Published: May 24, 2015, 02:48 PM (IST)
Edited: May 24, 2015, 02:48 PM (IST)
Kane Williamson scored 132 to give New Zealand the advantage going into Day Four of the first Test at Lord’s. New Zealand, courtesy of Williamson’s century and fifties from Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Ross Taylor and BJ Watling ensured that the Kiwis got an excellent of 134 over the hosts. Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad and debutant Mark Wood picked up three wickets apiece. ENG trail by NZ by 60 runs at stumps on Day 3 of 1st Test at Lord’s
England in their aim to get rid of the deficit lost to early wickets. The first to go was debutant Lyth for 12 and he was soon followed by Gary Ballance for a duck. Trent Boult and Tim Southee were the two wicket-takers. England need another 60 runs to make New Zealand bat again. But they will to ensure that they are in a position to save the match. England record most number of extras in a Test at Lord’s
England were poor in the field as they put in they dropped a couple of catches. ON Day One Brendon McCullum had won the toss and elected to bowl first. Wood and Matt Henry are making their debuts for England and New Zealand respectively. Live Blog: England vs New Zealand, Day Four, 1st Test
Brief scores:
England 389 (Joe Root 98, Ben Stokes 92, Jos Buttler 67, Moeen Ali 58; Trent Boult 4 for 79, Matt Henry 4 for 93) & 74/2 (Alastair Cook 32*, Ian Bell 29*; Trrent Boult 1 for 22, Tim Southee 1 for 30) trail New Zealand 523 (Martin Guptill 70, Kane Williamson 132; Stuart Broad 3 for 77, Mark Wood 3 for 93) by 60 runs.
