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West Indies vs New Zealand 2020 1st Test Full Commentary

Result · Dec 03 2020, Thu - 03:30 AM (IST)
1st Test, - Seddon Park
NEW ZEALAND
519/7 decl
WEST INDIES
138, 247 f/o
New Zealand won by an innings and 134 runs
CRR:4.2
Player Of The Match
  • 144.6

    Roston Chase to Tim Southee. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Joseph. That brings up the end of New Zealand's first innings. So New Zealand declared after put up a mammoth total of 519 on the board. Skipper top scored with 251 and was well supported by Tom Latham with 86. Kyle Jamieson got his maiden Test fifty. For West Indies Roach and Gabriel picked up three wickets each. Will be back in another 10 minutes.

  • 144.5

    Roston Chase to Kyle Jamieson. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for 1 run.

  • 144.4

    Roston Chase to Kyle Jamieson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Blackwood.

  • 144.3

    Roston Chase to Tim Southee. Off break length ball, middle stump down the track driving, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Joseph.

  • 144.2

    Roston Chase to Kyle Jamieson. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep point for 1 run. With that single Kyle Jamieson gets his maiden Test fifty.

  • 144.1

    Roston Chase to Kyle Jamieson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs.

  • 143.6

    Alzarri Joseph to Tim Southee. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Brooks.

  • 143.5

    Alzarri Joseph to Kyle Jamieson. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run.

  • 143.4

    Alzarri Joseph to Kyle Jamieson. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Brooks.

  • 143.3

    Alzarri Joseph to Tim Southee. Reverse Swing-In back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run.

  • 143.2

    Alzarri Joseph to Kyle Jamieson. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run.

  • 143.1

    Alzarri Joseph to Kyle Jamieson. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Brathwaite.

  • 142.6

    Roston Chase to Tim Southee. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Blackwood.

  • 142.5

    SIX! Roston Chase to Tim Southee. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.

  • 142.4

    Roston Chase to Tim Southee. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Chase.

  • 142.3

    Roston Chase to Tim Southee. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Blackwood.

  • 142.2

    Roston Chase to Kyle Jamieson. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Brathwaite.

  • 142.1

    Roston Chase to Tim Southee. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for 1 run.

  • 141.6

    Alzarri Joseph to Tim Southee. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run.

  • 141.5

    OUT! Caught. Alzarri Joseph to Kane Williamson. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, by Chase.

  • 141.4

    SIX! Alzarri Joseph to Kane Williamson. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

  • 141.3

    Alzarri Joseph to Kane Williamson. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Brooks.

  • 141.2

    FOUR! Alzarri Joseph to Kane Williamson. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, outside edge past third man for 4 runs.

  • 141.1

    Alzarri Joseph to Kane Williamson. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Brooks.

  • 140.6

    Roston Chase to Kane Williamson. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for 1 run.

  • 140.5

    Roston Chase to Kyle Jamieson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Joseph.

  • 140.4

    Roston Chase to Kane Williamson. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run.

  • 140.3

    Roston Chase to Kyle Jamieson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Joseph.

  • 140.2

    Roston Chase to Kane Williamson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Joseph.

  • 140.1

    Roston Chase to Kane Williamson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs.

  • 63.6

    OUT! L.B.W. Neil Wagner to Shannon Gabriel. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, hit pad to. Wagner finishes! Gabriel looks to drive the inswinger, but he was not close enough to connect with the bat. A loud shout for LBW! Umpire raises his finger straightaway. West Indies opts for the review. Third umpire replay shows that the ball was pitching in line, the impact was in line, and the wickets are hitting. The third umpire asks on-field umpire to stay with his decision. Gabriel departs for a run. That is the end of West Indies first innings. Dowrich was absent hurt. West Indies are bundled out for 138 runs. A dominating performance by the New Zealand bowlers to destroy the West Indies batting line up. Southee picked up four wickets. Jamieson and Wagner picked up a couple of wickets each. For the West Indies, Holder remains unbeaten with his 25. New Zealand enforces the follow-on. Will be back in another 10 minutes.

  • 63.5

    Neil Wagner to Jason Holder. Short, to leg on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Young.

  • 63.4

    Neil Wagner to Shannon Gabriel. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Young.

  • 63.3

    Neil Wagner to Shannon Gabriel. Reverse Swing-In length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to point for no runs.

  • 63.2

    Neil Wagner to Shannon Gabriel. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 63.1

    Neil Wagner to Jason Holder. Reverse Swing-In length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Young.

  • 62.6

    Kyle Jamieson to Shannon Gabriel. Bouncer, outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 62.5

    Kyle Jamieson to Shannon Gabriel. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 62.4

    Kyle Jamieson to Shannon Gabriel. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Williamson.

  • 62.3

    Kyle Jamieson to Shannon Gabriel. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to point for no runs, fielded by Young.

  • 62.2

    Kyle Jamieson to Shannon Gabriel. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump no foot movement shoulders arms, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 62.1

    OUT! Bowled. Kyle Jamieson to Kemar Roach. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump no foot movement defending, missed to. You miss, I hit! A perfect ball for the tailender from Jamieson. Roach's bat and pad gap allow the ball to hit the stumps. Roach departs for two runs.

  • 61.6

    Neil Wagner to Jason Holder. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Williamson.

  • 61.5

    Neil Wagner to Jason Holder. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement shoulders arms, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 61.4

    Neil Wagner to Jason Holder. Back of a length, outside off stump no foot movement shoulders arms, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 61.3

    Neil Wagner to Jason Holder. Reverse Swing-In length ball, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 61.2

    Neil Wagner to Jason Holder. Back of a length, outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 61.1

    Neil Wagner to Jason Holder. Seaming in back of a length, to leg on the back foot working, hit pad to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Latham.

  • 60.6

    Kyle Jamieson to Jason Holder. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Boult.

  • 60.5

    Kyle Jamieson to Jason Holder. Seaming away back of a length, outside off stump no foot movement shoulders arms, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 60.4

    Kyle Jamieson to Jason Holder. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, run save by Williamson, fielded by Young.

  • 60.3

    Kyle Jamieson to Jason Holder. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump no foot movement shoulders arms, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 60.2

    Kyle Jamieson to Jason Holder. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Mitchell.

  • 60.1

    Kyle Jamieson to Jason Holder. Seaming away back of a length, outside off stump no foot movement shoulders arms, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 59.6

    Neil Wagner to Kemar Roach. Back of a length, to leg no foot movement defending, thick edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.

  • 59.5

    Neil Wagner to Kemar Roach. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, thick edge to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Boult.

  • 59.4

    Neil Wagner to Kemar Roach. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Mitchell.

  • 59.3

    Neil Wagner to Jason Holder. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Young.

  • 59.2

    Neil Wagner to Jason Holder. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 59.1

    Neil Wagner to Jason Holder. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Latham.

  • 58.5
    Shannon Gabriel b Neil Wagner 0 (4)

    OUT! Bowled. Neil Wagner to Shannon Gabriel. Length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, hit pad to. Hits the Timber! Wagner knows how to finish. Full and Straight. Gabriel goes for a wild slog but misses it as the ball crashes onto the stumps. Gabriel departs for a duck. That brings the conclusion of the first Test. New Zealand won the match by an innings and 134 runs. For West Indies Blackwood top-scored with 104 and was well supported by Joseph with 86. For New Zealand Wagner picked up four wickets and Jamieson picked up two wickets. Kane Williamson adjudged as the player of the match for his excellent display with the bat. Do join us for the second Test starting from 11th December at Wellington. Until then, cheers...

  • 58.4

    Neil Wagner to Shannon Gabriel. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot glancing, hit body to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Southee.

  • 58.3

    Neil Wagner to Shannon Gabriel. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 58.2

    Neil Wagner to Shannon Gabriel. Yorker, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 58.1
    Jermaine Blackwood c Tim Southee b Neil Wagner 104 (141)

    OUT! Caught. Neil Wagner to Jermaine Blackwood. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward square leg, by Southee. One brings two! Blackwood goes for the pull shot of the short ball but miscues it. The ball skies up in the air and goes to the hands of Southee who makes no mistake and takes an easy catch. Blackwood departs for 104.

  • End of Over 58
    Over 58. 5 runs. Bowler: Kyle Jamieson. West Indies: 247/7 (rr 4.26)
  • 57.6

    Kyle Jamieson to Kemar Roach. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 57.5

    Kyle Jamieson to Kemar Roach. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to third slip for no runs, fielded by Southee.

  • 57.4

    Kyle Jamieson to Jermaine Blackwood. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.

  • 57.3

    Kyle Jamieson to Jermaine Blackwood. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for 2 runs.

  • 57.2
    Alzarri Joseph c (Sub) b Kyle Jamieson 86 (125)

    OUT! Caught (Sub). Kyle Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep point. Brilliant innings from Alzarri Joseph comes to an end! Joseph goes for the wild swing but mistimes it as the ball goes straight into the hands of Santner at the deep point. Joseph departs for 86.

  • 57.1

    Kyle Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 2 runs, dropped catch by Williamson.

  • End of Over 57
    Over 57. 3 runs. Bowler: Neil Wagner. West Indies: 242/6 (rr 4.25)
  • 56.6

    Neil Wagner to Alzarri Joseph. Short, down leg side on the back foot glancing, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Southee.

  • 56.5

    Neil Wagner to Alzarri Joseph. Short, down leg side moves in front Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 56.4

    Neil Wagner to Jermaine Blackwood. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Jamieson.

  • 56.3

    Neil Wagner to Jermaine Blackwood. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 56.2

    Neil Wagner to Alzarri Joseph. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Southee.

  • 56.1

    Neil Wagner to Alzarri Joseph. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • End of Over 56
    Over 56. 4 runs. Bowler: Kyle Jamieson. West Indies: 239/6 (rr 4.27)
  • 55.6

    Kyle Jamieson to Jermaine Blackwood. Seaming away back of a length, outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 55.5

    Kyle Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Boult.

  • 55.4

    Kyle Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Latham.

  • 55.3

    Kyle Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Nicholls.

  • 55.2

    Kyle Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 55.1

    Kyle Jamieson to Jermaine Blackwood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell. A magnificent hundred for Blackwood! He gently tabs this one towards the wide of mid-on for a single to gets his second Test hundred.

  • End of Over 55
    Over 55. 1 run. Bowler: Tim Southee. West Indies: 235/6 (rr 4.27)
  • 54.6

    Tim Southee to Jermaine Blackwood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot dropped, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Nicholls.

  • 54.5

    Tim Southee to Jermaine Blackwood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mitchell.

  • 54.4

    Tim Southee to Jermaine Blackwood. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mitchell.

  • 54.3

    Tim Southee to Jermaine Blackwood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 54.2

    Tim Southee to Jermaine Blackwood. Back of a length, outside off stump no foot movement shoulders arms, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • 54.1

    Tim Southee to Jermaine Blackwood. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.

  • End of Over 54
    Over 54. 1 run. Bowler: Neil Wagner. West Indies: 234/6 (rr 4.33)
  • 53.6

    Neil Wagner to Alzarri Joseph. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Blundell.