New Zealand Beat England By 1 Run In Thriller, Achieve Rare Test Feat
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New Zealand set England a target of 258 runs to win, but the visitors were all out for 256 in dramatic scenes as the two-Test series finished 1-1.
New Zealand beat England by just one run in a second-Test thriller on Tuesday to draw the series despite having been forced to follow-on in Wellington. With the win, New Zealand became just the third team (after England and India) to win a Test match after following on. It was only the fourth occasion a team has won a Test after being asked to follow on. England managed it twice, against Australia in 1894 and 1981, while India beat Australia in 2001. New Zealand set England a target of 258 runs to win, but the visitors were all out for 256 in dramatic scenes as the two-Test series finished 1-1.
Neil Wagner took the decisive wicket of James Anderson as New Zealand wicketkeeper Tom Blundell pulled off a diving catch to make history.
"Amazing achievement, hats off to everyone, everyone kept fighting." said Wagner, who finished with 4-62.
"That's the characteristics of this team, they played well, credit where it's due, but we found a way of contributing."
Blundell was delighted to hang on to the tumbling catch.
