Bold headline-worthy moment: Duffy’s five-for puts New Zealand on top as the Black Caps seize control of the Christchurch Test.
Jacob Duffy grabbed five wickets, and the West Indies were bundled out for 167, giving New Zealand a first-innings lead of 64. The day began with Shai Hope and Tagenarine Chanderpaul stepping up to push the visitors past three figures with just two wickets down. Hope reached 50 but fell, feathered off Devon Conway at square leg.
For the Kiwi opener, the day was a frustrating one: after being dismissed for a duck in the first innings, he also dropped Chanderpaul twice at leg slip, wasting chances. Yet Chanderpaul answered with a fifty before Conway finally completed a sharp three-try catch, snaring the edge on the third attempt. With Chanderpaul gone, the Windies’ lower order offered little resistance, and Duffy quickly wrapped up the tail, the last four wickets tumbling for only 27 runs.
Meanwhile, New Zealand’s second innings began smoothly. Tom Latham and Devon Conway had the crease at 32-0 with the target edging toward 100, and the hosts had yet to lose a wicket as stumps were drawn. They trailed by 0 at the close, with Latham on 14 and Conway on 15, and the lead approaching the century mark.
Play is scheduled to resume at 11:00 AM local time.
