New Zealand vs England Test Series: The third and final Test match will be between England and New Zealand. In this match, England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bowl first. New Zealand got off to a good start in the opener and scored 105 runs. At the end of the first day, New Zealand scored 315 runs for the loss of 9 wickets.
Saudi equals with Chris Gayle
Bowler Tim Southee batted brilliantly for New Zealand in the match. He scored 23 runs off 10 balls, including one four and three sixes. He performed well by hitting three sixes in the innings. He has now equaled Chris Gayle for hitting the most sixes in Test cricket. Gayle and Tim Southee both posted sixes of 98-98 in Tests. Meanwhile, Jacques Kallis hit 97 sixes in Tests.
Players who have hit most sixes in Test cricket:
- Ben Stokes – 133
- Brendan McCallum – 107
- Adam Gilchrist-100
- Saudi Arabia 98 team
- Chris Gayle 98
- Jacques Callis-97
Played all three forms of cricket for New Zealand
Tim Southee, who announced his retirement before the third Test against England, is playing his final Test match. He has played all three formats of cricket for New Zealand. He played 107 Tests, 161 ODIs and 125 T20 games for New Zealand. He took 389 wickets to his name in Tests. In addition to this, 2243 points were scored. He also has 7 half-centuries to his name in Test cricket.
On the first day of the third Test against England, 315 runs were scored at the loss of 9 wickets. Captain Tom Latham scored a team-high 63 points. Apart from this, Kane Williamson scored 44 points and Mitchell Santner scored 50 points. It is precisely because of the hard work of these players that the New Zealand team was able to reach more than 300 points.
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