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

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

Phillips to Tevin Imlach, 1 run, too full and Imlach eases the drive to long-on

Phillips to Tevin Imlach, 1 run, more flight and Phillips gets it to dip on the batter. Imlach gets forward to drive and inside-edges to backward square leg

Phillips to Tevin Imlach, no run, looped up ball, Imlach gets forward to push it back to the bowler with hard hands

Phillips to Tevin Imlach, no run, 86.4kph, another one on the shorter side and Phillips gets away with it as Imlach's wristy flick can't beat the man behind square on the leg-side. Ajaz makes a diving stop to his left at backward square leg

Phillips to Tevin Imlach, no run, full ball, push-driven to short midwicket off the front foot

Phillips to Tevin Imlach, no run, very full and Imlach drives to mid-on

Phillips to Tevin Imlach, no run, darted down leg, Imlach shapes to pull and misses

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, no run, blocked off the front foot

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, no run, in-drifter, forward and blocked

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, 3 runs, 49.1 Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, 3 runs, 85.8kph, slightly overpitched and Imlach drives sweetly off the front foot through extra cover. The ball threatens to go away to the fence but Phillips dives forward acrobatically to flick it back and save a run

Phillips to Tevin Imlach, 1 run, full just outside off and Imlach reverse-sweeps to deep backward point

Phillips to Tevin Imlach, no run, 83.4kph, fuller and spinning down leg, goes past Imlach's glance and it's a good brab by the keeper

Phillips to Tevin Imlach, no run

Foulkes to Tevin Imlach, no run, fuller now and Imlach is drawn forward into a defensive push. The outside edge falls well short of Phillips at gully

Foulkes to Tevin Imlach, no run, short of length ball that seams away a bit, Imlach looks to work it into the leg-side and gets a leading edge which takes the ball towards cover

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, no run, 87.9kph, length ball drifting in towards leg and Imlach gets forward to nudge it into the on-side

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, no run, 85.7kph, fuller in length and Imlach drives it back to the bowler

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, no run, tossed up and full, Imlach defensively pushes it to cover

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, 1 run, 87.1kph, very full and on the stumps, wristily knocked to mid-on

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, FOUR, flighted delivery, full in length, Imlach presses forward and opens the bat-face to nicely drive it through point

Foulkes to Tevin Imlach, 1 run, 120.4kph, short of length, Imlach turns it to square leg. He wants the second but Hodge rightly sends him back

Foulkes to Tevin Imlach, no run, 125.2kph, full ball and Imlach blocks it to cover

Foulkes to Tevin Imlach, no run, 124.7kph, Foulkes pulls his length back, Imlach pushes off the back foot and inside-edges back to the bowler

Foulkes to Tevin Imlach, no run, full outside off, defended towards point

Foulkes to Tevin Imlach, no run, 125.2kph, short ball, Imlach goes for the pull and he would have had his heart in his mouth for a moment. The ball hit the glove, deflected onto his helmet and landed between the stumps and the keeper

Foulkes to Tevin Imlach, no run, fullish ball just outside off, Imlach shuffles a bit to defend it into off

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, 1 run, 89.9kph, sliding on with the arm, Imlach flicks it to midwicket off the back foot

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, no run, full ball, Imlach moves leg-side to drive hard and finds extra cover

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, no run, 87.4kph, flighted delivery on a length outside off and Imlach shoulders arms

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, FOUR, low full toss, Imlach leans across and beautifully times the cover drive into the gap. A gift from Ajaz and Imlach accepted it gleefully

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, no run, 82.3kph, leg-lined, nudged to short fine leg

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, SIX, this should boost Imlach's confidence. A flighted delivery from Ajaz and Imlach dances down the pitch. Converts it into a half-volley and plays a lovely lofted on-drive to hoist it over long-on

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, no run, fuller ball and Imlach presses forward in defence

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, 2 runs, 84.5kph, fraction short and Imlach shapes to cut off the back foot and gets into a tangle as the ball skids off the deck. Gets an under-edge that eludes the leg-stump and rolls to fine leg

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, no run, flighted ball, drifts in and dip on the batter, Imlach gets forward to drive it to mid-off

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, no run, 87kph, angling in towards leg and Imlach blunts it past the short leg fielder

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, no run, 83.1kph, more air, drifts in and Imlach gets forward to block it off the inner edge

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, no run, tossed up ball, Imlach gets forward to bunt it to mid-on

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, no run, 83kph, drifting in towards the stumps and Imlach reverse-sweeps to backward point

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, no run, full ball, driven to cover

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

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, no run, 82.9kph, flighted ball, Imlach comes down the track to drive hard and finds mid-on

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, no run, 85.2kph, tossed up delivery, full on off and Imlach drives it to mid-off off the front foot

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, 2 runs, full outside off and Imlach brings out the sweep shot. Gets off the mark with a couple of runs as the ball dribbles to fine leg

Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach, no run, 84.8kph, drifting in towards middle, Imlach defends off the inner edge

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

Jacob Duffy to Tevin Imlach, no run, louder shout for lbw as Imlach offers no shot against this short of length ball. Brushes the back thigh before going to the keeper. Too high and it wasn't nipping in too much either

Jacob Duffy to Tevin Imlach, no run, 134.5kph, fuller than a length, looked like the outswinger and Imlach defends it out

Jacob Duffy to Tevin Imlach, no run, 137.9kph, good length outside off, left alone

Jacob Duffy to Tevin Imlach, no run, 132.4kph, full and down leg, ignored by the batter. Wicket-maiden from Duffy

Jacob Duffy to Tevin Imlach, no run, jags back in from a short of length, Imlach tentatively defends from the crease and inside-edges onto his thigh

Jacob Duffy to Tevin Imlach, no run, bouncer and Imlach half-ducks to evade it

Jacob Duffy to Tevin Imlach, no run, full on off, defended

Jacob Duffy to Tevin Imlach, no run, fullish length outside off, Imlach leaves it alone