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West Indies captain Jason Holder held off a venomous New Zealand assault because the vacationers survived to be 244 for six at stumps Sunday on day three of the second Test in Wellington. They require an extra 85 runs with 4 wickets remaining to make New Zealand bat once more and keep away from a second innings defeat. Against a four-pronged tempo assault, who continued to get bounce and motion off the pitch, the West Indies misplaced seven wickets within the first two periods however just one after tea as Holder launched into the bowling.
He was not out 60, with eight fours and two sixes, when unhealthy mild ended play an hour early.
Joshua da Silva, in his debut Test, was not out 25 with the pair including an unbeaten 74 for the seventh wicket.
New Zealand wanted lower than 5 overs firstly of the day to take the remaining two wickets and finish the West Indies first innings at 131.
Tim Southee mopped up the tail to complete with 5 for 32 to go along with the 5 for 34 by Kyle Jamieson, who was not required to bowl on the third morning.
Faced with a 329-run deficit, the West Indies second innings was already wavering at 73 for 2 by lunch with Trent Boult accounting for Kraigg Brathwaite (24) and Darren Bravo (4).
John Campbell and Shamarh Brooks placed on 89 for the third wicket however simply as they regarded snug the West Indies misplaced their method dropping three wickets for 3 runs.
Neil Wagner accounted for Brooks (36) and Kyle Jamieson eliminated Roston Chase for this second duck of the match and bowled Campbell for 68 and the West Indies went to tea at 158 for 5.
Despite a cold breeze, greater than 4,700 spectators stuffed the grass banks on the Basin Reserve ready for New Zealand to mop up the tail.
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But the one wicket to fall within the closing session was that of Jermaine Blackwood, bowled by Boult for 20 earlier than the cussed resistance of Holder and da Silva ensured the Test went right into a fourth day.
Boult, unsuccessful within the first innings, has three for 75 whereas Jamieson’s two second innings wickets have given him seven for the match.
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