PhotosENG Vs NZ, 3rd Test, Day 5: England Beat New Zealand By Seven Wickets, Complete 3-0 Series Sweep - In Pics
ENG Vs NZ, 3rd Test, Day 5: England Beat New Zealand By Seven Wickets, Complete 3-0 Series Sweep - In Pics
England knocked off the required 113 runs (target: 296) on Day 5 in double quick time with Jonny Bairstow scoring 71 not out off 44 balls to register a seven-wicket win in the third and final Test against New Zealand at Headingley, Leeds Monday. Former captain Joe Root remained unbeaten on 86 off 125. Jack Leach, who took a 10-wicket haul in the match, won the player of the match award. England thus clean swept World Test champions 3-0 in Ben Stokes' first series as England's captain. Englan next play India in the rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham, starting July 1.
Updated: 27 Jun 2022 7:59 pm
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England's captain Ben Stokes, center, holds up the winners trophy as he stands with his teammates after their win on the fifth day of the third cricket test match against New Zealand at Headingley in Leeds, England.
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New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson, center, and his teammates congratulate England batsmen Joe Root, second right, and Jonny Bairstow, partly seen on left, on their win on the fifth day of the third cricket test match between England and New Zealand at Headingley in Leeds, England.
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England's Joe Root, second left, carries a stump as he leaves the field with batting partner Jonny Bairstow after their win on the fifth day of the third cricket test match against New Zealand at Headingley in Leeds, England.
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New Zealand players congratulate England batsmen Jonny Bairstow, left, and Joe Root, second right, on their win on the fifth day of the third cricket test match between England and New Zealand at Headingley in Leeds, England.
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England's Joe Root, center right, hugs batting partner Jonny Bairstow to celebrate their win on the fifth day of the third cricket test match against New Zealand at Headingley in Leeds, England.
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England's Jonny Bairstow, right, plays a shot during the fifth day of the third cricket test match between England and New Zealand at Headingley in Leeds, England.
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New Zealand's Michael Bracewell, right, appeals unsuccessfully for the wicket of England's Joe Root during the fifth day of the third cricket test match between England and New Zealand at Headingley in Leeds, England.
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England's Joe Root plays a shot during the fifth day of the third cricket test match between England and New Zealand at Headingley in Leeds, England.
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New Zealand's wicketkeeper Tom Blundell prepares to catch the ball during the fifth day of the third cricket test match between England and New Zealand at Headingley in Leeds, England.
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England's Joe Root, left, and Jonny Bairstow celebrate scoring fifty runs partnership during the fifth day of the third cricket test match between England and New Zealand at Headingley in Leeds, England.
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England batsmen Joe Root, left, and Ollie Pope prepare to walk into the field to bat on the fifth day of the third cricket test match between England and New Zealand at Headingley in Leeds, England.
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New Zealand's Trent Boult, left, bowls a delivery during the fifth day of the third cricket test match between England and New Zealand at Headingley in Leeds, England.
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Umpire David Millns walks in the field after rain delayed start of the fifth day of the third cricket test match between England and New Zealand at Headingley in Leeds, England.
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Spectators sit under umbrellas after rain delayed start of the fifth day of the third cricket test match between England and New Zealand at Headingley in Leeds, England.