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As in the previous Test, the grassy grounds were seen in Wellington’s Basin Reserve. It is difficult to separate the field from the field. The fast bowlers of the West Indies were no longer in a favorable environment. However, in the absence of New Zealand’s best hitter, Kane Williamson, Henry Nichols emerged as the savior. In the face of pressure, he fought hard and marked a remarkable century.
New Zealand’s first day of the second round of the series against the Windies wouldn’t be bad. After losing the draw on Friday, the hosts scored 294 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 64 overs.
Nichols, who is in the top five, is undefeated with 116 for the sixth testing century of his career. He has 15 fours and 1 six in his 206 innings. His teammate Kyle Jamieson picked up an 8-ball run.
Shannon Gabriel was the most successful bowler of the day with 3 wickets for 56 runs for the Caribbean. Right arm pacemaker Shemer Holder, who made his test debut, took two wickets for 75 runs.
Williamson is not playing in this Test to be next to his pregnant wife. In the previous game in Hamilton, the Kiwi team leader played an epic 251-run inning, stalking visiting bowlers. So on this day when New Zealand lost 3 wickets in 6 races in the first session, the West Indies pacemakers were happy. But his glee did not last long.
Nichols handled the early pressure by adding 60 runs with Will Young for the fourth wicket. Then BJ Watling added 55 runs. The biggest couple of the day met at the sixth window. 63 runs came from the Nichols-Daryl Mitchell bat. New Zealand is getting the fragrance from a great collection.
Nichols hit a century with 169 balls. Mitchell made 42 of 6 balls before being caught by Holder. Additionally, Latham 26, Young 43 and Watling 30 returned to the locker room.
Short score:
(End of day one)
First entries from New Zealand: 294/7 in 64 overs (Latham 26, Blondell 14, Young 43, Taylor 9, Nichols 116 *, Watling 30, Mitchell 42, Jamison 1 *; Gabriel 3/56, Jason Holder 0/72, Joseph 1/75 2 / 75, chase 0/38).
