- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR86.4 West Indies finally have a breakthrough! Lands it on a shorter length and gets a hint of wobble away from fourth stump, leans forward in an attempt to slice it away and gets caught by Chase in the slip cordon. Gone after a sublime century and cashed in on his rich vein of form. Now then, there is an opportunity to pick another wicket with stumps not far away. Something to rejoice for West Indies 323/1120.6 given out lbw and Conway is happy to walk off. A monumental innings from Conway. He's carried NZ on his back but for right this moment he is not quite up to the ball keeping a smidge low on middle and off stump. Once again it's Greaves getting the reward for hitting that good length area and testing the batter, searching for his vulnerabilities. 432/493.4 caught behind. Beautiful stuff from West Indies. Basic really. Hitting the good length area. Drawing just enough movement away from the bat. Duffy has to play, the line is straight enough to warrant that. Only manages an edge through to Imlach 350/2114.1 Massive breakthrough! Length or thereabouts, floating in the channel with a slight deviation, goes chasing it, trying to play an expansive drive and gets a bit late, ball takes a feather edge. Excellent bowling and set-up. Straightforward catch for the keeper. Greaves celebrates with a big broad smile 419/3129.2 caught down the leg side and Mitchell is walking off with a dark cloud over his head, angry at himself for being done like that. Chase pulls a little rabbit out the hat, going a touch wider on his crease, angling the ball in on middle, getting extra bounce and loads and loads of turn, taking a glove through to the keeper Imlach who has done really well despite being blinded by the batter's shot 455/5132.5 Thumped hard into the surface and offers more width, successfully lures him into a wild slash and he edges it to the keeper, absolutely elated and over the moon, good passage of play for West Indies. Extra bounce and the outside edge was safely snaffled by keeper behind the stumps 461/6146.6 taken at first slip. Phillips looks to force the pace too against a back of a length ball outside off but his intention to hit the ball square through point ends up in the hands of Chase behind the wicket thanks to a bit of extra bounce 522/7148.3 through him, that's a beauty! Phillip has a habit of producing these. He took Williamson down with one earlier in this series. Here the pitched up ball swings into the right-hander in the air, so Foulkes sets up with a flick to mid-on, but after pitching it holds its line, beats the closed face and crashes into off stump. Unplayable 536/8Extras16 (b 2, lb 2, nb 2, w 10)TOTAL575/8d (155 Overs, RR: 3.7)Did not bat: MD RaeFall of wickets: 1-323 (Tom Latham, 86.4 ov), 2-350 (Jacob Duffy, 93.4 ov), 3-419 (Kane Williamson, 114.1 ov), 4-432 (Devon Conway, 120.6 ov), 5-455 (Daryl Mitchell, 129.2 ov), 6-461 (Tom Blundell, 132.5 ov), 7-522 (Glenn Phillips, 146.6 ov), 8-536 (Zak Foulkes, 148.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KAJ Roach 19 3 63 1 3.31 0 0 JNT Seales 33 4 100 2 3.03 2 0 A Phillip 29 4 154 2 5.31 0 1 JP Greaves 29 4 83 2 2.86 1 0 RL Chase 44 1 159 1 3.61 1 1 KAR Hodge 1 0 12 0 12 0 0
Current Run Rate
CRR
4.78
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
38/0 (3.8)
Current Run Rate
CRR
4.78
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
38/0 (3.8)
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras10 (w 10)TOTAL110/0 (23 Overs, RR: 4.78)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JA Duffy 9 0 37 0 4.11 1 0 ZG Foulkes 6 0 39 0 6.5 1 0 MD Rae 4 0 25 0 6.25 0 0 AY Patel 4 0 9 0 2.25 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
New Zealand , elected to bat first
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
18,19,20,21,22 December 2025 (5-day match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- day 1 - New Zealand 1st innings 334/1 (DP Conway 178*, JA Duffy 9*, 90 ov)
- day 2 - West Indies 1st innings 110/0 (JD Campbell 45*, BA King 55*, 23 ov)
Match Notes
- New Zealand: 350 runs in 93.3 overs (562 balls), Extras 10
- DP Conway: 200 off 316 balls (28 x 4)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 371/2 in 103.0 overs (DP Conway 200, KS Williamson 6)
- New Zealand: 400 runs in 110.6 overs (667 balls), Extras 11
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 104 balls (DP Conway 34, KS Williamson 15, Ex 1)
- Lunch: New Zealand - 424/3 in 117.0 overs (DP Conway 224, R Ravindra 4)
- New Zealand: 450 runs in 125.2 overs (753 balls), Extras 11
- Drinks: New Zealand - 461/5 in 132.0 overs (R Ravindra 22, TA Blundell 4)
- New Zealand: 500 runs in 142.6 overs (860 balls), Extras 15
- Tea: New Zealand - 508/6 in 145.0 overs (R Ravindra 38, GD Phillips 28)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (R Ravindra 18, GD Phillips 29, Ex 3)
- R Ravindra: 50 off 92 balls (5 x 4)
- New Zealand: 550 runs in 152.1 overs (915 balls), Extras 16
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 575/8 in 155.0 overs (R Ravindra 72, AY Patel 30)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 10
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (JD Campbell 20, BA King 21, Ex 10)
- Drinks: West Indies - 64/0 in 12.0 overs (JD Campbell 27, BA King 27)
- BA King: 50 off 63 balls (8 x 4)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 10
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 116 balls (JD Campbell 40, BA King 50, Ex 10)
- End Of Day: West Indies - 110/0 in 23.0 overs (JD Campbell 45, BA King 55)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 47/0 in 14.0 overs (TWM Latham 21, DP Conway 25)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 14.6 overs (91 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (TWM Latham 24, DP Conway 26, Ex 1)
- Lunch: New Zealand - 83/0 in 28.0 overs (TWM Latham 39, DP Conway 42)
- DP Conway: 50 off 89 balls (7 x 4)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 30.5 overs (186 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 186 balls (TWM Latham 41, DP Conway 59, Ex 3)
- TWM Latham: 50 off 102 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Rain: New Zealand - 138/0 in 35.5 overs (TWM Latham 58, DP Conway 77)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 39.3 overs (238 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 238 balls (TWM Latham 65, DP Conway 82, Ex 3)
- DP Conway: 100 off 147 balls (17 x 4)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 53.1 overs (320 balls), Extras 9
- 1st Wicket: 200 runs in 320 balls (TWM Latham 83, DP Conway 108, Ex 9)
- Tea: New Zealand - 216/0 in 57.0 overs (TWM Latham 87, DP Conway 120)
- TWM Latham: 100 off 183 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
- New Zealand: 250 runs in 65.1 overs (392 balls), Extras 10
- 1st Wicket: 250 runs in 392 balls (TWM Latham 104, DP Conway 137, Ex 10)
- DP Conway: 150 off 221 balls (24 x 4)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 281/0 in 73.0 overs (TWM Latham 116, DP Conway 155)
- Over 78.1: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - TWM Latham (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 300 runs in 79.5 overs (480 balls), Extras 10
- 1st Wicket: 300 runs in 480 balls (TWM Latham 125, DP Conway 165, Ex 10)
- New ball taken at 83.2 overs
- End Of Day: New Zealand - 334/1 in 90.0 overs (DP Conway 178, JA Duffy 9)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsKing and Campbell give West Indies century opening stand after New Zealand declare on 575
Rachin Ravindra scored a half-century to extend New Zealand's innings as West Indies' bowlers showed more discipline than on the first day despite missing Kemar Roach
Wanted to 'bat big' - Conway on his 323-run opening stand with Latham
The opener says it was a collective decision to bat first on a green pitch
Stats - West Indies' 86.4-over wait and the Latham-Conway party
Tom Latham and Devon Conway put up the highest opening partnership in Test cricket in New Zealand
Conway 178* and Latham 137 grind West Indies to dust in Mount Maunganui
It was a rare instance of New Zealand choosing to bat at home, but 334 for 1 after the first day's play showed just why Tom Latham broke with tradition
Kemar Roach unavailable for second day's play in Mount Maunganui
The fast bowler left the field on Thursday clutching his hamstring. In addition to that loss, Shai Hope has fallen ill as well





