New Zealand National Cricket Team Vs England Cricket Team Match Scorecard

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Jacob Bethell scored his second fifty of the series and Gus Atkinson added another century as the hosts amassed a substantial lead at stumps on day three. But Ben Stokes limped out with an acute hamstring strain.

Day 1

The opening session belonged to New Zealand as England struggled to gain their footing on an improved surface. Jacob Bethell made an eye-catching half century in his partnership with Root, though both players fell before lunch. Zak Crawley took three wickets while Ollie Pope swiped one short ball toward midwicket leaving England trailing significantly behind the Kiwis.

Chris Woakes quickly put an end to their revival when he took two wickets in quick succession from Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra to leave them on 266-8. Kane Williamson led from the front with an innings that lasted 93 balls before Shoaib Bashir captured him when trying for his second fifty of this series and ninth away Test win overall.

After tea, New Zealand continued their advance; however Tim Southee’s final appearance before retiring was marred by a reckless stroke which saw him hole out to Ben Duckett in the deep. Glenn Phillips and Nathan Smith shared a 67-run stand before Nathan Smith pulled poorly against Brook’s leg spin for an lbw decision from Brook. It looked as if this match might end in a tie but England’s final pair took matters into their own hands to set up an exciting finale.

Day 2

England made an impressive comeback after being reduced to 43-4 on a tricky pitch at Basin Reserve. Harry Brook and Ollie Pope rebuilt England’s innings through an excellent 174-run partnership before Brook fell victim to Will O’Rourke’s bowling.

Jacob Bethell fell short of replicating his impressive hundred in the first innings but came within four runs of becoming England’s first specialist opener to score a maiden Test hundred in New Zealand. Losing Tom Latham due to an excellent diving catch from Nathan Smith was another blow.

Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse then turned their attention to dismantling New Zealand’s top order with pinpoint precision. A particularly telling over from Carse featured a leg stump ball to remove Latham, followed by an excellent caught-behind dismissal of Rachin Ravindra – perhaps this telling over represented everything they achieved throughout the day.

Tim Southee set off New Zealand’s demise after trying an ambitious pull shot against Gus Atkinson and losing out in the deep for 46. Following this was a period of demoralisation for New Zealand with Zak Crawley falling for Henry’s third wicket while Ben Duckett holed out against Sam Curran. New cap Nathan Smith and debutant Matt Henry offered decent chances until Smith was eventually caught leg before by an injudicious drive that flew straight back towards Crawley at point and pinged leg before by Crawley at point after an ambitious drive flew directly at point from him and straight hit Crawley who then retired to Crawley who made no further impression on Henry before finally being caught at point on his final delivery by Henry ina batting innings of 34 from 48 deliveries before collapsing on 37 from 75 balls before finally out by Crawley from Henry on 46 from 34 balls played.

Day 3

After an impressive day of high-quality batting, New Zealand quickly took control of the final session to seal an innings and 159-run victory against England. Joe Root and Jacob Bethell scored impressive fifties but could not withstand New Zealand’s relentless bowling attack; Mitch Santner caused havoc among England’s middle order alongside William O’Rourke and Matt Henry.

Gus Atkinson took four more wickets before Kane Williamson finally played one too many shots and was caught by Tom Blundell at point – making this match almost inevitable!

After that came an acceleration in wickets: Kane Williamson, Tom Latham and Ollie Pope all fell to catches before Tim Southee edged a short-pitched delivery that edged towards Brydon Carse at gully. An exciting finale ensued!

At Basin Reserve, Southee led his team out to an emotional sendoff as he bid farewell to Test cricket after an impressive career that spanned over 107 matches and included 391 wickets – an extraordinary achievement from one widely considered among history’s great wicket-takers. Southee leaves an indelible mark at the forefront of cricket that will always be revered by teammates, media and fans alike.

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Day 4

Following an impressive opening partnership between Jacob Bethell and Joe Root, England’s innings gradually disintegrated between lunch and tea. A late-order surge was not enough to stop New Zealand from winning by an enormous margin.

In the final session, Black Caps batsmen showed improved control, scoring runs from all parts of the ground with ease. Unfortunately, however, their batting struggled against some sharp bowling from England.

Chris Woakes struck in the opening over after lunch, dismissing Tom Latham with an outstanding bouncing delivery that moved away from him. Brydon Carse had Devon Conway caught behind before Kane Williamson was trapped lbw by an accurate short ball from Brydon Carse.

Brook delivered one final over of the day by hoisting Phillips high towards deep midwicket where Glenn Phillips swiftly dispatched an awkward runnings chance with ease – an over that ended with the home side in control at 312-5 but far from achieving their first win against Christchurch.

Batsman David Warner has made a strong start and will need to build on it in the next couple of overs, though some chances have fallen to him, unlike what might be said for England bowlers.