Joe Root scored a century before England’s bowlers knocked over New Zealand for 259 in the final session of Day Three, clinching a series on New Zealand soil for the first time since 2008
England's Joe Root reacts after scoring a century during play on day three of the second cricket test between New Zealand and England at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, New Zealand. Pic/AP, PTI
An aggressive England dominated almost from start to finish to thrash New Zealand by 323 runs on Sunday in the second Test and emphatically win the series with a match to go.
ADVERTISEMENT
Joe Root scored a century before England’s bowlers knocked over New Zealand for 259 in the final session of Day Three, clinching a series on New Zealand soil for the first time since 2008.
Also Read: Travis Head pleased to be among runs again
As with their eight-wicket loss in Christchurch, NZ were outplayed for long periods, although Tom Blundell showed some resistance with a century as he fought bravely in the unlikely pursuit of a winning target of 583. He was dismissed for 115, caught brilliantly by Ben Duckett off spinner Shoaib Bashir to spark a tail-order collapse.
Brief scores
England 280 & 427-6d (J Root 106, J Bethell 96, B Duckett 92; T Southee 2-72) beat New Zealand 125 & 259 (T Blundell 115; B Stokes 3-5) by 323 runs
This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!
