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It was a torrid third day for the West Indies against New Zealand in the opening Test in Christchurch.

Resuming on 32 for no loss in their second innings, which was a lead of 96, skipper Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra slammed tons to take the game away from the visitors.

The Black Caps closed on 417 for 4, which is an overall lead of 481.





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00:00Resuming day three of the Christchurch test on 32 for no loss and leading by 96, New Zealand
00:05kept piling on the runs against the West Indies.
00:11Captain Tom Latham and Devon Conway put on an opening stand of 84.
00:19Conway was magnificently caught by a substitute Cabham Hodge of OJ Shields for 37.
00:28Cain Williamson was caught behind of Kemar Roach for nine.
00:33In came Ratchan Ravindra who got off the mark in style with his mellifluous straight drive.
00:43Both Latham and Ravindra made the West Indies toil for most of the day.
00:48The two took the game away from the battered and bruised men in maroon.
00:57This shot for three was good enough to get Latham to his sentry.
01:00It was his 14th hundred in this format.
01:07Then it was the turn of Ravindra to do the same as he pulled this one emphatically to the fence.
01:12It was his fourth sentry in the longest format.
01:22The stand was worth 279 runs for the third wicket.
01:25Here Ravindra went past 150.
01:28Latham was out for a dogged 145 giving Roach his second wicket of the match.
01:37That's why you have to keep pussy bearing.
01:40Ravindra missed out on a double sentry falling for 176 after being yorked to give Shields
01:46his second scalp.
01:47The Black Alps closed on a colossal 417 for 4 with Will Young on 21 and Michael Bracewell
01:536.
01:54The overall lead is 481 heading into day 4.
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