England defeat New Zealand by 115 runs at Lord’s:Gus Atkinson, Nathan Smith take 5-wicket hauls; Gay slams maiden half-century

England defeated New Zealand by 115 runs in the first Test played at Lord’s. With this, the team took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The second Test will be played at The Oval from June 17. On Sunday, New Zealand was bowled out for 138 runs. England had set a target of 254 runs. On the fourth day of the match, Gus Atkinson took 5 wickets in the second innings. He had taken 2 wickets in the first innings. Ollie Robinson was chosen as the Player of the Match for taking 7 wickets in the game. Gus Atkinson takes a 5-wicket haul in the last day On the last day of the match, Gus Atkinson took 5 wickets for 30 runs and wrapped up New Zealand’s innings. Robinson took 2, Josh Tongue took 2, and captain Ben Stokes took 1 wicket. The match concluded in just 167 overs. Chasing 254 runs, New Zealand had a poor start. Captain Tom Latham was out without scoring, while Kane Williamson could only make 18 runs. Robinson and Josh Tongue took continuous wickets, pushing New Zealand on the back foot. Devon Conway scored 41 runs off 91 balls and Glenn Phillips remained unbeaten on 44 runs, but he received no support from the other end. England scored 140 runs in the first innings The match began with New Zealand winning the toss and choosing to bowl. England’s first innings was restricted to 140 runs against the bowling of Kyle Jamieson and Nathan Smith. Harry Brook scored 56 runs off 71 balls, taking the team to a respectable total. Jamieson took 5 wickets for 62 runs, and Nathan Smith bagged 3 wickets. New Zealand could only score 113 runs England’s bowlers did not allow New Zealand to gain any advantage in the first innings. Ollie Robinson took 5 wickets for 39 runs. New Zealand had lost the wickets of Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, and Rachin Ravindra for just 2 runs. Glenn Phillips (34) and Kyle Jamieson (not out 38) put up some resistance, but the entire team was bowled out for 113 runs. England gained a 27-run lead based on the first innings. Emilio Gay slammed a maiden half-century at Lord’s Emilio Gay, making his debut for England in the second innings, played an innings of 57 runs off 95 balls. Jamie Smith contributed 39 and Ollie Robinson contributed 29 runs. Although the team was all out for 226 runs, they set a target of 254 runs for New Zealand. For the Kiwi team, Nathan Smith took 6 wickets for 70 runs.