Watch: Kavem Hodge left in pain after ball Strikes him in the groin during NZ vs WI 3rd Test

Another remarkable fightback from West Indies against New Zealand. This time it is Kavem Hodge who is propelling the team out of danger. After the stumps of Day 3, the West Indies is trailing by 194 runs with four more wickets in hand. Their possibility to take a possible lead currently lies in the hand of Kavem Hodge, who remains unbeaten for 109* (254) and will start Day 4 with Anderson Phillip.

The gritty century of Hodge is a testament to skill, resilience and guts. On Day 3, the Windies batter was down on the ground for a while as the ball hit him hard. Play was briefly halted on 97 when Hodge was struck painfully in the groin by a Michael Rae delivery. Though, the batter easily overcame the blow and pain and continues to bring runs for his team.

New Zealand went to bat first at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui and registered a humongous total of 575/8d with their best batter, Devon Conway, who scored 227 runs. The three-match Test series already showed the unpredictable nature of the West Indies when Justin Greaves's stellar batting brought back the West Indies in the fight in the first match of the contest.

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Watch when the ball hit Kavem Hodge hard during NZ vs WI 3rd Test

In the third and the final match, Kavem Hodge lit up the stage with his batting. WI successfully avoided the follow-on with the help of Kavem's century. During the innings, the 32-year-old batter formed multiple notable partnerships to stabilise their first innings.

The sublime 109* (254) were significantly supported by Brandon King (63), Alick Athanaze (45) and Justin Greaves (43). At the end of Day 3, the West Indies is at 381/6. Jacob Duffy and Ajaz Patel claimed a brace each for New Zealand in the process.