England broke the 15-year wait by defeating New Zealand

Mainul Islam

February 19, 2023

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England broke the 15-year wait by defeating New Zealand

The impossible had to be shown on the fourth day. But New Zealand could not. Chasing the target of 394 runs given by England, New Zealand was bowled out for just 126 runs. As a result, visiting England took a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series with a 267-run victory against the Kiwis. Also, after 2008, England won a Test match on New Zealand soil. On the fourth day of the New Zealand-England first test, it was almost certain who was going to win this test. In this way, to chase the target of 394 runs, New Zealand had to make a record. Because, in Test cricket to date, only six teams have won with a mark above 390 runs. And no team could win by chasing more than 345 runs on New Zealand soil.

Meanwhile, when the Kiwis came up with this huge target on the third day, the hosts lost 5 wickets for 28 runs in the second innings. As a result, they knew that the first test was lost to New Zealand. New Zealand made the last fight on the fourth day. Except for Daryl Mitchell’s 57, no one could stand. In the end, New Zealand lost by a significant margin by being all out for 126 runs. Broad and Anderson took four wickets each for England. Earlier, England declared their innings for 325 runs in their first innings and New Zealand scored 306 runs thanks to Tom Blundell’s 138 runs.

In the second innings, England again batted with their baseball strategy and scored 374 runs, and the Kiwis had a target of 394 runs. But the Saudi team could not do that. Cricket lovers have witnessed several records in this test match. The highest six in international Test cricket has now changed hands. England captain Ben Stokes now owns the highest number of sixes in Tests with 109 sixes. Meanwhile, Anderson and Broad became the second pair after McGrath and Warne to take 1000 wickets in Tests.

Last Updated: Feb 19, 2023