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Bridgetown (Barbados), June 30 (IANS\/CMC) Speedster Kemar Roach captured his 100th Test wicket, but Kane Williamson’s career-best century and then torrential rain, spoiled West Indies chances of winning the decisive third Test at Kensington Oval here Sunday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

When the adverse weather ended play prematurely at 4:51 pm on the fourth day, New Zealand had reached a formidable 331 for seven in their second innings -- a lead of 307 heading into Monday’s final day, reports CMC.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

The rain, which first came at 1:48 pm and then allowed just 26 balls following a 4:30 pm restart, robbed the game of a precious 42.5 overs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Williamson, who began the day on 58, finished on a superb, unbeaten 161. His knock formed the bedrock of the New Zealand innings and appears to ensure them at least a share of the series.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 23-year-old right-hander hardly put a foot wrong as he faced 271 balls in just under 6-1\/2 hours at the crease, and stroked 22 fours.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Along the way, he extended his overnight fourth wicket stand to 67 with captain Brendon McCullum, who scored 25, added a further 91 for the fifth wicket with Jimmy Neesham, who belted an attacking 51, and then posted 79 for the sixth wicket with Bradley-John Watling (29).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

It was the wicket of Watling, caught at gully by Jason Holder 45 minutes after lunch, which gave Roach the 100th scalp of his 26-Test career.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

He was the best West Indies bowler with four for 55 while debutant fast bowler Jason Holder claimed two for 26.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Resuming the day on 123 for three, New Zealand gathered runs quickly as Williamson showed his intent from as early as the third ball of the day, lofting off-spinner Shane Shillingford wide of long on for four and then cutting the first ball of Roach’s next over to the point boundary.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

McCullum, however, added just two to his overnight 23 before falling lbw to Roach in the day’s fourth over, trapped on the crease by a delivery that came back. He went for the Decision Review System (DRS) in vain.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Neesham’s arrival accelerated the scoring rate, the left-hander belting three fours and four sixes off just 67 balls in an hour-and-half at the crease.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

He took a liking to the toothless Shillingford -- unable to fire his lethal doosra because of the ICC restrictions -- lofting him onto the media centre at the southern end in the day’s seventh over and then clearing the ropes and wide long on in the bowler’s next over.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

When seamer Jerome Taylor was introduced, Neesham struck him for a flat six over long on and then smashed left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn over the ropes at mid-wicket off the first ball following the drinks break.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Williamson, meanwhile, edged seamer Jason Holder to third man to move to 97 before reaching his seventh century with a couple behind point off Benn, 50 minutes before lunch.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Neesham followed him soon after, driving Holder for two to reach his half-century but then fell off the very next ball, smashing a full-blooded drive into the lap of Kraigg Brathwaite at a very short cover, with the score on 226 for five.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Any hopes the West Indies had of making further inroads were quickly erased as Williamson and Watling stood firm in another half-century stand that proved a source of frustration.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

With Williamson picking off boundaries at will, Watling held up the other end for nearly an hour-and-half, before falling in the second over with the second new ball, slashing at Roach at 305 for six.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Williamson equalled his previous career-best of 135 with a boundary to third man off Benn before steering Taylor through gully for another to raise his 150.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Southee, dropped by Benn at slip off Roach before he had scored, hung around for a while for seven before tapping a tame return catch back to Taylor, 20 minutes after the rain break.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Only five more deliveries were possible before rain put paid to any more hopes of play.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Brief scores:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

New Zealand: 293 (Jimmy Neesham 78, Mark Craig 46 not out, Ross Taylor 45, Kane Williamson 43, Brendon McCullum 31; Sulieman Benn 5\/93, Kemar Roach 4\/61) and 331 for seven (Williamson 161 not out, Neesham 51, Bradley-John Watling 29, McCullum 25; Roach 4\/55, Jason Holder 2\/26).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

West Indies: 317 (Kraigg Brathwaite 68, Kirk Edwards 58, Denesh Ramdin 45, Chris Gayle 42, Holder 38; Neil Wagner 4\/64, Jimmy Neesham 2\/12, Trent Boult 2\/71).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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