The incident occurred on day 3 of the third and final test. Batting on 97 in the West Indies’ first innings, Kavem Hodge marched towards his well-deserved century against New Zealand. He faced the first ball of Kiwi pacer Michael Rae’s over, the 105th over of the innings.
The stump microphone captures Kavem Hodge’s pain during a viral moment on Mount Maunganui
The throw took a sharp angle back, struck Hodge’s bat and hit him in the groin. Hodge immediately fell to the ground. The pain was intense and the stump microphone picked up every moan as he struggled to breathe.
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He rolled around the field for a few moments, clearly out of breath and in pain. His reaction was raw and natural, and the audio made the moment even more intense for everyone watching. The West Indies cricket team physio quickly came out to check on him.
Kavem Hodge – we can feel you, brother. 🥲
-The stump mic was totally hilarious. 🤣
pic.twitter.com/BwnTr5KhLy— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 20, 2025
Kavem Hodge shows courage and guts to destroy a courageous century after a painful blow
Later, Kavem Hodge showed strong determination as he got back on his feet and started walking, trying to shake off the pain without needing further assistance. And then his mental strength on site at Mount Maunganui.
On the very next ball, Hodge worked the ball into the leg side and ran for two runs, advancing to 99. Then on the next delivery, he confidently pulled the ball for four runs to bring up his second Test century.
It was a special hundred that came off 224 balls. This brave innings played a crucial role for West Indies as they avoided the follow-on in the ongoing third Test against New Zealand. Now the touring side has the final day and 10 wickets in hand to chase the massive 419 extra runs to level the Test series after drawing the first game on the tour.
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After the stumps, Hodge said, “Luckily I was able to get over it and go past the landmark. I said to myself, Hey, I spent all day trying to get to 90. I still have all day tomorrow. Just stick to the processes. There’s no point; I’m working so hard from zero to 90 and then going to change. So stick to the processes and stay focused every chance I get.”
Tom Latham and Devon Conway make Test history
On the other hand, Tom Latham and Devon Conway created history by achieving something that had never happened before in Test cricket. New Zealand’s opening pair scored centuries in both innings of the ongoing Test match at Mount Maunganui.
After scoring 137 and 227 in the first innings, Latham and Conway came out with equal confidence in the second innings and hit stunning centuries against the West Indies. In doing so, Latham and Conway became the first opening pair in the history of Test cricket to score centuries in both innings of the same match.
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