New Zealand vs West Indies, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Tickner to Anderson Phillip, no run, 134.4kph, Tickner grunts as he delivers this short-pitched ball, Phillip spots it and ducks under it

Tickner to Anderson Phillip, no run, stays back to a fairly full ball and keeps it out on the off-side with a squared up stance

Tickner to Anderson Phillip, no run, 133.4kph, Phillip shuffles across a bit to defend this length ball back at the bowler

Tickner to Anderson Phillip, no run, 133kph, short of length outside off, left alone

Tickner to Anderson Phillip, no run, short ball from wide of the crease and Phillip hunkers under it

Tickner to Tevin Imlach, 1 run, 135.2kph, back of a length, patted towards cover and Imlach sets off for a quick single. Anderson Phillip is slow to take off but makes his ground

Tickner to Anderson Phillip, no run, 134.6kph, lbw appeal, not given by umpire Paul Reiffel and New Zealand have reviewed. Seems to be missing leg with the angle. Anderson Phillip's bat comes down at an angle as he looks to push this in-angling good length ball towards the mid-on region. UltraEdge confirms no inside edge and ball-tracking shows it to be missing leg. New Zealand burn a review. After a successful review in the previous over, they took a gamble with WI seven down and that's missing leg by a fair margin

Tickner to Anderson Phillip, no run, bouncer angling into the right-hander, Phillip ducks and gets down just in time to avoid it

Tickner to Anderson Phillip, no run, edge and it doesn't carry. 139.8kph, Phillip stays back and defends with a squared up stance. Plays with soft hands and hence it doesn't carry to first slip

Tickner to Anderson Phillip, no run, 137.8kph, good length, good lift and moving away as well, goes past the defensive outside edge of Phillip

Tickner to Anderson Phillip, no run, 137.9kph, Phillip moves across a bit to defend this length ball on the leg-side

Tickner to Tevin Imlach, 1 run, 130.5kph, on a length and wide of off, Imlach cuts to deep backward point

Tickner to Tevin Imlach, 1 run, full on the stumps, Imlach moves across a bit to clip it towards the midwicket region

Tickner to Tevin Imlach, no run, length ball on the stumps, Imlach shuffles a bit to defend it down the pitch

Tickner to Tevin Imlach, no run, 135.9kph, Tickner goes fuller on this occasion and gets it to shape away from the right-hander, Imlach gets forward and plays inside the line to let it pass

Tickner to Tevin Imlach, no run, hits the deck hard as he bowls an in-slanter does Tickner but the line is once again down leg

Tickner to Tevin Imlach, no run, darted down leg, nothing doing from the batter

Tickner to Tevin Imlach, no run, 138.4kph, good length on off, blocked into the off-side

Tickner to Tevin Imlach, no run, good length delivery, Imlach shuffles and defends down the pitch

Tickner to Justin Greaves, 1 run, shortened length, Greaves rides the bounce with a hop and pats it to cover

Tickner to Justin Greaves, no run, Greaves moves across and gets half-forward, brings his bottom hand into play to nicely clip this in-angling ball but he can't beat mid-on as the fielder makes a sharp stop tumbling to his right

Tickner to Justin Greaves, no run, fullish outside off, Greaves leaves it alone. Good carry-through to the keeper

Tickner to Justin Greaves, no run, 134.3kph, bouncer from Tickner and Greaves squats to avoid it

Tickner to Justin Greaves, no run, full pitcher Greaves drives to mid-off

Tickner to Tevin Imlach, no run, 135.1kph, on a length around the fifth stump channel, Imlach shoulders arms

Tickner to Tevin Imlach, no run, banged in short, Imlach crouches and sways away from it

Tickner to Roston Chase, out Bowled!! Fourth wicket for Tickner! He jumps and punches the air in delight. 133.6kph, short of length ball that further comes in off the deck. The ball doesn't bounce as much as the batsman expects it to and he's deceived by the inward movement as well. Chase stands tall to push it into the off-side and he ends up dragging it onto the stumps via an inside edge. West Indies have now lost half their side. Roston Chase b Tickner 29(69) [4s-2]

Tickner to Roston Chase, no run, 135.5kph, pitched up ball and Chase gets forward to drive, fails to get it past the mid-off fielder

Tickner to Roston Chase, no run, 134kph, short again, lets out a grunt does Tickner as he hits the deck hard. The line is down leg and the batter lets it go unharmed

Tickner to Justin Greaves, 1 run, 134.8kph, short ball angling in towards leg and a hopping Greaves drops it in front of square leg

Tickner to Justin Greaves, no run, bumper around off, Greaves ducks inside the line and evades it comfortably

Tickner to Justin Greaves, no run, 141ks back of a length delivery, Greaves gets behind the line and defends to mid-on

Tickner to Justin Greaves, no run, now greets the new batter with a bouncer, Greaves ducks inside the line and lets it sail past him

Tickner to Shai Hope, out Caught by Williamson!! Third wicket for Tickner. He not only gets the set batter but also West Indies' most in-form batter. This is a snorter. Was it a set up? Offered Hope a half volley the previous delivery and follows it up with a well-directed short ball, Hope does not see it coming and has nowhere to go, fends it by ducking and taking his eyes off, the ball hits the glove and lobs towards the slip cordon where Williamson takes a dolly. Tickner has persisted with the short stuff right through this spell and finally has his reward. Shai Hope c Williamson b Tickner 47(80) [4s-8]

Tickner to Shai Hope, FOUR, lovely shot! Tickner overcorrects his length after the previous delivery and offers a half volley, Hope does not try to overhit the drive - presents the full face of the bat and creams it straight of mid-off. No need to run for that..

Tickner to Shai Hope, 2 runs, 136.2ks short and width on offer, Hope cracks it behind square past a diving gully and collects a brace

Tickner to Roston Chase, no run, 139.2ks back of a length outside off, Chase knocks it to mid-off

Tickner to Roston Chase, no run, 132.7ks short of length delivery, Chase rides the bounce and fends it to the off-side

Tickner to Shai Hope, 1 run, much easier single. Hope plays it with soft hands towards cover and the pair cross over

Tickner to Roston Chase, 1 run, 133.2ks back of a length delivery, Chase stands tall and punches it to cover, tight single and Hope makes it in just before the ball passes the stumps

Tickner to Roston Chase, 2 runs, 138.1ks fuller and outside off, Chase does not move his feet but reaches the ball with his hands, eases it through cover and picks up a couple

Tickner to Roston Chase, no run, short of length outside off, Chase rides the bounce and pats it with soft hands to the off-side

Tickner to Roston Chase, no run, 142.2ks another well-directed short ball and Chase does not get out of the way, he does arches back but leaves his hands up, the ball thuds into the gloves and luckily goes to ground quickly rather than lob up

Tickner to Shai Hope, 1 run, 138.9ks attacking the stumps, Hope works it wide of mid-on and crosses over

Tickner to Shai Hope, no run, 137.1ks sharp bouncer and it is well-directed, Hope is rushed into ducking down and evading it

Tickner to Shai Hope, no run, 140ks full and strayed down leg, Hope misses out on a boundary scoring opportunity

Tickner to Roston Chase, 1 run, 133ks good length ball around off, Chase drops it with soft hands to the off-side and calls for a quick single

Tickner to Roston Chase, no run, 133.2ks short of length delivery, Chase swivels and mistimes the pull to mid-wicket. Not much room to free his hands

Tickner to Shai Hope, no run, 136ks good length just outside off, blocked to the right of gully

Tickner to Shai Hope, no run, 135ks bumper on the stumps, Hope ducks under it

Tickner to Shai Hope, no run, 138ks short of length outside off, tapped away to the left of gully

Tickner to Shai Hope, no run, past the outside edge! 140ks moving in and straightens a bit with extra bounce just outside off, Hope looks to block on the hop and was completely done by the extra bounce and movement

Tickner to Roston Chase, 1 run, full on off stump at 142ks, Chase looks to push and gets a thick inside edge rolling down to fine leg

Tickner to Roston Chase, no run, 134ks short of length outside off, Chase hops and punches to the left of cover

Tickner to Roston Chase, no run, bumper down leg, Chase ducks under it

Tickner to Roston Chase, no run, 136ks shapes away and straightens at the last moment, opens Chase up on the defensive poke and rips past the outside edge

Tickner to Roston Chase, no run, good length in the channel outside off at 140ks, blocked to cover

Tickner to Roston Chase, no run, 136ks length just outside off, dabbed away to backward point

Tickner to Roston Chase, no run, 140ks length delivery just outside off, Chase opens up on the defence and steers it to backward point

Tickner to Roston Chase, no run, bumper outside off at 136ks, Chase drops his gloves and lets it go

Tickner to Shai Hope, no run, shortened length, Hope hops and blocks

Tickner to John Campbell, 1 run, inswinger and Campbell gets some wood on it as he clips though square leg off the inner edge

Tickner to John Campbell, 2 runs, full delivery, Campbell gets forward and opens the bat-face to ease it through backward point

Tickner to John Campbell, no run, skids off the deck from a length and Campbell misses the clip/flick to get hit on the pad. Pitched outside leg

Tickner to John Campbell, no run, bouncer, Campbell ducks under it

Tickner to John Campbell, no run, pitched up delivery from over the wicket and Campbell defends off the front foot

Tickner to Shai Hope, no run, Hope tries to replicate the shot he played in the previous over - the pull shot against this short ball. Gets it off the cue end of the bat and the ball goes to mid-on on the bounce

Tickner to John Campbell, 1 run, 135.5kph, turns this length ball to the left of mid-on for a quick single

Tickner to John Campbell, no run, back of a length that hurried onto the batter, Campbell looks to work it into the leg-side and the ball hits the splice of the bat before rolling back towards the bowler. Tickner smiles

Tickner to John Campbell, no run, 132.7kph, similar length and down leg, nothing doing from Campbell

Tickner to John Campbell, no run, back of a length, Campbell stands tall to defend it into off

Tickner to John Campbell, no run, bouncer from over the wicket, Campbell half-ducks to avoid it

Tickner to Shai Hope, no run, 131.4kph, Tickner pulls his length back. Despite the line being outside off, Hope shapes to pull and misses it

Tickner to Shai Hope, FOUR, 133.5kph, Shai Hope gets off the mark with a good shot. Good length ball and Shai Hope is half-forward to play a punchy drive on the rise through extra cover

Tickner to Shai Hope, no run, 133.2kph, on a length and outside off, left alone

Tickner to Shai Hope, no run, 131.9kph, closes the bat-face to tuck this in-angler into the leg-side. Midwicket makes a diving stop to his left

Tickner to Shai Hope, no run, 130.7kph, good length outside off, left alone

Tickner to Shai Hope, no run, 133.8kph, pitched up ball, driven firmly back at the bowler, Tickner tries to takes evasive action and somehow manages to stop it with his hands on his followthrough

Tickner to Kavem Hodge, out Lbw!! 133.2kph, slightly fuller, pinned on the back leg adjacent to the sticks, up goes the dreaded finger. Kavem Hodge turns around and walks back. He knows that it's plumb. Scrambled seam delivery that lands on a good length and seams in. Hodge is half-forward to defend and the ball sneaks past the inside edge to hit the back leg. That's crashing into the middle-stump. Second wicket for Tickner as Hodge departs for a duck. Kavem Hodge lbw b Tickner 0(8)

Tickner to Kavem Hodge, no run, 133.7kph, on a good length and around the fifth stump zone, a watchful leave from Hodge follows

Tickner to Kavem Hodge, no run, 131kph, pitched up, Hodge leans across and miscues the drive to the left of the bowler

Tickner to Kavem Hodge, no run, 131.3kph, full and curling away outside off, left alone

Tickner to Kavem Hodge, no run, 133.7kph, decent bounce on a length outside off, left alone

Tickner to Kavem Hodge, no run, back of a length, Hodge hops and defends back to the bowler

Tickner to Kavem Hodge, no run, 130.7kph, good length and wide of off, Hodge leaves it alone. Wicket-maiden

Tickner to Kavem Hodge, no run, Tickner greets Hodge with a bouncer and the new batter ducks under it

Tickner to Brandon King, out Lbw!! Appeal for lbw and up goes umpire Allahudien Paleker's finger. King reviews it quickly. 137kph, nip-backer on a short of length from Tickner, King is rooted in his crease and gets beaten on the inside edge as he looks to defend it. Didn't account for the inward movement. Struck just above the knee-roll in front of the stumps. Over to ball-tracking and it's clipping the top of leg - umpire's call. After a wicketless hour, New Zealand get the breakthrough. It was a confident and a vociferous appeal from New Zealand. They needed the onfield call in their favour and they got that. Brandon King lbw b Tickner 33(55) [4s-5 6s-1]

Tickner to Brandon King, no run, 131.2kph, fuller ball that shapes away, the line is too wide outside off and it's an easy leave for the batsman

Tickner to Brandon King, no run, 133.5kph, short of length outside off, King chops it to cover-point

Tickner to Brandon King, no run, 131kph, full and down leg, King flicks and misses

Tickner to Brandon King, 1 run, 131ks too straight - on middle and leg, King clips it in front of square and retains strike

Tickner to John Campbell, 1 run, 128.8ks short ball around leg, Campbell gets on top of the bounce and pulls along the ground to long leg

Tickner to Brandon King, 1 run, 131.2ks leg-lined delivery, King helps it along to fine leg and Rae tidies up

Tickner to Brandon King, no run, 129.2ks on a length and outside off, hint of outswing and King shoulders arms

Tickner to Brandon King, 2 runs, 130.9ks very full delivery on off, King flicks it backward of square and picks up a couple

Tickner to John Campbell, 1 run, 125.1ks good length ball around off, Campbell plays it with soft hands to the off-side and crosses over