1st Test, Day 3 Live: England look to increase lead towards New Zealand at Bay Oval.© AFP
NZ vs ENG, 1st Test Live Updates: England look to increase their 98-run lead over New Zealand on Day 3 of the first Test on the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. The guests misplaced openers Ben Duckett, for 25, and Zak Crawley, for 28, in reaching 79-2 off 16 overs at stumps on Day 2. Earlier, Tom Blundell‘s career-best 138 steered his aspect to 306 and simply 19 runs in need of England’s 325-9 declared. Blundell shared a 75-run partnership with opener Devon Conway (77) however simply as invaluable have been late stands with tailenders Kuggeleijn and Blair Tickner — each on Test debut — of 53 and 59 respectively. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Here are the Live Updates of Day 3 of the first Test between New Zealand and England from Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui
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