Tim Southee ne Chris Gayle ka prestigious Test record match kiya hai, aur Ben Stokes ne sabko peeche chhoda hai.
Tim Southee ne Saturday ko history banayi jab unhone West Indies ke legend Chris Gayle ka Test cricket mein 98 sixes ka record barabar kiya. Seddon Park, Hamilton mein England ke khilaf teesre aur aakhri Test match mein unhone yeh achievement haasil ki, jismein unhone joint fourth position par apna naam likh diya six-hitters ki all-time list mein.
Apne 107th aur aakhri Test match mein, Southee ne 10 ball par 23 runs banaye, jismein teen sixes bhi the. Yeh record England ke captain Ben Stokes ke naam hai, jinhone 110 Tests mein 133 sixes maara hai. New Zealand ke former captain Brendon McCullum doosre number par hain, unhone 101 Tests mein 107 sixes maare hain, aur Australia ke Adam Gilchrist teesre number par hain, jinhone 96 matches mein 100 sixes maara hai.
New Zealand ka middle order collapse hota hai achhe start ke baad
New Zealand ne pehle din ka khatma 315/9 par kiya, apni strong opening partnership ka pura fayda nahi utha paaye. Tom Latham (63) aur Will Young (42) ne 105 run ki opening stand se achha start diya. Lekin, England ke bowlers, Matthew Potts aur Gus Atkinson ki disciplined seam bowling ne game ko palat diya, aur New Zealand ka middle-order careless batting ke chakkar mein gir gaya.
New Zealand ne afternoon session mein sirf 89 runs par 6 wickets kho diye, jismein Rachin Ravindra (18), Daryl Mitchell (14), Tom Blundell (21), aur Glenn Phillips (5) ne off-side par careless shots diye, jo unke wickets le gaye.
Santner ka late fightback
Mitchell Santner ne kuch late resistance dikhayi, 50 runs ki unbeaten inning khelte hue, jismein ek six bhi tha last ball par. Unhone momentum ko thoda regain kiya apne team ke liye. Ab wo dusre din Will O’Rourke ke saath batting karenge, jo abhi tak score nahi kar paye hain.
England ke bowlers shine karte hain
Matthew Potts (3/75) ne apne return par impact dala, top scorer Latham aur Kane Williamson (44) ko out karke. Williamson ka wicket thoda disappointing tha, jab unhone apne stumps par ball khela off Potts. Gus Atkinson (3/55) apne shandar debut year mein apna career tally 51 wickets tak le aaye, jo ki Australian Terry Alderman ke 54 wickets ke baad second best hai ek debutant ke liye ek saal mein.
Din ke Key Moments
- Tom Latham ko Ben Duckett ne do chances chhode, lekin phir unhone Potts ke ball par keeper ko catch de diya.
- Will Young ne apne 42 runs ka 40 runs boundaries se banaye, phir Atkinson ke ball par out ho gaye.
- New Zealand ki 105-run opening stand seam-dominated series ka sabse accha start tha, jo pehle se bhi kam tha (18 runs).
Southee ne Hamilton ki crowd ko khush kiya apni style mein finish karte hue apne Test career ko, aur unhone teen sixes maar kar apne record mein ek aur milestone achieve kiya. Agar wo ek aur six maarte toh wo rare distinction hasil kar lete ki unhone Test cricket mein 100 sixes maar diye hain.
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