New Zealand v West Indies 3rd Test
West Indies tour of New Zealand - 2006 (2005/06) · McLean Park, Napier · 25 March 2006
Match drawn
Match drawn. Brian Lara top-scored with 83 for West Indies.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- West Indies tour of New Zealand - 2006 (2005/06)
- Ground
- McLean Park, Napier
- Dates
- 25 March 2006 to 29 March 2006
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to field
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- IL Howell and MR Benson
- Match referee
- MJ Procter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to field.
West Indies batted first and made 256 for 4. Brian Lara top-scored with 83 off 107 balls, and Runako Morton made 70. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at McLean Park, 370 across 6 Tests.
Match drawn.
WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 256 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | c Peter Fulton b Chris Martin | 30 | 27 |
| Daren Ganga | b Shane Bond | 38 | 104 |
| Brian Lara | b Nathan Astle | 83 | 107 |
| Runako Morton | not out | 70 | 133 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | run out (Daniel Vettori) | 2 | 20 |
| Dwayne Bravo | not out | 22 | 86 |
Did not bat: Dwayne Smith, Denesh Ramdin, Ian Bradshaw, Daren Powell, Fidel Edwards
Extras 11 · Total 256 for 4
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Bond | 18 | 2 | 87 | 1 |
| James Franklin | 15 | 1 | 66 | 0 |
| Chris Martin | 10 | 2 | 39 | 1 |
| Nathan Astle | 14 | 5 | 23 | 1 |
| Scott Styris | 13.1 | 5 | 27 | 0 |
| Daniel Vettori | 8 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-37 (Chris Gayle, 7.5 ov), 2-111 (Daren Ganga, 31.6 ov), 3-171 (Brian Lara, 44.2 ov), 4-189 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 51.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Daren Ganga (3) and Chris Gayle (30) | 37 | 49 |
| second | Brian Lara (35) and Daren Ganga (35) | 74 | 148 |
| third | Brian Lara (48) and Runako Morton (10) | 60 | 76 |
| fourth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (2) and Runako Morton (16) | 18 | 46 |
| fifth | Runako Morton (44) and Dwayne Bravo (22) | 67 | 158 |
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