Neil Wagner has taken 4 wickets and held two essential catches as New Zealand pulled off a ‘Mission Unbelievable’ by beating England by one run within the second Test on a nerve-jangling day 5 after being made to comply with on.
Having set England 258 to win, New Zealand’s hopes pale as Joe Root (95) and Ben Stokes (33) produced a 121-run stand to chop the deficit to 57 runs with 5 wickets in hand on a sunny afternoon at Wellington’s Basin Reserve.
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Enter Wagner, who had each out slogging then nervelessly held catches within the deep to assist take away Stuart Broad (11) and wicketkeeper Ben Foakes for 35.
Foakes’ wicket left tailenders Jack Leach and James Anderson needing seven runs for victory, and Anderson smacked a boundary off Wagner to trim the margin to 2 runs.
Wagner got here once more and had Anderson caught down the leg aspect for 4 to set off jubilation among the many New Zealand gamers and followers.
“Are you able to consider it?” Wagner has finished it. New Zealand received by one run. What a surprising Take a look at match,” the commentator screamed.
“Unbelievable. Anderson cannot consider it. The ecstasy for New Zealand, the frustration for England. What a exceptional sport of Take a look at match cricket.”
It was solely the fourth win within the historical past of Take a look at cricket by a workforce requested to comply with on, and the second time a workforce had received a Take a look at by a single run after West Indies beat Australia by a run in Adelaide in January 1993.
The cricket world erupted on the unimaginable end.
The 2-match sequence led to a 1-1 draw, with England having received the primary Take a look at in Mount Maunganui by 267 runs.
“It is a particular one this and we’ll have a good time it nicely,” stated Wagner, who completed with 4-62 within the fourth innings.
“It is a tremendous achievement and clearly everybody contributed, so hats off to everybody. That is what this workforce’s about, simply hold taking part in.
“That is simply the attribute of this workforce, we hold loving to battle for one another.”
Kane Williamson was named Man of the Match, having scored an excellent 132 in New Zealand’s second innings because the hosts placed on 483 after England captain Stokes enforced the follow-on.
“That sport as a complete, when it comes to what Take a look at cricket’s about, was simply unimaginable,” stated Stokes.
“‘Wags’ got here on and blew the sport open for them. Typically issues do not occur the way in which you need them to but it surely was a great one, wasn’t it?”
– with Reuters
