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Five wickets fall within the hour at Bay Oval
Sport Nation • December 22nd, 2025 12:40 pm
Jacob Duffy gets his second wicket of the day | Photo: Andrew Cornaga / Photosport
We've got a Day 5 on our hands in Mount Maunganui, and the pitch is feeling the effects of that too.
On a day where the Blackcaps need 10 wickets, who will step up?
It's been a tough series for our pace bowlers, and it only got worse to start Day 5 as Michael Rae goes down with a lower leg injury, but he eventually was okay to resume.
The first bit of action of the day comes from an lbw and the Blackcaps finally found a breakthrough.
However, Roston Chase challenged the call and upon review, the ball was missing the wickets, not out.
After just over an hour of play, the breakthrough finally came for the Blackcaps, Brandon King dismissed by Jacob Duffy.
Not long after the initial wicket, the other opener is gone as well. The second grab of the day from Glenn Phillips, delivered by Ajaz Patel.
Kavem Hodge shortly followed his openers with a duck, being caught on the by bobble by Rachin Ravindra.
What was looking like a sluggish start to Day 5 at Bay Oval, turned exciting before lunch, as another wicket falls at the hands of Jacob Duffy, the leading wicket taker of the series.
Duffy adds another to the tally, dismissing Justin Greaves for a duck and the Blackcaps get halfway to their goal.
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