On a slow, tiring final day at Hagley Oval, the Caribbean side refused to give up as they batted through a marathon 164 overs to deny New Zealand a sure-shot victory in the opening Test of the ongoing three-match Test series on December 6 in Christchurch.
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At the other end, Kemar Roach turned into the perfect partner, playing a gritty knock of an unbeaten 58 from 233 balls. Roach and Greaves together frustrated the New Zealand bowler for hours and stitched an unbeaten 180-run partnership off a massive 410 balls for the seven wickets to ensure the West Indies did not finish on the losing side.
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Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Shai Hope fought hard for their fifties, but the rest of the lineup could not build around them. New Zealand tried to tighten their grip in the second innings as Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra combined for a massive 279-run stand for the third wicket.
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Sehwag posted, X: “What a valiant effort by the West Indies to save the Test match. Great character, grit, and resilience to play out 164 overs. Test cricket mein sahi ranneti chahiye.”
— Virrender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 6, 2025
Ravichandran Ashwin salutes West Indies trio after their record-breaking show at Hagley Oval
Even the former Indian off-spinner Ravichandra Ashwin also lauded Shai Hope, Justin Greaves, and Kemar Roach’s remarkable efforts with the bat against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval.
Today happens only once in a lifetime and it’s that day for “Justin Greaves”.Let’s not forget Kemar Roach in this effort??Also, Shai Hope was remarkable with the bat in both the innings ✅Exceptional day for @windiescricket #wivnz pic.twitter.com/4skhfByeyQ
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