DTVHINDINZ vs ENG: England won the first test in Christchurch, after the match ended, Ben Stokes gave an update on his back injury.
In the first Test match played in Christchurch, England won against New Zealand by 8 wickets. Ben Stokes (Image Credit- Twitter X) In the first Test match played in Christchurch, England won against New Zealand by 8 wickets. All the players from England side performed brilliantly and won this match. Let us tell you that in this match, New Zealand batted first and scored 348 runs after losing all the wickets, in response to which England scored 499 runs in their first innings thanks to Harry Brook’s stormy innings of 171 runs. Captain Ben Stokes also batted brilliantly and contributed 80 runs while Gus Atkinson scored 48 runs. New Zealand also failed to bat well in the second innings and was all out for 254 runs. England achieved the target against New Zealand by losing two wickets. English captain Ben Stokes suffered a back injury during the match. Not only this, even before this Ben Stokes could not participate in the first Test against Sri Lanka and Pakistan due to injury. He was seen in a lot of pain against New Zealand also. However, after the match was over, Ben Stokes gave a big update regarding his injury. Ben Stokes said in the presentation after the end of the match, ‘I found myself in a difficult situation but while partnering with Brook and the way the lower order players played, it was a very good thing for us. I had a back injury and I had to manage that as well. However, now I am completely fine and ready for the second match. Before the next match, we will take a decision regarding our team combination. Tom Latham presented his side regarding the defeat Regarding the performance of the New Zealand team, Tom Latham said, ‘I was very happy with the position we were in after the first innings. We also had opportunities. There were players who did not want to drop the catch but this happens in cricket. Next time we will take care of it and try to build a partnership as well. England have quality players who put pressure on us. The second match of the three-match Test series between these two teams is starting from December 6 in Wellington. England is leading 1-0 in the three-match Test series. New Zealand team will look to level the series by winning the second test. Rishabh Pant became the highest earning Indian cricketer, see top-5 list- List of players who have scored most test runs for New Zealand- Most expensive uncapped players sold in IPL 2025 auction- These 7 players will earn big money in IPL 2025- Players who got out most number of times in 90s in international cricket- List of batsmen who have scored most Test centuries away from home- IPL: Bowlers taking most wickets in powerplay since 2018 IPL 2025: Know the names of the captains of all 10 franchises- IPL 2025: Most expensive Indian players sold in the auction IPL 2025: Top 5 big players who remained unsold in the auction
‘Applied myself well, quite a balanced day’ Kane Williamson after his 93 against England in Christchurch
After this brilliant innings of Williamson, New Zealand’s score till stumps is 319/8. Kane Williamson (Image Credit- Twitter X) The first match of the ongoing three-match Test series between New Zealand and England (NZ vs ENG) is being played from 28 November at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. After the first day’s play, New Zealand looks to be in a very strong position. Apart from this, former team captain Kane Williamson was out after scoring 93 runs. Williamson was just 7 runs away from scoring his 33rd century in Test cricket. So, on the basis of Williamson’s brilliant innings in the match, host New Zealand has scored 319 runs at the loss of 8 wickets after 83 overs at the stump of the first day. Currently at the crease, Glenn Phillips is batting on 41* and former captain Tim Southee is batting on 10*. On the other hand, after playing this brilliant innings against England, Kane Williamson has given a big statement. Kane Williamson gave a big statement Let us tell you that after the end of the first day’s play in the first Test match in Christchurch, Kane Williamson said – It was challenging, we had to work hard, there were some good partnerships, but the wicket was very good. I was just trying to adjust a little where to run. We applied ourselves well, had a very balanced day and both teams received some awards. Overall the first day’s play was interesting. Williamson further said- From our point of view we were happy with the partnerships being made by the team. Some of the balls were having some movement at the end of the day, but we were happy with our performance, after the day’s play. Brayden was getting some bounce and speed from the side and side. He bowled well with the help of the wind. Let us tell you that on the first day, Shoaib Bashir took 4 wickets and Gus Atkinson and Brayden Curse took 2 wickets each in the first innings for England.
NZ vs AUS: Neil Wagner may return in Christchurch test match, Tim Southee hints
The second match of the Test series between New Zealand and Australia will be played in Christchurch from March 8. Neil Wagner (Image Credit- Twitter X) A two-match Test series is currently being played between New Zealand and Australia. So in the first match of this series held in Wellington, the Kangaroos defeated the host team by a huge margin of 172 runs. The second match of the series will now be played at Hagley Oval, Christchurch from 8 March. So, before the start of this match, New Zealand captain Tim Southee has given a big statement and indicated that Neil Wagner can be seen making a comeback in the match. Who has announced retirement after his name appeared in the playing eleven of the first match. It is noteworthy that in the second innings of the first match in Wellington, young New Zealand player Will O’Rourke had a hamstring problem, after which he had to leave the field. However, the situation is not yet clear whether he is completely fit or not. But if he is not fit, then Wagner can definitely be seen playing in the second Test match against Australia starting from March 8 in Christchurch. Tim Southee gave a big statement Let us tell you that after the defeat against Australia in Wellington, Kiwi captain Tim Southee said – We have not talked much about this yet. But we’ll see what the situation is with Will (O’Rourke). The physio has not yet given any time regarding its update and how bad it is. We will see how Will’s condition is in the next few days. I’m sure we’ll have an update within the next 24 hours. Saudi further said – We will have to move forward clearly in the upcoming match and decide who will play in the team and what role he will play. We see him (Neil Wagner) playing in Christchurch. He had a wonderful welcome here last week. Some of his moments were seen on the field. In fact, he has been a fan favorite for a long time.
