NZ vs ENG, 1st Test: Day 3: The first match of the three-match Test series between New Zealand and England is being played at Hagley Oval from 28 November. Host New Zealand was all out for 348 runs in the first innings. By the end of the second day, England had scored 319 runs at the loss of five wickets in the first innings.

On the third day of play, England were all out for 499 runs in the first innings. By the end of the day, New Zealand has scored 155 runs for the loss of 6 wickets, the team is ahead by 4 runs. Daryl Mitchell (31*) and Nathan Smith (1*) are present at the crease unbeaten.

Harry Brook missed double century

After the second day’s play, Harry Brook was unbeaten on 132 and captain Ben Stokes on 37. There was a partnership of 159 runs between the two batsmen for the sixth wicket. Brook was out against Matt Henry and England suffered the sixth blow at the score of 381. Harry Brook played an innings of 171 runs in 197 balls with the help of 15 fours and 3 sixes. At the same time, captain Ben Stokes played an inning of 80 runs in 146 balls with the help of 9 fours. Apart from these, Gus Atkinson played an unbeaten inning of 48 runs in 36 balls and Braydon Carse played an unbeaten inning of 33* runs in 24 balls.

NZ vs ENG, 1st Test: Look at the scores of England’s batsmen in the first innings-

• Jack Crawley – 9 (12) out against Matt Henry
• Ben Duckett- 46 (62) out against William O’Rourke
• Jacob Batchelor- 10 (34) out against Nathan Smith.
• Joe Root- 0 (4) out against Nathan Smith
• Harry Brook – 171 (197) out against Matt Henry
• Ollie Pope- 77 (98) out against Tim Southee
• Ben Stokes- 80 (146) out against Matt Henry
• Chris Woakes- 1 (2) out against Tim Southee
• Gus Atkinson- 48 (36) out against Nathan Smith
• Braydon Carse- 33* (24)
• Shoaib Bashir- 5 (9) out against Matt Henry

In the first innings against England, Matt Henry took the maximum of 4 wickets for 84 runs in 23 overs. Nathan Smith took three wickets for 141 runs in 26 overs. At the same time, two wickets were included in the name of Tim Southee and one wicket in the name of William O’Rourke.

New Zealand got a bad start in the second innings

The performance of both New Zealand’s openers in the second innings was disappointing. Captain Tom Latham (1), Chris Woakes and Devon Conway (8) were out against Brydon Carse. Rachin Ravindra was heading towards a good innings but then in the 20th over, Brydon Carse dismissed him and gave the third blow to New Zealand at the score of 64.

Kane Williamson played a half-century innings

Kane Williamson continued his excellent form in the second innings also. Facing 86 balls, he played an inning of 61 runs with the help of 7 fours. He was out LBW against Chris Woakes. Williamson achieved a special feat during his innings, he became the first player to score 9000 Test runs for New Zealand.

By the end of the second day, Chris Woakes and Brayden Carse took 3 wickets each.

After Kane Williamson was out, Tom Blundell was out for a golden duck and Glenn Phillips was out after scoring 19 runs. By the end of the day, Chris Woakes had taken 3 wickets for 39 runs in 13 overs and Brayden Carse had taken 3 wickets for 22 runs in 12 overs.

NZ vs ENG: Fans’ reactions after the third day’s play-

Another dominating day for England as New Zealand take a slim lead.#NZvsENG

— AB Yadav (@ABYadav_7) November 30, 2024

Brydon Carse should be a permanent name in England’s Test and ODI playing regardless of the pitch and conditions.#NZvsENG

— Delhi Capitals Fan (@pantiyerfc) November 30, 2024

NZ vs ENG 1st Test Day 3:
England bundled out for 499 after Harry Brook’s 171. Besides Ben Stokes scored 80 while Matt Henry picks 4wkts. New-Zealand 155/6 at stumps with a lead of 4 runs. Kane Williamson scored 61 while Chris Woakes & Brydon Carse picks 3wkts each.#NZvsENG

— Sports Geeez (@Sportsgeeez) November 30, 2024

Big scores from Harry Brook and Ben Stokes 💯 @englandcricket #HarryBrook #BenStokes #NZvsENG #Cricket pic.twitter.com/BXmtgeUlm4

— the_cricket_web (@the_cricket_web) November 30, 2024

Fastest to 9000 Test runs (by inns)

172 – Sangakkara 🇱🇰
174 – SteveSmith 🇦🇺

-Kane Williamson became the 8th fastest to 9K Test runs (182 ins)#NZvsENG pic.twitter.com/LNZWURLYi9

— Anwar Khan (@AnwarKhanKorai) November 30, 2024

A fantastic knock of 171 came to an end. Well played Harry Brook. #NZvsENG #ENGvNZL #CricketTwitter #WasayHabib pic.twitter.com/lT0J2EdOH6

— Wasay Habib (@wwasay) November 29, 2024