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BIRMINGHAM: Indian star batter Virat Kohli and England’s Jonny Bairstow engaged in a fierce exchange of words on the third day of rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston. 

The incident took place when former Indian captain Kohli walked towards the on-strike batter Bairstow from the slips and exchanged bitter words after he was dodged by an inswinging delivery by Mohammed Shami.

Virat vs Bairstow!!!!pic.twitter.com/0iUNnfeBtr

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 3, 2022

The on-field umpires intervened to keep both the players calm as the situation heated up.

Meanwhile, Bairstow continued with his sublime form and scored a century in a bid to steer his side towards a competitive total.

It is pertinent to mention here that Bairstow and skipper Ben Stokes resumed the play on the third day with the overnight score of 84/5 after India completely dominated the hosts on the second day of Edgbaston Test.

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LEEDS: England’s spinner Jack Leach shone with two five-fers before the right-handed batter shone with a century and a half-century to power the home side to complete the clean sweep over New Zealand.

Set to chase 296 in the third and final Test, the English batters displayed brilliance as they sealed a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over the touring side.

In the run chase, the hosts had an unwanted start as they lost their opener, Alex Lees, cheaply, who walked back to the pavilion following a mix-up between the wickets after scoring a mere nine.

Zack Crawley then ran into the newly-joined Ollie Pope and added 34 runs for the second wicket before the former, who is struggling to score big, as he fell into the touring side’s plan after scoring 25.

With the home side struggling at 51-2, Pope and Joe Root then anchored the run chase as they put on a brilliant show of sheer resilience and dominance. The pair batted for more than 26 overs; both scoring fifties and added 134 runs to the team’s total before the conclusion of Day 4.

The veteran Kiwi pacer Tim Southee then shattered England’s dominant pair in the first over of the final day as he castled Pope with a ripper as the home side slipped to 185-3. The right-handed batter scored 82 off 108 balls with the help of 12 boundaries.

Last inning’s centurion Bairstow then joined Root at the crease and dominated the touring side’s bowlers. The pair put on an unbeaten 111-run partnership at a rapid pace and steered the side to the victory in no time.

Root remained unbeaten with his gritty knock of 86 off 125 balls, laced with 12 boundaries including a six, while Bairstow shone with a blistering 71 not-out off just 44 deliveries with the help of eight boundaries and three sixes.

For New Zealand, Michael Bracewell and Southee remained the only two bowlers to pick a wicket each in the second innings.

For his 10 wickets in the match, Leach was awarded the Player of the Match Award, while Root was adjudged the Player of the Series for his 396 runs and a wicket.

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LEEDS: England’s last match hero Jonny Bairstow shone in the third Test with a gritty century as he and the debutant Jamie Overton put on a valiant partnership to neutralize the early havoc by the New Zealand bowlers on the second day.

Earlier in the day, New Zealand’s overnight pair of Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell resumed the proceedings for the touring side at 225/5 before the latter’s valiant knock of 55 runs after adding 18 runs into the team’s total on the second day.

Following their partnership, the touring batting tail began to crumble as the side was losing wickets at an alarming rate. New Zealand’s top-scorer Mitchell, on the other hand, held his ground firm and scored his third consecutive century.

The right-handed batter top-scored for the side with 109 runs off 228 balls, laced with nine boundaries and three sixes.

With Mitchell’s dismissal in the 116th over, the tailenders did little to none to resist the strong English bowling attack and the side was soon bowled out for 329 in the second session.

For England, Jack Leach starred with a five-fer, while Stuart Broad chipped in with his three. Overton and Matthew Potts, on the other hand, struck out a batter each.

In response, the home side was off to a dismal start as the Kiwi pacers ran through the English top order and the hosts were struggling at 55-6 in the 12th over.

Following the early horror, the pair of Bairstow and Overton neutralized the trouble as they displayed sheer grit to bring their side back in the game and carried their bats till the stumps.

England’s last match hero Bairstow amassed his century, while Overton is 11 away from the milestone on his debut when the umpires dislodged the bails.

Following their astounding unbeaten partnership, England manage to find themselves in a comfortable position as they finished on 264-6 in 49 overs.

Bairstow (130) and Overton (89) will now resume the proceedings for the home side on the third day.

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NOTTINGHAM: Jonny Bairstow slammed a match-winning knock of 136 runs off 92 balls coupled with England skipper Ben Stokes’ unbeaten 75 off 70 balls helped England to a remarkable five-wicket win against New Zealand in the second Test on Tuesday, clinching the Test series 2-0.

Bairstow displayed a phenomenal show of power hitting in red-ball cricket as he took only 77 balls to reach the ninth century of his career helping his team to claim the highest-ever target of 299 runs at Trent Bridge.

England chased down the historic target in just 50 overs at an astonishing run rate of around six per over.

The crowd showed in numbers to witness the thrilling final day and were not disappointed by Bairstow and the skipper Stokes, who rained boundaries.

Bairstow smashed 7 gigantic sixes and 14 fours in his glittering knock, while, Stokes hit 10 fours and four sixes to take his side home.

New Zealand were bowled out at 284 before Lunch after they resumed the second inning from 224/7 on the final day.

England, on the other hand, went through a dismal start losing the first wicket in the second over as opener Zak Crawley was dismissed on a duck by Trent Boult in his first over.

England continued to move towards the target while losing wickets at regular intervals and lost 4 wickets at 93 before Tea. England’s top scorer of the first inning, Joe Root, fell cheaply facing just four balls, caught and bowled by Boult.

The final session was dominated by England thanks to the blistering knocks by Bairstow and Stokes, who completely stormed through the New Zealand bowling. Bairstow only left the crease after setting his side in a comfortable position.

Boult starred with the ball for New Zealand but his three wickets went in vain as the Kiwi bowlers leaked too many runs and looked helpless in front of England’s forceful attack with the bat.

England now have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Test series against the touring side. England won the first Test at Lord’s by five wickets.

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