ENG vs NZ: England and New Zealand played an exciting series of 2 Test matches. England brilliantly won the first match of the series. The second match of the series was played at the Basin Reserve ground in Wellington, which ended on the last day. England needed 210 runs to win on the previous day. He had nine wickets left in his hands.
The kind of cricket the England team is playing, it seemed to be looking at it. In a few hours, England will make this match their name. But the New Zealand team, bowling brilliantly, won the match by one run in a very delicate mode. The video of this thrilling victory is going viral on social media.
ENG Vs NZ: New Zealand Players Rejoice After Defeating England
ENG vs NZ: Ever since the coach and captain changed in England’s Test team, their way of playing has also changed. The team has not lost a match since Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum took over the team’s reins.
For the first time on the New Zealand tour, the coach-captain pair of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum have lost a match. This was his first win under the captaincy of New Zealand captain Tim Saudi. New Zealand gave England a target of 258 runs in the fourth innings. England got off to a good start in the chase. On the last day, the team needed 210 runs to win, and nine wickets were in hand.
Veteran batsman Joe Root once again played a brilliant inning, but just before the century, he was dismissed for 95 while playing a scoop shot. In the lower order, Ben Foakes and Ben Stokes made a good contribution of 35-33 runs, but it was not enough to win.
Neil Wagner made his team win the match by one run while bowling fast. After winning, all the players of New Zealand hugged each other for a long time, which shows what this victory meant to them. The video of the celebration of this grand victory is being widely viewed on social media.
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What a victory for New Zealand, after following on! pic.twitter.com/ShtVwUVSCj
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 28, 2023
Ben Stokes Looked Happy Even After The Defeat
England captain Ben Stokes looked happy coming from the pavilion to the ground after losing this thrilling match. The way the last batters of his team fought till the end was commendable. Stokes had won the series 3-0 while playing aggressively on the tour of Pakistan.
After the press conference in a match there, Stokes said we did not want to make the Test match boring. We play for results. Now even if he is against us. This time the result was against Stokes’ team.
