Relive the opening day of the first Test between the Black Caps the West Indies from the Basin Reserve in Wellington.
6.33pm: 38 overs, NZ 85/2 - Taylor 12, Raval 29
STUMPS. Neil Wagner was sensational on the first day for NZ bagging 7-39. The West Indies stumbled to 134 all out just before the tea break. Tom Latham and Jeet Raval began the chase well with a 50-run partnership before Latham was dismissed cheaply as he mistimed his hook shot that went straight to wide mid-on.
The visitors got the crucial wicket of New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson in the 30th over.
Ross Taylor managed to steady the ship for NZ went he arrived at the crease - the Black Caps trail by 49-runs with eight wickets in hand after day one of the first Test.
6.16pm: 35 overs, NZ 80/2 - Taylor 11, Raval 26
Taylor and Raval have steadied things for NZ after the dismissal of Kane Williamson and Tom Latham. The Kiwi batsmen are building a slow but steady partnership. The Black Caps trail by 54-runs with eight wickets in hand.
5.49pm: 29.3 overs, NZ 68/2 - Williamson 1, Raval 25
WICKET! Roach to Williamson, the NZ skipper hacks at it and hits it straight to gully with the visitors getting a crucial wicket. Williamson gets under the cut and it's straight to a Windies fielder.
5.33pm: 26.1 overs, NZ 65/1 - Latham 37, Raval 23
WICKET! Holder to Latham, Holder delivers a bouncer and Latham mistimes his hook shot that goes straight to wide mid-on.
5.20pm: 23 overs, NZ 58/0 - Latham 36, Raval 17
DRINKS! The home team are in firm control only trailing 76 runs with 10 wickets in hand. Raval and Latham have brought up a 50-run partnership with the Windies dropping the crucial wicket of Tom Latham in the 17th over.
4.56pm: 17 overs, NZ 46/0 - Latham 32, Raval 13
DROPPED CATCH! Holder to Latham, a great ball from Holder. But Windies keeper Dowrich drops a difficult chance, he dives to his right to try and catch an inside edge. A missed opportunity for the visitors.
4.28pm: 11.4 overs, NZ 27/0 - Latham 18, Raval 8
FOUR! Roach to Raval and the NZ batsman times it to perfection. Roach's delivery is short and Raval gets this pull shot in well in front of the body and nails a four.
4.02pm: 6.1 overs, NZ 10/0 - Latham 6, Raval 4
And we are back! Gabriel to Raval and the NZ batsmen get a clever single after a length at off stump delivery from Gabriel. Raval shows some lovely soft hands hitting the ball to the offside for a single run.
3:43pm: 6 overs, NZ 9/0 - Latham 6, Raval 3
TEA BREAK!
3:30pm: 3.3 overs, NZ 3/0 - Latham 1, Raval 2
Roach to Raval, back of a length at off stump and the NZ batsmen sneak in a single run. The Black Caps openers are taking their time, picking their shots.
3:20pm: 2 overs, NZ 1/0 - Latham 1, Raval 0
3:02pm: 45.4 overs, Windies 134 - Roach 14, Gabriel 10
WICKET! Wagner to Gabriel - Tom Latham makes a straight forward catch at second slip after a thick edge by Gabriel. As Neil Wagner delivered another short delivery to get his man - Wagner was simply outstanding finishing with figures of 7/39.
2:47pm: 42 overs, Windies 118/9 - Roach 11, Gabriel 1
DRINKS BREAK! Only a matter time now as NZ search for their final wicket. Neil Wagner has been sensational with ball in hand with figures of 6/36.
2:21pm: 36.3 overs, Windies 105/9 - Roach 0, Cummins 1
WICKET! Bowled him! Trent Boult delivers a peach to Cummins and his delivery crashes into the stumps.
2:14pm: 35 overs, Windies 104/8 - Dowrich 11, Roach 0
WICKET! Boult to Roach and West Indies are crumbling under pressure. Roach hits the ball to the offside and miscommunication from him and Dowich leads to another wicket. Santner makes a simple grab and is on point with his throw as the ball hits the stumps and Dowrich doesn't get back in time to his crease.
2:07pm: 33.4 overs, Windies 97/7 - Dowrich 11, Holder 0
WICKET! Wagner delivers a beautiful yorker and the West Indies skipper Jason Holder is gone for a duck. Wagner is on fire as he bowls him with his delivery smashing the stumps!
2:07pm: 33.3 overs, Windies 97/6 - Dowrich 11, Chase 5
WICKET! Neil Wagner strikes again! A short delivery down fine leg by Wagner and it is a poor shot from Chase as he glances it straight to leg slip with Raval making a great catch.
1.46pm: 29.1 overs, Windies 80/5 - Ambris 0, Chase 1
WICKET! A bizarre and embarrassing way to go for Sunil Ambris on his debut as he steps back onto his own stumps. Neil Wagner bowled short and Ambris knew straight away he was out after he leaped up to tuck the ball to fine leg off this hips but his back foot lands and hits the stumps.
1.39pm: 28 overs, Windies 80/4 - Hope 0, Chase 1
WICKET! Neil Wagner gets his third wicket of the day! An average delivery from Wagner but Hope has a swing at it and the ball nips his gloves and goes into Tom Blundell's safe hands. A short and leg stump delivery from Wagner. West Indies in real trouble now.
1.39pm: 28 overs, Windies 79/3 - Hope 0*, Chase 1
And we are back underway! A beautiful day here in Wellington on the first official day of summer. The visitors are on the ropes now, losing three wickets late in the first session of the day. Neil Wagner bowls the first ball for NZ after lunch.
LUNCH: 27.4 overs, Windies 79/3 - Hope 0*, Chase 0*
WICKET! Wagner strikes again! He bangs in another short pitched ball and Hetmyer goes now! Again he can't get his hands out the way and another catch falls for Raval. Hetmyer goes for 13, and that'll be lunch! The Windies looked good for the first hour, but three quick strikes mean that NZ take the honours into the break. We'll be back in around 40 minutes for the afternoon session on day one in Wellington.
12:52pm: 26.4 overs, Windies 75/2 - Hetmyer 9*, Hope 0*
WICKET! Another one and the well-set Powell goes now! Trent Boult pitches one short of a length and Powell doesn't know whether to play or leave! He can't get his hands out of the way as the ball takes the edge through to Raval who takes a good catch moving forward and the Winides have lost both their openers! Powell goes for 42. Shai Hope the new man.
12:42pm: 24 overs, Windies 65/1 - Powell 40*, Hetmyer 1*
Wagner nearly has another! He peppers Powell with some short balls, before pitching one up that the Windies opener pushes at, the ball pops up and falls just short of the man catching at short cover. Wagner looking dangerous here before lunch.
12:31pm: 21.4 overs, Windies 59/1 - Powell 35*, Hetmyer 0*
WICKET! Wagner gets the breakthrough! A short ball in at Brathwaite and finally there's a short leg in to catch it! Nicholls with a simple catch under the helmet, Braithwaite goes for a gutsy 24 and NZ have their first strike! Shimron Hetmyer the new man.
12:23pm: 20.3 overs, Windies 54/0 - Brathwaite 24*, Powell 30*
Brathwaite hits the first six of the match! He gets a pull-shot completely wrong, with the top edge sailing over the keeper and slips for a maximum, that also brings up the 50 partnership for the opening pair.
12:10pm: 18 overs, Windies 37/0 - Brathwaite 16*, Powell 21*
Neil Wagner comes into the attack and asks questions of Brathwaite straight away with a short ball in at the ribs. The Windies opener can only deflect it round the corner straight to where a leg slip would have been. Both batsmen starting to look comfortable, with not as many demons in the pitch as the green tinge suggests there would be.
11:56am: 15 overs, Windies 34/0 - Brathwaite 13*, Powell 21*
Edge! Henry creates a chance as Brathwaite pushes at a wide one! The ball drops just short of Raval at third slip! Brathwaite survives again.
11:45am: 12 overs, Windies 19/0 - Brathwaite 8*, Powell 11*
Nervy moment for Brathwaite! A nice ball outside off from de Grandhomme and Brathwaite drives, he plays the complete wrong line and the ball just misses the off-stump! Brathwaite plays out the rest of the over safely.
11:33am: 9 overs, Windies 10/0 - Brathwaite 3*, Powell 7*
Boult comes around the wicket to Brathwaite and straight away causes a few issues. A short ball on middle sees the batsman try and turn the ball off his hip. He gets a leading edge that balloons up, but there's no short leg or silly point in place to catch it. Brathwaite survives. First bowling change of the day sees Colin de Grandhomme replace Henry.
11:23am: 6 overs, Windies 8/0 - Brathwaite 1*, Powell 7*
Powell launches a stinging straight drive back at Henry, who gets a hand on it, but can't stop it. The ball races down the ground to the boundary, the fielders give chase but can't stop it. First boundary of the match to end the sixth over.
11:15am: 4 overs, Windies 2/0 - Brathwaite 1*, Powell 1*
Henry squares up Brathwaite and the ball catches the shoulder of the bat, running through the gully for his first runs of this innings. The Windies two without loss after four overs at the Basin.
11:07am: 2 overs, Windies 1/0 - Brathwaite 0*, Powell 1*
Henry sends down a fierce bouncer to Powell third ball of the over that Powell manages to get out of the way of. Fourth ball is a half volley on leg stump that Powell clips off his pad for a the first run of the series. Brathwaite takes guard now, he turns one off his hip but can't beat the fielder. He leaves the last one alone.
11:03am: 1 over, Windies 0/0 - Braithwaite 0*, Powell 0*
Here we go! Trent Boult stands at the top of his mark! Brathwaite on strike - and he lets it go through to the keeper, Blundell with his first take in Test cricket. Brathwaite defends the next one, before letting the rest go through to the keeper. The first over is a maiden. Matt Henry to open up from the other end to Kieran Powell.
10:56am
Both sides out in the middle for the anthems now, play to get underway at 11:00am.
10:37am
Just had a look at the pitch, and it's green. New Zealand's bowlers will be licking their lips ahead of play - but it should brown out nicely throughout the match. The West Indies have confirmed their team, they won't be playing a specialist spin bowler to start the series.
10:30am
It's a beautiful day in Wellington - we're all ready for the toss. Kane Williamson wins and New Zealand will bowl first. Teams to be confirmed shortly.
PRE MATCH
Having not played a Test match since March, Kane Williamson and his men return to white clothing, welcoming the West Indies for the first of two matches.
The Black Caps come into this series on the back of a diet of ODIs, most recently a 2-1 away series loss to India, while the West Indies' most recent occupation was a 1-0 Test win over Zimbabwe last month.
New Zealand have made two changes for this Test, with Matt Henry joining the bowling ranks with Tim Southee unavailable, while a hip injury to BJ Watling sees Tom Blundell make his debut behind the stumps.
The Wellington pitch has a usual shade of green around it, meaning the captain that wins the toss this morning will surely consider it a bowl-first kind of day.
Skipper Kane Williamson stands on the cusp of history, needing just one more Test hundred to overtake Martin Crowe atop the list of most by a New Zealander.
For the West Indies, keep an eye on Sunil Ambris, who scored a sensational 153 in the visitors' tour opener against New Zealand A last week.
TEAMS:
NZ: 1. Jeet Raval, 2. Tom Latham, 3. Kane Williamson (c), 4. Ross Taylor, 5. Henry Nicholls, 6. Tom Blundell (wk), 7. Mitchell Santner, 8. Colin de Grandhomme 9. Matt Henry, 10. Neil Wagner, 11. Trent Boult
West Indies (possible): 1. Kraigg Brathwaite, 2. Kieran Powell, 3. Shimron Hetmyer, 4. Shai Hope, 5. Roston Chase, 6. Sunil Ambris, 7. Shane Dowrich (wk), 8. Jason Holder (c), Kemar Roach, 10. Miguel Cummins, 11. Shannon Gabriel.
1.39pm: 28 overs, Windies 79/3 - Hope 0*, Chase 1
1.39pm: 28 overs, Windies 79/3 - Hope 0*, Chase 1
5.20pm: 23 overs, NZ 58/0 - Latham 36, Raval 17
5.33pm: 26.1 overs, NZ 65/1 - Latham 37, Raval 23
5.33pm: 26.1 overs, NZ 65/1 - Latham 37, Raval 23
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