Welcome to our live coverage of the second day of the third and final Test between England and New Zealand at Seddon Parkaubet, Hamilton on Sunday (December 15, 2024). Ben Stokes' men have already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series and the BlackCaps are fighting to avoid an embarrassing 3-0 whitewash at home. (Live Streaming | More Cricket News)

On Day 1, New Zealand steadily squandered a good start, slumping from 172-2 to 231-7 before rallying to 315-9 at stumps. Mitchell Santner hit the last ball of the day for six to reach his fourth test half century and was 50 not out while Will O’Rourke had yet to score. The New Zealand tail added 76 runs in the last eight overs of the day to bring some balance back into the game after the failure of the middle order.

After a 105-run opening partnership between Tom Latham and Will Young, New Zealand enjoyed the rare experience of holding the upper hand over England in a series which so far has been one-sided in favor of the tourists.

Follow the live scores and ball-by-ball commentary of the third NZ vs ENG Test, right here.

Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to field first.

New Zealand: Tom Latham(c), Will Young, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), William ORourke, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Tim Southee

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ollie Pope(w), Ben Stokes(c), Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Brydon Carse, Shoaib Bashir

“The final was really intense; the Chinese were breathing down our necks throughout the game and made it really difficult for us to create a clear goal scoring chance,” Harmanpreet said in a Hockey India release.

On Tuesday, deep inside Chinese Mongolia, the Harmanpreet Singh-led Men in Blue did just about enough to beat a spirited Chinese side. The occasion: the final of the Asian Champions Trophy 2024.

Earlieraubet, Harry Brook notched up his second hundred of the series, Joe Root scored his 36th Test ton and Gus Atkinson claimed a hat-trick as the hosts defeated the Kiwis by a thumping 323-run margin in Wellington.