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
Jacob Bethell 3-72(14.2 ov)
101.4
Jacob Bethell to Matt Henry, out Bowled!! Two in two for Bethell! A fuller delivery that was fired through with the arm, Henry clears the front leg for a big swing and misses. The ball deflects off his pads back onto the stumps. England set a target of 658! Matt Henry b Jacob Bethell 0(1)
101.3
Jacob Bethell to Southee, out Caught by Crawley!! Oopsie... No farewell six for New Zealand's leading six hitter of this team. A flat delivery onto off, Southee clears the front leg for a big slap down the ground. Gets it slightly off the bottom and holes out towards long-on. Southee c Crawley b Jacob Bethell 2(5)
101.2
Jacob Bethell to Blundell, 1 run, slow length ball, Blundell stays back and punches it down to long-on
101.1
Jacob Bethell to Blundell, no run, flighted and spins away from middle, bounces just over the stumps as Blundell clears his front leg for a big slog and misses
89.6
Jacob Bethell to Phillips, 1 run, lead is 584. Was a tossed up delivery, little bit of spin and a leading edge down to deep cover for a single as he looked to work it away on to the on-side
89.5
Jacob Bethell to Phillips, no run, goes back and pats the ball down to cover
89.4
Jacob Bethell to Phillips, no run, tossed up delivery, Phillips defends it down to cover
89.3
Jacob Bethell to Blundell, 1 run, short ball, outside off, slashes the ball down to deep cover for a single
89.2
Jacob Bethell to Blundell, no run, gets a stride out and defends it to cover as the ball turned in
89.1
Jacob Bethell to Blundell, no run, tossed up delivery, outside off, defends it out into the off-side
87.6
Jacob Bethell to Phillips, 1 run, stays leg-side of the ball and slaps the ball down to deep cover for a single
87.5
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, out Caught by Potts!! And Jacob Bethell has a wicket. Potts tumbles down but takes it. Excellent catch. He took a few stepes back and grabs it before tumbling down. Maiden Test wicket for Mitchell. Was a tossed up ball from over the wicket and Mitchell looked to go inside out but failed to get distance on this one. The man at long-off managed to get sight of it, went back and took it well. A good solid knock from Mitchell comes to an end. Mitchell c Potts b Jacob Bethell 60(84) [4s-7 6s-2]
87.4
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, no run, tossed up delivery, down leg, paddle sweeps it down to the man at short fine leg
87.3
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, SIX, straight down the ground for another sixer. Chips down the track, was tossed up from over the wicket and he stayed lkeg-side of the ball to launch it down the ground. Hit that clean and over the fence
87.2
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, no run, tossed up delivery, stays leg-side of the ball and pats it down to cover
87.1
Jacob Bethell to Blundell, 1 run, very full, Blundell sits down and reverse laps it down to deep point for a single
85.6
Jacob Bethell to Blundell, no run, stays back and looks to tuck it but fails to wood it
85.5
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, 1 run, goes back, covers the line and nudges it wide of short fine for a single. Mitchell gets to fifty off 74 balls. He has had a quiet series as per his standards and he would want to add few more to this tally of runs
85.4
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, no run, too full, down leg, Mitchell looks to reverse and fails to get it away
85.3
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, no run, on to the pads, tossed up delivery, Mitchell defends it down on to the on-side
85.2
Jacob Bethell to Blundell, 1 run, and now Blundell reverse laps it down to deep point for a single. Was again bowled from over the wicket
85.1
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, 1 run, from over the wicket and Mitchell looks to reverse it. Got it off the cue-end and the ball went very close to the sticks. Very very close indeed
83.6
Jacob Bethell to Blundell, no run, goes back and defends it down to point
83.5
Jacob Bethell to Blundell, no run, stays back and punches the ball down to point. They thought of a single but don't take it
83.4
Jacob Bethell to Blundell, SIX, dances down, gets to the pitch of the delivery and slams it down the ground for a sixer. Massive six indeed. He is going to swing more and more
83.3
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, 1 run, goes back and pats the ball down to deep cover for a single
83.2
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, no run, tossed up delivery, Mitchell jams the ball down to cover
83.1
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, no run, tossed up delivery, Mitchell defends it down to mid-wicket as that was on the pads
81.6
Jacob Bethell to Blundell, 1 run, skips down, drives the ball down to long-off for a single
81.5
Jacob Bethell to Blundell, 2 runs, goes back and punches it wide of the man at cover for a couple of runs
81.4
Jacob Bethell to Blundell, no run, too full, the batter jumps down and clips the ball out to mid-wicket
81.3
Jacob Bethell to Blundell, no run, jumps down and defends it back to the bowler
81.2
Jacob Bethell to Blundell, no run, goes back and punches it down to cover
81.1
Jacob Bethell to Blundell, no run, tossed up delivery, defends it off the front foot
79.6
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, no run, tossed up delivery, outside off, Mitchell gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it out into the off-side
79.5
Jacob Bethell to Blundell, 1 run, short ball, outside off, slapped down to deep cover for a single
79.4
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, 1 run, low full toss, 91.8 kph, Mitchell push drives it off the full face of the bat for a single
79.3
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, no run, on the pads, nudged down to mid-wicket as it angled in
79.2
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, no run, flatter one, at the sticks, Mitchell gets behind it and defends it
79.1
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, no run, tossed up delivery, pushed back to the bowler
77.6
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, no run, and dot ball to end the over. 93.1 kph, at the sticks, Mitchell gets a stride out to defend it down to cover
77.5
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, 1 run, chips down the track and push drives it down to long-on for a single
77.4
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, no run, tossed up delivery, Williamson gets behind it with a lunge forward and defends it
77.3
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, 1 run, backs away, 89.1 kph, Mitchell looks to muscle it and mistimes it down to long-on for a single
77.2
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, no run, tossed up delivery, pushed down to cover
77.1
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, 1 run, tossed up delivery, Williamson drives inside out down to long-off for a single
75.6
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, FOUR, wow! The KW exhibition is on. This is a batting masterclass from the little master from NZ. Was a tossed up delivery from Jacob Bethell at 92.1 kph, Williamson stayed leg-side of the ball and punched the drive through the off-side to get it wide of the man at sweeper cover. 150 for the maestro
75.5
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, no run, tossed up delivery, on the pads, nudged down to mid-wicket
75.4
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, FOUR, 94.9 clicks, outside off, Williamson again backs away and lofts it over cover. The man at long-off gave it a chase but in vain as the ball ran past him to his left
75.3
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, no run, pats the ball down into the off-side as he pulled back the length a little
75.2
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, 1 run, 87.6 kph, outside off, Mitchell delays the push through the off-side for a single
75.1
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, 1 run, tossed up delivery, Williamson backs away and drives the ball down to long-off for a single
73.6
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, no run, short, outside off, little turn and bounce, Williamson slashes the cut down to find the man at point
73.5
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, FOUR, 92 clicks, little too full, not much turn, Williamson gets behind the line of the delivery and lofts it over cover. Played it with the spin and into the gap. That shot had the KW stamp written all over it
73.4
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, 1 run, tossed up delivery, outside off, driven down to long-off for a single
73.3
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, no run, 93.4 kph, outside off, turns a little and has been fenced out to cover
73.2
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, no run, gets a stride out and defends it back to the bowler
73.1
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, 1 run, short, wide, slashed down to deep point for a single
71.6
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, no run, uses his long reach, gets to the pitch of the ball and pushes it down to cover
71.5
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, no run, tossed up delivery, outside off, pats it down to cover off the front foot
71.4
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, 1 run, short, wide, the batter sits back and slaps the ball down to deep cover for a single. 50 up between the duo
71.3
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, 1 run, too full, at the sticks, jammed out into the off-side for a single to cover
71.2
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, no run, gets a stride out and pushes it back to the bowler
71.1
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, no run, on the pads, nudged wide of the man at mid-wicket. There were cries of 'catch it' but was safe. No single
69.6
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, 2 runs, dances down blind, gets beaten in flight, the ball rips away and Williamson fences the ball down to eke out a fumble from the man at short third man who had to dive to stop it. Lovely flight on that, the ball turned and bounced. KW watched it till the end and managed to get bat on it
69.5
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, no run, tossed up, outside off, Williamson fences the ball down into the off-side
69.4
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, no run, on the pads, angled in, Williamson clips the ball down to mid-wicket
69.3
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, no run, gets a big stride out and defends it down into the off-side
69.2
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, 1 run, tossed up delivery, outside off, Mitchell lunges out and pats the ball down to mid-off for a single
69.1
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, 1 run, walks into a shot and drives the ball down to long-off for a single
67.6
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, 2 runs, short and turning away outside off, Williamson cuts nicely through point and is back for two. That brings an end to this session!
67.5
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, byes, FOUR, what did that come of? Tossed up outside leg, Williamson looks to sweep, doesn't get anything on it and the keeper doesn't get anything on it either. Runs away for four byes
67.4
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, no run, tossed up outside leg, Williamson looks to sweep and drags it to short fine
67.3
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, no run, tossed up outside leg, Williamson paddles it to short fine
67.2
Jacob Bethell to Mitchell, 1 run, tossed up outside leg, Mitchell reverse-sweeps to third man
67.1
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, 1 run, back of a length on middle, Williamson makes room and cuts through cover
57.6
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, no run, shimmies down and pushes it to cover
57.5
Jacob Bethell to Ravindra, 1 run, tossed up outside off, driven to sweeper cover
57.4
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, 1 run, length ball sliding in on leg, Williamson hangs back and tucks it behind square
57.3
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, FOUR, tossed up around off, Williamson steps out and hammers it back past the non-striker. Struck it really hard
57.2
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, no run, tossed up, drifting in on leg, defended forward
57.1
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, SIX, Williamson brings up his hundred in style! Dances down to the pitch of it and hammers it straight back down the ground! He just loves batting at this venue where he has now reached three figures for the seventh time. Averages close to a hundred over here and has batted well again. He had looked good all series without getting a big score, but doesn't miss out this time, although he's had his fair share of luck as well
55.6
Jacob Bethell to Ravindra, 1 run, tossed up outside off, driven to sweeper cover
55.5
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, 1 run, swept to deep backward square
55.4
Jacob Bethell to Williamson, 2 runs, drifting down leg, Williamson gets low for the sweep and paddles it fine past the keeper
55.3
Jacob Bethell to Ravindra, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Ravindra gets forward and knocks it into the off-side
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