Windies late charge unravels New Zealand

Hamillton, New Zealand: Shannon Gabriel took three wickets as the West Indies recovered from an ineffectual start to fight their way back into the second Test against New Zealand on day one in Hamilton on Sunday. 

At stumps, New Zealand were 286 for seven with Tom Blundell on 12 and Neil Wagner on one. 

After a rollicking start, in which New Zealand punished some wayward bowling, they reached 154 for one before an initial slump saw them fall to 189 for five. 

Lusty hitting by first Test centurymaker Colin de Grandhomme (58 off 63 balls) and Mitchell Santner (24) revived the innings in a rapid 76-run stand before Gabriel took the new ball and bowled them both. 

The West Indies had been let down by their bowlers early in the innings after winning the toss and putting New Zealand in to bat. 

Jeet Raval and Tom Latham put on 65 for the first wicket and Raval and Kane Williamson added further 89 for the second before the West Indies produced a golden spell either side of the tea break. 

In 74 balls, and for only 35 runs, they removed Williamson, Raval, Ross Taylor and Henry Nicholls.

It was a rapid change of fortune for New Zealand who had cashed in at the start of the day when Kumar Roach and Gabriel struggled to maintain a consistent line and length, with Gabriel going for 22 in his first two overs.

But when the tourists switched to a short-ball attack the game turned with the dismissal of Williamson, caught behind by Shane Dowrich off Miguel Cummins. 

Dowrich caught the first four wickets to fall, while Cummins was the most impressive of the West Indies bowlers  with two for 37 while Gabriel took three for 79.