played in his natural style, just like he does for Canterbury. He also appreciated Michael Rae's impressive bowling, picking up important wickets on Day 1, including bowling into the wind. Latham noted that the efforts of all players, including Blair Tickner, didn't go unnoticed, and was disappointed to see Tickner get injured. He acknowledged the team's batting performance wasn't up to par, but was optimistic about the upcoming break to work on it.

West Indies captain Roston Chase has expressed his concerns over the team's batting performance, saying they're struggling to capitalize on good starts. After their impressive second innings in the first Test, the Windies were hoping to replicate that form, but it didn't quite materialize. Chase mentioned that they initially thought the pitch would be similar to Christchurch, but it turned out to be easier for batting. Despite the setback, he's looking to motivate his team to bounce back and level the series in the next Test.

Jacob Duffy has been named Player of the Match, and he attributed his success to the team's solid bowling effort, particularly in the first innings. He praised his fellow bowlers, saying it was great to see everyone contributing to the win. Duffy also acknowledged the tough part of seeing bowlers get injured, but was pleased to have wrapped up the match and get some days off. He expressed feeling comfortable at the Test level, crediting his understanding of his best ball and ability to adapt. Duffy also showered praise on his friend Michael Rae, saying he was brilliant bowling into the wind, and was happy to see him perform well.

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The West Indies struggled on Day 3, losing back-to-back wickets of Brandon King and Shai Hope in the first session, leaving them at 58/4 and trailing by 15 runs. Despite efforts from King, Kavem Hodge, and Justin Greaves, they couldn't muster much resistance, setting a target of 56. Jacob Duffy's five-wicket haul was instrumental in restricting the visitors. In response, New Zealand's openers Tom Latham and Devon Conway got off to a steady start, and after Latham's departure, Kane Williamson joined Conway to wrap up the innings comfortably, securing a convincing 9-wicket win.

New Zealand consolidated their advantage on Day 2, with Devon Conway's 60 and Mitchell Hay's impressive debut 61 guiding them to 278 and a 73-run lead. The bowling unit then struck early in the West Indies' second innings, reducing them to 32/2 by Stumps and leaving them 41 runs behind. The hosts were firmly in control, having gained the upper hand with the loss of two West Indies batters in the final hours, putting the Caribbean team on the back foot.

New Zealand have taken a 1-0 lead in the Test series with a convincing 9-wicket win over the West Indies! The Kiwis dominated the match from the start, with their fast bowlers restricting the Windies to 205 all out in the first innings. Blair Tickner's impressive return to Test cricket was unfortunately cut short due to a shoulder injury, but not before he took crucial wickets, while debutant Michael Rae also made a strong impression with three wickets. The Windies' challenge fizzled out after a promising start from openers John Campbell and Brandon King, and the Kiwis cruised to a comfortable victory.

Anderson Phillip to Kane Williamson, Four!FOUR! Kane Williamson finishes off in style! Short of a length from Anderson Phillip, outside off, Kane Williamson once again opens his stance and pulls it uppishly toward deep square leg for a boundary. New Zealand beat the West Indies by 9 wickets.

Anderson Phillip to Kane Williamson, Four!FOUR! Stand and deliver! Back of a length, just outside off, Kane Williamson opens his stance and pulls it through mid-wicket for four more runs. 3 runs needed for the Kiwis now.

Anderson Phillip to Kane Williamson, No run.Fullish, on leg, Kane Williamson looks to flick but plays it early. The ball hits the leading edge and it rolls toward mid off.

Anderson Phillip to Kane Williamson, No ball!NO BALL! On a good length, angling in, Kane Williamson taps it back to the bowler. The cameras moves to the umpire and he signals a No Ball as Anderson overstepped the crease.

Anderson Phillip to Kane Williamson, Four!FOUR! CLASSIC! Anderson Phillip delivers back of a length, just outside off, Kane Williamson rocks back and punches it from the middle of the bat toward the left of the cover fielder for four runs.

Anderson Phillip to Kane Williamson, No run.On a length, shaping away outside off, Kane Williamson leaves it alone.

Anderson Phillip to Kane Williamson, No run.Short of a length, around off, Kane Williamson pushes it to cover for no run.

Ojay Shields to Devon Conway, Four!FOUR! Hot knife through butter! Back of a length, just outside off, Devon Conway lifts his front leg up and pulls it to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Ojay Shields to Devon Conway, Wide!WIDE! Bouncer, but that sails way over the batter.

Ojay Shields to Devon Conway, Four!FOUR! Excellent placement! Short of a length, outside off, Devon Conway gets on his toes and steers it past the fourth slip fielder to get four more runs. 17 runs needed for New Zealand.

Ojay Shields to Devon Conway, No run.Back of a length, angling it in, on leg. Devon Conway dabs it down.

Ojay Shields to Devon Conway, Four!FOUR! Excellent shot! Back of a length from Ojay Shields, outside off. Devon Conway gets on his backfoot and pulls it across the line to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

Ojay Shields to Devon Conway, No run.Back of a length, around the pads of the batter. Devon Conway tucks it to square leg.

Ojay Shields to Devon Conway, No run.On a length, angling down the leg side, Devon Conway looks to flick but misses.

Ojay Shields to Devon Conway, Wide!WIDE! Short and wide outside off. Devon Conway makes a leave as the ball sails way over the batter.

Anderson Phillip to Kane Williamson, No run.Back of a length, around off, Kane Williamson bunts it to the off side.

Anderson Phillip to Kane Williamson, No run.Back of a length, wide outside off, Kane Williamson makes a leave at it.

Anderson Phillip to Kane Williamson, Four!FOUR! STREAKY! Back of a length, wide outside off, swinging it away from the batter. Kane Williamson extends his arm to cut it through cover-point but underedges the delivery to beat the left of the keeper. Tevin Imlach takes his right glove off and sprints hard, but the ball wins the race.

Anderson Phillip to Kane Williamson, No run.On a length, on off, Kane Williamson dabs it to the off side.

Anderson Phillip to Kane Williamson, No run.Short of a length, outside off, Kane Williamson makes a leave at it.

Kane Williamson is the new man in.

Anderson Phillip to Tom Latham, OUT! c Kavem Hodge b Anderson Phillip.OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Anderson Phillip has made an immediate impact after being introduced. He dishes a good-length delivery, pitching it just outside off and shapes in toward the pads of the batter. Tom Latham looks to flick it to the leg side, but the ball gets the outside edge and zips toward the third slip fielder. Kavem Hodge is the man who scoops the catch safely into his hand.

Ojay Shields to Devon Conway, No run.On a length, angling down the leg side. Devon Conway looks to flick it but misses the connection.

Ojay Shields to Devon Conway, No run.Back of a length, around off, Devon Conway pushes it to cover.

Ojay Shields to Devon Conway, No run.Pitches it up, on off and middle, Devon Conway pushes it to cover.

Ojay Shields to Devon Conway, Four!FOUR! CRUNCHED! Back of a length, outside off, Devon Conway cuts it hard through the cover-point region for four more runs.

Ojay Shields to Devon Conway, No run.Back of a length, outside off, Devon Conway frees his arms to slap it away but under edges it to third slip.

Ojay Shields to Devon Conway, No run.Ojay Shields joins the attack and scoots from over wickets. Much fuller, angling it away from the batter. Devon Conway offers no shot at it.

Jayden Seales to Tom Latham, No run.Much fuller, outside off and nips it back, Tom Latham lets it through as well.

Jayden Seales to Tom Latham, No run.Back of a length, angling away from the batter, Tom Latham leaves it alone.

Jayden Seales to Tom Latham, No run.Fuller, angling away from the off stump, Tom Latham lunges forward and makes a leave.

Jayden Seales to Devon Conway, 1 run.Back of a length, around off, Devon Conway pushes it to cover for one. New Zealand need more 34 runs!

Jayden Seales to Devon Conway, No run.NO BALL! Short of a length, on off, Devon Conway blocks it to cover. But, Jayden Seales has overstepped his popping crease and New Zealand gets a bonus run.

Jayden Seales to Devon Conway, No run.On a length, on leg and middle, Devon Conway blocks it down the deck.

Jayden Seales to Devon Conway, No run.Back of a length, around off, Devon Conway dabs it to the off side.

Kemar Roach to Tom Latham, No run.On a length, around off, Tom Latham drives it to cover.

Kemar Roach to Tom Latham, Four!FOUR! Easy pickings for Tom Latham! On a good length, angling down the leg side. Tom Latham rocks back and tickles it toward the deep fine leg fence for four more runs.

Kemar Roach to Tom Latham, No run.On a length, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it away.

Kemar Roach to Tom Latham, No run.Fuller, around off, Tom Latham looks to push it to cover but gets the connection from the inner part of his willow to the left of the bowler.

Kemar Roach to Tom Latham, No run.That's a risky leave from Tom Latham! Roach delivers on a good length, pitching it around the fifth stump and shaping it in sharply. Tom Latham lifts his willow up to make a leave as it, but the ball misses the top of the stump by a few inches.

Kemar Roach to Tom Latham, No run.Roach pitches it up, on middle, Tom Latham tucks it to square leg for no run.

Jayden Seales to Devon Conway, No run.Back of a length, angling across the left-hander. Devon Conway makes a leave at it.

Jayden Seales to Tom Latham, 1 run.On a length, around middle, Tom Latham tucks it to right of square leg for a single.

Jayden Seales to Tom Latham, No run.Pitches it up, wide outside off, Tom Latham makes a leave at it.

Jayden Seales to Tom Latham, No run.On a length, angling away from the batter, Tom Latham looks to flick but misses.

Jayden Seales to Devon Conway, 1 run.Back of a length around off, Devon Conway soft hands it to cover for a quick single.

Jayden Seales to Tom Latham, 1 run.Short of a length, on leg, Tom Latham dabs it to the front of the point region and scoots for a single.

Kemar Roach to Tom Latham, 1 run.Back of a length, angling on middle, Tom Latham clips it from the sticker part of his bat to fine leg for a single. New Zealand need 43 more runs to win this Test!

Kemar Roach to Tom Latham, No run.Yorker now from Roach, on middle. Tom Latham drops his willow down just in time and jams it to the leg side.

Kemar Roach to Tom Latham, No run.Pitches it up, on off, Tom Latham leans on the delivery and defends it down the track.

Kemar Roach to Tom Latham, No run.Fullish, on middle, Tom Latham tucks it from his front foot to the leg side.

Kemar Roach to Tom Latham, No run.Back of a length, wide outside off, Tom Latham shoulder arms the delivery.

Kemar Roach to Devon Conway, 1 run.Pitches it up, on off, Devon Conway pushes it to cover for a single.

Jayden Seales to Tom Latham, No run.Back of a length, around the hips of the batter. Tom Latham looks to flick it but gets beaten on the inside edge.

Jayden Seales to Tom Latham, No run.On a good length, angling it away from the batter. Tom Latham lunges and lifts his willow up to offer no shot at it.

Jayden Seales to Tom Latham, No run.Short of a length, angling away from the left-hander. Tom Latham makes a leave.

Jayden Seales to Devon Conway, 1 run.Jayden Seales switches his side and now scoots from over to stumps to bowl back of a length, around off, Devon Conway dabs it to cover for a single.

Jayden Seales to Devon Conway, Four!FOUR! Jayden Seales needs to bring his line toward the off stump as he has not set any protection at the deep leg. This is fuller, on middle, angling in, Devon Conway once again clips it to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Jayden Seales to Devon Conway, Four!FOUR! What a way to get off the mark! Full-length delivery, on middle, angling it down the leg side. Devon Conway flicks it uppishly toward the vacant deep square leg region for the first boundary.

Who will share the new ball? Jayden Seales it is!

Kemar Roach to Tom Latham, No run.Back of a length, wide outside off, Tom Latham leaves it once again.

Kemar Roach to Tom Latham, No run.Back of a length, outside off, around the fifth stump and swings it away. Tom Latham reads the delivery perfectly and he prods and shoulder arms the delivery.

Kemar Roach to Tom Latham, No run.Fullish, on off, Tom Latham defends it down the track.

Kemar Roach to Tom Latham, No run.Back of a length, outside off, Tom Latham makes a leave at it.

Kemar Roach to Tom Latham, No run.Fullish, around off, Tom Latham presses forward to block it to his front.

Kemar Roach to Tom Latham, 2 runs.New Zealand are underway! Roach delivers fuller, around the pads of the batter. Tom Latham flicks it swiftly toward deep square leg for a couple of runs to get off the mark instantly.

We are back for the fourth inning to commence! New Zealand just need 54 runs to win this Test match after a draw they faced in the first one. Tom Latham and Devon Conway will be opening for them. Kemar Roach will get the new ball in his hand to start. Away we go...

... FOURTH INNING ...

West Indies on the other hand, couldn't really get the better of the opposition's bowling unit. There were times when they had some good partnerships, but they failed to hold on to them. Brandon King, Kavem Hodge and Justin Greaves are the only batters who crossed the double digits, which basically sums up their part of the inning. Now, their bowling unit had only 56 runs to defend, which is next to an impossible task, but we have seen miracles happen in this sport. So stay tuned with us, as the fourth inning will commence in no time.

West Indies ended their second inning with a lead of 55 runs. The Kiwis' bowling unit rose up to the occasion. Kudos to the fielding department as well, because when the bowlers were struggling to get the wicket, it was because of the fielders that they got some important breakthroughs. Lastly, Jacob Duffy, you deserve a bow. What a bowling spell we just witnessed. He ended with 17.2-4-38-5 to close the inning.

Jacob Duffy to Ojay Shields, OUT! c Michael Rae b Jacob Duffy.OUT! IN THE AIR... TAKEN! Jacob Duffy gets the FIVE-FER and as he is walking back to the pavilion with the ball in his hand, the crowd are up on their feet to applaud the masterpiece they witnessed. Short of a length, on middle, angling in. Ojay Shields once again swings his willow to heave it to deep mid-wicket, but the ball gets big on him and gets the top edge. It loops toward the left of the deep fine leg region, where Michael Rae does well to get underneath the skier and scoops in safely. West Indies are all out with a lead of 55 runs.

Jacob Duffy to Ojay Shields, Four!FOUR! West Indies are going all out to extend their lead. Much fuller, on off, Ojay Shields punches it through mid off and gets the boundary.

Michael Rae to Ojay Shields, 1 run.On a length, around off, Ojay Shields bunts it to cover for a single.

Michael Rae to Ojay Shields, Four!FOUR! MUSCLES IT AWAY! Short, on off and middle, Ojay Shields clears his front foot and pulls it to beat the left of the short mid-wicket for a boundary.

Ojay Shields is the last man in.

Michael Rae to Jayden Seales, OUT! c Mitchell Hay b Michael Rae.OUT! EDGE AND TAKEN! The debutant gets his third wicket. On a good length, outside off, around the fifth stump. Jayden Seales looks to punch it away, through cover but fails to get the middle. The ball kisses the outside edge and gets into the gloves of Mitchell Hay.

Michael Rae to Kemar Roach, 1 run.In the air... safe! A well-directed bouncer from Rae on middle. Kemar Roach loses his sight on the ball and goes for the pull shot. The ball gets the top edge and loops to drop safely to the right of the deep fine leg fielder for a single.

Michael Rae to Kemar Roach, No run.Back of a length, wide outside off. Kemar Roach defends it inside the line for no run.

Michael Rae to Kemar Roach, Four!FOUR! SHOT! Back of a length, just outside off. Kemar Roach swings his willow to punch it over cover for four runs.

Jacob Duffy to Jayden Seales, No run.Short of a length, around off, Jayden Seales offers no shot at it. Jacob Duffy gets yet another maiden wicket!

Jacob Duffy to Jayden Seales, No run.Back of a length, on off, Jayden Seales arches back to make a leave.

Jacob Duffy to Jayden Seales, No run.Full-length delivery, on off, Jayden Seales pushes it to cover.

Jacob Duffy to Jayden Seales, No run.On a length, on middle, Jayden Seales dabs it down the deck.

Jacob Duffy to Jayden Seales, No run.On a length, down the leg side, Jayden Seales looks to flick but misses.

Jayden Seales walks up next.

Jacob Duffy to Tevin Imlach, OUT! c Tom Latham b Jacob Duffy.OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Make it four for Jacob Duffy. He pitches it up, fuller, around the sixth stump. Tevin Imlach plants his front foot to drive it through the vast gap in cover, but the ball takes a thick outside edge and zips straight to slip. Tom Latham moves to his left and takes the catch into his palm. Duffy is on a Hat-Trick.

Michael Rae to Kemar Roach, No run.Full-length delivery, angling down the leg side, Kemar Roach looks to flick but misses.

Michael Rae to Kemar Roach, No run.Back of a length, on middle and leg, Kemar Roach dabs it to the leg side.

Michael Rae to Kemar Roach, No run.Full-length delivery, on middle, shaping in, Kemar Roach nudges it to mid-wicket.

Michael Rae to Kemar Roach, No run.On a hard length, just outside off, Kemar Roach plays it inside the line to protect the stumps.

Michael Rae to Kemar Roach, No run.Back of a length, outside off, Kemar Roach looks to block it from his backfoot but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, 1 run.Back of a length, around off, Tevin Imlach pushes it to cover for a single.