London (AFP) – Rachin Ravindra fell agonisingly short of a century but together with Daryl Mitchell still batted New Zealand into a strong position on the fourth day of the third and deciding Test against England at Trent Bridge on Sunday.
Issued on: 28/06/2026 - 14:22
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Rachin Ravindra walks off the field after being dismissed for 94 in the third Test against England at Trent Bridge © Darren Staples / AFP
New Zealand were 180-4 in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day, already a lead of 264 runs with five sessions of the match remaining on an increasingly wearing pitch.Ravindra was dismissed for a well-made 94 after he had put on 129 for for the fourth wicket with Mitchell, 47 not out.With this three-match series all square at 1-1, it looked like New Zealand would bat through the session without losing a wicket.But off-spinner Shoaib Bashir, succeeding where England's quicks had failed when, struck with his fourth ball of the day when a sharply turning delivery hit Ravindra on the back leg.
