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ENG vs NZ: New Zealand capitulate at Lord’s, England win brilliantly despite being bowled out for 140 in the first innings; What exactly happened?

By Samira Vishwas
  • New Zealand surrender at Lord’s!
  • Despite being all out for 140 runs in the first innings, England won brilliantly
  • What exactly happened?

ENG NZ 1st Test Highlights: England and New Zealand (ENG vs NZ) A three-match Test series is being played between them. The first match of this series started on 4th June. England won the match by 115 runs on the fourth day with a brilliant performance. The bowlers dominated the match while the batsmen struggled to score runs. Harry Brooke scored a half-century in the first innings, but was dismissed in the second innings without opening his account.

England scored 140 runs in the first innings

In the first innings, England were bowled out for 140 runs in 39.4 overs. Apart from Harry Brook, no other batsman in the team was able to make a significant impact; Brook scored 56 off 71 balls. Additionally, opener Ben Duckett scored 19 off 37 balls, Emilio Gay 8 off 14 balls and Ben Stokes 12 off 23 balls. Kyle Jamieson took 5 wickets and Nathan Smith took 3 wickets in the first innings for New Zealand.

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Chasing the challenge of 140 runs, the New Zealand team was bowled out for 113 runs in 29.5 overs. Kane Williamson and Rachin Ravindra could not even open their account, while captain Tom Latham was dismissed for 1 run. Kyle Jamieson was the team’s highest run-scorer; He scored 38 runs off 29 balls. Glenn Phillips also scored 34 off 39 balls. Olly Robinson took 5 wickets in the first innings for England.

England win

After taking a 27-run lead in the first innings, England scored 226 for the loss of 10 wickets in the second innings. Emilio Gay was the top run-scorer for the team; He scored 57 runs off 95 balls. Nathan Smith took six wickets in the second innings for New Zealand. Chasing the challenge of 254 runs, the New Zealand team was bowled out for 138 runs in just 40.3 overs. Devon Conway scored 41 off 91 balls, while Glenn Phillips scored 44 off 52 balls. Gus Atkinson took five wickets in the second innings for England. As a result, England won the match by 115 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the ongoing three-match Test series.

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