A sparkling century by Shai Hope, well-supported by Justin Greaves, had the West Indies at 212-4 at stumps on Friday, clinging to a slim chance of saving the first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch.

Hope remained unbeaten on 116, while Greaves scored 55, as the pair added 140 runs for the fifth wicket after the West Indies were struggling at 72-4.

New Zealand needs six more wickets, with the new ball just six overs away, while the West Indies, set a daunting target of 531 runs, require an additional 319 runs.

The tourists benefited from injuries to New Zealand’s pace attack, forcing captain Tom Latham to be inventive in his bowling strategy.

A side strain ruled out seamer Nathan Smith for the rest of the Test, and lead bowler Matt Henry was limited to 11 overs due to a hamstring

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