Eng vs NZ: 17 Wickets Fell On The First Day Of Lord’s Test

Eng vs NZ: 17 wickets fell on the first day of Lord’s Test, New Zealand piled on 132 runs, then England’s condition also deteriorated in the first innings.

The first match of the three-Test series is being played between England and New Zealand at the historic ground of Lads.

The dominance of the bowlers was seen on the very first day of the first match. First New Zealand’s first innings were reduced to 132 runs, then England also lost 7 wickets at the score of 116 runs.

At the end of the first day’s play, the hosts were trailing by 16 runs. The first Test of the three-match series between England and New Zealand began on Thursday.

In this match being played at Lord’s ground, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bat first.

The Kiwi team could only score 132 runs in front of the excellent bowling of debutant English bowler Matthew Pats and veteran James Anderson.

In reply, in the first innings, the England team started well but by the end of the day’s play, they were in trouble.

Eng vs NZ: New Zealand innings collapsed.

The Kiwi team could reach just 132 runs in the first innings on the first day of the match. Batting first after winning the toss, the team’s top order flopped badly.

Tom Latham and Will Young were dismissed for 1-1, Captain Kane scored 2 runs, then Devon Conway could only reach the 3 runs mark.

Playing the first Test match, Mathew bowled 9.2 overs, conceding just 13 runs and taking 4 wickets.

James Anderson, the most experienced bowler of the English team, still remains intact. He took four wickets for 66 runs in 16 overs.

The bad condition of the England team.

The middle-order batsman could not take advantage of the good start of 59 runs against New Zealand.

The team had fallen only 2 wickets for 92 runs and after that, the team’s score became seven wickets for 100 runs.

Jack Crowley was dismissed after playing an innings of 43 runs, after which the team lost the wicket of Ollie Pope.

Former captain Joe Root returned after scoring 11 runs and then the team disintegrated from here. Root’s wicket fell for 92 runs, then Alex Lees was out on the score of 96.

Immediately after this, when the score was 98 runs, then captain Ben Stokes was out. When the team completed 100 runs, then Jonny Bairstow and Matthew Pats lost their wickets.