‘The match is worth the money, but we are disappointed…’, captain Stokes also feels sad as he loses by 1 run against New Zealand
Ben Stokes led the England team that toured New Zealand. Under the leadership of Stokes, England achieved a magnificent victory in the first Test. However, England suffered a shock defeat in the second Test. They lost by 1 run against New Zealand in this match played at Wellington on Tuesday (February 28). After this, England captain Ben Stokes has given a big reaction about the defeat. He said, “It’s great to be a part of such a Test match.” Also, Test cricket is known for this. At this time, Stokes also praised New Zealand.
In the Wellington Test match, the New Zealand team defeated the England team led by Ben Stokes by just 1 run. Also, the series was tied at 1-1. Chasing the challenge of 257 runs, England’s innings ended on 256 runs on the fifth day. Thus they suffered a shock defeat by 1 run. The last wicket fell in the form of England batsman James Anderson in this Test. At this time he couldn’t believe himself that he was out and England lost the match.
The end of a thrilling five days in Wellington. Neil Wagner (4-62) stars with the ball on the final day at the Basin Reserve. The Series drawn 1-1. Catch up on the scores https://t.co/i5aMjAngcf. #NZvENG pic.twitter.com/8Cr2dCmZ28
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) February 28, 2023
‘We are very disappointed with the defeat’
England captain Ben Stokes reacts after the defeat in the match. He said, “Test cricket is known for this kind of game. It was a great match. Many people were very emotional. The Kiwi team was also very emotional. It’s great to be a part of such a Test match. It remains a money recovery match for everyone. Credit goes to Neil Wagner and Team Saudi. He planned such a great plan. We are disappointed by this loss. Now we have a couple of months before the Ashes.”
Honors even. Cricket the winner.
🇳🇿 #NZvENG 🏴 pic.twitter.com/yn8egFUSaU
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 28, 2023
In fact, England declared their first innings at 435 for the loss of 8 wickets. At this time Joe Root scored 153 not out and Harry Brook scored 186 runs for England. Chasing this challenge, New Zealand could score only 209 runs in the first innings. After this, England gave him a follow-on. This time in the second innings, New Zealand scored 483 runs. This included Kane Williamson’s contribution of 132 runs. Also, Tom Blundell scored a knock of 90 runs. Thus, New Zealand set a challenge of 257 runs against England, which the England team failed to overcome. (cricketer ben stokes reacts on england loss in 2nd wellington test vs new zealand)
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