New Zealand vs England, 3rd Test: Stats Preview of Players’ Records and Approaching Milestones

Tim Southee and Joe Root. (Photo Source: Twitter/X)

While both teams are out of the race for the WTC Final, there is still some significance attached to the third Test between New Zealand and England which will be played at Hamilton’s Seddon Park. 

England won both the preceding Tests rather comprehensively on the back of centuries from Harry Brook mainly. They will look to cap a mixed year in Test cricket off with a 3-0 win and adding another historical whitewash to the year. 

New Zealand, having beaten India in India prior, were left playing catch-up in both Tests and now find themselves needing to avoid the same fate they befell on India in a historic whitewash. 

The Test is otherwise notable for being Tim Southee’s last. Southee announced his retirement from Test cricket before the start of the series, saying that the third Test would be his last. Incidentally, it is also at the same venue where he made his Test debut and against the same opposition. 

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Here are some of the upcoming milestones –

11 – Tim Southee is 11 wickets away from completing 400 wickets in Test cricket. 

5 – Tim Southee needs five sixes to complete 100 sixes in Test cricket. 

2 – Gus Atkinson needs two wickets to get to 50 wickets in Tests. 

114 – Joe Root needs 114 runs to get to 13,000 runs in Tests. 

15 – Daryl Mitchell is 15 runs away from completing 2000 runs in Tests. 

5 – Rachin Ravindra needs five runs to complete 1000 runs in Tests. 

39 – Will Young is 39 runs away from completing 1000 runs in Tests. 

3 – Shoaib Bashir needs three wickets to complete 50 wickets in Tests.