Gayle and Powell deflate New Zealand :


Photo: :: Gayle and Powell deflate New Zealand :: West Indies 145 for 0 (Gayle 85*, Powell 58*) trail New Zealand 351 (Guptill 97, Narine 5-132) by 206 runs. Chris Gayle didn't show any nerves or caution after slipping into Test whites for the first time in one and a half years, smashing 85 not out and sharing an unbeaten opening stand of 145 with Kieran Powell to demoralise New Zealand on the second day. It was a day on which the hosts took complete control, with bat and ball. Sunil Narine did justice to the hype surrounding him by taking his maiden five-wicket haul to restrict New Zealand to 351, after the visitors were well-placed on the opening day to post a more competitive score. :: Smart stats :: Sunil Narine's five-wicket haul is his first in Tests and the seventh by a West Indian spinner against New Zealand. The last five-for by a West Indian spinner against New Zealand was Jimmy Adams' 5 for 17 in Barbados in 1996. The number of runs conceded by Narine (132) is the fifth-highest for a West Indian bowler in an innings in which they have picked up five or more wickets. During his innings of 85, Chris Gayle went past Gordon Greenidge to become the highest run-getter for West Indies against New Zealand. Gayle now has 905 runs in 12 innings at 82.27.

Chris Gayle didn't show any nerves or caution after slipping into Test whites for the first time in one and a half years, smashing 85 not out and sharing an unbeaten opening stand of 145 with Kieran Powell to demoralise New Zealand on the second day. It was a day on which the hosts took complete control, with bat and ball. Sunil Narine did justice to the hype surrounding him by taking his maiden five-wicket haul to restrict New Zealand to 351, after the visitors were well-placed on the opening day to post a more competitive score.

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