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West Indies’ batsmen once again failed to shine after New Zealand bowlers registered their dominance✃ on Day 2 of the second Test a🐟t Basin Reserve in Wellington on Saturday.
The pair of Kyle Jamieson and Tim Southee compl💙etely ripped apart the b𝔍atting unit of visiting side and reduced them to 124 for 8 at stumps.
STUMPS: A disappointing Day2⃣ for the 😔
Debutants Holder and Da Silva will start Day 3 at the crea🐲se.
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket)
The Jason Holder-led side lost four wickets under 30 runs. Then Shamarh Brooks (14) and Jermaine Blackwood (69) stabilized the ꦰinnings by adding a crucial 68൩-run stand for the fifth wicket.
Jamieson broke the partnership as he cleaned up Brooks in the 41st over. Post the dismissal of Brooks, West Indies lost a few more wickets in quick succession and could only reach 124/8 at the end of day’s play.
Jamieson bagged his second five꧅-wicket haul in Test cricket while Southee picked up three wicke﷽ts.
Henry Nicholls smashed his career-best score
Earlier, the home team resumed the second day at 294 for 6. Overnight batters Henry Nicholls and Jamieson added 42 runs more to the total✅, before the touring sideꦉ removed Jamieson (20) and Southee (11), reducing the hosts to 359/8.
Neil Wagner then joined Nicholls in the middle and the duo stitched a 95-run stand for the ninth wicket. Eventually, Nicholls was sent back to the pavilion by Roston Chase at career-best 174. Wagn♈er remained unbeaten on 66 off just 42 balls as Blackcaps were🎃 bundled out on 460 runs.
💥 Bang, bang! 💥
Roston Chase strikes twice in four balls to remove Henry Nicholls for 174 and then Trent Boult after ☂the No.11 blasted 🍷a 6⃣
ꦐThe Black🔴 Caps are finally bowled out for 460. Can the Windies fight back? scorecard 👉
— ICC (@ICC)
Brief Score: West Indies 124 for 8 (Blackwood 69, Jamieson 5/34, Southee 3/29) trail New Zealand 460 (Nicholls 174, Wagner 66, Gabriel 3.93, Joseph 3-109) by 336 runs.
