NZ VS WI - 1st Test, West Indies tour of New Zealand, 2025

At one moment, the visitors might also have thought about chasing down 531 but Roach was given a few lives and those nervy moments led them to adopt a cautious approach since then. They changed their approach completely after tea and both Greaves and Roach blunted it out. Greaves scored his maiden Test double century at the fag end to bring himsef immense joy. He truly deserved it as he battled it out for more than 4 and a half sessions and bailed his side out of trouble. NZ were depleted due to the abscence of Henry and Smith (both got injured) and that took a toll on them. A couple of decisions also didn't go their way but having said all that, the Windies were superior in the fourth innings and that enabled them to achive the unthinkable. Stick around for the presentations...

18:20 Local Time, 05:20 GMT, 10:50 IST: It has been absolute marathon of a knock from Justin Greaves - the hero of the moment! Kudos to Roach as well - the lower-order batter showed that being resilient and having a good head on the shoulders can do world of good. These two batted out more than two sessions together to save the match for their side. This draw is as good as a win for the Windies considering that the odds were completely against them. Once the visitors had lost four wickets within the second session of Day 4, the hopes were bleak. But, the mammoth 196-run stand between Shai Hope and Greaves gave them the belief. Hope scored a century and he was looking in good shape today morning as well but a lapse in concentration costed him his wicket. Then, Imlach also departed in quick succession but Greaves was solid as a rock at one end. Roach came out swinging initially and there were a flurry of boundaries scored after lunch today.

Ravindra to Justin Greaves, no run, Justin Greaves covers the line to the arm delivery and defends it stoutly. That will be it, the players are shaking hands and the game ends in a draw. What a game of cricket we have witnessed. The Windies have stamped their authority with a terrific fourth innings batting display

Ravindra to Justin Greaves, no run, on a back of a length, kept out

A slip, a gully, a leg slip, a short leg and a short mid-on in place

Ravindra to Justin Greaves, no run, on a length on off, Justin Greaves covers the line and dabs it towards point

Rachin Ravindra [21.0-3-69-0] is back into the attack

This will probably be the last over of the game

Jacob Duffy to Justin Greaves, 1 run, Justin Greaves works this one to deep mid-wicket to retain strike

Jacob Duffy to Justin Greaves, FOUR, there's the maiden double century for Justin Greaves! An absoulte stupendous knock from the all-rounder! He punches the air in delight and has a beaming smile on his face. His teammates give him a standing ovation and he gets a warm hug from Roach. It has been a display of sheer perseverence from him. Test batting at its finest. This will be a knock to remember for ages, take a bow, Greaves. Was on a fuller length outside off, Justin Greaves opened his bat-face and square drove it over point to get to the milestone

Jacob Duffy to Justin Greaves, no run, hard length delivery on off, Justin Greaves hangs back and pushes it towards covers. He takes off for a single but Roach sends him back

Jacob Duffy to Justin Greaves, no run, that's a good leave! On a back of a length on off, seaming away, Justin Greaves makes an assured leave

Jacob Duffy to Justin Greaves, no run, length delivery down leg, Justin Greaves looks to flick but only meets thin air

Jacob Duffy to Justin Greaves, no run, short of length delivery outside off, seaming away, Justin Greaves leaves it alone

Foulkes to Roach, 2 runs, good length delivery seaming in towards off, Roach hangs back and pushes at it but gets it off the inner half through backward square leg. Some good running between the wickets allows the batters to take a couple

Justin Greaves once again walks up to Roach to calm his nerves

Foulkes to Roach, no run, short of length delivery shaping down leg, Roach moves inside the line to let it through

Foulkes to Roach, no run, oh, this one seams a long way in but it ends up going down leg, Roach lifts his bat skywards to let it through. He initially thought of playing at it but rightly kept his bat out of the way

Justin Greaves walks down the pitch to have a chat with Roach

Foulkes to Roach, no run, a bouncer angling down leg, Roach ducks awkwardly under it