{"id":186635,"date":"2026-06-27T15:06:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T20:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=186635"},"modified":"2026-06-27T15:06:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T20:36:30","slug":"ravindra-puts-new-zealand-in-command-against-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=186635","title":{"rendered":"Ravindra puts New Zealand in command against England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71155590\">New Zealand played itself into a strong position on day \u200bthree of the series-deciding third Ttest against England at Trent \u200cBridge.<\/p>\n<p>After securing an 84-run first innings lead, \u200bthe Black Caps overcame a difficult start \u2060with the bat to extend it to 204 at the close on 120-3.<\/p>\n<p>Rachin Ravindra made a valuable 60 not out, \u200csharing an unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 69 with Daryl Mitchell to put New Zealand in \u200ccommand.<\/p>\n<p>Openers Tom Latham and Devon Conway \u2013 centurions in \u200cthe \u2060first innings \u2013 both went cheaply second time \u2060around.<\/p>\n<p>Jofra Archer did the damage, trapping Latham lbw for four with the final ball of the opening over and then inducing Conway (5) \u200bto edge to first \u200cslip after unsettling him with a blow to his helmet. His menacing opening five-over burst yielded 2-12.<\/p>\n<p>Gus Atkinson then removed Henry Nicholls for 16 with \u200cHarry Brook taking a sharp slip catch.<\/p>\n<p>But Ravindra \u200band Mitchell calmly steadied the ship, leaving England in a tight corner after their first \u2060innings had fallen away disappointingly.<\/p>\n<p>Resuming on 223-2, they subsided to 354 all out with Nathan Smith &#8211; New Zealand\u2019s \u200cleading wicket-taker in the series with 14 \u2013 taking advantage of a surface offering far more help to the bowlers than on the first two days to take 4-91.<\/p>\n<p>Without Matt Henry and Kyle Jamieson and having lost Blair Tickner concussed by a short ball \u200cfrom Archer, the rest of the New Zealand attack had to \u200bstep up and they did.<\/p>\n<p>Smith was well supported by Will O\u2019Rourke who took 3-53 and \u2060Tickner\u2019s replacement Zak Foulkes, who finished with 3-35 including \u2060the key wickets of Ben Stokes and Harry Brook, who made 58 from 80 balls.<\/p>\n<p>It was, \u200cemphatically, New Zealand\u2019s day as it seeks to inflict what would be a seventh defeat in \u200bnine Tests on England.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 28, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/england-vs-new-zealand-3rd-test-day-three-rachin-ravindra-half-century-match-report-win-loss-scenario\/article71155590.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand played itself into a strong position on day \u200bthree of the series-deciding third Ttest against England at Trent \u200cBridge. After securing an 84-run first innings lead, \u200bthe Black&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":186636,"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_feature_clip_id":0,"_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-186635","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\/1782592591_image2028.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":177425,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177425","url_meta":{"origin":186635,"position":0},"title":"ENG vs NZ LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 3: Start delayed due to rain; New Zealand 36\/3 in 254 chase","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"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 REPORTNew Zealand\u2019s Nathan Smith took a fine six-wicket haul, but it's the host which is ahead at the end of Day 2\u2019s play of the first\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\/2026-06-04T184250Z_1839455513_UP1EM641FZCWP_RTRMADP_3_CRICKET-ENG-NZL.JPG?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-04T184250Z_1839455513_UP1EM641FZCWP_RTRMADP_3_CRICKET-ENG-NZL.JPG?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-04T184250Z_1839455513_UP1EM641FZCWP_RTRMADP_3_CRICKET-ENG-NZL.JPG?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-04T184250Z_1839455513_UP1EM641FZCWP_RTRMADP_3_CRICKET-ENG-NZL.JPG?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-04T184250Z_1839455513_UP1EM641FZCWP_RTRMADP_3_CRICKET-ENG-NZL.JPG?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":173432,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173432","url_meta":{"origin":186635,"position":1},"title":"Ravindra, Blundell hit centuries as NZ meets Ireland for first time in Tests","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Rachin Ravindra and Tom Blundell hit centuries as New Zealand recovered from losing two early wickets to reach 361-5 at Stumps on the opening day of its first-ever Test match against Ireland on Wednesday. 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