Windies fights back after Raval's 84

Shannon Gabriel took three wickets as Windies fought its way back into the second Test against New Zealand on day one in Hamilton on Sunday.

At stumps, New Zealand was 286 for 7 with Tom Blundell on 12 and Neil Wagner on one.

New Zealand began positively, punishing some wayward bowling, to reach 154 for 1 before an initial slump saw it fall to 189 for 5.

Colin de Grandhomme (58 off 63 balls) and Mitchell Santner (24) revived the innings in a rapid 76-run stand before Gabriel took the new ball and bowled them both.

Windies bowlers didn't have the best of start after winning the toss and putting New Zealand in to bat.

Jeet Raval and Tom Latham put on 65 for the first wicket, and Raval and Kane Williamson added further 89 for the second before Windies produced a golden spell on either side of the tea break. In 74 balls, and for only 35 runs, Windies' bowlers removed Williamson, Raval, Ross Taylor and Henry Nicholls.

New Zealand had cashed in at the start of the day when Kemar Roach and Gabriel struggled to maintain a consistent line and length, with Gabriel going for 22 in his first two overs. But the game changed when Windies switched to a short-ball attack, dismissing Williamson, caught behind by Shane Dowrich off Miguel Cummins.

Dowrich caught the first four wickets to fall, while Cummins was the most impressive of the Windies bowlers with 2 for 37. Gabriel took 3 for 79.

Williamson and Raval were progressing relatively effortlessly having put on 89 for the second wicket when Cummins fired in a short delivery which Williamson, on 43, edged down the leg side for Dowrich to take low down.

Raval reached 84 before edging a good-length ball from Gabriel which was moving away from the left-hander. It ended what had been a quality performance from Raval who faced 157 balls and hit 15 boundaries.

Roach removed Taylor seven deliveries after tea while Nicholls had a life on 11 when he survived a runout chance, to become Raymon Reifer's first Test wicket when he was trapped lbw for 13.

Reifer, the only change to Windies side, was handed a Test debut to replace Jason Holder, who was suspended, while New Zealand also made one change with Tim Southee returning and Matt Henry dropping out.

Windies needs to win the Test to square the two-match series after New Zealand won the first Test by an innings and 67 runs in Wellington.