After being put to bat first by NZ skipper Tom Latham who won the toss, Crawley looked to score quickly. After a thick inside edge into the leg side first ball. After taking two runs on next ball, England batter did not get any run till the final ball. Crawley made the most of the final deli
Brook scored his seventh Test century when making a superb 171 during the first innings of England's eight-wicket victory over New Zealand in Christchurch and gained two spots to move to second on the updated rankings for Test batters, as per ICC.
Though England's win had plenty of highlight moments, be it Harry Brook's rampaging 171, Ollie Pope's return-to-form 77, Brydon Carse's all-round show which included a landmark ten-wicket haul in the match and Stokes' solid knock of 80, it did not come without any hiccups. Stokes faced an in
Bethell registered this record during the first Test, scoring an explosive 50* in just 37 balls, with eight fours and a six. His knock had a strike rate of 135.13.
Set a target of 104 runs, England did lose Zak Crawley for just one run, but knocks from Ben Duckett (27 in 18 balls, with four boundaries and a six), Jacob Bethell, the Test debutant (50* in 37 balls, with eight fours and a six) and Joe Root (23* in 15 balls, with three boundaries and a six
Following the win over New Zealand in the Christchurch Test, England skipper Ben Stokes showered praise on his bowling attack and said that his bowlers were "relentless" throughout the game.
Jacob Bethell's debut fifty and Brydon Carse's dominance with the ball helped England secure a dominating eight-wicket victory over New Zealand on Sunday at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
England's rising batting sensation Harry Brook admitted that his seventh Test century during the series opener against New Zealand in Christchurch was riddled with fortune.
Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse helped England inch towards win against New Zealand in the first Test at Hagley Oval after the end of third day's play on Saturday.
On the other hand, Brook's statistics in Tests are astonishing. In 22 Tests since his debut in 2022, he has made 2,063 runs at an average of 60.67 and a strike rate of 87.26. He has made seven centuries and nine fifties in 36 innings, with his best score being 317.
At the end of day two, England was 319/5, with Brook (132* in 163 balls, with 10 fours and two sixes) and Ben Stokes (37* in 76 balls, with four boundaries) unbeaten.
After Delhi Capitals purchased right-hand batter KL Rahul in the mega auction for IPL 2025, franchise co-owner Parth Jindal opened up about the captaincy options between Rahul and all-rounder Axar Patel.