New Zealand Lost Nine Wickets after a Strong Start, NZ vs ENG Day 1 Highlights, 

New Zealand vs England

Test 3 of 3 (ENG leads 2-0) - End of day 1

NZ 315/9 (82.0 ov)

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New Zealand - 1st Inn
Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tom Latham (c)	63	135	9	0	46.67
Will Young	42	92	10	0	45.65
Kane Williamson	44	87	9	0	50.57
Rachin Ravindra	18	25	4	0	72.00
Daryl Mitchell	14	32	3	0	43.75
Tom Blundell (wk)	21	29	4	0	72.41
Glenn Phillips	5	10	1	0	50.00
Mitchell Santner	50	54	7	2	92.59
Matt Henry	8	20	0	1	40.00
Tim Southee	23	10	1	3	230.00
Will O'Rourke	0	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	27 (NB 4, W 2, B 12, LB 9)
Total runs	315 (9 wkts, 82.0 ov)

England - Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Matthew Potts	21.0	6	75	3	3.57
Gus Atkinson	19.0	5	55	3	2.89
Brydon Carse	19.0	2	78	2	4.11
Ben Stokes	23.0	6	86	1	3.74

In the third and final test of the Crowe Thorpe trophy, England and New Zealand ended the first day neck to neck in the game. In the first innings, New Zealand scored 315 runs for nine wickets in 82 overs.

Playing XI Changes
Test match, which was played in Hamilton, before the game, England won the toss and chose to field first. Both teams made changes in their playing XI. New Zealand made two changes, while England made only one change. England brings in Matthew Potts for the final game as the team rests their premier bowler, Chris Woakes, to manage his workload for the upcoming hectic home season. New Zealand brings in Will Young in place of Devon Convoy, who is on paternal leave. The host team also replaces Nathan Smith with Mitchell Santhner to bring more spin strength to the game. 

The Solid Start
At the start of the day, when New Zealand came to bat, the openers gave them a solid start with a 105-run opening partnership. Tom Latham scored a half-century with nine boundaries. At the same time, Will Young was eight-run sort from his fifty. After the dismissal of Will Young at 105, Latham and Williamson tried to build a partnership, but Latham also got out in the 45th over. 

After Latham's wicket, wickets fell continuously every 5-6 overs. The team had a solid opening partnership, but middle-order batters didn't capitalise on that. Except for Glenn Philips, every batter got the start and played more than 25 balls, but none converted it into a big innings.

Williamson’s Bizzare Dismissal

 When Ken Williamson was batting at 44 runs, he got dismissed in a way we see very rarely; he defended a good length ball from the pacer Matthew Potts; the ball hit his pad and went towards the stumps in a try to save the ball from hitting the stump, he kicked the stump and got out. 

Most Unlucky player in the world Kane Willision.💔#NZvENG #KaneWilliamson pic.twitter.com/GrQM8JtNmt

— NIRAJ BHARTI (@NirajBh93737956) December 14, 2024

Tim Southee, who is playing his last test match tried to resist the continuous wicket fall and contributed to a 50-run partnership with Mitchell Santhner, which led the team to score above 300. Mitchell Santhner scored a half-century with seven boundaries and two sixes.

Henry’s Spectacular Catch
After Matt Henry had hit a six, he tried to hit it again on the bowl of Ben Stokes. The ball went on to fine-leg, where Harry Brooks was fielding and made a spectacular catch. He caught the ball, threw it inside the ground and then caught it back again.

A good catch from Harry Brook at the boundary to dismiss Matt Henry !! #INDvAUS #INDvsAUS #NZvsENG #SAvPAK #SAvsPAK #PAKvsSA #GabbaTest #KaneWilliamson

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— Cricketism (@MidnightMusinng) December 14, 2024

While New Zealand scored over 300 runs, England also took nine wickets. Both teams will be neck to neck at the start of the second day. England will try to take the last wicket as early as possible and start with their batting.