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

Michael Rae to Ojay Shields, 1 run, in the air and safe. Fullish delivery around off, Shields throws his bat and slices the big shot towards cover. Williamson runs in from mid-off but the ball lands in front of him

Michael Rae to Ojay Shields, FOUR, Shields making his intentions clear. Back of a length delivery, Shields clears his front leg and has a swipe across the line, beats the diving mid-on and picks up his first boundary in Test cricket

Michael Rae to Jayden Seales, out Caught by Mitchell Hay!! Rae joins in and picks up his third wicket. The wheels are coming off the West Indies innings. Very similar to Imlach's dismissal. Rae dangles a full delivery outside off and Seales can't hold himself back, throws the kitchen sink on the drive and gets a faint outside edge to Hay. That ball was so far out, Seales reached for it and got a toe-end. Jayden Seales c Mitchell Hay b Michael Rae 0(6)

Michael Rae to Roach, 1 run, well-directed short ball, Roach takes his eyes off and is rushed on the pull, the top-edge goes fine and Duffy does well near the rope, he was almost beaten by the overspin but dives across to make the stop

Michael Rae to Roach, no run, back of a length outside off, Roach hides his bat inside the line and lets it pass

Michael Rae to Roach, FOUR, short and outside off, ample width on offer and Roach does not miss out, he slaps this over mid-off and picks up a boundary. Is he going to play his shots now?

Michael Rae to Roach, no run, strays down leg, Roach shuffles inside the line and misses the glance

Michael Rae to Roach, no run, 131.8ks angled into leg-stump, Roach knocks it with a straight bat to mid-on

Michael Rae to Roach, no run, 133.3ks full and at the stumps, Roach camps back and turns it in front of mid-on

Michael Rae to Roach, no run, back of a length outside off, Roach moves across and keeps his bat close to the body, left alone

Michael Rae to Roach, no run, 133.2ks on a length and outside off, Roach shuffles across and keeps his bat inside the line

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, 1 run, 130.1ks short and outside off, Imlach rolls his wrists over and cuts towards sweeper cover

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, 134.9ks fullish delivery around off, Imlach prods forward and blocks to mid-off

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, 1 run, 133.3ks slanted down leg, Greaves helps it along the way to fine leg

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, no run, 133.1ks on a length and close to off, Greaves camps back and blocks

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, 1 run, 130.3ks short ball around leg, Imlach swivels and pulls to fine leg. Not quite off the middle

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, 132.5ks full delivery on off, Imlach leans into the forward defensive

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, 133ks back of a length outside off, Imlach lifts his bat and lets it go

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, no run, 130.2ks good length ball on off, Greaves brings his bat down and stabs it to mid-on

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, FOUR, crunched! Short of length outside off, Greaves stands tall and thumps it in front of square. There was width on offer and Greaves cashed in. Stand and deliver stuff..

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, no run, 131.7ks back of a length delivery, Greaves defends solidly off the back foot

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, no run, 132.5ks attempted in-angler but ends up down leg, Greaves misses the glance and diving take by Hay

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, no run, 126.9ks bouncer on off-stump, Greaves ducks and sways out of the line

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, no run, full pitcher outside off, wobble seam delivery and Greaves is drawn into the drive, the ball nibbles away and beats the outside edge. Nice carry through to Mitchell Hay

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, uhhh! That was a set up. Five balls outside off and Imlach left them alone. But this is the nip-backer and Imlach is caught in the crease, misses the flick and is struck high on the pad. Lucky that it was high

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, another leave outside off. The ball barely carries through to Hay this time

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, 133.3ks fuller than a good length and outside off, Imlach leaves

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, 132.6ks back of a length around off, but Imlach is happy to let it pass

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, 132.2ks on a length and outside off, Imlach shoulders arms

Michael Rae to Tevin Imlach, no run, 131.4ks good length ball outside off, Imlach lifts his bat and lets it go

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, no run, 130ks full on off stump, Greaves strides across and pushes it to the right of mid-wicket

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, no run, nips back in from a length outside off, Greaves doesn;t bother with it

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, FOUR, gorgeously done! Michael Rae goes full and straight, Greaves brings his bat down at a straighter angle and times it wonderfully past the non-striker. Don't bother chasing that....

Michael Rae to Justin Greaves, no run, good length just outside off at 133ks, Greaves pushes it to the right of cover

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, 1 run, goes wide of the crease and bowls it on the pads at 124ks, Hodge gets up on his toes and glances it away to fine leg

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, full and just outside off at 128ks, Hodge prods across and blocks it out to mid-off

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, 127ks skiddy length delivery outside off, Hodge plays with soft hands and gets a soft outside edge to the left of gully

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, 134ks short of length outside off, left alone to the keeper

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, 2 runs, angled in full at 127ks, Hodge presses forward and drives it to the right of cover. A long chase and that is good enough to squeeze a double

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, pushes this fuller outside off at 133ks, Hodge strides across and blocks into the off-side

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, angled in from wide of the crease once again! At 129ks and Hodge lets it go

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, goes wide of the crease and bowls it short and wide at 128ks, Hodge leans back and cuts to backward point

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, 133.8kph, wide of the crease, full and outside off, left alone

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, FOUR, 129.6kph, second boundary of the over. Same area again. Rae pulls his length back, it's hip high and Hodge swivels to pull it firmly through backward square leg

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, fuller and way down leg, nothing doing from the batter

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, on a length and wide of off, Hodge lets it be

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, FOUR, 133.4kph, banged in short, Hodge spots the length early and rolls his wrists to hit it along the ground. A good-looking pull shot and he sends it to the backward square leg fence

Michael Rae to Roston Chase, 1 run, 132.1kph, straying onto the pads and Chase clips it through backward square leg

Michael Rae to Roston Chase, no run, 130.8kph, Rae goes fuller and Chase defends it to point with a squared up stance

Michael Rae to Roston Chase, no run, length ball around off, blocked into the off-side

Michael Rae to Roston Chase, no run, down leg and Chase misses the flick

Michael Rae to Roston Chase, no run, 131kph, Chase turns this in-seamer to square leg

Michael Rae to Roston Chase, no run, 126.3kph, Rae sprays one down leg and Mitchell Hay dives to his left to gather it

Michael Rae to Roston Chase, no run, 132.6kph, length ball angling in, Chase defends it to cover

Michael Rae to Shai Hope, out Caught&Bowled!! A soft dismissal and West Indies lose two wickets in the same over after going wicketless in the first half an hour. Big smile on his Rae's face. Length ball angling in towards middle-leg at 133.8kph, Hope looks to jab it into the leg-side, plays with hard hands and gets a leading edge that pops back at the bowler. A sitter at a comfortable height for the bowler and Rae snaffles it with ease. Shai Hope c and b Michael Rae 5(3) [4s-1]

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, 3 runs, Rae goes fuller and Hodge preses forward to drive it to sweeper cover

Michael Rae to Kavem Hodge, no run, 130.5kph, slanting in from a length, extra bounce as well and Hodge nudges it into the on-side

Michael Rae to Shai Hope, 1 run, 127.5kph, in-seamer from a short of length, tucked around the corner

Michael Rae to Shai Hope, FOUR, Hope gets off the mark with a boundary but he wasn't in ful control of this shot. 132.7kph, back of a length outside off, Hope half-heartedly slashes and the ball flies off the outer half of the bat to the left of backward point. Rae has his hands on head

Michael Rae to Brandon King, out Brandon King Run Out!! Mix-up and King is in trouble. The TV umpire is summoned, New Zealand are confident that they have got their man. King is definitely short of his ground. Alex Wharf wants to check if the keeper had the ball in his hands when he broke the stumps and he has. OUT! 124.1kph, King hops to punch this short of length ball to the right of cover. Bracewell makes a diving stop to his right and there's a yes-no situation between the batters. King is too far down before he sees his partner change his mind and also slips as he turns around. Tries to make his ground but is well short of his ground. Not an accurate throw to the keeper but Mitchell Hay runs in and effects the run-out as he tumbles. Brandon King run out (Michael Bracewell/Mitchell Hay) 22(47) [4s-4]

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, 132.6ks short of length and keeps rising outside off, King lifts his bat high and lets it go

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, on a length and close to off, King hangs back and blocks it to the off-side

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, 130.3ks back of a length delivery, King rides the bounce and tucks it to mid-wicket

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, sprays down leg, King stays inside the line and lets it pass. Wasted delivery..

Michael Rae to Brandon King, FOUR, shot! Back of a length delivery, King gets on top of the bounce and punches it sweetly through the cover region. A back foot punch right out of the coaching manual

Michael Rae to Brandon King, no run, good length ball around off, King stays behind the line and defends to the off-side

Michael Rae to Anderson Phillip, no run, 129.8ks short of length delivery, just outside off and Phillip keeps his bat close to his body and lets it pass. The ball carries nicely to Mitchell Hay. Definite spring in Rae's steps..

Michael Rae to John Campbell, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Rae strikes in his first over. Error in judgement from Campbell and he pays the price. There were a couple of close leaves by Campbell off Duffy but this time he hears the death rattle. Good length ball, angled in from round the wicket and it keeps coming in, Campbell shoulders arms and the ball goes onto hit the off-stump. The wobble seam delivery and it slants in, kisses the outside of the off-stump. John Campbell b Michael Rae 14(27) [4s-3]

Michael Rae to John Campbell, no run, 129.1ks good length ball on off, Campbell plays it with soft hands into the leg-side

Michael Rae to John Campbell, no run, 128.4ks sprayed down leg, too far down for Campbell to even attempt the glance

Michael Rae to John Campbell, no run, 126.4ks on a length and angled in, hits the splice of the bat as Campbell gently turns it to the leg-side

Michael Rae to John Campbell, no run, 136.2ks good length ball outside off, Campbell ignores