New Zealand captured the series by defeating England by 160 runs in the third Test played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. With this victory, the Kiwi team set a record of winning the series in a unique way for the first time. For New Zealand, Devon Conway and Tom Latham scored centuries in the first innings and Daryl Mitchell scored centuries in the second innings. Thanks to the centuries of all three, the team was successful in putting a big total on the board.

Batting first, New Zealand was all out for 438 runs. In reply, the English team was limited to 354 runs in its first innings. Then New Zealand declared its innings in its second innings after scoring 288 runs for 9 wickets and set a target of 373 runs for England. While chasing, England under the captaincy of Ben Stokes collapsed for 212 runs. With this victory, New Zealand also set a big record.

New Zealand created history

This is the first time in the history of Test cricket that New Zealand won a three-match Test series after losing the first match. In this way, this match was historic for the Kiwi team.

Centuries of Latham, Conway and Mitchell

Tom Latham and Devon Conway, who opened for New Zealand in the first innings, scored centuries. Conway scored 157 runs by hitting 22 fours and 3 sixes. Latham scored 151 runs with 15 fours. In the second innings, Daryl Mitchell scored 100 runs by hitting 10 fours and 1 six. Mitchell was awarded the title of Player of the Match for this innings.

New Zealand defeated for the second time in a row

Since 2015, England has played 23 series on home soil, winning 14 of them. 7 ended in a draw. Faced defeat in 2 series. Both times New Zealand defeated England. Before this 2026 series, the English team had faced a 1-0 defeat against New Zealand in the 2-match Test series played in 2021. In this way, the Kiwi team dominated England both on home soil.

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