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Shannon Gabriel took three wickets as West Indies recovered from an ineffectual start to fight their way back into the second Test against New Zealand on Day 1 in Hamilton on Sunday. At stumps, New Zealand were 286/7 with Tom Blundell on 12 and Neil Wagner on one. After a rollicking start, in which New Zealand punished some wayward bowling, they reached 154/1 before an initial slump saw them slip to 189/5.
Lusty hitting by first Test century-maker 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. 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 then Raval and Kane Williamson added further 89 for the second before West Indies produced a golden spell on 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 Kemar Roach and Gabriel struggled to maintain a consistent line and length, with the latter 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.
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