England is dominating the 3rd Test match against New Zealand in Wellington. The batsmen of the New Zealand team are struggling to cope with its bowling. In the second Test, New Zealand lost to England by 267 runs, and now the 3rd Test is underway. The England cricket team is touring New Zealand for a 3-match Test cricket series. The first Test at Hamilton ended in a winless draw for both sides. After England won the 2nd Test match, the third match started yesterday in Wellington.
New Zealand team captain Tim Southee won the toss and chose to bowl. After that Zach Crawley and Duckett entered the field as the starters of the England team. Ollie Pope was dismissed for 10 as Crawley got out on 2 runs and Duckett on 9 runs. As a result, England lost 3 wickets for 21 runs and was struggling. The pairing of Joe Root – and Harry Brook – brought the team back from the slump and into a strong position. Despite the loss of 3 wickets for 21 runs, this partnership took action and accumulated runs. Harry Brooke in particular played like an ODI match and hit six boundaries. He scored 186 runs with 5 sixes and 24 fours. Joe Root scored 153 runs. Captain Ben Stokes scored 27 runs, Broad scored 14 runs and Robinson scored 18 runs.
At the end of 87.1 overs, England scored 435 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. After that, the New Zealand team started playing their first innings. Opener Tom Latham top scored with 35 runs. Another opener was Devon Conway for no runs, Kane Williamson for 4 and Will Young for 2. All three wickets were taken by James Anderson. Henry Nicholls scored 30 runs and David Mitchell scored 13 runs. At the end of today’s 2nd day, the New Zealand team scored 138 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 42 overs. Wicket keeper Tom Blundell scored 25 runs and captain Tim Southee scored 23 runs. Tomorrow is the 3rd day of the match. Like the last Test, England are dominating this Test as well.
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