England dismissed New Zealand for 259 to win the second Test by an emphatic 323 runs in Wellington on Sunday and clinch the series with one match to go.

Joe Root hit a century while captain Ben Stokes took three wickets on the third and final day as England secured a series victory on New Zealand soil for the first time since 2008.

NEW ZEALAND: Tom Latham (capt), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Will O'Rourke.

ENGLAND: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ollie Pope, Ben Stokes (capt), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Shoaib Bashir.

Source: Barron's

BDST: 1139 HRS, DEC 08, 2024
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