Christchurch Test – Tom Latham, Rachin Ravindra slam centuries:New Zealand score 417/7, lead by 481 runs on Day 3; West Indies all-out for 167 167 in first innings

New Zealand gained a strong lead of 481 runs over the West Indies on the third day of the ongoing first Test match in Christchurch. The Kiwis scored 417 runs for 4 wickets in their second innings by stumps on Thursday. Will Young is unbeaten on 21 and Michael Bracewell is not out on 6. Captain Tom Latham played an innings of 145 runs. While Rachin Ravindra scored 176 runs. Kemar Roach and Ojas Shields took 2 wickets each for West Indies. Earlier, the West Indies were bowled out for 167 in their first innings. New Zealand got a lead of 64 runs in the first innings. The team was bowled out for 231 runs in the first innings. Kiwis started from 32/0, centuries from Latham-Rachin
New Zealand started playing from the score of 32/0 in the morning. The team lost their first wicket at the score of 84. Devon Conway got out after scoring 37 runs. He was caught by Jayden Seales. Kane Williamson, who came in at number three, could not perform well and fell victim to Kemar Roach at his personal score of 9 runs. Latham-Ravindra made a 279-run partnership
After losing the second wicket in the form of Williamson at 100 runs, opener Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra put their team in a strong position by adding 279 runs off 328 balls for the fourth wicket. This partnership was broken by Kemar Roach. He had Tom Latham caught by wicketkeeper Tavin Imlach. Rachin was bowled by Jayden Seales. First 2 Days of Play New Zealand lead by 64 runs on the second day On Wednesday, the second day of the match, New Zealand was all out for 231 runs in their first innings. The team had started the day with the same score. After this, the West Indies could only make 167 runs in their first innings, giving New Zealand a lead of 64 runs. Earlier on Tuesday, West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl first. On the first day, there was a 93-run partnership between Latham and Williamson After losing the toss and batting first, New Zealand got off to a very poor start. The team lost Devon Conway’s wicket for just 1 run, who got out without opening his account. After the early setback, Tom Latham and Kane Williamson took responsibility and put on a 93-run partnership for the second wicket. Williamson played an innings of 52 runs off 102 balls in his return Test. Latham contributed 24 runs but couldn’t make a big score.