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06/27 13:22 CDT Ravindra's 60 pushes New Zealand 204 ahead of England at Trent
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Ravindra's 60 pushes New Zealand 204 ahead of England at Trent Bridge
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) --- Rachin Ravindra's latest half-century lifted New
Zealand into a commanding 204-run lead against England after three days of the
series-deciding Trent Bridge test on Saturday.
New Zealand bowled out England by tea for 354 for another big first-innings
lead of 84 runs.
The Black Caps turned that into 204 after reaching stumps on 120-3 with seven
wickets and two days in hand on a pitch becoming increasingly dicey.
Ravindra was 60 not out with Daryl Mitchell beside him on 26.
Ravindra walked in in the fifth over of the second innings when New Zealand had
lost both openers with only 12 runs on the board. He counterattacked with Henry
Nicholls and continued with Mitchell for his second fifty in two tests
following 76 at The Oval last week.
The fast Jofra Archer removed New Zealand opening batters Tom Latham in the
first over and Devon Conway in the fifth. The pair combined for a staggering
317-run opening stand on Thursday but made only 4 this time.
Archer finished his opening five-over salvo with 2-12. He returned before the
close and asked wicketkeeper Jamie Smith to stand up to the stumps like Tom
Blundell has been doing effectively for New Zealand. But with Smith the Kiwis
were unfazed.
England began the day on 223-2 on the back of Ben Duckett's 113 on Friday, and
was shaken by losing three wickets in the first hour.
Joe Root on 21 was trapped by a Nathan Smith in-swinger, Jacob Bethell departed
for 74 when he edged Will O'Rourke to second slip, and Jamie Smith was snapped
up low down at first slip by Mitchell off namesake Smith on 1.
Nathan Smith suffered Stokes being dropped on 1 but the captain's wicket went
to Zac Foulkes, the Friday concussion substitute for Blair Tickner. Another
sharp in-swinger did in for Stokes on 15.
New Zealand finally reached the tail which Harry Brook shepherded across the
lunch interval with his third fifty in all three tests in the series.
But Brook was out soon after on 58, his off stump clipped by Foulkes at 322-7.
The tail added only 32 more runs as Nathan Smith collected 4-91 and O'Rourke
and Foulkes took three wickets each.
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