Delhi: The final match of the three-match Test series is being played between England and New Zealand at Trent Bridge, whose third day is today. The first innings of the England team ended before the end of the second session. England scored 354 runs in their first innings and New Zealand got a significant lead of 84 runs.

Ben Duckett played a brilliant century innings

On behalf of England, a brilliant performance was seen from opener Ben Duckett. He took over the innings after the first wicket fell at the score of 8 and played an inning of 113 runs, which included 19 fours. Duckett now has 6 centuries to his name in the Test format. Playing a century on your home ground is indeed very special. Nathan Smith bowled him and showed him the way to the pavilion.

Jacob Bethel and Harry Brook scored half-centuries

After flopping badly in the first two test matches, Jacob Bethel made an excellent comeback in this match. He faced the Kiwi bowlers bravely and was out after scoring 74 runs in 133 balls, which included 9 fours. Apart from him, the team’s white-ball captain Harry Brook also managed to play a half-century innings. He scored 58 runs in 80 balls with the help of 5 fours. During this innings, Brook also completed his 6000 runs in international cricket. In this way, with the help of these innings, the English team was successful in scoring 354 runs in its first innings.

Nathan Smith got the most wickets

Nathan Wicket took maximum 4 wickets in England’s innings. He bowled 23 overs and spent 91 runs. Apart from him, William O’Rourke and Zachary Fox took 3-3 wickets.