Auckland (March 22, 2018): New Zealand’s fast bowling duo Trent Boult and Tim Southee memorized Pakistan’s Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis as they bowled out England on record lowest for 58 in the first inning of the first test in Auckland on Thursday.
Skipper Kane Williamson´s unbeaten 91 set New Zealand up for a commanding lead after England were skittle for one of the lowest scores in their history.
At stumps on day one in the first day-night Test in New Zealand, the Black Caps were 175 for three and 117 runs ahead with seven wickets in hand.
England’s innings lasted just 20.4 overs with New Zealand pacer Trent Boult taking career-best figures of 6 for 32 while his team-mate Tim Southee claimed four for 25. For New Zealand, Craig Overton, batting at number nine, top scored with an unbeaten 33.
Earlier, Wasim and Waqar bowled out Sri lanka in 1994.
At 23 for 8, England threatened New Zealand’s most unwanted record of the lowest ever Test score, 26, before they recovered to be all out for 58.
But Overtone’s unbeaten 33 lifted England to their sixth lowest total in Test cricket history.
England captain Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali and Stuart Broad departed without troubling the scorers.
List of England’s six lowest Test innings:
i: 45 vs Australia in Sydney, January 28, 1887
ii: 46 vs West Indies in Port of Spain, March 25, 1994
iii: 51 vs West Indies in Kingston, February 4, 2009
iv: 52 vs Australia at The Oval, August 14, 1948
v: 53 vs Australia at Lord’s, July 16, 1888
vi: 58 vs New Zealand in Auckland, March 22, 2018
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