The West Indies stretched its first-innings lead over New Zealand to 175 by reaching 396-7 at lunch on the third day of the second cricket test at Queen’s Park Oval on Wednesday.

Veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul compiled a typically determined 47, while newcomer Jermaine Blackwood hit a confident, unbeaten 31.

Left-arm seamer Trent Boult led the New Zealand attack with 3-53 while legspinner Ish Sodhi took 2-85. Chanderpaul and nightwatchman Kemar Roach carried the hosts’ overnight score of 310-5 to 333 before Boult snared Roach (6) to a catch at short midwicket.

Chanderpaul and Blackwood, the 21-year-old Jamaican in his first test, continued to expand a healthy lead in a seventh-wicket partnership worth 47.

Blackwood, who survived two difficult, low short leg catches to Tom Latham off Mark Craig’s offspin when on 11 and 28, slammed three fours and two sixes off 57 balls. Veteran Chanderpaul, who made his debut in 1994 when Blackwood was two-and-a-half years old, was eyeing another half century when he fell to Sodhi.

Chanderpaul played no stroke to a big spinning leg break and was given out after a New Zealand review. The 39-year-old left-hander hit five fours and a six off 93 balls. Captain Denesh Ramdin was 5 not out at the break.

Earlier, Kraigg Brathwaite and Darren Bravo both smashed centuries to put West Indies in control of the second test against New Zealand in Trinidad on Tuesday. Brathwaite scored a patient 129 to register his maiden test hundred while the more aggressive Bravo blasted a rapid 109 to give West Indies a healthy first innings lead at Queen’s Park Oval.

When stumps were drawn on day two, West Indies were cruising along at 310 for five, leading by 89 runs after New Zealand were restricted to 221 on the opening day at Port of Spain.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul was unbeaten on four while Kemar Roach was yet to score after the pair came to the crease when Brathwaite and Bravo fell in the last session.

The pair had batted together throughout most of the day, sharing a partnership of 182 after New Zealand picked up two wickets before lunch.

Tim Southee cleaned up nightwatchman Sulieman Benn for four then legspinner Ish Sodhi removed the dangerous Kirk Edwards, who smashed 55 off just 64 balls.

New Zealand 221 (Tom Latham 82; Jerome Taylor 4-34, Sulieman Benn 3-73) vs. West Indies 396-7 off 118 overs (Kraigg Brathwaite 129, Darren Bravo 109, Kirk Edwards 55, Shivnarine Chanderpaul 47, Jermaine Blackwood 31 not out; Trent Boult 3-53, Ish Sodhi 2-85).