New Zealand vs England, 3rd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: England tour of New Zealand, 2024 Venue: Seddon Park, Hamilton Date & Time: Dec 14-Dec 17, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Gus Atkinson 3-66(26 ov)
94.6
Atkinson to William ORourke, FOUR, 128.5 kph, poor delivery down leg. The ball went off the willow and very fine for a four
94.5
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, angled in, on the pads, nudged down to mid-wicket
94.4
Atkinson to Santner, 1 run, 22 runs have been added today. That was steered down to third man
94.3
Atkinson to Santner, no run, back of a length delivery, pushed the batter back and Santner defends it down into the deck
94.2
Atkinson to Santner, no run, short ball, wallops it down to deep mid to again deny the single
94.1
Atkinson to Santner, no run, stays back and punches the ball down to deep cover. No run for sure
92.6
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, very full, from wide of the crease, 127.2 kph. William ORourke jams it back to the bowler
92.5
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, defends it out without many issues
92.4
Atkinson to Santner, 1 run, 127.6 kph, at the sticks, clipped down to deep mid for a single
92.3
Atkinson to Santner, no run, very full, 110.8 kph, slower one at the sticks and Santner defends it down
92.2
Atkinson to Santner, no run, 130.1 kph, Santner stays his crease and looks to defend only to get an inside edge on to the pads
92.1
Atkinson to Santner, no run, left alone and the ball flies into the gloves of the keeper
90.6
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, fuller length delivery, 131.6 kph, William ORourke looks to push at it and gets beaten outside off
90.5
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, gets right behind the line of the delivery and defends it out into the off-side
90.4
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, gets the ball to nibble away. William ORourke was happy to keep it out
90.3
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, 128.4 kph, well outside off, banged in short, William ORourke looked to slam it across the line but wasn't even close to making any sort of a contact
90.2
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, on a length, outside off, William ORourke gets a stride out and defends it down to gully
90.1
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, 135 kph, gets opened up in his stance and squeezes it down to gully
88.6
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, short of length delivery, kicked away and William ORourke looked to defend and missed the line of the delivery. The ball hit the thigh pad and that made the noise. He was given out but the DRS helped him to overturn the call
88.5
Atkinson to Santner, 1 run, stabs a length delivery into the off-side and steals a single. One ball for William ORourke to guard as has been the ritual so far on day 2
88.4
Atkinson to Santner, no run, punches on the up and finds the man at deep cover. There is a widish slip in place
88.3
Atkinson to Santner, no run, angled on to the hips at 128.5 kph, tucked down to the man at deep square. No run
88.2
Atkinson to Santner, no run, banged in short, 127.4 kph, Santner sees the length being short and ducks under it
88.1
Atkinson to Santner, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Santner gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it out into the off-side
86.6
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, 129.7 kph, the batter squares up a little but fends the ball down into the off-side off the outer-half of the bat
86.5
Atkinson to Santner, 1 run, fuller length delivery, well outside off, Santner leans forward and drives the ball down to long-off for a single. William ORourke has a ball to negate
86.4
Atkinson to Santner, no run, back of a length delivery, 132.3 kph, outside off, Santner pats it down into the off-side. Again no run
86.3
Atkinson to Santner, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, angled across, patted down to deep point. No one is saving a single but Santner feels it is too early to take a single
86.2
Atkinson to Santner, 2 runs, poor throw from the deep and they get a brace. The batter stayed back and punched it through the off-side. Bethell got to it but failed to save the second
86.1
Atkinson to Santner, no run, pitched up, 129.9 kph, little outside off, Santner looks to drive and drags it back on to his pads. Didn't go full throttle with the drive
84.6
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, 129.1 kph, the batter gets high on the thigh pad. The ball cut back in and William ORourke missed the line of the delivery to be hit high on the pads. Lucky not to have edged it
84.5
Atkinson to Santner, 1 run, takes a single off the 5th ball. Stayed leg-side of the ball and patted it down into the off-side for a single
84.4
Atkinson to Santner, no run, 130 clicks, down leg, off the pads, Santner doesn't look to clip it and the ball went fine off the pads but the keeper did well to stop it to his right
84.3
Atkinson to Santner, no run, 131.9 kph, outside off, Santner looks to flay that and inside edges the ball down to the keeper. More of an under-edge actually
84.2
Atkinson to Santner, no run, 128.3 kph, outside off, Santner sees the line of the delivery and lets it go to the keeper
84.1
Atkinson to Santner, no run, gets back and across, defends it out into the off-side as he was easily behind the line of the delivery
82.6
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, at the sticks, nudged down on to the on-side as that straightened after landing
82.5
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, back of a length delivery, down leg, William ORourke lets it go to the keeper
82.4
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, little on the fuller side, the batter doesn't push at it outside off
82.3
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, on a fuller length, outside off, the batter doesn't commit much
82.2
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, short of a length, outside off, the batter bails out
3:33
3:33
82.1
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, back of a length delivery, angled in, down leg, the batter misses the tuck. The keeper takes it low to his left
80.6
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, was a length delivery, William ORourke looked to defend and missed the line of the delivery. The bowler made a vociferous appeal but was turned down. They opted for the review but it showed it was missing the sticks. Hit him too high
80.5
Atkinson to William ORourke, no run, back of a length delivery, climbs on to the batter and stabs it down into the deck
80.4
Atkinson to Southee, out Caught by Brydon Carse!! The fun is over. Lasted only 9 balls. Three sixes in this brief cameo. Was a length delivery, Southee wanted to slog it but got a leading edge. The ball went very high. The man at mid-off called for it and took it. Third wicket for Atkinson. Southee walks b back amidst a lot of appreciation. But ideally they were just starting to warm up. But as they say good things don't last forever. Southee had shimmied down the track and I guess skewed it off the higher part of the bat. Southee c Brydon Carse b Atkinson 23(10) [4s-1 6s-3]
80.3
Atkinson to Southee, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Southee stabs the ball down into the off-side. The bottom hand was very loose as he played that
80.2
Atkinson to Southee, FOUR, short of length delivery, angled in, found the edge. Duckett at point chased it down. But he got himself into a tangle as he tried to get up and the ball slipped into the fence. Southee has moved on to 23 off 8 balls. 300 up for the Kiwis
80.1
Atkinson to Southee, SIX, 127.5 kph, Southee dances down, gets hold of the short ball and slams it over deep mid. That was a clean strike. Six number 98 for Southee
78.6
Atkinson to Santner, no run, way too short, the batter backs away and the ball balloons over the batter
78.5
Atkinson to Santner, no run, the batter backs away, Atkinson bowls it short, Santner is happy to duck and leave it to the keeper
78.4
Atkinson to Santner, no run, effort ball, short ball, the batter ducks under it and lets it go to the keeper
78.3
Atkinson to Santner, FOUR, short ball, wide outside off, sits up and Santner gets hold of it and slaps the ball through the off-side for a four
78.2
Atkinson to Santner, no run, banged in short, Santner lets it sail into the gloves of the keeper
78.1
Atkinson to Santner, no run, hops up, stands tall, flays it down to cover. Wasn't timed at all
65.6
Atkinson to Blundell, no run, good length onto middle, defended to mid-on
65.6
Atkinson to Blundell, no ball, length ball that angles in and thuds onto the top of the knee flap. An appeal from the cordon but Atkinson knows that's too high. He's also overstepped there!
65.5
Atkinson to Phillips, 1 run, the three quarters seam ball that angles back onto middle and leg, punched to the right of Atkinson for a quick run
65.4
Atkinson to Phillips, no run, good length and wider, punched to the left of the cover fielder who makes a neat stop
65.3
Atkinson to Phillips, no run, back of length angling onto off stump, defended
65.2
Atkinson to Phillips, no run, full and angles down the leg side
65.1
Atkinson to Phillips, no run, good length on off stump, keeps a tad low. Phillips watchfully defends
63.6
Atkinson to Phillips, no run, on a length and wider, punched to the right of the point fielder who makes a diving stop
63.5
Atkinson to Phillips, FOUR, pitched up on off, Phillips squeezes his drive to the left of backward point and that runs away for four
63.4
Atkinson to Phillips, no run, full on fourth stump, blocked towards mid-off
63.3
Atkinson to Mitchell, out Caught by Stokes!! What a catch! A pitched up delivery just outside off, Mitchell leans closer for a drive and can't keep it down. A tad uppish and to the left of Stokes at mid-off. The England skipper moves quickly and times his forward dive perfectly to gobble that up with both hands under the ball. England have struck twice in quick succession either side of Tea now! Mitchell c Stokes b Atkinson 14(32) [4s-3]
63.2
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, short of lengh on the body, blocked to mid-on
63.1
Atkinson to Mitchell, 2 runs, good length outside off, gets a bit of extra bounce. Mitchell stands tall and punches it through extra cover for a couple of runs
61.6
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, good length and wider outside off, Mitchell defends into the ground towards third slip
61.5
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, on a length onto middle stump, blocked to mid-wicket
61.4
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, good length and wobbles away outside off, no shot offered
61.3
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, pitched up on fourth stump, defended
61.2
Atkinson to Mitchell, FOUR, back of length and wider, Mitchell with a flashy punch away from the body. Gets an edge that flies away to the right of Duckett at gully. Half a chance there! Those are the kind of catches Glenn Phillips has been taking in that position.
61.2
Atkinson to Mitchell, wide, short ball from Atkinson, goes over the batter's head
61.1
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, a superb length ball that nips in from outside off. Inside edge onto the front pad as Mitchell tried to defend
59.6
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, good length angling onto middle stump, defended to mid-wicket
59.5
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, 130.1 clicks, pitched up on off, Mitchell strides closer to drive towards mid-off. A loud call of 'wait there' from the batter
59.4
Atkinson to Mitchell, FOUR, four more! Back of length and wider, Mitchell stands tall and punches this through covers for a boundary
59.3
Atkinson to Mitchell, FOUR, pitched up on fourth stump, Mitchell leans closer to drive this to the right of mid-off. After 19 balls, he gets off the mark with a lovely drive off a half volley
59.2
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, full and angling onto the pads, a slightly uppish defence that goes on the bounce to mid-wicket
59.1
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, good length and wider, left alone
57.6
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, the inswinging yorker onto off stump, tried to surprise the batter. Stabbed out to mid-on
57.5
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, length ball that skids onto middle and leg, defended to mid-on
57.4
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, back of length and straight, defended to mid-on
57.3
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, back of length onto off stump, Mitchell was out of his crease and rides the bounce nicely to block
57.2
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, good length and skiddy delivery onto off, defended
57.1
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, pitched up on off and was shaping away. Mitchell with a watchful drive towards mid-off
55.6
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, good length and stays straight outside off, Mitchell lets it pass
55.5
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, fuller on fourth stump, driven to covers
55.4
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, on a length in that corrdior of uncertainity, wobbles away and past the edge as Mitchell poked at it
55.3
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, fuller, skiddy delivery on fourth stump, defended towards the point fielder
55.2
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, back of length on off and keeps climbing. Mitchell defends off the backfoot
55.1
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, back of length onto fourth stump, defended
53.6
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, back of length and angles down the leg side as Mitchell shimmies forward to play that one
53.5
Atkinson to Mitchell, no run, on a length and wobbles away outside off, no shot offered
53.4
Atkinson to Williamson, 1 run, short of length onto the hips, pulled towards deep backward square leg
53.3
Atkinson to Williamson, no run, good length and angling onto off stump, defended into the pitch
53.2
Atkinson to Williamson, no run, good length and wobbles away outside off, left alone
53.1
Atkinson to Williamson, no run, 123.4 clicks, gentle back of length delivery that angles down the leg side
36.6
Atkinson to Latham, 1 run, back of a length, straying on the hip, Latham tucks it to deep square leg
36.5
Atkinson to Latham, no run, full ball angled in on off, defended forward
36.4
Atkinson to Latham, no run, full outside off, Latham gets forward and drives to short extra cover
36.3
Atkinson to Latham, no run, back of a length delivery angled in on off, stays a touch low but Latham manages to defend from the crease
36.2
Atkinson to Latham, no run, good length delivery wide of off, left alone
36.1
Atkinson to Latham, no run, good length ball around off, defended forward
34.6
Atkinson to Williamson, no run, back of a length around off, blocked from the crease
34.5
Atkinson to Latham, 1 run, did that carry? Yes it did. Difficult chance goes down in the slips, and it's Duckett again who gives Latham his second reprieve. Fuller than a good length, angled in on off, Latham looks to play with the angle through the on-side but the ball straightens and catches a thick outside edge. Goes low to the left of Duckett at third slip. He dives across one-handed, gets to it but the ball pops out
34.4
Atkinson to Latham, no run, back of a length on middle and leg, Latham tucks it to midwicket
34.3
Atkinson to Latham, no run, good length outside off, left alone
34.2
Atkinson to Latham, FOUR, half-volley outside off, and Latham crunches it through mid-off to bring up his first fifty of the series! He raises his bat as the crowd applauds
34.1
Atkinson to Latham, no run, angled in on off, good length ball, Latham defends forward
32.6
Atkinson to Latham, leg byes, 2 runs, back of a length down leg, Latham tries clipping it away but it goes off his thigh pad past the keeper. There's an applause from the crowd who think that Latham has got to his fifty, but it's leg byes
32.5
Atkinson to Latham, no run, good length outside off, left alone
32.4
Atkinson to Latham, no run, good length ball angled in on off, defended forward
32.3
Atkinson to Latham, no run, beaten! Back of a length outside off, he looks to punch off the back foot through cover but the ball nips away past the edge
32.2
Atkinson to Latham, no run, 132.4kph, good length just outside off, defended forward
32.1
Atkinson to Latham, no run, good length outside off, left alone
30.6
Atkinson to Williamson, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone
30.5
Atkinson to Williamson, no run, left alone outside off with the ball moving away off a good length
30.4
Atkinson to Williamson, no run, fuller than a good length outside off, swinging and seaming away, left alone
30.3
Atkinson to Will Young, out Caught by Brook!! Finally the breakthrough arrives for England! Superb delivery from Atkinson! Good length in the channel, swinging and seaming away as Young is half-forward to defend, and the outside edge is found quite high on the bat. It just about carries to Brook at second slip where he takes a sharp low catch. Will Young c Brook b Atkinson 42(92) [4s-10]
30.2
Atkinson to Will Young, no run, short of length delivery in the channel, climbs on Young as he looks to defend and hits him on the glove
30.1
Atkinson to Will Young, no run, back of a length around off, Young looks to pull but it's not short enough. The ball sneaks under the bat and goes to the keeper
28.6
Atkinson to Will Young, no run, back of a length just outside off, Young takes a couple of steps down the pitch and defends
28.5
Atkinson to Will Young, no run, back of a length around off, nips back in again as Young looks to defend and he gets a thick inside edge onto thigh pad
28.4
Atkinson to Will Young, no run, beaten! Good length outside off, Young goes for an expansive drive but it cuts back in sharply and beats the inside edge
28.3
Atkinson to Will Young, no run, back of a length just outside off, blocked from the crease
28.2
Atkinson to Will Young, no run, full ball angling down leg, Young misses out
28.1
Atkinson to Will Young, no run, nipping back in off a good length, goes past the inside edge as Young gets forward to defend and pops up off the pad. Would've missed leg stump!
9.6
Atkinson to Will Young, no run, gets a little stride out and pats the ball down to point
9.5
Atkinson to Latham, 1 run, 130.3 kph, at the sticks, nudged down to fine leg for a single off the closed face of the bat
9.4
Atkinson to Latham, no run, on a length, outside off, Latham sees the line and lets it to go to the keeper
9.3
Atkinson to Latham, no run, what happened there? The batter was unsure. The ball decked in miles from wide of the crease. Latham is lucky not to have edged it and the extra bounce took it over the sticks
9.2
Atkinson to Latham, no run, 129.1 kph, the bowler losing a little bit of the sting? The batter looks to defend and gets beaten
9.1
Atkinson to Latham, no run, back of a length delivery, 132.4 kph, Latham stands tall and punches the ball down to point
7.6
Atkinson to Latham, no run, too wide, 132.4 kph, to eke out a shot. Latham saw the line and shouldered arms
7.5
Atkinson to Latham, 2 runs, 135.4 kph, fuller ball, Latham closes the face of the bat on the drive and sends it wide of mid-on for a couple of runs. The bat face closed on impact
7.4
Atkinson to Latham, no run, on a length, outside off, 133 clicks, Latham sees the line and lets it sail into the gloves of the keeper
7.3
Atkinson to Latham, no run, 134.7 kph, gets a little big on the batter and Latham fails to tuck it well. The ball rapped the gloves and dribbles down
7.2
Atkinson to Latham, no run, angles it in, 133.5 clicks, Latham sees the line and lets it go
7.1
Atkinson to Latham, no run, shapes it in from round the wicket and at the sticks at 134.6 kph. The batter defends it down into the deck with a closed face of the bat
5.6
Atkinson to Will Young, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it out into the off-side
5.5
Atkinson to Latham, 1 run, 132.6 kph, outside off, Latham pats it down with soft hands into the off-side and steals a single
5.4
Atkinson to Latham, no run, 132.3 clicks, outside off, Latham gets behind it and defends it out into the off-side
5.3
Atkinson to Latham, no run, looks to surprise the batter with a short ball bowled at almpst 128 clicks. Latham ducks under it and lets it go to the keeper
5.2
Atkinson to Latham, no run, 132.3 clicks, Latham sees the line again and lets it go through to the keeper
5.1
Atkinson to Latham, no run, on a length, outside off, angled across, 132.9 clicks, left alone
3.6
Atkinson to Latham, 2 runs, 133.7 kph, outside off, Latham leans into the drive and sends it through the off-side for a brace
3.5
Atkinson to Latham, no run, almost 130 clicks, the batter leaves it on length. The ball goes over sticks as it threatened to deck in after landing
3.4
Atkinson to Latham, FOUR, first four off the bat. That was a poor delivery on the pads. Latham allowed the ball to come to clip it away through the mid-wicket region off a delivery bowled at almost 134 clicks
3.3
Atkinson to Latham, 2 runs, stabs a length delivery bowled at 133.7 clicks. The batter gets it wide of mid-off and they get a brace
3.2
Atkinson to Latham, no run, gets it angle across at almost 135 clicks, Latham sees the line and shoulders arms
3.1
Atkinson to Latham, no run, that's some spice from Atkinson. Fuller at 134.3 clicks, Latham looks to defend and gets beaten
1.6
Atkinson to Will Young, no run, on a length, nibbles away, Will Young sees the line and lets it sail into the gloves of the keeper
1.5
Atkinson to Will Young, no run, good lift on that delivery, back of a length, outside off, Will Young saw it and hoisted his bat to let it through to the keeper
1.4
Atkinson to Will Young, no run, on a length, outside off, Will Young lets it go to the keeper. The ball barely carried to the keeper
1.3
Atkinson to Will Young, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Will Young defends it down into the off-side with soft hands
1.2
Atkinson to Will Young, no run, angled in, at the sticks, Will Young gets the bat down and defends it down to mid-on off the full face of the bat
1.2
Atkinson to Will Young, no ball, late call of no-ball. Was a length delivery outside off and left alone to the keeper
1.1
Atkinson to Will Young, no run, Atkinson has started with four slips and a gully. Length delivery, outside off, Will Young sees the line and lets it go to the keeper
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