ENG vs NZ LIVE: Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell join elite list, punish England with 4th century stand of the series- New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell joined a select group of players when they posted their fourth century partnership of a Test series on Sunday. Follow ENG vs NZ LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Only four other pairs have performed a similar feat, with Australia’s David Boon and Mark Waugh sharing five hundred stands during the 1993 Ashes series in England.
ENG vs NZ LIVE: Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell join elite list, punish England with 4th century stand of the series – Check record
#StatChat | Tom Blundell & Daryl Mitchell become the 5th pair in Test history to put on 4 century stands in a series 🏏 #ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/qiGwyqAxtL
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That also shared a stand of 120 in the first innings of this match which followed their partnerships of 195 and 236 at Lord’s and Trent Bridge respectively.
Yet despite all of Mitchell and Blundell’s runs, World Test champions New Zealand are currently 2-0 down in a three-match series.
ENG vs NZ LIVE: Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell join elite list, punish England with 4th century stand of the series – Check record
Four or more hundred partnerships by the same batsmen in a Test series (players, team, opponents, season):
David Boon/Mark Waugh (5), Australia v England, 1993
Jack Hobbs/Herbert Sutcliffe, England v Australia, 1924/25
Vijay Hazare/Rusi Modi, India v West Indies, 1948/49
Mohammad Yousuf/Younis Khan, Pakistan v India, 2005/06
Daryl Mitchell/Tom Blundell, New Zealand v England, 2022
ENG vs NZ LIVE: Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell join elite list, punish England with 4th century stand of the series – Check record
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