New Zealand vs West Indies, Live Score and Commentary, NZ vs WI, 18 December, 2025
LIVE / 3rd Test / Bay Oval
575/8 (155 ov)
*351/5 (96.1 ov)
Day 3 - Session 3, West Indies trail by 224 runs.
Recent
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kavem Hodge* | 94 | 208 | 12 | 0 | 45.19 |
| Roston Chase | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Daryl Mitchell* | 2.1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4.15 |
| Ajaz Patel | 25 | 1 | 83 | 1 | 3.32 |
Day 3 - Session 3, West Indies trail by 224 runs.
New Zealand vs West Indies, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| West Indies (NZ won by 9 wickets) | 2nd Test | 10 Dec 2025 |
| West Indies (Match Drawn) | 1st Test | 2 Dec 2025 |
| West Indies (NZ won by 4 wickets) | 3rd ODI | 22 Nov 2025 |
| West Indies (NZ won by 5 wickets) | 2nd ODI | 19 Nov 2025 |
| West Indies (NZ won by 7 runs) | 1st ODI | 16 Nov 2025 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (NZ won by 9 wickets) | 2nd Test | 10 Dec 2025 |
| New Zealand (Match Drawn) | 1st Test | 2 Dec 2025 |
| New Zealand (NZ won by 4 wickets) | 3rd ODI | 22 Nov 2025 |
| New Zealand (NZ won by 5 wickets) | 2nd ODI | 19 Nov 2025 |
| New Zealand (NZ won by 7 runs) | 1st ODI | 16 Nov 2025 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 3 run (1.3 ov): Roston Chase: 2 (6), Kavem Hodge: 1 (3)
- Last Bat: Justin Greaves 43(69) - lbw b D Mitchell Daryl Mitchell
- Fall of Wickets: 111 - 1 John Campbell, 140 - 2 Brandon King, 206 - 3 Tevin Imlach, 267 - 4 Alick Athanaze, 348 - 5 Justin Greaves
- Reviews Remaining: West Indies - 2 of 3, New Zealand - 2 of 3
- Toss: New Zealand elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 3rd Test
- Series: New Zealand vs West Indies
- Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025
- Time: 03:30 AM
- Venue: Bay Oval
- City: Mount Maunganui
- Umpires: Alex Wharf (England), Allahuddien Paleker (South Africa), Paul Reiffel (Australia, TV)
- Referee: Javagal Srinath (India)
Daryl Mitchell to Kavem Hodge, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Kavem Hodge hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
End of over 96 (1 runs)
Ajaz Patel to Roston Chase, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Roston Chase hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Ajaz Patel to Roston Chase, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Roston Chase hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Ajaz Patel to Roston Chase, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short mid wicket.
Ajaz Patel to Roston Chase, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Roston Chase hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Ajaz Patel to Kavem Hodge, 1 run, Kavem Hodge hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at square leg for 1 run.
Ajaz Patel to Kavem Hodge, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Kavem Hodge hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
End of over 95 (6 runs)
Daryl Mitchell to Roston Chase, 2 runs, Roston Chase hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 2 runs.
Daryl Mitchell to Roston Chase, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Roston Chase hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Justin Greaves lbw b D Mitchell 43 (69) Daryl Mitchell to Justin Greaves, no run, lbw b D Mitchell, Out LBW !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Justin Greaves hangs in the crease, strives to play it across the bat but fails to connect and ball strikes the pad, leading to an LBW appeal by Daryl Mitchell, which is accepted by the umpire, resulting in Justin Greaves dismissal.
Daryl Mitchell to Justin Greaves, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Justin Greaves hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward square leg, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Daryl Mitchell to Justin Greaves, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Justin Greaves hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Daryl Mitchell to Justin Greaves, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Justin Greaves hangs in the crease, plays punch in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
End of over 94 (0 runs)
Ajaz Patel to Kavem Hodge, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Kavem Hodge hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward square leg, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Ajaz Patel to Kavem Hodge, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Kavem Hodge hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
Ajaz Patel to Kavem Hodge, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Kavem Hodge hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Ajaz Patel to Kavem Hodge, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Kavem Hodge hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Ajaz Patel to Kavem Hodge, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Kavem Hodge hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Ajaz Patel to Kavem Hodge, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Kavem Hodge hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
End of over 93 (3 runs)
Daryl Mitchell to Justin Greaves, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short cover.
Daryl Mitchell to Kavem Hodge, 1 run, Kavem Hodge hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
Daryl Mitchell to Justin Greaves, 1 run, Justin Greaves hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
Daryl Mitchell to Justin Greaves, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Kavem Hodge hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
Daryl Mitchell to Justin Greaves, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Justin Greaves hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Daryl Mitchell to Kavem Hodge, 1 run, Kavem Hodge hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards point for 1 run.
End of over 92 (4 runs)
Ajaz Patel to Justin Greaves, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps. Justin Greaves goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.