In the first session of the first Test at Hagley Oval, New Zealand’s seamers dominated, reducing England to 45 for 3 with debutant Nathan Smith taking crucial wickets of Jacob Bethell and Joe Root. Ben Duckett fought to 32* as England struggled to score at three runs per over, while New Zealand’s bowlers capitalized on swinging conditions to restrict England’s progress and leave them trailing by 303 runs at lunch.
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The Kingston Kings have seen impressive performances from Roston Chase, Jason Holder, and Gudakesh Motie, with Chase scoring two fifties and one thirty, Holder taking 7 wickets and hitting two 25-run bonuses, and Motie consistently getting 2 or more wickets in each of his 4 matches. Andre Russell stands out for his all-round skills against Australia, averaging nearly 70 points with 265 runs, 9 wickets, and 6 catches in 13 matches. Shai Hope, Ben Dwarshuis, Mitchell Owen, and Cameron Green have also been in top form, with Hope scoring 2 fifties and 2 thirties, Dwarshuis taking wickets in 15 consecutive T20s, Owen hitting the second-most sixes in 2025, and Green scoring 318 runs and taking 10 wickets in the last...
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