It took a 180-run, 68.1-over partnership from the seventh-wicket pairing in what was the second-highest fourth-innings team total (457 for 6) while chasing against New Zealand to earn the West Indies their first points of this ICC World Test Championship cycle.
Ahead of Tuesday evening's second contest in Wellington, Windies captain Roston Chase is convinced his team can press for a series lead.
[We’re] full of confidence and energy to prove that we can actually go a step further in winning the game,” Chase said.
Justin Greaves’ unbeaten 202, 140 from Shai Hope, and Kemar Roach’s 58* meant the Caribbean side occupied the crease for 163.3 overs in the second innings. For a side that had lost five straight prior to the Christchurch Test, Chase says such displays will only serve to lift the team’s spirits.
“I think that [performance is] going to give us a lot of confidence going forward in the series, knowing that we can actually compete and come close [to winning],” he said. “So, the guys' spirits are high, and [they] are very believing right now.”