{"id":177425,"date":"2026-06-06T05:01:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177425"},"modified":"2026-06-06T05:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:31:55","slug":"eng-vs-nz-live-score-1st-test-day-3-start-delayed-due-to-rain-new-zealand-36-3-in-254-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177425","title":{"rendered":"ENG vs NZ LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 3: Start delayed due to rain; New Zealand 36\/3 in 254 chase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71069270\"><b>Welcome to        <i>Sportstar<\/i>\u2019s live coverage of Day 3 of the first Test between England and New Zealand, being held at Lord\u2019s in London.<\/b><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"sub_head\">DAY 2 REPORT<\/h4>\n<p>New Zealand\u2019s Nathan Smith took a fine six-wicket haul, but it&#8217;s the host which is ahead at the end of Day 2\u2019s play of the first Test at Lord\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>After being bowled out for a paltry 113 earlier in the day, debutant Emilio Gay scored his maiden half-century to help England establish control early in the third innings.<\/p>\n<p>However, Smith and Will O\u2019Rourke struck at regular intervals to help New Zealand pull things back and bowl England out for 226. Chasing a target of 254, New Zealand lost three wickets in the space of 36 runs to close out the day\u2019s play.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"sub_head\">PLAYING XI<\/h4>\n<p><b>New Zealand: <\/b>Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, William O\u2019Rourke.<\/p>\n<p><b>England: <\/b>Emilio Gay, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wk), Ben Stokes (c), Gus Atkinson, Ollie Robinson, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"sub_head\">WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH<\/h4>\n<p>The first Test between England and New Zealand will be televised live on the        <i>Sony Sports Network<\/i> in India from 3:30 PM IST. The match can also be streamed live on the        <i>SonyLIV<\/i> app and website in India.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"sub_head\">THE SQUADS<\/h4>\n<p><b>England: <\/b>Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wk), Ben Stokes (c), Shoaib Bashir, Josh Tongue, Ollie Robinson, Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker.<\/p>\n<p><b>New Zealand: <\/b>Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Dean Foxcroft, Nathan Smith, Zakary Foulkes, Blair Tickner, William ORourke, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 06, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/eng-vs-nz-live-score-1st-test-day-3-updates-england-new-zealand-lords-highlights-streaming-info\/article71069270.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Sportstar\u2019s live coverage of Day 3 of the first Test between England and New Zealand, being held at Lord\u2019s in London. DAY 2 REPORT New Zealand\u2019s Nathan Smith took a fine six-wicket haul, but it&#8217;s the host which is ahead at the end of Day 2\u2019s play of the first Test at Lord\u2019s. &#8230; <a title=\"ENG vs NZ LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 3: Start delayed due to rain; New Zealand 36\/3 in 254 chase\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177425\" aria-label=\"Read more about ENG vs NZ LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 3: Start delayed due to rain; New Zealand 36\/3 in 254 chase\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":177426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-177425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-04T184250Z_1839455513_UP1EM641FZCWP_RTRMADP_3_CRICKET-ENG-NZL.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":177223,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177223","url_meta":{"origin":177425,"position":0},"title":"England make inroads after New Zealand set 254 to win &#8211; ESPNcricinfo","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"England make inroads after New Zealand set 254 to win\u00a0\u00a0ESPNcricinfoEngland vs New Zealand, first Test, Lord's, day two\u00a0\u00a0Sky SportsRobinson five-for on comeback as New Zealand rolled for 113\u00a0\u00a0ESPNcricinfoNot James Anderson or Stuart Broad: Ollie Robinson becomes first bowler in England's 149-year Test history to ...\u00a0\u00a0The Times of IndiaOllie Robinson scripts\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;National News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/J6_coFbogxhRI9iM864NL_liGXvsQp2AupsKei7z0cNNfDvGUmWUy20nuUhkREQyrpY4bEeIBucs0-w300-rw.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":176668,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176668","url_meta":{"origin":177425,"position":1},"title":"England vs New Zealand, 1st Test, Day 1 LIVE Score: Gay, Duckett open; Kiwis opt to bowl","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Welcome to Sportstar\u2019s live coverage of the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord\u2019s in London.PLAYING XINew Zealand: Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (w), Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, William ORourke England: Emilio Gay, Ben Duckett, Jacob\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TH28-INSTA-DUCKGEOFC3CE0.3.jpg.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TH28-INSTA-DUCKGEOFC3CE0.3.jpg.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TH28-INSTA-DUCKGEOFC3CE0.3.jpg.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TH28-INSTA-DUCKGEOFC3CE0.3.jpg.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TH28-INSTA-DUCKGEOFC3CE0.3.jpg.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":177209,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177209","url_meta":{"origin":177425,"position":2},"title":"ENG v NZ, 1st Test Day 2: Atkinson double leaves New Zealand reeling after Gay\u2019s fifty on England debut","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Gus Atkinson struck twice late on the second day as England pressed for victory in the first Test against New Zealand at Lord\u2019s on Friday. 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