The West Indies will start the final day with real hope. They finished day four on 212 for 4 while chasing 531 in Christchurch. Shai Hope will bat on 116 tomorrow. Justin Greaves will continue on 55. Their stand has taken the match to an exciting place.
New Zealand began the day on 417 for 4 in their second innings. They scored only 49 more runs. They lost four wickets in the process. The innings ended at 466 for 8 after the declaration. Kemar Roach took the last wicket of Jacob Duffy with a caught and bowled. Roach finished with five wickets for 78 runs.
Rachin Ravindra scored 176 for New Zealand. Tom Latham made 145. New Zealand gained a lead of 64 runs. They set a target of 531 for the West Indies.
The West Indies struggled at the start of the chase. They reached 72 for 4 in 28.3 overs. The team looked in trouble. A quick collapse seemed possible. Hope and Greaves then changed the mood. They built a strong stand and stayed calm. They added 140 runs together. They faced 275 balls for that partnership.
Hope reached his fourth Test century from 139 balls. He finished the day on 116 from 183 balls. Greaves made his second Test fifty. He scored 55 from 143 balls. He hit 16 fours.
Jacob Duffy took two wickets in the second innings for New Zealand. Michael Bracewell and Matt Henry took one each. Duffy had taken five wickets in the first innings. His spell bowled out the West Indies for 167. New Zealand scored 231 in their first innings after batting first.
