{"id":22554,"date":"2024-03-02T04:20:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T09:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/new-zealand-vs-australia-glenn-phillips-takes-maiden-test-five-for-as-black-caps-battle-back-on-day-three-in-wellington-cricket-news\/02\/03\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-03-02T04:20:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T09:20:50","slug":"new-zealand-vs-australia-glenn-phillips-takes-maiden-test-five-for-as-black-caps-battle-back-on-day-three-in-wellington-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/new-zealand-vs-australia-glenn-phillips-takes-maiden-test-five-for-as-black-caps-battle-back-on-day-three-in-wellington-cricket-news\/02\/03\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand vs Australia: Glenn Phillips takes maiden Test five-for as Black Caps battle back on day three in Wellington | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New Zealand closed day three of the first Test against Australia on 111-3, chasing 369 to win, keeping alive their slim hopes of victory in the series opener.<\/p>\n

Glenn Phillips (5-45) took a maiden Test five-for and Matt Henry chipped in with 3-36 to bowl Australia out for 164 in their second innings, giving the Black Caps a sniff.<\/p>\n

Phillips, the off-spinner in just his sixth Test, found himself on a hat-trick after removing Travis Head for 29 and dismissing Mitchell Marsh next ball.<\/p>\n

First-innings centurion Cameron Green contributed a further 34 with the bat for Australia, while nightwatchman Nathan Lyon was the unlikely top scorer, eventually falling on 41 with a first Test fifty in sight.<\/p>\n

As New Zealand set about their record run-chase in Tests, the hosts lost Tom Latham (8) and Kane Williamson (9) cheaply to Lyon, before part-time spinner Head removed Will Young for 15 – the Black Caps reeling at 59-3.<\/p>\n

But a classy, unbeaten 56 from Rachin Ravindra, supported in an unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 52 by Daryl Mitchell (12no), saw New Zealand survive through to stumps without further loss.<\/p>\n

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New Zealand’s highest successful fourth-innings run chase in their history is 324 – against Pakistan at Christchurch in 1994. Their current target of 369 would not only eclipse that but it would represent the 10th-highest chase in Test history.<\/p>\n

Phillips told reporters after the day’s play: “I definitely think we’ve got the time on our hands to be able to pull this off.<\/p>\n

“I understand we’ve got to combat the situations that are out there. Obviously there’s a bit of turn, so it’s a matter of how we go about combating Lyon. The way their big fast bowlers bowl as well is going to be a challenge.”<\/p>\n

Australia, meanwhile, are confident of closing things out to take a 1-0 lead in the series going into the second and final Test in Christchurch.<\/p>\n

“Credit where credit’s due, [Rachin] played very well there,” Lyon said. “But I know if we can come out here and just do our job, and put the pressure on and challenge their defence for long periods of time, hopefully we’ll crack them.”<\/p>\n

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New Zealand closed day three of the first Test against Australia on 111-3, chasing 369 to win, keeping alive their slim hopes