This bowler did a great job in the last test match, equal to Chris Gayle; left calais behind
Chris Gayle, Jacques Kallis and Tim Southee
New Zealand vs England Test Series: The third and last Test match is being played between England and New Zealand. In this match, England captain Ben Stokes has won the toss and decided to bowl first. The openers made a great start for New Zealand and made a partnership of 105 runs. After the end of the first day’s play, New Zealand scored 315 runs at the loss of 9 wickets.
Saudi reached level with Chris Gayle
Bowler Tim Southee batted excellently for New Zealand in the match. He scored 23 runs in 10 balls, which included one four and three sixes. He did a great job by hitting three sixes in his innings. Now he has reached par with Chris Gayle in terms of hitting most sixes in Test cricket. Both Gayle and Tim Southee have hit 98-98 sixes in Tests. At the same time, Jacques Kallis had hit 97 sixes in the test.
Players who hit most sixes in Test cricket:
- Ben Stokes- 133
- Brendon McCullum- 107
- Adam Gilchrist-100
- Tim Southee-98
- chris gayle-98
- Jacques Kallis-97
Played cricket in all three formats for New Zealand
Tim Southee had announced his retirement even before the third Test against England and he is playing his last Test match. He has played cricket in all three formats for New Zealand. He has played 107 Test, 161 ODI and 125 T20 matches for the Kiwi team. He has taken 389 wickets in his name in Tests. Apart from this, 2243 runs have also been scored. He also has 7 half-centuries in his name in Test cricket.
On the first day of the third test against England, 315 runs were scored at the loss of 9 wickets. Captain Tom Latham has scored the maximum 63 runs for the team. Apart from them, Kane Williamson has scored 44 runs and Mitchell Santner has scored 50 runs. It is only because of the fighting innings of these players that the New Zealand team has been able to reach 300 plus runs.
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