NZ v WI, 1st Test, Dunedin, 4th day
Bravo 210* leads WI resistance
Needing 228 runs to make New Zealand bat again, West Indies began the day on a shaky note. Tim Southee held on to a sharp return catch to get rid of Marlon Samuels and, five overs later, Neil Wagner had Shivnarine Chanderpaul trapped lbw for 1•Associated Press
Wagner failed to hold on to a return chance off Bravo when the batsman was on 82 •Associated Press
At the other end, Darren Bravo brought up his fifth Test hundred, and his first outside the subcontinent. His century came off 200 balls with 15 fours•AFP
Darren Sammy provided good support to Bravo at the other end with an unbeaten 44 off 75 balls. He added an unbeaten 80 runs with Bravo as West Indies finished the fourth day on 443 for 6 with a lead of 47 runs•AFP
The pair of Narsingh Deonarine and Darren Bravo, however, steadied the innings, making the most of several reprieves given by the New Zealand fielders•Getty Images
A few overs later, Southee couldn't turn away from his follow-through in time to take a low chance off Deonarine•Associated Press
Just as the Deonarine-Bravo stand looked to take West Indies to safety, Corey Anderson struck to dismiss Deonarine for 52. The pair had, by then, added 122 runs for the fifth wicket•Getty Images
In the next over, Brendon McCullum spilled a straightforward chance off Deonarine, with the batsman on 40•Getty Images
Bravo brushed aside Deonarine's dismissal and went on to stitch a useful stand with Denesh Ramdin before bringing up his maiden double-hundred. He became the seventh Test batsman and the first West Indian to score a double-hundred after his team followed-on•AFP
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