Brook scored 171 runs, Brydon Carse is Player of the Match; India benefits in WTC
England defeated New Zealand by 8 wickets in the first Test being played in Christchurch. On the fourth day, the English team achieved the target of 104 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in just 12.4 overs.
With this, England also made a world record of chasing a target of more than 100 runs in Test cricket in the least number of overs. Earlier, New Zealand had achieved the target of 109 runs in 18.4 overs on the same ground.
Test ton No.7 for Harry Brook 💪#WTC25 | 📝 #NZvENG: https://t.co/VTgZ8Nxc3q pic.twitter.com/9kfaUuRIQd
— ICC (@ICC) November 29, 2024
The English team is leading 1-0 in the three-Test series. England’s victory has benefited India in the World Test Championship.
The heroes of England’s victory were Harry Brook and Brydon Carse
The heroes of England’s victory were Harry Brook and Brydon Carse. Carse took a total of 10 wickets in the entire match. He bowled 19 overs in the first innings and took 4 wickets for 64 runs. In the second innings, he bowled 19.1 overs and took 6 wickets for 42 runs. For this he was also selected as the Man of the Match. Harry Brook played a brilliant innings of 171 runs in 197 balls in the first innings.
On the fourth day the Kiwi team was able to score only 99 runs
On the fourth day the Kiwi team was able to add only 99 runs in their innings. Earlier, by the end of third day’s play, the Kiwis had scored 155 runs after losing 6 wickets. At stumps, Daryl Mitchell was on the crease with 31 runs and Nathan Smith with 1 run. Playing ahead on the fourth day at 155/6, the Kiwis lost their seventh wicket after adding only 35 runs in their innings. Nathan Smith was out at the score of 190. The eighth wicket also fell after 2 runs. The ninth wicket fell at 209 and New Zealand lost its last wicket at 254 runs.
England Vs New Zealand dropped catches from the 1st Test. pic.twitter.com/KqrE2SiCrm
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 3, 2024
The English team scored 499 runs in the first innings, while New Zealand scored 348 runs and 254 runs in the second innings. In this way, England got a target of 104 runs in the second innings. England achieved this target by losing 2 wickets. Jacob Bethell remained unbeaten on 50 and Joe Root remained not out on 23 runs.
This victory of England benefited India in the World Test Championship (WTC)
The race for the final of the World Test Championship 2023-25 is currently a battle between 5 teams. India, Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka and New Zealand are the biggest contenders for the WTC final. New Zealand did not suffer any loss in the ranking in the table due to the defeat at the hands of England. The Kiwi team remains at number 4, but its percentage point has come down to equal Sri Lanka standing at number 5. Both have 50-50 percentage points left. The Kiwi team needed to win all the matches of the series to go directly to the final, but now it will have to depend on other teams even after winning the next two matches.
The march to the #WTC25 Final intensifies 👀🏆
— ICC (@ICC) December 4, 2024
Who's climbing, who's falling? 👉 https://t.co/01EI6VN2mj pic.twitter.com/tv6ergja3T
Team India can get a big benefit from this. Recently, Team India defeated Australia in the Perth Test and achieved the first position in the points table. The South African team has reached number 2. While Australia’s team is at number 3.