New Zealand national cricket team had managed to execute their plans pretty well in the first test of the two-match series against England at the iconic Lord’s. Rightly so, they gave England some hard time in their own backyard. Kiwis approached the game with a better game plan and their performance was there for everyone to see.
Devon Conway etched his name in the record books for scoring a double century on his Test debut and his brilliant knock as many as 22 fours and a six. Henry Nicholls also made a brilliant contribution of 61 in the first innings. Kiwis posted 378 in the first innings. Ollie Robinson also scalped 4 wickets on his Test debut as well. His teammates Mark Wood took 3 wickets while James Anderson settled for two wickets. Shockingly, Stuart Broad went wicketless in the first innings.
ALSO READ: Vikram Rathour Shares The Biggest Quality Of India Captain Virat Kohli
In reply, England eventually got bowled out for 275 in the first innings. Rory Burns top-scored with 132 including 16 fours and a six. Tim Southee was the pick of the bowlers for the visitors. He bowled a brilliant spell of 6/43 in his quota of 25.1 overs. In reply, the visitors posted 169/6 and then declared the innings.
Tom Latham was teh highest run-getter for the Kiwis with teh score of 36 while experienced cricketer Ross Taylor chipped in with 33. The visitors set up a target of 273 for the hosts. Cricket is a game of mixed feelings and emotions. It’s the crowd that makes even the boring match entertaining by contributing to cheers, whistles, and noises.
ALSO READ: Nicholas Pooran Tweets About CSK, Becomes Viral On Social Media
During the second innings of New Zealand, a man in the stands took everyone by surprise. Apparently, the man was finding it difficult to wear a raincoat since it was drizzling quite a bit. However, as it turned out, the man was wearing it the other way around. Meanwhile, the cameraman quickly spotted the hilarious fan and Kept on zooming in on the person. Eventually, the man realized that he was wearing it wrongly.
Here is the video of the same:
What a funny moment 😍 best moment of ENG vs NZ test 😅 pic.twitter.com/3LJK4Eks1c
— middle stump (@middlestump10) June 6, 2021
So the fan had to remove it quickly and wear it from the front. However, this time around, he made no mistake. Meanwhile, the Lord’s crowd absolutely loved the incident. The video clip of the incident is doing the rounds on the internet.
Cameraman trying really hard to find someone who is funnier than the raincoat man#ENGvsNZ @guerillacricket
— El Chopernos || Help Tara Sakhare, check my bio (@El_Chopernos) June 6, 2021
The most adorable moment' of the day's play! Public applause for a man being able to wear his Raincoat the right way after he wore it the other way around 😂😂 He enjoyed the moment too! The small side stories of a Test Match are always very interesting#ENGvNZ #ENGvsNZ pic.twitter.com/nPTBjFbLDo
— GurPreet ChAudhary (@GuriChaudhary77) June 6, 2021
