New Zealand turned solely the second group within the historical past of Test cricket to win a Test match by a single run, once they defeated England in Wellington on Day 5 of the second Test on Tuesday (February 28). West Indies are the one group to attain the feat, defeating Australia by the identical margin in Adelaide again in 1993.
Tim Southee’s group turned simply the fourth facet within the historical past of Test cricket to win a Test match after following on. India had been the final group to win after following on, defeating Australia within the historic Eden Gardens Test match again in 2001 below the management of Sourav Ganguly.
Winning a Test match after following on…
– England (at Sydney Cricket Ground on 20 December 1894)
– England (at Headingley, Leeds on 21 July 1981)
– India (at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 15 March 2001)
– New Zealand (at Basin Reserve, Wellington, at present!)#ENGvsNZ #NZvsENG
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) February 28, 2023
England wanted simply 2 runs to win with Neil Wagner bowling to James Anderson. However, off the second ball of the seventy fifth over, Anderson bought a tickle down the leg-side and wicketkeeper Tom Blundell taking the catch down the leg-side with England simply 1 run in need of the goal.
The guests wanted 258 to win and had been diminished to 80 for five on the ultimate day however former captain Joe Root stored them within the hunt with an excellent 95 off 113 balls following up on his 153 not out within the first innings. But Wagner bought the essential double blow of Root and England skipper Ben Stokes (32) and went on to select up 4/62 within the innings.
Wicketkeeper Ben Foakes stored them within the hunt and bought the goal all the way down to 7 runs together with his 35 off 57 balls earlier than skying a catch to Wagner at fine-leg off Tim Southee. (*1*)New Zealand levelled the two-match Test sequence at 1-1 with this thrilling win.
Last man James Anderson clubbed a 4 down the bottom which left England two runs from victory and the group holding its breath. Then within the final, dramatic second, No. 11 Anderson was caught down the leg facet from the bowling of Neil Wagner and New Zealand had the win.
“It’s a special one this,” Wagner stated. “We’ll celebrate this amazing achievement. It’s something we’re extremely proud of.”
England twice and India one are the one different groups to have personal a check after having to follow-on. The final event was in 2001 when India beat Australia by 171 runs at Eden Gardens.
