08/06Result
1st Test, New Zealand tour of West Indies at Kingston, Jun 8-11 2014
New Zealand won by 186 runs
Player of the Match
Mark CraigNew Zealand
08/06Result
1st Test, New Zealand tour of West Indies at Kingston, Jun 8-11 2014
New Zealand won by 186 runs
Player of the Match
Mark CraigNew Zealand

And with that, they've declared. The batsmen run quickly off the ground, and New Zealand have set West Indies a target of 403.

Taylor ran through New Zealand's top-order, but Tom Latham held their innings together and brought it slowly back on track with a very assured 73. New Zealand's second-innings score of 156 for 8 is a reflection of how well West Indies bowled in the early part of the innings, and also of how the pitch is behaving at the moment. This will be anything but easy for the batsmen as they look to bat out 130 overs (by my potentially dodgy calculations) to save this Test.

60.5
1
Benn to Craig, 1 run, clears his front leg and hits this hard, on the bounce, to long-on
60.4
6
Benn to Craig, SIX, down the pitch, and he's hit his first ball in Test cricket over long-off, clean as a whistle. What a shot!
60.3
1
Benn to Watling, 1 run, comes forward to this full ball and drives it through the covers
60.2
2
Benn to Watling, 2 runs, swept from way outside off, and Chanderpaul scurries in from deep backward square leg to pick up and throw to the keeper, but it isn't accurate enough to make that second run truly dangerous

Mark Craig now, who bats left-handed, judging by how he's shadow-practicing

60.1
W
Benn to Southee, OUT, angled in from wide of the crease, back of a length, and he slogs across the line but doesn't get hold of it. Hits it high and Darren Bravo ran and dived to his left from long-on and took it at knee-height

TG Southee c Bravo b Benn 3 (5m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100

END OF OVER:
60 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 146/7

  • BJ Watling19 (29b)
  • Tim Southee3 (2b)
  • Kemar Roach12-6-12-2
  • Sulieman Benn17-3-37-0
59.6
0
Roach to Watling, no run, big angle down the leg side, and Watling is hit on the front pad trying to work it into the leg side
59.5
0
Roach to Watling, no run, fullish, angled onto the pads, and he flicks it to midwicket
59.4
1
Roach to Southee, 1 run, angled in towards leg stump, and he slogs across the line to hit it to the right of deep square leg
59.3
2
Roach to Southee, 2 runs, shot! that's short, and it sat up, and he flat-batted this pull towards deep midwicket

and here now is Southee, that prodigious six-hitter

59.2
W
Roach to Latham, OUT, got him! And Gayle has taken a good low catch at slip. Came down the track and went after this full, wide one angled across him. Ramdin dived full-length across to try and cling on to the edge, but Gayle kept his eyes on the ball and stayed nice and low. Did Latham get some sort of instruction to go after the bowling during the drinks break?

TWM Latham c Gayle b Roach 73 (242m 181b 8x4 0x6) SR: 40.33

59.1
0
Roach to Latham, no run, angled across and full, point cuts off that square drive

They've taken a drinks break, and Gayle is getting some attention on his back from the physio. Gets up and looks cheerful enough but he definitely isn't moving around very freely. Roach comes back now

Nick: "Dear Commentator, Do you type exactly as it is said by the commentators on TV?" Nah, I leave out all their best jokes :)

Surajdon9: "Of all commentators I've heard till date, Jeff Dujon is among the ones with the best sense of humor." Yup. Him and Fazeer Mohammed make for a superb double-act.

END OF OVER:
59 | (maiden) | NZ: 143/6

  • BJ Watling19 (27b)
  • Tom Latham73 (179b)
  • Sulieman Benn17-3-37-0
  • Marlon Samuels6-1-22-0
58.6
0
Benn to Watling, no run, lots of turn and bounce, but it's too wide outside off to draw Watling into a drive
58.5
0
Benn to Watling, no run, angles this in towards middle, and he keeps his front pad out of the way and defends towards cover
58.4
0
Benn to Watling, no run, stays back again, and next to the line, punches it to point
58.3
0
Benn to Watling, no run, stays back to this as it slides on with the arm, and punches it towards cover

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NZ's Test wins in WI

1

New Zealand's only win in 16 Tests in the Caribbean was in Barbados in 2002, before today

Fifty in quick time

25

No. of balls Shillingford took for his fifty, the second quickest in Tests in terms of balls faced. Kallis did it in 24

Happy hunting ground

23

No. of Tests West Indies have won at Sabina Park - more than at any other venue. This one looks difficult though

A sizeable chunk

30%

Percentage of WI’s wickets post-2005 taken by the four regular bowlers playing this Test. WI used 48 bowlers in this period

Golden ducks

3

Number of times Ross Taylor has been dismissed for a first-ball duck in Test cricket. This was his 100th innings

A big promotion

0

No. of times Ish Sodhi batted above No.7 in 37 previous first-class innings