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

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, out Caught by (sub)Will Young!! Taken on the second attempt. The sub fielders are making things happen here for the hosts this morning. It was Bracewell earlier to dismiss King, and Young now to get rid of Kavem Hodge. Sub fielders helping New Zealand dismiss both overnight batters. Hodge's eyes lit up as soon as he saw the length - which was on the shorter side - and didn't hesitate playing the pull shot which earned him a fair bit of success this morning. Went for it and skewed it off the thick inside half to the left of short mid-wicket. Young had very little time to react. He dives, fumbles on the first attempt and then grabs the rebound with his right hand. Kavem Hodge c (sub)Will Young b Foulkes 35(75) [4s-5]

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, no run, full and wobbling in just outside off at 130ks, Hodge prods across and blocks

Mitchell to Kavem Hodge, no run, back of a length outside off at 119ks, punched crisply to the left of Bracewell at short cover

Mitchell to Kavem Hodge, no run, good length on off stump at 118ks, Hodge gets across and knocks it to mid-wicket

Mitchell to Kavem Hodge, no run, full and swinging away in the channel wide of off, Hodge lets it go

Mitchell to Kavem Hodge, no run, good length asking questions in the fifth stump channel at 118ks, tapped back to the bowler

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, very full on off stump, Hodge tries to flick, but gets a leading toe-edge that rolls into the covers

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, goes wide of the crease and angles it in on a length at 135ks, Hodge plays it back to the bowler

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, full and wide of off at 132ks, Hodge seeks to drive and gets beaten on the outside edge

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, short of length just outside off at 131ks, a loud yell of "no" as Hodge knocks it into the leg-side

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, lifter down leg at 137ks, Hodge shuffles a tad and lets it pass

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, yorker length on off stump at 135ks, Hodge squeezes it into the leg-side

Mitchell to Kavem Hodge, 1 run, 118ks good length just outside off, Hodge works it to the right of mid-wicket for a quick single

Mitchell to Kavem Hodge, no run, sharp movement! 121ks pitches on a good length and seams away with a hint of extra bounce outside off, Hodge goes fishing and gets beaten on the outside edge

Mitchell to Kavem Hodge, no run, 114ks good length on off, blocked from the crease

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, 1 run, nudges this off the pad to the right of square leg

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, FOUR, Kavem Hodge continues to grow in confidence! He gets a full ball in the outside off slot at 135ks, bends his back knee and slams the drive all along the ground through cover. Classy stuff!

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, short of length on off stump at 135ks, Hodge hops and blocks into the leg-side

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, sprays this down leg at 130ks, Hodge tries to get a tickle and misses

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, wide, 135ks bumper down leg, Hodge lets it go. Too high and called a wide by umpire Paul Reiffel

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, 136ks attacking the stumps, Hodge bunts it out into the leg-side

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

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, 1 run, West Indies into the lead now. Hodge tucks the back of a length delivery to the right of square leg and retains strike

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, full and slipping down the leg-side, Hodge looks to flick and misses

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, 135ks short of length just outside off, Hodge defends it off the back foot

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, wobble seam length delivery just outside off, blocked from the crease

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

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, good length around off, Hodge pushes at it with a squared up stance and Phillips makes a diving stop to his right at gully

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, 1 run, 136.3kph, short of length ball, Hodge hops and nudges it to the right of square leg

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, 131.7kph, off-stump line, Hodge stands tall to defend this to the left of the bowler

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, 134.7kph, half an appeal for a catch down leg. Short of length with a bit of extra bounce down leg, Hodge glances and misses

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, no run, 125.7kph, shaping in towards the stumps and Hodge gets forward to block it into the on-side

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, no run, plays with a more vertical blade to defend this good length delivery into the off-side

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, no run, cuts back in from a length, too close to be cutting and connects thin air as it beats the inside edge. Replay shows that the ball swung in late before seaming in off the deck

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, no run, 126.6kph, fuller than a good length, Hodge blocks off the front foot

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, wide, bouncer from Foulkes that's way too short and down leg, ignored by the batter

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, no run, shapes to cut on seeing the line and gets an under-edge that goes to gully on the bounce

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, no run, 128.8kph, on a length and outside off, left alone

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

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, 131.3kph, Duffy darts one down leg and Hodge sees the ball settle into the keeper's mitts

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, FOUR, nicely played! Short ball, tummy high, Hodge swivels and rolls his wrists to pull it along the ground through backward square leg

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, 133kph, wide of the crease, angles in and seams away from a length. Hodge, probably expecting another short ball, pokes with no movement and the ball whizzes past the outside edge

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, 132.7kph, good short ball that keeps coming in with the angle. Hodge does well to evade it. Not only does he get low but he also manages to sway away from it

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, 130.6kph, fuller than a length and Hodge stays back to defend with an opened bat-face

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, no run, full outside off and Hodge shoulders arms

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, no run, 126.5kph, angled in from wide of the crease, Hodge covers the line and defends it on the on-side

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, curls away as Duffy goes fuller and Hodge plays with soft hands to defend it towards cover

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, 1 run, 130.9kph, back of a length, leg-lined and that's been tucked to square leg

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, first bouncer of the day and Hodge ducks under it

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, 1 run, 124.8kph, nips in from a short of length, Hodge allows the ball to do its bit and nudges it to midwicket

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, no run, 130.2kph, another leave outside off

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, no run, 133kph, on a length and wide of off, left alone

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, no run, 130.5kph, Foulkes pulls his length back, Hodge rides the bounce to tap it behind square, GP makes a diving stop to his right at gully

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, no run, 130.1kph, loud shout for lbw and umpire Paul Reiffel turns it down. Inswinger from Foulkes which is full in length, Hodge misses the flick to get hit on the front pad adjacent to the leg-stump. The swing would have taken it down leg

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, FOUR, 129.7kph, Foulkes pitches up and ends up doling out a half-volley outside off, Hodge gets forward and eases it through extra cover. Nicely timed and Hodge gets going with a boundary

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, no run, 129.1kph, short of a good length on off, blocked into off

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, no run, 127kph, good length on off, Hodge fences it to backward point with an opened bat-face

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, no run, 127kph, length ball on off, Hodge defends from the crease

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, no run, 127.5kph, shortish ball outside off and Hodge shapes to pull, only manages to get an under-edge that goes to the left of the keeper and Mitchell Hay makes a good stop, Lucky that the batter didn't chop it onto his stumps

Foulkes to Kavem Hodge, no run, inswinger from Foulkes, attacks the stumps and Hodge defends it back

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, 3 runs, too straight - on middle and leg, Hodge clips it backward of square and there's no one at fine leg. Mitchell gives chase from the slip cordon and manages to haul it in just before the rope, saves a run

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, 134.5ks fuller and close to off, Hodge defends with soft hands to point

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, 135.7ks full and swinging away, Hodge shoulders arms

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, full delivery on middle and leg, Hodge gently pushes it to mid-on

Jacob Duffy to Kavem Hodge, no run, wobble seam delivery, back of a length and nips in, Hodge shoulders arms and is struck on the thigh pad