New Zealand vs West Indies, 3rd Test, West Indies tour of New Zealand, 2025 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Michael Rae to Roach, out Caught by Blundell!! West Indies have been bowled out for 420! Pitched up just outside off, shaping away a bit, Roach hangs back to keep it out but nicks it behind. It's a regulation catch for Blundell to end the innings. Roach c Blundell b Michael Rae 0(2)

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Kavem Hodge camps back and punches it through cover-point

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, good length ball climbing sharply in the channel, left alone

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, hits a length at the stumps, Hodge defends

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, hard length around off, Hodge hangs back and defends

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, FOUR, second Test hundred for Kavem Hodge! Some New Zealand players also clap in applause as he gets there. He adds to the list of positives that the West Indies can take from this tour, and he isn't done yet. Short ball just outside off, he takes it on and pulls it over square leg. Double thumbs up from Sammy on the balcony as Hodge takes off the helmet and soaks it all in

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, 2 runs, full on the pads, Hodge nudges it into the square leg region and comes back for two

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, Hodge is in a lot of pain after being hit on the box! He's writhing and screaming on the floor while the others watch on. Back of a length, cuts in, goes past the inside edge as he plays across the line and hits him flush. He's in such great agony and there's nothing the physio can do other than wait for the pain to subside

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, short ball down leg, Hodge tries taking it on, goes for the pull and misses

Michael Rae to Anderson Phillip, leg byes, 1 run, straying down leg, back of a length, goes off the thigh pad behind square

Michael Rae to Anderson Phillip, no run, dug in short outside off, Phillip swings and misses. Was a wild hack from him, having been worked over in the previous over

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, 1 run, straying on the pads, tucked behind square

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, fuller than a length outside off, Hodge pushes loosely, front foot is late to go into the shot and he drags it off an inside edge that zips past off stump. Keeper dives across to cut it off. It nipped back from Rae and he was so close to his second wicket

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, good length at the stumps, defended from the crease

Michael Rae to Anderson Phillip, 1 run, fended in the air and it goes past short leg! Another bumper that causes plenty of problems for Phillip. He tries fending it, isn't in control and gets away

Michael Rae to Anderson Phillip, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone

Michael Rae to Anderson Phillip, no run, full on the pads, Phillip nudges it to midwicket

Michael Rae to Anderson Phillip, no run, short ball just outside off, Phillip sways out of the way

Michael Rae to Anderson Phillip, no run, another short ball and Phillip gets hit again, this time on the ribcage. The variable bounce is making it hard to evade. Dug in short, doesn't get up very high and Phillip fails to get out of the way

Michael Rae to Anderson Phillip, no run, oh dear, he ducks right into a short ball and is struck on the helmet! It nipped back to make it worse, didn't bounce too high either. Physio will need to come out for a check

Michael Rae to Anderson Phillip, no run, well wide of off, left alone

Michael Rae to Anderson Phillip, no run, good length in the channel, left alone

Michael Rae to Anderson Phillip, no run, quite full on middle, Phillip hangs back and nudges it to midwicket

Michael Rae to Anderson Phillip, no run, another leave from Phillip as Rae probes away in the channel

Michael Rae to Anderson Phillip, no run, good length in the channel, left alone

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, 1 run, kicks up from back of a length, angled in, Hodge tucks it through square leg

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, pitched up on off, Kavem Hodge leans ahead a bit and defends it down the track

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, moving away, Kavem Hodge doesn't fiddle with it

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, pitched up around off, some nibble in the air, Kavem Hodge pushes at it tentatively and gets an inside edge onto the pads

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, FOUR, easily done! A shortish delivery on middle and off that sits up nicely for Kavem Hodge. He swivels across and rolls his wrists on the pull beautifully. The timing is spot on and the ball races through backward square leg for a boundary. 300 up for WI

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, 1 run, full delivery swinging towards middle, Justin Greaves flicks it off the inner half to long leg

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, FOUR, beautiful! Fractionally overpitched outside off, Justin Greaves leans into it and essays a glorious cover drive. Rachin at wide mid-off moves to his left and dives but can't stop it

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, no run, hard length delivery on off, Justin Greaves camps back and punches it to wide mid-off

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, no run, a bouncer on leg-stump, Justin Greaves ducks under it

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Justin Greaves points his bat skywards to allow it through

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Justin Greaves knows where his off-stump is and makes an assured leave

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Justin Greaves points his bat skywards to allow it through

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, 2 runs, shortish delivery around leg-stump, Justin Greaves hops and tucks it round the corner. Some good running between the wickets allows the batters to take a couple

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, FOUR, well played! Slightly overpitched around off, Justin Greaves leans ahead and push-drives it nicely. Rachin at mid-off dives to his right but can't stop it

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, no run, on a length, kept out

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, leg byes, FOUR,  New Zealand review for a lbw. Height might be an issue. Was a back of a length delivery that seamed in from outside off, might have kept a bit low, Justin Greaves was caught in the crease as he tried to work it across but got beaten on the inside edge to get struck on the thigh pad. UltraEdge shows a gap between bat and ball. Over to ball-tracking - impact is umpire's call and it's going over the stumps. NZ lose a review

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, 3 runs, nicely played! Pitched up on off, Kavem Hodge times the drive nicely and gets it past mid-off. Rachin gives it a chase and slides near the fence to save a run for his side

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, short of length outside off, holding its line, Kavem Hodge lets it through

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, fullish delivery around off, Kavem Hodge carves it towards point

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, no run, 135kph pitched up delivery around off, Justin Greaves leans ahead and blocks it off the inner half towards mid-on

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, 1 run, shortish delivery around off, Kavem Hodge drags the pull through square leg

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, short of length delivery on off, shaping away a bit, Kavem Hodge dabs it towards point

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, back of a length outside off, punched from the crease to covers

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, short of length outside off, Kavem Hodge lets it go

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, 2 runs, short delivery outside off, Kavem Hodge plays a controlled pull shot wide of mid-on. Duffy gives it a chase and slides near the fence to save a couple of runs for his side

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, on a driveable length outside off, Kavem Hodge shoulders arms to it

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, very full delivery shaping in from outside off, Kavem Hodge digs it out towards mid-off

Michael Rae to Athanaze, 1 run, Athanaze leans ahead to this one and drives it to mid-off. Bracewell fumbles and concedes a single. He took it a bit casually there

Michael Rae to Athanaze, no run, back of a length delivery in the channel, Athanaze gets behind the line to block it stoutly

Michael Rae to Athanaze, no run, pitched up delivery shaping in from outside off, Athanaze leans ahead a bit to block but gets it off the inner half towards square leg

Michael Rae to Athanaze, no run, fullish delivery wide outside off from round the wicket, Athanaze doesn't go after it

Michael Rae to Athanaze, no run, pitched up delivery swinging in on off, flicked to wide mid-on

Michael Rae to Athanaze, FOUR, in the air... but in the gap! A shortish delivery angling in on off, Athanaze tries to help the pull over backward square leg perhaps but ends up getting a top-edge. The fine leg fielder is at a squarish position and has no chance to get to it

Michael Rae to Athanaze, no run, fullish delivery swinging in from round the wicket, Athanaze covers the line and pushes it back to Michael Rae

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, 1 run, 132.9kph shortish delivery outside off, only rises to hip height, Kavem Hodge pulls it to deep backward square leg

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, short of length delivery shaping in on off, Kavem Hodge rises with the bounce and drops it besides the pitch on the off-side

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, 133.9kph fullish delivery around off, Kavem Hodge leans ahead and defends it solidly

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, 5 wides, oh, that's wayward! Michael Rae goes for the bouncer but gets the line and length completey wrong. It's down leg and too high. Blundell leaps to his left but has no chance to stop it. Five wides

Michael Rae to Athanaze, no run, good length delivery angling in from outside off from round the wicket, keeps low, Athanaze makes a watchful leave

Michael Rae to Athanaze, no run, pitched up around off, Athanaze leans ahead and eases it towards extra cover

Michael Rae to Athanaze, no run, good length delivery angling in on off, Athanaze hangs back and fends it in front of him

Michael Rae to Athanaze, 2 runs, back of a length delivery angling in, Athanaze tucks it nicely through mid-wicket and gets off the mark with a couple

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, out Caught by Blundell!! A lapse in concentration for Tevin Imlach and he pays the price for it! Michael Rae is pumped up! 134.1kph fuller length delivery outside off, inviting Tevin Imlach into an expansive drive and he obliges. There's some extra lift off the surface though and a healthy outside edge is induced. Blundell takes a regulation catch. Two maidens on the trot after lunch has helped NZ's cause as they break through. Tevin Imlach c Blundell b Michael Rae 27(67) [4s-2 6s-1]

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, pitched up delivery shaping towards the pads, Tevin Imlach is early into the flick and gets it a bit uppishly but it's well short of mid-wicket

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, fullish delivery outside off, Tevin Imlach puts in a nice stride forward and eases it towards mid-off. A maiden for Michael Rae

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, short of length delivery shaping down leg, Tevin Imlach looks to tuck it across but misses. A slight appeal for caught behind but there was no wood involved

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, good length delivery outside off, shaping in, Tevin Imlach lets it go

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, short of length delivery around off, seaming in with extra bounce, Tevin Imlach blocks it in front of him. Got a bit surprised but did well to handle the extra bounce

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, nicely bowled! On a back of a length outside off, seaming in sharply, Tevin Imlach knows where is off-stump is and makes an assured leave

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, very full delivery shaping in from outside off, Tevin Imlach digs it out towards wide mid-off

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, 134.4kph, good length ball, pitches around the fifth stump zone and seams away to go past the defensive outside edge of Imlach

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, 129.1kph, length ball, tapped towards cover

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, 1 run, length ball straying onto the pads and that's been worked around the corner for a single

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, FOUR, three boundaries in a row. Harmless short ball, doesn't even bounce up to waist and Hodge swivels to pull it through square leg

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, FOUR, back-to-back fours. 137.1kph, Rae overcorrects and overpitches outside off. Hodge leans across to reach for it and drives sweetly behind backward point

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, FOUR, 129.7kph, fullish ball angling in from wide of the crease, Hodge uses the bowler's angle to his advantage as he nicely clips it between mid-on and midwicket. 150 up for West Indies with that boundary

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, 129.2kph, Imlach moves forward and across to push and ends up chipping this good length ball towards mid-on who takes it on the bounce

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, rears up sharply off the deck from a length and fortunately for the batter the line is well outside off and he shoulders arms

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, 135.7kph, wide of the crease, full and outside off, Imlach gets forward and shoulders arms

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, 132.9kph, full delivery angled in from wide of the crease, push-driven to mid-off

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, 135.4kph, another inswinger, full in length, Imlach is half-forward to drive and inside-edges onto his pad

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, 1 run, 132.6kph, inswinger, full on the stumps and Hodge hurriedly flicks through backward square leg

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, 1 run, 135.2kph, full and angling in, clipped to the right of mid-on for a single

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, 135.5kph, fuller than a good length, Hodge blocks off the front foot

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, 130.6kph, length ball well outside off, no shot offered

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, fuller than a length, defended back to the bowler

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, inswinger, very full and Hodge digs it out by bringing his bat down at the right time

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, 135.5kph, pitched up delivery, Hodge drives straight to mid-off

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, 136kph, inswinger, Hodge bunts it to mid-on

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, wide of the crease, angling in on a length, Hodge defends into the off-side

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, full ball, tapped into the off-side

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, pitched up, Hodge drives to mid-off

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, beaten. 133.1kph, extra bounce and seam movement away from the right-hander. Hodge fiddles his bat at this length ball and is lucky not to nick off

Michael Rae to Brandon King, 1 run, full around off, King opens the bat-face to steer it to deep backward point

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, 129.4kph, pitched up ball, a nice forward stride from King to block it to cover

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, 131.4kph, short of a good length, King hops and taps it into off

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, 127.3kph, slanting in on a short of length, King defends from the crease

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, short of length outside off, King stays leg-side to try and cut again, gets beaten by the lack of bounce on this occasion

Michael Rae to Brandon King, FOUR, 127.2kph, length ball outside off, King cuts hard off the back foot. The man at backward point dives to his right but the ball beats him to race away to the fence

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, 126.6kph, back of a length, King stands tall and punches to point

Michael Rae to John Campbell, no run, that has stayed very low and Campbell is hit on the pad while looking to pull. But Rae is bowling from over the wicket and it has clearly pitched outside leg. Was a short ball that hardly got up

Michael Rae to John Campbell, no run, short and wide outside off, left alone

Michael Rae to John Campbell, FOUR, angling down leg, short of length and Campbell uses the angle nicely to pull it fine. Beats the fielder in the deep

Michael Rae to Brandon King, 1 run, pulled off the hip down to fine leg

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, straightens a touch off a good length, King was looking to work to leg but ended up getting a soft leading edge rolling to cover

Michael Rae to Brandon King, FOUR, proper half-volley, King drops his bat on it and laces it past the non-striker. Didn't go too hard, didn't need to. Just the timing was enough

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, left alone outside off

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, goes after the width on offer, it stays a bit low and sneaks through to the keeper

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, cracking drive off the back foot to point

Michael Rae to John Campbell, 1 run, short of length in the channel, fended into the off-side

Michael Rae to John Campbell, FOUR, off the glove perhaps, the keeper gets fingertips but can't hold on. Campbell was cramped on the pull as the ball came angling in on leg. Wasn't short enough either. He gloved it behind and lucky to get away

Michael Rae to John Campbell, no run, good length on off, defended down the pitch

Michael Rae to John Campbell, 2 runs, his moves into the shot nicely, punching it through the covers. It's full outside off, Campbell gets a good stride in towards the ball, weight moving forward as he keeps the shape and times it nicely

Michael Rae to John Campbell, FOUR, nice and straight from Campbell. Pitched up on off, he offers the full face and punches it through mid-off. It beats the fielder to the boundary

Michael Rae to Brandon King, 1 run, hits a length on off, King knocks it wide of mid-on

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, full ball outside off, punched to cover

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, weight doesn't go into the shot as King pushes to mid-off. It's pitched up on off and King's footwork is tentative

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, perfect length ball on off, defended forward

Michael Rae to John Campbell, no run, cracking delivery to finish the over! Pace, bounce and carry. It nips away off a length in the channel, Campbell is drawn forward to defend but it whistles past the edge

Michael Rae to John Campbell, no run, zips through off a length, Campbell is rushed on the back foot punch and mistimes it down the pitch

Michael Rae to John Campbell, FOUR, hammered away! Angled in on off, back of a length, sits up nicely and Campbell connects superbly with the pull shot through square leg

Michael Rae to John Campbell, no run, full delivery angled in just outside off, defended forward

Michael Rae to John Campbell, no run, good length in the channel, Campbell makes a late decision to leave but can't get the bat out of the way in time. Goes off the face and on the bounce to third slip

Michael Rae to John Campbell, no run, well wide outside off, left alone