539/10 (128.2)
CR : 4.20
553/10 (145.3)
CR : 3.80
England won by 5 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Jonny Bairstow
8(11) & 136(92)
49.4
0
T Boult to B Stokes
Play and a miss by Stokes here. Length ball outside off, Stokes again goes for a lofted shot but misses it entirely.
49.5
4
T Boult to B Stokes
FOUR !!! Boult goes for a yorker but it went as full toss in the end. Stokes stands tall and flicks it handsomely towards the mid-wicket region for a comfortable 4 runs as the ball races to the fence with decent pace.
49.6
4
T Boult to B Stokes
Back to back FOUR !!! Stokes finishes off in style here. Good length delivery around off, Stokes shuffles back and plays that pick-up shot over the extra cover region all the way for the last boundary of the match. As no one was there to save those boundary runs. Stokes likes to finish the game always.
Over 50
England 299/5
Ben Stokes75(70)
Ben Foakes12(15)
Trent Boult3-94(16.0)
21.54 IST: England won by five wickets. The Stokes-McCullum era has begun for England. What an astonishing chase this is from England, absolutely unbelievable stuff from Stokes and company. Special Mention to Jonny
Bairstow who smashed the kiwis all over the park, especially in the last session of the Test. Who would have thought that they will pull off a victory in the last session of the Test. They have sealed the three-match series
with a win here at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. New Zealand was without the services of Kane Williamson and after losing a toss Tom Latham's side were invited to bat first on Day 1. But the visitors exploited the opportunity of batting first at the batting paradise. They scored a mammoth total of 553 with a significant contribution from Daryl Mitchell (190) and Tom Blundell (106). But in reply, England also put more than a decent
show on the board. The three lions also amassed 539 on the board courtesy of Ollie Pope (145) and Joe Root (175). England were only behind 14 runs after the end of two innings of the match which meant it was again down to the second innings.
In the second innings, the visitors were restricted to the score of 284. Will Young, Devon Conway and Mitchell stood out with a half-century in the second innings to help them pass the score of 280. The equation for England was pretty simple, they had to score 299 runs in close to the two and half seasons. Alex Lees gave them a blistering start before departing on 44 on Southee's delivery. Somehow after his wicket, they lost
the bearings and were down to 4/93 (including Root's wicket) but then comes a man, Bairstow, who perhaps played an innings of his life (136 off 92) balls to make the chase kind of a cake walk for England. In addition, he got the company of skipper stokes as well who scored an unbeaten 75 to seal the deal for them.
Trent Boult took eight wickets in a match followed by James Anderson and Stuart Broad with a five each. Heartbreak for New Zealand against England continues. The side will Now get an ample amount of break as they will face off in the last Test of the series at Headingley, Leeds which will start on 23 June. Stay tuned for a presentation ceremony which will begin shortly.
ENG won by 5 wickets
Tom Latham, New Zealand captain: Getting here today with all three results in play. Managing to scrap to 300 after taking a few early wickets. It was all in the balance at tea. But all credit to Jonny and his teammates for the manner they played. A couple of wickets would've changed the story if he'd been given a chance at tea. We were obviously one bowler down as well. When Jonny puts in an inning like that, it makes things more difficult. Emotions are running high right now, and the boys are devastated. Bit of a gap, a chance for guys to get away from the game.
Ben Stokes, England Captain: To be honest, I can't take too much credit for that. Rather than backing away and remaining still, run straight into the danger. That's exactly what we did. At various points, everyone raised their hands, and everyone contributed to the victory. (New Zealand) Having a seamer down gave us a significant edge in terms of not allowing them to settle. He's the best keeper in the world. With the gloves, he's fantastic also you can see him progressing as a batter.
Jonny Bairstow, Player of the Match: It was simply fantastic to be out there. It's simply one of those situations where you have to go with the flow when you're in that kind of mood. Ben at the other end said don't even think about it. That's how things went down. We're well aware of our middle-order strength. It was our day today, and what a day it was. Thank you so much for coming. We saw it as a one-day game. The pitch was excellent, and the outfield was lightning fast. Days like this are incredibly exciting for the type of cricket we want to play. Let's see what happens in the coming months if this is happening now. It'll be a long journey. On wickets like this, guys trucking in - all the bowlers. The way in which Joe and Pope played in the first innings. It's number one (where does this knock rate for him). In recent months, there has been a lot of talk about English cricket, and some of it's been harsh. Only the sky is the limit. Was very clear about Ollie Pope being in my team. He's a terrific player. It will help him to have some senior players around him. Just a big thank you to Nottingham Cricket Club for their efforts today. We're going to come even harder (at Headingley). That's our mindset at the moment.
Thats' it from our end for the day. This is Ishan signing off along with my co-commentators Nikhil, Sai and our scorer cum analyst Dushyant. Will be back with all the live action, until then Good Bye, Take Care!