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

Ajaz Patel to Athanaze, out Bowled!! Oh, goodness me! That's an unusual way to get dismissed! It was a nothing delivery to be honest. Slow through the air and on a length, turning down leg, Athanaze lifts his bat skywards and tries to pad it away. But it deflects off the inner half of his right pad, flies between his legs and hits the leg-stump. That's unlucky for Athanaze. He was looking good out there but has to make the long walk back now. Athanaze b Ajaz Patel 45(57) [4s-8]

Ajaz Patel to Athanaze, no run, on a back of a length on middle and off, Athanaze tucks it to backward square leg

Ajaz Patel to Athanaze, 2 runs, edged but safe! This one shoots up from a back of a length on off, Athanaze is not able to handle the bounce properly and edges it but gets it wide of slip. A couple results

Ajaz Patel to Athanaze, FOUR, on the shorter side outside off, Athanaze rocks back and chops it past the slip fielder. There's no protection at third man and another boundary results

Phillips to Athanaze, 1 run, tossed up full delivery outside off, Athanaze square drives it to deep point to retain strike

Phillips to Athanaze, FOUR, easy pickings! A juicy full-toss around off, Athanaze hits it over the leaping fielder at mid-wicket for a rocketing boundary

Phillips to Athanaze, no run, floated delivery outside off, Athanaze drives it to extra cover

Phillips to Athanaze, no run, tossed up full delivery on off, driven to covers

Phillips to Athanaze, FOUR, a poor full delivery down leg, Athanaze sweeps it past leg gully and picks up a boundary

Ajaz Patel to Athanaze, FOUR, tossed up full delivery outside off, keeps low, Athanaze goes for an expansive drive but gets an under-edge. Blundell crouches but hardly has time to react. It goes through his legs and races to the fence behind

Ajaz Patel to Athanaze, no run, full delivery drifting towards the pads, flicked towards backward square leg

Ajaz Patel to Athanaze, no run, on a back of a length on off, worked to backward square leg

Ajaz Patel to Athanaze, no run, some away drift from a length outside off, Athanaze camps back and defends it to the off-side

Ajaz Patel to Athanaze, no run, on the shorter side on off, pushed from the crease to the left of Ajaz Patel

Phillips to Athanaze, no run, tossed up full delivery outside off, turning away, Athanaze goes for a drive with hard hands and gets a bottom edge that bounces in front of the keeper

Phillips to Athanaze, no run, full delivery around off, driven crisply to short extra cover who can't stop it cleanly. Athanaze thinks about a run but has been rightly sent back by his partner

Phillips to Athanaze, no run, low full-toss on the pads, Athanaze misses out as he clips it straight to mid-wicket

Phillips to Athanaze, no run, on a back of a length outside off, hint of away turn, Athanaze chops it to backward point

Ajaz Patel to Athanaze, no run, floaty full delivery on off, Athanaze lunges in defence

Ajaz Patel to Athanaze, no run, the slider on a back of a length just outside off, Athanaze hangs back in defence

Ajaz Patel to Athanaze, FOUR, nicely done! On the shorter side outside off, Athanaze rocks back and cuts it through backward point. The fielder in the deep moves to his right but has no chance to stop it

Ajaz Patel to Athanaze, no run, on a back of a length on off, Athanaze hangs back and works it to short mid-wicket

Ajaz Patel to Athanaze, 2 runs, overpitched outside off, Athanaze drives it nicely through covers. A couple results

Ajaz Patel to Athanaze, no run, on a back of a length outside off, blocked from the crease to short leg

Foulkes to Athanaze, 3 runs, full delivery straying on the pads, Athanaze flicks it through backward square leg. Rae hares across to his right and dives full length to save a run for his side. Good commitment there

Foulkes to Athanaze, no run, short of length delivery angling in on off, Athanaze covers the line and defends it back to Foulkes

Foulkes to Athanaze, FOUR, gorgeous stroke! On a back of a length and a bit of width on offer, Athanaze camps back and punches it crisply past the left side of the backward point fielder. The timing was on point and he got the desired result

Foulkes to Athanaze, no run, Athanaze taps this one to gully. The fielder misfields but the batters don't risk a single

Foulkes to Athanaze, no run, back of a length delivery angling in from around off, punched towards cover-point

Foulkes to Athanaze, no run, short of length outside off, Athanaze hangs back and pushes it towards point

Foulkes to Athanaze, no run, back of a length outside off, tapped with an open bat-face towards point

Foulkes to Athanaze, no run, pitched up outside off, Athanaze pushes it to mid-off

Jacob Duffy to Athanaze, no run, a bouncer around leg-stump, Athanaze doesn't play at it

Jacob Duffy to Athanaze, 2 runs, 139kph pitched up delivery on off, Athanaze push-drives it through mid-off. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so

Jacob Duffy to Athanaze, no run, pacy short of length delivery shaping across Athanaze with extra bounce. He drops his wrists to let it go

Jacob Duffy to Athanaze, no run, a short delivery on middle and leg, Athanaze ducks under it

Jacob Duffy to Athanaze, no run, short of length delivery shaping across Athanaze. He lets it through

Jacob Duffy to Athanaze, no run, a bouncer on leg-stump, shaping away, Athanaze sits under it in a jiffy

Jacob Duffy to Athanaze, no run, another bouncer and Athanaze ducks under it

Jacob Duffy to Athanaze, FOUR, back of a length delivery holding its line around off, Athanaze pushes at it and gets it off the outer half and in the gap between slip and gully for a boundary

Jacob Duffy to Athanaze, no run, short of length delivery wide outside off, Athanaze leaves it alone

Jacob Duffy to Athanaze, no run, a bouncer on off, Athanaze ducks under it

Jacob Duffy to Athanaze, no run, a shortish delivery around leg-stump, Athanaze moves away from the line and crouches to let it go

Jacob Duffy to Athanaze, no run, a short delivery angling down leg, Athanaze looks to hook but only meets thin air

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

Jacob Duffy to Athanaze, no run, back of a length delivery on off at 134.6kph, Athanaze hangs back and taps it towards point

Jacob Duffy to Athanaze, no run, 137.9kph bouncer on off, Athanaze ducks under it. This one didn't rise up that much

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