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

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, out Caught by Phillips!! There's the breakthrough! It's the sort of delivery that was expected to cause problems here on this final day. Short into the body, there's some uneven bounce and King is struck on the glove as he tries fending it into the on-side. It pops up in the air and Phillips takes a dolly at second slip. Brandon King c Phillips b Jacob Duffy 67(96) [4s-13]

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, short ball cutting down leg, King ducks under it

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, FOUR, lovely timing from King again! Pitched up outside off, he reaches out and drives superbly through extra cover

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, defended down the pitch

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, FOUR, dug in short outside off, doesn't get up too high and King adjusts beautifully. He opens the face and guides it past gully

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, 1 run, driven off the back foot through the covers

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, again pitches outside leg, King has no problem defending forward

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, tossed up outside leg, defended forward

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, down the leg-side, King looks to pull but misses

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, tossed up outside leg, lands on a length, King defends forward

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, length ball outside leg, King goes back looking to work it into the on-side but is hit on the pad

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, tossed up outside leg, defended down the pitch

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, down the leg-side, King doesn't get anything on it

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, pitches outside leg, turns away off a length, King hangs back and defends

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, driven back firmly down the pitch, Ajaz fields of his own bowling

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, 1 run, swept behind square, picks up a single

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, defended forward

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, length ball at the stumps, defended from the crease

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, tossed up outside leg, length ball, King looks to clip it away and is hit on the pad

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, tossed up on leg, defended forward

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, tossed up on off, defended safely down the pitch

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, drifting in on middle, King hangs back and defends

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, back of a length in the channel,

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, drifting in on leg, nicely tossed up, King defends forward

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, tossed up, lands on a length, King defends forward

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, drifting into the pads, length ball, defended forward

Michael Rae to Brandon King, FOUR, short and wide, enough width on offer for King who slaps it through the off-side

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, length ball around off and middle, tucked to midwicket

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, kicks up off a length outside off, left alone

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, wow this has sprung up off a length while nipping away from middle. Strikes King on the glove. Might've come off a crack

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, cutting in from back of a length, strikes King on the thigh pad

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, pitched up on off, driven to mid-off

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, full and angled in, strikes King on the pad but it's going down leg

Michael Rae to Brandon King, FOUR, clipped away behind square and it's fifty for King! Has been a very watchable knock studded with 10 boundaries. His timing has been a feature of his innings and you can see it here as well, with the ball racing away behind square

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, hard length on middle, tucked to midwicket

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, another one on back of a length, King blocks it from the crease into the off-side

Michael Rae to Brandon King, FOUR, not all that short but King still gets the pull away past midwicket. Wasn't able to extend the arms but the timing was good

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, nips back in off a good length, King gets it off the inside half in defence

Michael Rae to Brandon King, FOUR, lovely cover drive and it's the first boundary of the morning! Full and wide, King reaches out and cracks it through the gap

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, gets forward and defends in front of off

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, genuine edge doesn't carry! Fuller than a length just outside off, he prods forward in defence, it nips away a touch to take the edge and it goes on the bounce to second slip

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, driven firmly down the pitch and hits Rae on the shin. He's in pain and needs the attention of the physio

Michael Rae to Brandon King, 2 runs, Duffy recovers well after an initial fumble. Dug in short, climbs on King and gets big on his attempted pull shot. Takes a thick top-edge that lands wide of fine leg

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, solid in defence as Rae hits a length on off

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, 1 run, straying on the pads, length ball, King clips it down to fine leg

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, length ball slanted in on middle, defended from the crease down the pitch

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, oh this nips in sharply from short of length. King was looking to fend it off but gets hit on the thigh

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, zips through off a length outside off, left alone

Michael Rae to Brandon King, 1 run, dragged off a thick inside edge down to fine leg! Good length in the channel, nips in as King tries driving on the up and draws the error

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, full and straight, flicked wide of mid-on who runs across and makes a diving stop

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, in the channel, around a good length, King taps it from the crease to cover

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, pitched right up on off, half-volley, King punches it to mid-off

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, good length in the channel, left alone

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, short of length on off, fended down the pitch

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, length ball wide of off, nipping away, left alone

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, full delivery angling down leg, he looks to flick it away but is hit on the pad

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, wow that's jagged in sharply, perhaps off a crack. Hits a good length and veers in to strike King on the thigh

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, drifting in on middle, full one, defended forward

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, gets forward and knocks it into the off-side

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, tossed up and turning away outside off, left alone

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, goes back and defends this length ball to short leg

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, floated up outside off, driven to mid-off

Ajaz Patel to Brandon King, no run, slow and tossed up outside off, left alone

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, 1 run, cutting in from back of a length, line on middle and leg, King tucks it behind square

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, oh King gets into a tangle because of the uneven bounce! Dug in short, his initial reaction is to sway out of the way but the ball doesn't get up as high as he expects. Comes right at him and he's forced to try and fend it off. Gets hit on the glove and it rolls to slip

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, short of length on off, blocked from the crease

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, byes, FOUR, Duffy bends his back and gets it to take off sharply from halfway down the pitch. Climbs on King as he looks to fend it off, whistles past his gloves and flies over the keeper's head

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, hard length in the channel, blocked from the crease to cover

Foulkes to Brandon King, 1 run, cutting in from back of a length, King tucks it behind square

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, hard length ball in the channel, blocked from the crease

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, FOUR, third boundary of the over and the seventh one of King's innings. Kicks up from back of a length in the channel, King opens the face and steers it through backward point

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, whacked into the pitch, short of length, King fends it down the pitch

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, FOUR, wow! It's only been a short innings but King has put on a show already. Has raced to 31 off just 24. On the up, driven beautifully through extra cover

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, 2 runs, nipping in from back of a length, King clips it through square leg

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, FOUR, again the timing from King is sublime! Good length in the channel, nothing wrong with the delivery and he still manages to effortlessly caress it on the up through point

Foulkes to Brandon King, 1 run, fuller than a length outside off, King eases it wide of cover

Foulkes to Brandon King, FOUR, nips away from back of a length, King looks to defend from the crease and is squared up by the movement. Takes a thick edge and runs wide of gully

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, back of a length in the channel, nips in, King leaves

Foulkes to Brandon King, FOUR, he has continued from where he left in the first innings. What timing. Fuller than a good length outside off, he drives on the up and times it superbly through extra cover

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, hard length ball outside off, nips away sharply and King lets it go as he deliberately plays inside the line

Foulkes to Brandon King, FOUR, another spanking drive through the off-side! It's a full inswinger outside off, he gets forward and cracks it through extra cover

Foulkes to Brandon King, FOUR, goes chasing a wide one and spanks it through point! It's full outside off, King reaches out and doesn't hold back on the drive. Gets it right off the middle

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, dug in short outside off, left alone

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, zipping through off a length on off, defended down the pitch

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, 3 runs, half-volley on off, King chips it down the ground and picks up three as the fielder chases it down

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

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, doesn't get up high enough as King looks to pull. Wanted to fetch it from outside off, was short of length and it sneaks through to the keeper. Cross-batted shots going to be risky now with the bounce being variable

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, on the pads, length ball, King clips it to midwicket

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, good length around off, not much movement, defended from the crease

Jacob Duffy to Brandon King, no run, pitched up just outside off, King's feet don't move on the drive and he drags it off the inside half to mid-on

Foulkes to Brandon King, 1 run, driven crisply and mid-off does well to get a hand on it. Full on off, King offers the full face and times it nicely down the ground, would've raced away if not for the fielder's diving effort to his right

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, good length on off, hits King high on the bat in defence

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, inswinger that kicks up off a length and carries nicely to the keeper as King leaves

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, oh this stays low outside off! Short of length, doesn't get up too high as King tries punching off the back foot, sneaks through on the second bounce to the keeper

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, good length around off, nipping in a touch, King defends from the crease

Foulkes to Brandon King, no run, full delivery swinging in on off, King looks to drive and mistimes it to mid-off