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Boult restricts England to 58 in first innings; Howard has 30-30 in Hornets’ win

March 22, 2018 03:06 pm | Updated November 10, 2021 12:20 pm IST

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New Zealand bowlers Trent Boult and Tim Southee struck early and often on the first day of the day-night Test at Eden Park as England were all out for 58 runs in just over 90 minutes.

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Boult, Southee blow England to pieces

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England were staring at the prospect of registering the lowest total in Test cricket before eventually managing 58, their sixth lowest total, in the first day-night Test at New Zealand.

Trent Boult, with career-best figures of six for 32, and Southee, who finished with four for 25, did all the damage on day one in the first of a two-match Test series.

The hosts finished the day with a lead of 117 runs, as captain Kane Williamson’s unbeaten 91 pushed their score to 175 for three.

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