Here is the timeline of key moments & scorecard of the first test between New Zealand men’s national cricket team and England cricket team at Christchurch on November 2024.
England beat New Zealand by 8 wickets and take a 1-0 lead.
New Zealand vs England match timeline 1st Test November 2024
Day 1 Timeline (NZ 319/8)
England win the toss and elect to field first.
Gus Atkinson gets Devon Conway early.
Tom Latham and Kane Williamson add 58 runs for the second wicket.
Brydon Carse breaks the stand and claims Latham for 47 (54)
Williamson is involved in yet another crucial third wicket stand of 68 runs alongside Rachin Ravindra.
Shoaib Bashir removes Rachin for 34 (49)
Bashir then runs through the middle and lower order and picks 4 wickets.
Kane Williamson’s entertaining 93 helps New Zealand cross 300.
Glenn Phillips remains unbeaten on 41, as Black Caps end the day at 319/8.
Day 2 Timeline (NZ 348), England 319/5
Brydon Carse claims the final 2 wickets, as New Zealand are all out for 348.
Matt Henry dismisses Zak Crawley for a duck.
England slump to 71/4 before a fine fifth wicket stand between Harry Brook and Ollie Pope rescues them
Southee breaks the partnership and removes Pope for a fine 77.
Brook remains unbeaten on 132.
England finish the day at 319/5.
Day 3 Timeline NZ 348, 155/6 England 499
Brook scores a scintillating 171.
Contributions from Ollie Pope (77), Stokes (80), Gus Atkinson (48) & Brydon Carse (33) takes England to 499.
England take a lead of 151 runs.
New Zealand lose both openers cheaply.
Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse claim 6 wickets between them.
Kane Williamson scores a valliant 61.
Black Caps end the day at 155/6, with an overall lead of 4.
Day 4 Timeline NZ 348 & 254 England 499, 104/2
Brydon Carse wrecks havoc and claims 6/42.
Daryl Mitchell scores a valiant 84.
New Zealand bowled out for 254, leaving England 104 to chase.
Matt Henry gets Zak Crawley early.
Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell add 54 runs for the second wicket.
Will O’Rourke removes Duckett for 27 (18)
Bethell scores a quickfire maiden fifty.
England win by 8 wickets.
Player of the match- Brydon Curse
New Zealand 1st innings scorecard vs England
England first innings scorecard vs NZ
NZ second innings vs Eng
Eng 2nd innings chasing scorecard vs NZ
