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

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, out Bowled!! Second wicket for Duffy. He has removed both the openers. 134.8kph, fuller than a length, King shapes to flick and plays all around it as the ball moves in off the deck. The ball beats the inside edge, hits the back leg and then crashes into the stumps. Brandon King b Jacob Duffy 63(104) [4s-10]

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

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, 128.3kph, full and angling in from wide of the crease, push-driven to mid-off. Maiden over

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, 122.6kph, inswinger, King sees the length on the fuller side and goes for the drive without getting too forward. Inside-edges and the ball dies down on the leg-side

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, 125.4kph, fuller ball, King blocks it into off

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, 124.2kph, half an appeal. Banged in short, the line is down leg, King looks to pull and misses. Wasn't too far away from his bat/gloves

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, 126.3kph, fuller than a length angling in towards off and King defends it back to the bowler

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, inswinger, very full and King pushes it to cover off the toe-end of the bat

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, 1 run, short of a good length around off, punched to deep backward point off the back foot

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, 135.2kph, good length outside off, King shoulders arms

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, 139kph, jags back in, King stays in his crease to tap it into the off-side and gets an inside edge which takes it towards square leg

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, King would have had his heart in his mouth for a moment. In-slanting short of length ball, King defends from the crease and the inside edge eludes the stumps

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, 1 run, 134.8kph, dug in short, King ducks without dropping his wrists. The ball hits the side of the bat and goes to fine leg. Could have gone anywhere and luckily for the batter, it went along the ground

Foulkes to Brandon King, 1 run, pitched up ball, driven to the left of mid-off where Ravindra makes a tumbling stop

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, maiden over! On a length and holding its line outside off, a watchful leave from King follows

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, banged in short, comes in with the angle and King sways away from it

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, beaten! King flashes hard for a drive against this fullish ball outside off. Extra bounce and it goes past the outside edge

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, steep bounce on a fullish length, wider line and that's been left alone. Blundell collects this above his shoulder

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, fuller ball and the lins is still outside off, another leave from King

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, good length delivery outside off, King shoulders arms and the ball curls in after passing the batter

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, easily defended on the back foot

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, sharp in-drift on off, defended forward

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, FOUR, that's overpitched and King is quick to pounce. Goes hard on the drive and nails it through extra cover, no chance for anyone

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, drifting down leg, King looks to clip it away but misses

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, slower and drifting in on off and middle, defended forward

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, flat length ball on off, King goes back and defends

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, steered to deep backward point

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, kicks up off a length and catches King on the bat shoulder in defence. Nothing he could've done about it. Luckily for him, it goes along the ground to backward point

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, drifting in on leg, full ball, defended forward

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, tossed up, drifting in on middle, defended forward

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, gently punched off the back foot to short cover

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, drifting in from round the wicket, then slides in with the arm, King lets it go. Wasn't that far from off stump

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, short of length on off, King gets right behind the line and blocks down the pitch

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, dug in short, King ducks under it

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, defended from the crease

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, FOUR, fifty for King! Has played some lovely shots and has raced to the milestone off just 63 balls. Here again is an example of how well he's timing it. Not much wrong with the delivery, it's back of a length in the channel, and he allows it to come on before opening the face through backward point

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, kicks up from back of a length, King tucks it to midwicket

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, back of a length on off, dabbed into the pitch

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, 1 run, flat on off, back of a length, King punches it down to deep mid-on

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, drifting in on off, defended forward

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, 1 run, works it off the pads down to long-on

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, overpitched and driven to mid-off

Foulkes to Brandon King, 1 run, good length outside off, King taps it through the covers

Foulkes to Brandon King, 1 run, wide of off, back of a length, King drives nicely off the back foot to sweeper cover

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, full and swinging away outside off, defended forward

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, 1 run, full outside off, King knocks it wide of cover

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, tossed up and drifting in on off, driven to mid-off

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, defended off the back foot into the on-side

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, on the money this time, lands it on a good length on off, King defends from the crease

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, drops it short outside off, King cuts to cover

Foulkes to Brandon King, 1 run, angled in around off and middle, King works it down to fine leg

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, left alone outside off

Foulkes to Brandon King, FOUR, right off the middle from King! Full and wide, he reaches out, keeps his shape and drives hrough extra cover

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, fuller than a length outside off, defended to cover

Foulkes to Brandon King, 1 run, full outside off, King looks to drive and drags it off a thick inside edge through square leg

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

Foulkes to Brandon King, 1 run, not all that short but King manages to play a short-arm pull through square leg

Foulkes to Brandon King, 2 runs, full outside off, driven hard but straight to mid-off. Ravindra fumbles and concedes a couple of runs

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, that might've kicked up from a fuller length. King is struck high on the bat in defence

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

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, dug in short, King ducks and the keeper takes it above the head

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, FOUR, cracked away through the covers! Plenty of width, King frees the arms and crunches it to the boundary

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, some width outside off, King tries cutting it away but it's not short enough. Chops it in front of cover

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, 2 runs, on the pads, clipped away fine and it takes a diving effort from Rae to flick it back

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, cutting in off a length, strikes King on the thigh as he's beaten on the inside edge

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, tries driving off the back foot through the covers but is cramped for room. Back of a length, kicks up on King and he chops it off a thick inside edge into the crease

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

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, 1 run, back of a length on middle and leg, King tucks it through square leg

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, FOUR, consecutive fours to finish the over! Straying in line a touch, length ball on middle and leg, and King tickles it fine past the keeper

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, FOUR, caresses this down the ground! Pitched up and swinging away outside off, King holds the shape, doesn't go too hard on the drive, just punches it to the right of mid-off

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, loose from Brandon King! A back of a length delivery outside off, moving away, Brandon King pushes at it away from his body and misses

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, short of length outside off, keeps a bit low, Brandon King lets it go

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, back of a length delivery moving in on middle and off, Brandon King hangs back in defence

Foulkes to Brandon King, 5 wides, bonus runs these! Way too short this time. Blundell leaps but it flies over him and races to the fence behind. Five wides

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, length delivery seaming in on middle, Brandon King leans ahead a touch and defends it to the left of short mid-wicket

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, good length delivery seaming in sharply from outside off, Brandon King covers the line and blocks it down the track

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, full length delivery around off, driven on the up to wide mid-off

Foulkes to Brandon King, 1 run, short of length delivery seaming in on middle and off, Brandon King tucks it to mid-wicket for a quick single

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, fullish delivery around off, Brandon King leans ahead and blocks it towards covers

Foulkes to Brandon King, FOUR, nicely done! Pitched up delivery swinging in on middle, Brandon King stays well-balanced and drives it with good timing past the non-striker to pick up another boundary

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, fullish delivery swinging in late on off, Brandon King leans ahead and defends it down the track

Foulkes to Brandon King, FOUR, shot! Fuller length delivery outside off, Brandon King leans towards it and drives it beautifully on the up through extra cover to find the fence

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, Brandon King leans ahead and eases it through covers

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, good length delivery in the channel, shaping away, Brandon King punches it to gully

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, on a length, kept out

Foulkes to Brandon King, 1 run, shortish delivery angling down leg, Brandon King pulls it to long leg to get off the mark

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, length delivery wide outside off, Brandon King makes an easy leave

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, back of a length delivery moving in towards leg-stump, Brandon King looks to work it across but is pinged on the pads

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, scrambled seam length delivery outside off, shaping in a bit, Brandon King plays inside the line and gets beaten

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, good length delivery around off, swinging away, Brandon King lets it go

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, pitched up on middle, swinging away, driven on the up to extra cover

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, good length delivery on off, hint of away movement, Brandon King covers the line and blocks it solidly