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New Zealand vs England, 1st Test, England tour of New Zealand

Completed
England tour of New Zealand, Completed
New Zealand
NZ
348/10 (91 ov) & 254/10 (74.1 ov)
England
ENG
499/10 (103 ov) & 104/2 (12.4 ov)
England won by 8 wickets
BATTERS R B 4S 6S SR
Joe Root * 23 15 3 1 153.33
Jacob Bethell 50 37 8 1 135.14
BOWLERS O M R W ECON
Nathan Smith * 3.4 0 38 0 10.36
William O'Rourke 3 0 27 1 9.00
Current Partnership: 49 run (5.4 ov) | Last Wicket: Ben Duckett 27 (18) | Fall of Wicket: 55/2 (7.1 ov)
CRR: 8.21
Recent: 12•6•116•111114•1•

New Zealand vs England, Live Cricket Commentary

1
12 4 | 7.6
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, Nathan Smith delivers fast ball at back of length, Jacob Bethell goes forward and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep square leg, limits Jacob Bethell to just 1 run.
2
12 3 | 7.6
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, Nathan Smith delivers fast ball at back of length, Jacob Bethell goes forward and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep point, limits Jacob Bethell to just 2 runs.
0
12 2 | 7.6
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Nathan Smith sends down a delivery outside the stumps, and Jacob Bethell hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
6
12 1 | 7.6
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Joe Root hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
End of over 12 (9 runs)
Joe Root 23 (15)
Jacob Bethell 41 (33)
England 95/2
William O'Rourke 3-0-27-1
Nathan Smith 3-0-29-0
0
11 6 | 7.6
William O'Rourke to Joe Root, no run, Dot Ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, and Joe Root hangs on and tries to hit uppercut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
1
11 5 | 7.6
William O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, Jacob Bethell hangs in the crease and plays defensive shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at slip for 1 run.
1
11 4 | 7.6
William O'Rourke to Joe Root, 1 run, William O'Rourke delivers fast ball at good length, Joe Root goes forward and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep square leg, limits Joe Root to just 1 run.
6
11 3 | 7.6
William O'Rourke to Joe Root, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the leg stump, Joe Root hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers flick shot sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
0
11 2 | 7.6
William O'Rourke to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, William O'Rourke sends down a sharp delivery, Joe Root hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
1
11 1 | 7.6
William O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, William O'Rourke delivers fast ball at good length, Jacob Bethell goes forward and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the slip, limits Jacob Bethell to just 1 run.
End of over 11 (9 runs)
Jacob Bethell 39 (31)
Joe Root 16 (11)
England 86/2
Nathan Smith 3-0-29-0
William O'Rourke 2-0-18-1
1
10 6 | 7.6
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, Nathan Smith delivers fast ball at good length, Jacob Bethell goes forward and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep square leg, limits Jacob Bethell to just 1 run.
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10 6 | 7.6
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell, 1 wide, bouncer, short length, on the stumps, An attempted bouncer misses the mark and sails high over Jacob Bethell's head, Umpire Calls it a wide.
1
10 5 | 7.6
Nathan Smith to Joe Root, 1 run, Nathan Smith delivers fast ball at back of length, Joe Root goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
1
10 4 | 7.6
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, Jacob Bethell hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
4
10 3 | 7.6
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Jacob Bethell hangs in the crease and tries pull, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
10 2 | 7.6
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell, no run, Dot ball !! , good length, on the leg stump, Nathan Smith sends down a delivery outside the leg stump, and Jacob Bethell goes forward and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
1
10 1 | 7.6
Nathan Smith to Joe Root, 1 run, Joe Root hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
End of over 10 (6 runs)
Jacob Bethell 33 (27)
Joe Root 14 (9)
England 77/2
William O'Rourke 2-0-18-1
Nathan Smith 2-0-20-0
0
9 6 | 7.6
William O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, William O'Rourke sends down a sharp delivery, Jacob Bethell hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
0
9 5 | 7.6
William O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, short length, on the stumps, William O'Rourke sends down a delivery outside the stumps, and Jacob Bethell hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
1
9 4 | 7.6
William O'Rourke to Joe Root, 1 run, Joe Root hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
9 3 | 7.6
William O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, William O'Rourke delivers fast ball at back of length, Jacob Bethell goes forward and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep fine leg, limits Jacob Bethell to just 1 run.
0
9 2 | 7.6
William O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, good length, on the stumps, William O'Rourke sends down a sharp delivery, Jacob Bethell hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
4
9 1 | 7.6
William O'Rourke to Jacob Bethell, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Jacob Bethell elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep fine leg region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
End of over 9 (4 runs)
Joe Root 13 (8)
Jacob Bethell 28 (22)
England 71/2
Nathan Smith 2-0-20-0
William O'Rourke 1-0-12-1
0
8 6 | 7.6
Nathan Smith to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Joe Root hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards square leg, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
1
8 5 | 7.6
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, Jacob Bethell hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at third man for 1 run.
1
8 4 | 7.6
Nathan Smith to Joe Root, 1 run, Joe Root hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
1nb
8 4 | 7.6
Nathan Smith to Joe Root, 1 no ball, No ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Joe Root goes forward, slams the ball towards , umpire calls a no ball as Nathan Smith overstepped the crease.
Match Details
Date
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 23:00
Venue
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Toss
England elected to bowl
Umpires
    Ahsan Raza (Pakistan)
    Rod Tucker (Australia)
    Adrian Holdstock (South Africa
    TV)
Match Referee
    David Boon (Australia)
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