By Admin 
The first match of the 3-match Test series New Zealand vs West Indies ended in a draw, while at one time West Indies was close to defeat. Justin Greaves scored a historic double century and saved his team from defeat. Before this, Shai Hope also played an amazing inning of 140 runs.
New Zealand and West Indies were not able to score big in the first innings, in the second innings the Kiwi team declared the innings at 466 runs. West Indies had a target of 531 runs to win, while the Caribbean team was all out for 167 runs in the first innings. The start in the second innings was also very bad, the team lost the fourth wicket for 72 runs.
John Campbell (15), Tejnarine Chanderpaul (6), Alec Athanaz and captain Roston Chase (4) were out cheaply, then Shai Hope and Justin Greaves took over the innings, making a partnership of 196 runs for the fifth wicket. Hope was out after scoring 140 runs. In this innings played in 234 balls, he hit 2 sixes and 15 fours.
Justin Greaves created history by scoring a double century
Justin Greaves faced 388 balls and scored a double century. He remained unbeaten after scoring 202 runs, he hit 19 fours in this innings. By the end of the fifth day’s play, West Indies’ score was 457 for 6 wickets and with this the match remained a draw. However, when 4 wickets fell at 72, everyone had agreed that now no one can save West Indies from defeat.
Justin Greaves has become the 7th batsman in the world to score a double century in the fourth innings in the history of Test cricket. Before him, Kyle Mayers (210*, West Indies), Gordon Garinidge (214*, West Indies), George Hadlee (223, West Indies), Nathan Astley (222, New Zealand), Sunil Gavaskar (221, India), William Edrich (219, England) have done this.
Second highest score of the fourth innings
457 runs is the second highest total in the fourth innings in Test cricket history, this is the highest total of West Indies in the last innings. England is at number one, which had scored 654 runs in the fourth innings against South Africa in 1939. Now West Indies team has come at second position, who scored 457 runs in the fourth innings.