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West Indies vs New Zealand 2025 3rd Test Full Commentary
Result · Dec 18 2025, Thu - 03:30 AM (IST)
NEW ZEALAND575/8 decl, 306/2 decl
WEST INDIES420, 138
New Zealand won by 323 runs
CRR:1.71
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Match
SIX! Kavem Hodge to Ajaz Patel. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. With that, New Zealand have declared their innings on a mammoth total. Rachin Ravindra played his role superbly, finishing unbeaten on 72, while Ajaz Patel contributed a valuable cameo to help push the score to imposing proportions. West Indies now need a much-improved batting effort to stay in the contest. Join us shortly.
Kavem Hodge to Ajaz Patel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Athanaze.
Kavem Hodge to Ajaz Patel. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, bottom edge to square leg for no runs, fielded by Imlach.
SIX! Kavem Hodge to Ajaz Patel. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Kavem Hodge to Ajaz Patel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs.
Kavem Hodge to Ajaz Patel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Athanaze.
Justin Greaves to Ajaz Patel. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for 1 run.
Justin Greaves to Rachin Ravindra. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Chase.
Justin Greaves to Rachin Ravindra. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Imlach.
Justin Greaves to Ajaz Patel. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run.
Justin Greaves to Ajaz Patel. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to gully for no runs, fielded by Hodge.
FOUR! Justin Greaves to Ajaz Patel. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Anderson Phillip to Ajaz Patel. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run.
FOUR! Anderson Phillip to Ajaz Patel. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
APPEAL! Anderson Phillip to Ajaz Patel. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to first slip for no runs, fielded by Chase, appeal made for L.B.W. Half-hearted appeal.
Anderson Phillip to Ajaz Patel. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Hodge.
Anderson Phillip to Rachin Ravindra. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Hodge.
FOUR! Anderson Phillip to Rachin Ravindra. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
Roston Chase to Rachin Ravindra. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Campbell.
Roston Chase to Rachin Ravindra. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by King.
Roston Chase to Rachin Ravindra. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to cover for no runs, fielded by Athanaze.
Wide Roston Chase to Rachin Ravindra. Off break half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Imlach.
Roston Chase to Ajaz Patel. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to short mid wicket for 1 run, run save by King.
Roston Chase to Ajaz Patel. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by King.
Roston Chase to Ajaz Patel. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Hodge.
Anderson Phillip to Rachin Ravindra. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to second slip for no runs, fielded by Chase.
Anderson Phillip to Ajaz Patel. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Seales.
APPEAL! Anderson Phillip to Ajaz Patel. Seaming in length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, hit pad to silly point for no runs, appeal made for L.B.W. Lone shout from the keeper as turned down.
FOUR! Anderson Phillip to Ajaz Patel. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep square leg for 4 runs.
Anderson Phillip to Ajaz Patel. Length ball, off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to point for no runs.
OUT! Caught. Michael Rae to Kemar Roach. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge, caught by Blundell. That's it! The West Indies are all out for 420, handing New Zealand a lead of 155 runs. Kavem Hodge remains unbeaten after a brilliant century. He received valuable support from Athanaze and Greaves, but both were unable to convert their starts into big scores. Had they done so, the West Indies might have closed in on New Zealand's first-innings total. Once again, Jacob Duffy is proving his worth, picking up four wickets. Meanwhile, Ajaz Patel held one end, bowling 41 overs and taking three wickets. Stay tuned for New Zealand's innings, coming up shortly.
Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for 1 run.
Ajaz Patel to Kemar Roach. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Latham.
OUT! Bowled. Ajaz Patel to Jayden Seales. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed. Bowled him! Pure skill from Ajaz Patel.
Ajaz Patel to Jayden Seales. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
Ajaz Patel to Jayden Seales. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs.
Ajaz Patel to Jayden Seales. Stock length ball, down leg side on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Ravindra.
Ajaz Patel to Kavem Hodge. Stock ball half volley, to leg on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Williamson.
Glenn Phillips to Jayden Seales. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Latham.
Glenn Phillips to Jayden Seales. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
FOUR! Glenn Phillips to Jayden Seales. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
Glenn Phillips to Jayden Seales. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to point for no runs, fielded by Foulkes.
Glenn Phillips to Jayden Seales. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
Glenn Phillips to Jayden Seales. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, outside edge to first slip for no runs, fielded by Mitchell.
Ajaz Patel to Kavem Hodge. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Latham.
Ajaz Patel to Kavem Hodge. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Mitchell.
Ajaz Patel to Kavem Hodge. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Duffy.
Ajaz Patel to Kavem Hodge. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Ajaz Patel to Kavem Hodge. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Ajaz Patel to Jayden Seales. Stock ball full toss, off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Rae.
Glenn Phillips to Kavem Hodge. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
Glenn Phillips to Jayden Seales. Off break full toss, to leg on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Rae.
Glenn Phillips to Jayden Seales. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
Glenn Phillips to Jayden Seales. Off break full toss, to leg on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
Glenn Phillips to Jayden Seales. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Glenn Phillips to Jayden Seales. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Latham.
Ajaz Patel to Kavem Hodge. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Conway.
Ajaz Patel to Jayden Seales. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, run save by Phillips.
Ajaz Patel to Jayden Seales. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
Ajaz Patel to Jayden Seales. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Ravindra.
Kavem Hodge to Rachin Ravindra. Stock length ball, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Campbell. Tom Latham declares the innings with a lead of 461 runs. The West Indies now have a mammoth target of 462 to win this Test and level the series at 1-1. Devon Conway and Tom Latham both scored centuries once again, the first time in First Class cricket that both openers have made twin centuries, putting New Zealand in a commanding position. Join us for the run chase shortly.
Kavem Hodge to Rachin Ravindra. Stock length ball, wide down leg side backing away pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Campbell.
Kavem Hodge to Rachin Ravindra. Stock length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Campbell.
SIX! Kavem Hodge to Rachin Ravindra. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Kavem Hodge to Kane Williamson. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Seales.
Kavem Hodge to Kane Williamson. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Imlach.
Roston Chase to Rachin Ravindra. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Campbell.
SIX! Roston Chase to Rachin Ravindra. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
SIX! Roston Chase to Rachin Ravindra. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Wide Roston Chase to Rachin Ravindra. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Imlach.
Roston Chase to Kane Williamson. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Athanaze.
SIX! Roston Chase to Kane Williamson. Off break length ball, down leg side down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Roston Chase to Rachin Ravindra. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Phillip.
Kavem Hodge to Rachin Ravindra. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Phillip.
Kavem Hodge to Kane Williamson. Quicker length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Hope.
Kavem Hodge to Kane Williamson. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, to deep point for 2 runs, fielded by Seales.
Kavem Hodge to Rachin Ravindra. Stock length ball, wide down leg side on the front foot sweeping, to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Hope.
Kavem Hodge to Rachin Ravindra. Stock length ball, wide down leg side backing away sweeping, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Seales.
Kavem Hodge to Kane Williamson. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Phillip.
Roston Chase to Kane Williamson. Off break half volley, down leg side on the front foot reverse sweeping, to deep point for 1 run.
Roston Chase to Rachin Ravindra. Off break half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Hodge.
Roston Chase to Rachin Ravindra. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Imlach.
SIX! Roston Chase to Rachin Ravindra. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Ravindra on the aggression mode.
Roston Chase to Kane Williamson. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Athanaze.
Roston Chase to Kane Williamson. Off break half volley, down leg side on the front foot reverse sweeping, to deep extra cover for 2 runs.
Kavem Hodge to Kane Williamson. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Seales.
Kavem Hodge to Rachin Ravindra. Stock ball half volley, down leg side on the front foot driving, leading edge to long off for 1 run.
Kavem Hodge to Rachin Ravindra. Stock length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Seales.
Kavem Hodge to Kane Williamson. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Seales.
FOUR! Kavem Hodge to Kane Williamson. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
OUT! Bowled. Jacob Duffy to Jayden Seales. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. That's the end of the match, and New Zealand have won convincingly. The West Indies batters fought hard, but their efforts fell short as they couldn't chase down the enormous target or block out New Zealand's relentless bowling. Despite a solid start from the openers, the middle order crumbled under pressure. New Zealand's bowlers were exceptional throughout the day, with Jacob Duffy being the standout performer, claiming a five-wicket haul. Ajaz Patel also contributed with three crucial wickets. In the end, New Zealand won by a massive margin of 323 runs and have won the three-match series 2-0. Devon Conway is the Player of the Match for his mountain of runs and Jacob Duffy is the Player of the Series after his superb efforts with the ball.
APPEAL! Jacob Duffy to Jayden Seales. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Williamson, appeal made for L.B.W. Not a convincing appeal from New Zealand.
NEW BALL. Jacob Duffy to Jayden Seales. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach. Stock length ball, down leg side on the back foot flick, hit pad to point for no runs, fielded by Mitchell.
Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach. Stock length ball, wide down leg side on the front foot reverse sweeping, bottom edge to silly point for no runs, fielded by Ravindra.
Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, outside edge to silly point for no runs, run save by Mitchell.
Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, hit pad back to bowler for no runs.
Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach. Stock length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Duffy.
Rachin Ravindra to Jayden Seales. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Conway.
Rachin Ravindra to Jayden Seales. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by Foulkes.
OUT! L.B.W. Rachin Ravindra to Anderson Phillip. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad.
Rachin Ravindra to Anderson Phillip. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Conway.
Rachin Ravindra to Anderson Phillip. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Rae.
Rachin Ravindra to Anderson Phillip. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, inside edge to short leg for no runs, dropped catch by Phillips.
Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach. Stock length ball, down leg side on the back foot padded, hit pad to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Duffy.
Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot padded, hit helmet to silly point for no runs, fielded by Mitchell.
Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, hit pad to silly point for no runs.
APPEAL! Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot padded, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Phillips, appeal made for Caught. Batter safely negotiated with the pad.
Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach. Stock ball full toss, down leg side on the front foot working, mis-timed to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
Rachin Ravindra to Anderson Phillip. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Conway.
Rachin Ravindra to Anderson Phillip. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Conway.
Rachin Ravindra to Anderson Phillip. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, run save by Latham, fielded by Williamson.
Rachin Ravindra to Anderson Phillip. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, Gloved to silly point for no runs, fielded by Latham.
APPEAL! Rachin Ravindra to Anderson Phillip. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Foulkes, appeal made for L.B.W. Inside edge, he escapes from LBW.
Rachin Ravindra to Anderson Phillip. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to first slip for no runs, fielded by Mitchell.
Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, leading edge to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Conway. That's Tea on Day 5. New Zealand are well in control and just two wickets away. Tevin Imlach and Anderson Phillip held the match after the wicket of Hope and looked to try their best after the break. On the other hand, the host looks to wrap things up quickly. Join us for the last session in 20 minutes.
Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach. Stock length ball, down leg side on the back foot pushing, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Foulkes.
Ajaz Patel to Tevin Imlach. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Conway.