New Zealand vs West Indies, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Kemar Roach 2-43(16 ov)

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Roach to Foulkes, no run, 127.5kph, full outside off, left alone

61.5

Roach to Foulkes, no run, there's a leg gully in place now. 125.3kph, length ball shaping in a bit, Foulkes gets forward to drive and inside-edges towards midwicket

61.4

Roach to Foulkes, byes, FOUR, poor ball with the keeper up to the stumps. Short of a good length ball and the line is down leg, bit of extra bounce as well., Foulkes moves across to flick and misses. No chance for the keeper to stop that

61.3

Roach to Foulkes, no run, Foulkes shuffles across a long way and walks forward before shouldering arms against this length ball wide outside off

61.2

Roach to Phillips, 3 runs, swinging into the right-hander and Phillips tucks it away through midwicket off the back foot to collect three

61.1

Roach to Phillips, no run, Phillips walks forward and across before defending this length ball with a closed bat-face

Roach to Mitchell Hay, no run, 128.5kph, wide of the crease, angling in towards off and Hay presses forward in defence. Maiden over

59.5

Roach to Mitchell Hay, no run, 127.4kph, fullish delivery, Hay blocks it to mid-on

59.4

Roach to Mitchell Hay, no run, 124kph, Roach pulls his length back by a fraction, Hay defends down the pitch

59.3

Roach to Mitchell Hay, no run, 125.6kph, late inswing as Roach hurls one fuller, seams in a bit as well, Hay spots it and brings his bat down at the right time to keep it out on the off-side

59.2

Roach to Mitchell Hay, no run, 126.9kph, fuller than a length, Hay gets forward to defend and inside-edges onto his pad

59.1

Roach to Mitchell Hay, no run, 123kph, on a length and wide of off, nothing doing from the batsman

Roach to Mitchell Hay, no run, 127.6kph, good length and wide of off, Hay shoulders arms. Maiden over

57.5

Roach to Mitchell Hay, no run, 123.2kph, Hay blocks this pitched up ball to mid-on

57.4

Roach to Mitchell Hay, no run, 124.7kph, another leave outside off

57.3

Roach to Mitchell Hay, no run, 119.5kph, wide of the crease again, its a length ball outside off and the batter ignores it

57.2

Roach to Mitchell Hay, no run, angling in from wide of the crease, defended back to the bowler

57.1

Roach to Mitchell Hay, no run, beaten! Wobbles away from a fullish length, not quite in the driving zone but Hay goes for it only to see the ball whistle past the outside edge

Roach to Mitchell, no run, 129.9kph, good length on middle, Mitchell solidly defends

40.5

Roach to Mitchell Hay, 1 run, 124kph, full delivery, Hay drives to mid-off and a misfield allows the batters to rotate strike

40.4

Roach to Mitchell Hay, no run, 129.9kph, beaten! Good length ball that straightens off the deck. The line isn't too far away from off and that forces the batter to play at it. He defends from the crease and the ball whistles past the outside edge

40.3

Roach to Mitchell Hay, no run, 128.2kph, very full on middle angled in from wide of the crease, Hay bunts it to mid-on

40.2

Roach to Mitchell, 1 run, 124.8kph, tries to bowl the yorker does Roach and bowls this too straight, not quite in the blockhole as well and the batter clips it to the right of mid-on

40.1

Roach to Mitchell, no run, 126.2kph, fuller than a length on the sticks, Mitchell pushes at it, gets slightly squared up and the outside edge goes to gully

Roach to Mitchell, no run, 125.5kph, Mitchell advances to push this short of length ball to backward point and rightly decides against the single

38.5

Roach to Mitchell Hay, 3 runs, 126.9kph, full ball, Hay opens the bat-face as he drives and places it through vacant cover-point. Uppish but safe

38.4

Roach to Mitchell Hay, no run, 127.6kph, full and on the stumps, Hay is compact in his defence

38.3

Roach to Mitchell, leg byes, 1 run, 125.7kph, short of length, Mitchell walks across to tuck and misses, hits the thigh pad and dies down on the leg-side for the batters to sneak through for a single via leg-byes

38.2

Roach to Mitchell, no run, 124.8kph, fuller ball and Mitchell drives it to mid-off off the front foot

38.1

Roach to Mitchell, no run, 126.9kph, beautiful delivery! Angling in on a length and nibbles away. Mitchell moves across and presses forward to defend and the ball is mighty close to the outside edge

Roach to Mitchell Hay, no run, full and wide outside off, ignored

36.5

Roach to Mitchell, 1 run, 126.1kph, short and that's been comfortably pulled to deep square leg

36.4

Roach to Mitchell, no run, 125.9kph, full around off and that's been defended back at the bowler

36.3

Roach to Mitchell, no run, 125.2kph, wide of the crease, shortened length, nips back in and beats the defensive inside edge of Mitchell before hitting him on the back leg outside the line of off-stump

36.2

Roach to Mitchell, no run, 124.8kph, taps this length ball into the off-side and yells a loud 'no'

36.1

Roach to Mitchell, no run, 126.6kph, full delivery, Mitchell walks forward before driving it to mid-off

Roach to Mitchell, no run, 125.2kph, Mitchell advances again, walks forward and across to drive and inside-edges this full ball towards mid-on. Roach bowled it from wide of the crease

34.5

Roach to Mitchell, no run, 125.1kph, back of a length, Mitchell walks forward and across to defend it adjacent to the pitch on the on-side

34.4

Roach to Ravindra, out Caught by Tevin Imlach!! Edged and gone! 124.3ph, pitched up delivery outside off, Ravindra goes for the flashy cover drive away from his body with half a stride forward and gets an audible outside edge. Easy grab for the keeper and Roach strikes in the first over after lunch. West Indies are elated. Ravindra c Tevin Imlach b Roach 5(13) [4s-1]

34.3

Roach to Conway, 1 run, 125.5kph, back of a length, Conway rides the bounce to force it to deep backward point

34.2

Roach to Conway, 2 runs, 125.5kph, fuller and straighter, Conway shuffles to glance it through backward square leg for another brace

34.1

Roach to Conway, 2 runs, 121.7kph, good length delivery angling in towards off, Conway opens the bat-face and pats it to the left of gully

Roach to Williamson, no run, goes wide of the crease and bowls a 128ks short of length delivery on the stumps, Williamson looks to nudge and gets it off the glove that drops in no-man's land on the leg-side

17.5

Roach to Williamson, no run, 129ks short of length with a hint of inward shape outside off, Williamson decides to lave it late

17.4

Roach to Williamson, no run, 131ks slightly fuller just outside off, blocked off the front foot

17.3

Roach to Williamson, no run, extra bounce on this length delivery outside off at 130ks, Williamson lifts his bat and lets it go

17.2

Roach to Williamson, FOUR, no need to run three for this one! 127ks pitched up outside off, Williamson leans into the drive and hits the gap through cover with splendid timing

17.1

Roach to Conway, 3 runs, to long-on, a bit too full on off stump at 128ks, Conway manages to push it down the ground off the toe end and a long chase for mid-off meant an easy three for the duo

Roach to Conway, no run, full and just outside off at 130ks, Conway slices the drive to the right of third slip

15.5

Roach to Conway, no run, 127ks on a length outside off, Conway looks to defend and gets an inside edge onto pad

15.4

Roach to Conway, no run, 129ks full and just outside off, Conway blocks it to short cover

15.3

Roach to Conway, no run, 128ks full on off, Conway prods across and defends it to the right of backward point

15.2

Roach to Conway, no run, 127ks full and moving away in the channel outside off, Conway shoulders arms

15.1

Roach to Conway, no run, good length on off, Conway blocks it into the off-side

Roach to Williamson, 2 runs, 130ks full on the pads, clipped away to the right of deep square for a couple of runs

13.5

Roach to Williamson, FOUR, off the mark with a boundary! The length was full and that prompted Williamson to lean forward and play the drive. Played that with a slightly open face and got the ball to slice it past the slip cordon to their right

13.4

Roach to Williamson, no run, 128ks seams in and keeps on going with the angle, Williamson looks to play a late defensive dab and gets beaten on the outside edge

13.3

Roach to Williamson, no run, goes wide of the crease and bowls it full outside off at 129ks, left alone to the keeper

13.2

Roach to Latham, out Bowled!! He may not have that pace, but there is lot of skill on offer from Kemar Roach. He stands, pauses and admires the wicket. Gets the ball to wobble in from a fullish length outside off, lures Latham into a drive and gets the ball to sneak through the bat-pad gate to smash the top of off. Latham b Roach 11(42) [4s-1]

13.1

Roach to Latham, no run, full on off at 129ks, Latham strides across and blocks to mid-off

Roach to Latham, no run, 126ks full and just outside off, Latham presses forward and blocks it out to backward point

11.5

Roach to Latham, no run, 128ks moving away in the channel outside off, Latham doesn't bother with it

11.4

Roach to Latham, no run, late shape away from the left-hander at 127ks, no shot offered

11.3

Roach to Latham, no run, Roach goes fuller this time, driven off the outside half to backward point

11.2

Roach to Latham, FOUR, pure timing! 128ks sat up in the channel outside off, Latham gets up on his tippy toes and punches crisply in the gap to the left of backward point

11.1

Roach to Latham, no run, good length on off at 126ks, knocked gently to mid-wicket

Roach to Latham, no run, good length shaping away outside off at 125ks, Latham doesn't bother with it

9.5

Roach to Latham, no run, 127ks closing in on off, Latham taps it towards backward point off the front foot

9.4

Roach to Latham, no run, swinging away in the channel outside off, Latham lifts his bat and lets it go

9.3

Roach to Latham, no run, full outside off, Latham dabs with soft hands and the fielder at fourth slip does well to dive across and stop it cleanly

9.2

Roach to Latham, no run, 126ks in the teasing channel outside off, Latham shoulders arms

9.1

Roach to Latham, no run, short and angled into the left-hander, Latham looks to fend and takes a blow around his armpit

Roach to Conway, no run, full and keeps low on off, Conway pushes it off the front foot towards cover

6.5

Roach to Conway, no run, short and swinging away well wide of off, draws no interest from Devon Conway

6.4

Roach to Conway, no run, tries to block this off the front foot, but the ball moves past the inside edge and hits himon the thigh guard

6.3

Roach to Conway, no run, back of a length just outside off at 127ks, a gentle tap towards backward point

6.2

Roach to Conway, no run, 125ks swinging away from the channel outside off, Conway lifts his bat and lets it go

6.1

Roach to Conway, no run, 129ks good length keeps low on off, Conway bunts it back to the bowler

Roach to Conway, no run, full and just outside off, Conway mistimes the drive back to the bowler

4.5

Roach to Conway, no run, a bit too full from Roach, Conway mistimes the drive to the right of backward point

4.4

Roach to Conway, no run, full outside off, left alone to the keeper

4.3

Roach to Conway, 2 runs, good length just outside off, Conway taps it to the right of cover

4.2

Roach to Conway, FOUR, full and wide of off at 130ks, Conway says thank you and creams the drive all along the ground in the gap through cover

4.1

Roach to Latham, 1 run, full and just outside off, Latham pushes the drive to the right of backward point

Roach to Latham, no run, 129ks swinging away from a length outside off, Latham ignores it to the keeper

2.5

Roach to Latham, 2 runs, good length on leg stump, Latham nudges it to deep square and rushes back to complete the second

2.4

Roach to Latham, no run, full and swinging away wide of off, no shot offered

2.3

Roach to Latham, 2 runs, too full outside off at 127ks, Latham leans across and drives all along the ground to the right of sweeper cover

2.2

Roach to Latham, no run, swinging away from a length outside off, Latham looks to push into the off-side and gets beaten on the outside edge

2.1

Roach to Conway, 1 run, dropped in front of cover for a quick single

Roach to Latham, no run, full and shapes away late at 130ks, Latham looks to block off the front foot and got beaten all ends up on the outside edge

0.5

Roach to Latham, no run, 128ks wider of off stump, no shot offered

0.4

Roach to Latham, no run, beaten! Goes wide of the crease and gets the ball to curl in late on sixth stump, Latham looks to have a nibble and it whistles past the outside edge

0.3

Roach to Latham, no run, goes full and wide of off stump, nothing doing from Latham

0.2

Roach to Latham, no run, good length just outside off, Latham nudges it to the left of mid-wicket

0.1

Roach to Latham, no run, 125ks swinging away from a length outside off, left alone to the keeper