New Zealand vs West Indies, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: West Indies tour of New Zealand, 2020 Venue: Seddon Park, Hamilton Date & Time: Dec 03-Dec 07, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Alzarri Joseph 86(125)
57.2
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, out Caught by (sub)Santner!! Finally, finally, New Zealand break the partnership. End of a fine knock from Joseph - his career best. He's thrown his bat at anything that's wide the whole innings and he does the same against this full ball. The bat turns at the point of impact and he ends up slicing it in the air. Santner comes in from deep point to catch it calmly with both hands. The 155-run stand has been broken! Alzarri Joseph c (sub)Santner b Jamieson 86(125) [4s-9 6s-3]
57.1
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, 2 runs, 134.2kph, full and outside off, Joseph presses forward and decides to loft it. Off the bottom part of the bat, Williamson runs back and to his left from mid-off. Puts in a dive in the end, but it's just out of his reach. Excellent effort to get a hand on it
56.6
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, 1 run, 132.9kph, short again, Joseph walks across a bit and awkwardly jabs at it. Off the top part of the bat and it falls in the vacant square leg region. Got into a tangle but didn't go hard at it
56.5
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 133.2kph, short, down leg, ignored
56.2
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, 1 run, another bumper, Joseph totally miscues the pull shot. Off the splice ... and ... it falls in the vacant backward square leg region
56.1
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 133.4kph, short ball, Joseph has to duck really low to evade it
55.5
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, Joseph runs it behind square on the off-side for a run, brings up the 150-run stand
55.4
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, Jamieson shortens his length on off, defended to the off-side
55.3
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, 2 runs, much better from Joseph - back of a length and just outside off, steered behind square on the off-side and he's back for the second run
55.2
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, another swing and a miss, fuller length delivery and holding its line wide of off, Joseph swung aimlessly and misses
53.6
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, no run, fuller length delivery and slanting away from wide of off, left alone
53.5
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, no run, Wagner keeps it full and gets this one to shape away from the right-hander, left alone
53.4
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, no run, much better from Joseph, on a good length and angling across the right-hander, left alone
53.3
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, no run, Joseph is looking fidgety all of a sudden, pushed across him with the angle and he couldn't stop himself from looking to drive, beaten on the outside edge
52.6
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, no run, another play and another miss, Southee pushed this one further fuller and wider of off, wasn't there for the drive as Joseph aimed a thrash through cover
52.5
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, no run, beaten, lapse in concentration from Joseph - a gentle awayswinger, he saw the width and couldn't hold himself back, went for the drive and is beaten on the outside edge
52.4
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, 2 runs, more runs for Joseph - this will be frustrating for Southee, went for a big drive to an away swinger, ended up squirting it wide of mid-wicket for a couple of runs
52.3
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, no run, Southee pushes one down with the angle, Joseph shuffled across on the flick and can't get to the ball
51.6
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, brave leave from Joseph. not sure if he picked the inswinger, didn't cover the off-stump as he let it go - the ball kept coming back and Joseph tried to get his bat down late - but by then, the ball had whizzed past him
51.5
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, the yorker from Boult, Joseph watches it all along, jabs his bat down and squeezes it back at the bowler
51.4
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Joseph lets the ball come onto him and defends
50.6
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, no run, Southee keeps it full and curls it away from wide of off, Joseph doesn't need to play at those, left alone
50.5
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, no run, on a good length and around off, Joseph gets right behind the line in defence
50.4
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, 2 runs, too straight from Southee, drifts onto the pads and it's clipped nicely down to long leg, an athletic stop from the fielder to prevent the boundary
50.3
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, no run, fraction fuller and closer to the off-stump, Joseph watches it all along, covers for the away swing and lets it go
50.2
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, no run, Southee keeps it full and gets the ball to swing away from outside off, Joseph covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
49.6
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, change of pace from Boult, slips in the slower ball on off, defended to the off-side
49.5
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, SIX, clubbed, Joseph is in some mood today, picks the short ball early, swivels across and pulls it in front of square on the on-side, flat and hard, hit the advertisement board on the full
48.6
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, no run, on a good length and angling into the pads, Joseph prods across and turns it to the on-side
48.5
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, no run, uppish, but KW was deep at mid-off, bounced well in front of him. Joseph was on the back-foot as he drove at a very full ball, the bat-face turned on impact and he ended up chipping it in the air
48.4
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, no run, on a good length and in that channel outside off, Joseph watches it all along and lets it go
48.3
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, SIX, lovely shot, short and angling into the hips, Joseph gets inside the line and pulls it handsomely over long leg, went sailing into the grass banks for a maximum
48.2
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away late from the right-hander, Joseph watches it all along and lets it go
48.1
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, no run, short of a length and just outside off, defended back at the bowler
47.5
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, 1 run, full and shaping into Joseph's pads, clipped in front of square on the on-side for a single
47.4
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, on a good length and slanting back into the right-hander, drew Joseph into the poke and it straightened past his outside edge, too good for a number eight batsman
47.3
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, short of a length and sliding down leg, Joseph was looking to flick and missed
47.2
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, the bouncer from Boult, banged in short and at the batsman, Joseph ducks under it and lets it go
47.1
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Joseph gets half-forward and then defends
46.3
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, 1 run, short of a length and at the stumps, Joseph was in two minds, makes a late call to play the pull, mistimes it wide of mid-wicket
45.6
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, short of a good length andjust outside off, Joseph plays with soft hands and defends it towards backward point
45.5
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, the inswinger from Boult, Joseph has his covered as he drives it to mid-wicket, didn't lose shape on the shot, hence didn't play across the line
45.4
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, on a good length and angling across the right-hander, Joseph watches it sail through to the keeper
45.3
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, Boult shortens his length outside off, Joseph rides the bounce and drops it to gully
45.2
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Joseph rides the bounce and defends it to the off-side
44.6
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Joseph gets right behind the line in defence
44.3
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Joseph drops it backward of square on the off-side for a single, brings up the 200 for West Indies
43.6
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, fuller length delivery and a hint of shape back into the right-hander, Joseph has the line covered as he lets it go
43.5
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, Boult keeps it full and at the stumps, Joseph gets a semi-stride forward and defends it to mid-off
43.4
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, on a good length and a hint of shape back into the right-hander, Joseph prods across and defends it to the on-side
43.2
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, 1 run, fraction fuller and just outside off, Joseph drops it in front of cover and calls his partner through for a single
43.1
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, on a good length and slanting into Alzarri's pads, he was looking to flick and missed, off the pad and rolled to the on-side
41.6
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 131.6kph, length ball outside off, left alone. And, it's stumps on day three
41.5
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 133.4kph, short of a good length, Joseph defends it in front of backward point off the backfoot
41.4
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, fuller and angled in, Joseph looks to push-drive and gets an inside edge onto his pad
41.3
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, dug in short and Joseph hunkers under it
41.2
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, away-angling skiddy length ball outside off, left alone
41.1
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 133.7kph, yorker length, clipped to mid-wicket
40.5
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, 1 run, shortish again, Joseph hangs back and opens his bat-face to guide it past backward point
40.4
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, almost worked! Extra bounce from a shortish length. Joseph fends awkwardly and the ball pops up a bit off the splice of the bat. Fortunately for Joseph, the ball falls wide of the diving (to his left) silly point fielder
40.3
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, dug in short, Joseph ducks under it
40.2
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 134kph, back of a length, Joseph is well equipped to block it out on the on-side
40.1
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR, 134.2kph, short of length on the ribs, Joseph stands tall and tickles it between the keeper and leg slip off the inner edge
38.6
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 134.6kph, shortish ball, Joseph defends it into the off-side
38.5
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 135.5kph, back of a length, Joseph offers a straight bat in defence
38.4
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 135.1kph, another short one, Joseph picks it and sits under it
38.3
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, short ball, doesn't bounce as much as Joseph would have liked it to. But nevertheless he gets out of its way by ducking low enough
38.2
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 139.1kph, on the ribs, Joseph walks across towards off to flick it away, misses
38.1
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 134.6kph, shortish ball from round the wicket, Joseph blunts it wide of short leg
36.6
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 135.1kph, dug in short and the batsman evades under it. Alzarri Joseph and Jamieson exchange stares!
36.5
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 134.2kph, short of length, blunted to short leg from the crease
36.4
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 137.4kph, as expected it's a bumper, Joseph easily ducks under it
36.3
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 137.5kph, length ball, Joseph stands tall and is firm in his defence
36.2
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 138.2kph, short-pitched ball, Joseph takes his eyes off the ball and ducks under it. Hits his back and lobs up towards the slip cordon
35.6
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, away-angler outside off, left alone
35.5
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR, bouncer, more lift and Joseph goes through with his pull shot. Gets a thick top edge that flies over the keeper's head
35.4
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, SIX, wow! Alzarri Joseph gets to his maiden Test half-ton in style! A short ball at 131.5kph, Joseph picks it early, rocks back and pulls it handsomely over deep mid-wicket. Superb innings from the No. 8 batter after a poor performance from the top-order. Just a raise of the bat from Joseph...
34.6
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, leg byes, FOUR, 140.1kph, Jamieson slips this full ball on the pads, Joseph misses the flick and the ball runs away to the fine leg fence off the pads
34.5
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR, shot! 136kph, full and wide of off, Joseph batters it away through the gap between cover and mid-off. Not much feet movement, but he absolutely drilled it. Stand and deliver!
34.4
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 134.3kph, full and angled in, pushed towards mid-off. Was uppish as he played with hard hands, but well wide of the short cover fielder
34.3
Jamieson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 135.7kph, back of a length delivery, Joseph stands tall to drop it in front of the slips
33.6
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 133.3kph, sucker ball! Fuller than good length, slanted across and Joseph chases it for a drive only to get beaten on the outside edge
33.5
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, 2 runs, 129.9kph, full and angled across, Joseph throws his arms and slices it over backward point. Falls in the no-man's land. Two more..
33.4
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 131.4kph, Joseph is solidly behind this length ball to block it to mid-off
33.3
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 131.6kph, length ball just outside off, Joseph has a good look at it before shouldering arms
33.1
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, 3 runs, Joseph is playing some fine shots here. Short of a good length, he waits for the ball on the backfoot and punches it to sweeper cover
32.6
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, 1 run, 129.6kph, very full ball angled in from wide of the crease, wristed away to deep square leg
32.3
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, 1 run, 132.4kph, Joseph taps this good length delivery in front of cover and hares to the other end
31.6
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, no run, pitched up delivery from round the wicket, Joseph is solid in his defence
31.5
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR, slower ball, but Wagner errs with his line and length. A leg-stump half-volley and Joseph flicks it away with ease through backward square leg
31.4
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 130kph, overpitched outside off, Joseph leans forward and plays a firm aerial drive. Latham, at short cover, has his arms in front of his face, but he fails to hold onto it. Dropped! It came at a quick pace, but Latham didn't have to move an inch
31.3
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 131.4kph, bouncer, Joseph hunkers under it
30.6
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, no run, futher full from Southee, Joseph walks forward and across to knock it to mid-on
30.5
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 131.9kph, Joseph shuffles a bit and plays a wristy drive to mid-on against this full ball
30.4
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR, is that a drop? No! Joseph carves a full-and-wide ball over backward point. The man at deep backward point - Young - sprints to his left and dives full length, but it's out of his reach. Good effort from the debutant
30.3
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 133.1kph, fullish ball angled in from wide of the crease, Joseph defends it to mid-off
30.2
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 132.9kph, dug in short, Joseph sits under it
29.6
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 130.1kph, fullish ball, Joseph blocks it to mid-off
29.5
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 132.1kph, bumper, just outside leg, Joseph ducks under it
29.4
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 129.4kph, Wagner shortens his length, Joseph is behind the line to block it out
29.3
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR, 104.6kph, slower ball but it's a loopy full toss. It dipped on him, but Joseph is well equipped to flick it away in front of square on the leg-side. Joseph collects his fourth boundary
28.6
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, leg byes, 2 runs, 132.7kph, in-slanter on the pads, Joseph misses the flick and the ball runs down to fine leg off the pad. Wagner dives and does well to flick the ball back into play - saved a couple there
28.5
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 130.5kph, darted full and that's been driven firmly off the frontfoot, straight to mid-off
28.4
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR, 133.4kph, full and wide of off, Joseph flashes his bat hard and flays it over and wide of backward point. Off the outer half of the bat and the ball reached the fence in a jiffy
28.2
Southee to Alzarri Joseph, 3 runs, 125.4kph, Joseph swings his bat at this length ball outside off and inside-edges it to deep mid-wicket
27.6
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 133.3kph, pitched up delivery, Joseph plays an uppish drive and it falls short of a forward-diving Williamson at mid-off
27.5
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 129.9kph, fuller than good length, attacks the sticks, Joseph defensively pushes it back to the bowler
27.4
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, 2 runs, 131.5kph, fullish ball outside off, Joseph throws the kitchen sink and slices it over backward point for a couple
26.6
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR, glorious stroke! Boult overpitches one outside off and Joseph plays a lovely off-drive off the frontfoot straight of mid-off. 13 runs off the over
26.5
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 136.6kph, shortish ball that shapes in a bit, nudged to mid-wicket
26.4
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, 133.8kph, away-angling back of a length delivery with a bit of extra bounce. Alzarri Joseph pokes and gets beaten on the outer edge
26.3
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR, a half-volley on the pads and Joseph uses his wrists to whip it away through square leg. Right off the meat of the bat
25.6
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, no run, banged in short by Wagner, Joseph ducks underneath it
25.5
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, no run, full and on the stumps, blocked
25.4
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, 2 runs, sees the line outside off on this pitched up ball and throws his arms at it. The bat turns at the point of impact and he ends up slicing it over point
25.3
Wagner to Alzarri Joseph, 2 runs, 129.6kph, a superb inswinger from a good length and Joseph is lucky to get an inside edge. He was rooted in his crease to block. Off the inside edge, the ball brushes the pad and eludes the leg-stump to roll towards fine leg. Jamieson makes a fine stop diving to his right. No easy runs offered even now
24.6
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, Boult keeps it full and pushes one across the right-hander, Joseph is glued to the crease as he aims an extravagant drive, beaten on the outside edge
24.5
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, full and swinging into Joseph's pads, he was early into the flick and chipped it in the air, on the bounce to the man at mid-on
24.4
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, banged in short by Boult, Joseph ducks under it and lets it go
24.3
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, fraction fuller and just outside off, Joseph presses half-forward on the defensive push
22.6
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, fuller length delivery and angling across the right-hander, left alone
22.5
Boult to Alzarri Joseph, no run, yorker length delivery outside off, squeezed with an open face to backward point
21.6
Daryl Mitchell to Alzarri Joseph, no run, floaty delivery outside off, Joseph watches it go through to the keeper
21.5
Daryl Mitchell to Alzarri Joseph, no run, on a good length and shaping away from the right-hander, left alone
21.4
Daryl Mitchell to Alzarri Joseph, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line wide of off, left alone
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