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England chase 210 runs for victory after pulsating day four

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:England lost opener Zak Crawley but held firm in the final hour of a pulsating day four in the second test against New Zealand to be 48 for one at stumps in Wellington on Monday, needing 210 runs to secure victory and a series sweep.New Zealand captain Tim Southee bowled Crawley for 24 but opener Ben Duckett (23 not out) and nightwatchman Ollie Robinson (one not out) negotiated the tense final overs at the Basin Reserve.England will fancy their chances of reeling in the remaining runs on day five after chasing down a slew of big scores in the home summer.New Zealand, however, will rue having missed the chance to set a bigger fourth-innings target.England spinner Jack Leach said he was looking forward to an exciting final day."We know how we are going to go about things, we'll be positive, entertain the crowd, we'll be doing the same tomorrow," he added.England rattled through the last five wickets after tea to wrest back the advantage after an inspiring Kane Williamson century raised the hosts' hopes of an unlikely victory.Asked to follow on, New Zealand were bowled out for 483 in their second innings but it could have been much more.Williamson scored 132 and anchored a big partnership with wicketkeeper Tom Blundell (90), the pair frustrating the English bowlers for the entire session to tea.They had resumed on 423 for five after the break, looking well set to carry on.Enter golden boy Harry Brooks, who provided the unlikely breakthrough for England when he had Williamson caught down the legside with his part-time medium pace.New Zealand promptly crumbled, losing their last four wickets for five runs.All-rounder Michael Bracewell hastened the collapse by being run out for eight when he failed to ground his bat, a

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One run was England’s margin of victory on July 14, 2019 in the ODI World Cup at Lord’s. One run was the margin of New Zealand’s victory over England at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand on February 28, 2023.
One run was England’s margin of victory on July 14, 2019 in the ODI World Cup at Lord’s. One run was the margin of New Zealand’s victory over England at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand on February 28, 2023.
New Zealand beat England by just one run in a second-Test thriller on Tuesday to draw the series in the most dramatic fashion in Wellington.
New Zealand beat England by just one run in a second-Test thriller on Tuesday to draw the series despite having been forced to follow-on in Wellington. With the win, New Zealand became just the third team (after England and India) to win a Test match after following on. It was only the fourth occasion a team has won a Test after being asked to follow on. England managed it twice, against Australia in 1894 and 1981, while India beat Australia in 2001. New Zealand set England a target of 258 runs to win, but the visitors were all out for 256 in dramatic scenes as the two-Test series finished 1-1.
England moved within 90 runs of victory with five wickets in hand at lunch in the second test against New Zealand on Tuesday after Joe Root and captain Ben Stokes steadied the tourists' chase with a galvanising partnership in Wellington.

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