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ENG vs NZ 1st Test Live: Watch - Trent Boult hilariously imitates Steve Smith's defensive stroke

By Nikhil Kumar Jun 3, 2022, 12:56 IST

The first Test between England and New Zealand has kicked off yesterday at the Lord's stadium in England. Talking about the game, New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat. Tom Latham and Will Young opened the innings for New Zealand.

Both the batters have been dismissed by James Anderson for just one run. After that, Stuart Broad got the wicket of Devon Conway. Following him, the skipper of the side, Kane Williamson has been dismissed by Matty Potts for just two runs.

The right-arm pacer continued by domination over the opposition bowlers by picking up the wicket of Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell for 13 and 14 runs. Despite losing back to back wickets, Colin de Grandhomme stood strong on one end and added some valuable runs on the board.

Tim Southee has been decent with the bat in the lower order as he scored valuable 26 runs for his side. With some decent contribution from the lower order batters, New Zealand managed to post a total of 132 runs on the board. Colin de Grandhomme remained unbeaten on 42 runs.

Summar of the ongoing match between England vs New Zealand:

Eng vs Nz - Matty Potts - Ben Stokes

James Anderson once again showed his class with the ball by picking up 4 wickets for his team. Matty Potts has also bowled well for his team, as he also grabbed 4 wickets for his side. Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes grabbed one wicket each to their name.

Coming out to bat, Alex Lees and Zak Crawley opened the innings for their side. Both the batters provided a good start for their side, adding 59 runs for the opening wicket before Kyle Jamieson removed Zak Crawley for 43 runs.

He continued his spell and got the wicket of Ollie Pope as well. Following him, Joe Root has been sent back to the dressing room after scoring 11 runs. Alex Lees, who was looked almost well-settled on the crease has been removed by Tim Southee for 25 runs.

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Tim Southee went on to remove the opposition skipper Ben Stokes for a single-digit score. After that, Trent Boult got back to back wickets of Jonny Bairstow and Matty Potts and got his team back in the game.

Currently, Ben Foakes and Stuart Broad were on the crease and will be looking to get some runs on the board. Besides, during the first inning of New Zealand, Trent Boult hilariously copied Steve Smith's way of leaving the ball on his birthday as his gesture was enjoyed by the fans. 

Watch the video here:


 

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