ENG vs NZ 1st Test 2022: Joe Root, Ben Stokes Fifties Put England on Top on Day 3
New Zealand had earlier set a 277-run target for England to chase. With two days still remaining and 61 runs to get, the hosts are clearly in the driver's seat.
Joe Root and Ben Stokes struck half-centuries as England ended clearly on top on Day 3 of the first Test at the Lord's Cricket Stadium on Saturday, June 4. Stokes (54) and Root's (77*) helped England score 216/5, just 61 runs short of the target. Kyle Jamieson was New Zealand's best bowlers with four wickets. Earlier, Daryl Mitchell struck his second Test hundred as New Zealand set a 277-run target.
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