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06/19 12:40 CDT Nicholls' unbeaten 119 puts New Zealand 352 ahead as England
wilts at The Oval
Nicholls' unbeaten 119 puts New Zealand 352 ahead as England wilts at The Oval
By FOSTER NIUMATA
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) --- Kane who?
Henry Nicholls, recalled by New Zealand to replace retired great Kane
Williamson, smacked an unbeaten century against England to help boost their
lead to a formidable 352 on day three Friday of The Oval test.
New Zealand was 252-3 in its second innings at stumps, effectively 352-3 after
earning a hefty 100-run first innings lead by dismissing England for 291 on the
stroke of lunch.
Nicholls reached stumps on 119 and featured on a blue sky day with Rachin
Ravindra, out for 76. They first steadied the innings, rebuilt it, then flayed
England after tea.
Their partnership of 161 from 201 balls is New Zealand's highest ever at The
Oval.
New Zealand is under pressure to win the match to set up a series decider in
the third test in Nottingham next week. The Black Caps will be wary of giving
England a sniff after being chased down in all three tests on the last tour in
2022.
New Zealand has seven wickets in hand and time to impose a 500-run lead before
unleashing its resting pace attack.
England's highest successful fourth-innings chase to win at The Oval was 263
against Australia in 1902, and its highest ever anywhere was 378-3 against
India in 2022 at Edgbaston at the start of Bazball.
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