Home | News | Southee Gets Perfect Sendoff As Nz Clinch 423 Run Win Over England Southee gets perfect sendoff as NZ clinch 423-run win over England The victory for New Zealand saw them rise to fourth place in the latest ICC World Test Championship standings By IANS Published Date - 17 December 2024, 10:49 AM New Zealand's Tim Southee waves as he leads his teammates from the field after defeating England in the third cricket test between England and New Zealand in Hamilton, New Zealand on Tuesday. — Photo:AP Hamilton: Retiring fast bowler Tim Southee received a perfect sendoff from Test cricket as New Zealand clinched an emphatic 423-run triumph over England in the third Test on Tuesday. It was New Zealand’s biggest-ever Test win in terms of runs.
While England had already clinched the series with wins in the opening two matches, the victory for New Zealand saw them rise to fourth place in the latest ICC World Test Championship standings. England, meanwhile, fell to sixth in the standings and behind New Zealand (fourth) and Sri Lanka in fifth. Southee picked up a pair of wickets during England’s second innings to finish his career with 391 Test scalps in 107 Tests, with teammates Mitchell Santner (4-85) and Matt Henry (2-62) doing the majority of the damage to offset half-centuries from Jacob Bethell (76) and Joe Root (54).
Chasing a daunting target of 658, England resumed from the overnight score of 18/2. With Ben Stokes opting not to bat after injuring his hamstring, N.
