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A relentless swing assault spearheaded by Tim Southee left the West Indies struggling for survival with solely 4 wickets left, and a 185-run deficit after the third day of the primary Test towards New Zealand in Hamilton on Saturday. Only a cussed century partnership by Jermaine Blackwood and Alzarri Joseph stalled New Zealand’s hopes, of dismissing the West Indies twice in at some point. Grey clouds and occasional showers over Seddon Park created the proper platform for New Zealand‘s swing assault, because the West Indies began the day at 49 with out loss and misplaced 15 wickets for 285 runs. They have been crushed of their first innings ending with a rating of 138 for 9, with Shane Dowrich — who suffered a hand damage on the primary day — not batting.
At stumps, they have been 196 for six of their second innings in reply to New Zealand’s formidable 519 for seven.
Blackwood was 80 not out, his 13th Test half-century, with Joseph on 59, his highest rating and their partnership value 107 runs.
Southee relished the circumstances with 5 wickets within the day, 4 within the first innings, however stated it was tough to know why it swung as a lot because it did.
“It tends to swing a lot here so, being a swing bowler that’s obviously nice. We know when we are able to swing it we are a lot more dangerous,” he stated.
The the rest of the tempo assault cashed in to again up New Zealand’s domination with the bat for many of the first two days, when skipper Kane Williamson cast an impressive 251.
The pitch was shedding its verdant hue from day one, however Blackwood stated the West Indies have been studying from how Williamson dealt with the circumstances.
“Some of the balls bounced inconsistently,” he stated.
“I took a page from the Kane Williamson book, he played the ball pretty late. So for sure, next Test you’re going to see a better effort from the batting unit.”
Southee masterclass
When the West Indies resumed the day at 49 with out loss, Southee eliminated John Campbell within the opening over to set the bowling blueprint.
He troubled Campbell with three inswingers earlier than tempting the batsman with a wider supply, that was spooned to Williamson at mid-off.
A Southee ball that swung late nicked Shamarh Brooks’s bat, and he was caught at first slip for one.
A Trent Boult supply that pitched on leg stump and jagged again accounted for Kraigg Brathwaite for 21, whereas stylish inswingers from Kyle Jamieson and Neil Wagner eliminated Darren Bravo (9) and Roston Chase (11).
Southee was again in motion with the wickets of Jermaine Blackwood (23) and Alzarri Joseph (nought) instantly after lunch, leaving Jamieson and Wagner to scrub up the tail leaving Jason Holder unbeaten on 25.
The New Zealand bowlers adopted the identical recipe within the West Indies second innings as they arrange the batsmen with a constant line of supply for a couple of balls, then adjusted the angle and wickets adopted.
Campbell, who confronted 5 balls within the morning, lasted solely three within the second innings when he nicked a Boult supply that Tom Latham simply managed to get his fingers below at floor degree.
Bravo tried to dominate the bowling with three boundaries, earlier than short-ball specialist Neil Wagner pitched one on a size that was edged to Southee within the slips.
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Wagner ended that over with the wicket of Brooks (two) and the carnage continued in the beginning of the following over, when Southee had Brathwaite (10) caught behind.
Holder, who had a number of lives together with being dropped on successive balls, noticed his luck run out on eight to provide all-rounder Daryl Mitchell his first Test wicket.
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