'Udta teer lene ka shauk hai Ben Stokes ko' - New Zealand register stunning victory after beating England by 1 run in 2nd Test

New Zealand becomes second team after India to win a Test match after being pushed to follow-on in the game.

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New Zealand registered a historic victory against England in the second Test of the two-match Test series. Kiwis beat England by the barest margin of one run at the Basin Reserve, Wellington on Tuesday. This was one of the greatest comebacks as Kiwis had to follow on after their first innings.

On Day 5 of the game, England started their run chase from 48 for 1. They needed 210 runs more to win the second Test but their start was not so good as they lost Ollie Robinson, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, and Harry Brook in quick succession. England was restricted to 80 for five in the very first hour of the game.

To rescue England former captain Joe Root and current skipper Ben Stokes batted for a full session and added 131 runs for the 6th wicket. Root scored 83 runs off 113 balls while Stokes scored 33 runs off 116 balls. Both were dismissed by Neil Wagner who shined with the bowl for the hosts. Wagner took four wickets including the last wicket of James Anderson.

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James Anderson once again failed to save England

Senior England pacer James Anderson once again failed to save England in the nail-biting Test match. Anderson was forced to face some last balls of the game to draw the match for the visitors. However, Wagner pulled out the best of him and handed Kiwis a 1-run victory.

Notably, last time in Sri Lanka in a similar situation when England needed to survive two balls to draw the match Anderson got out on the second last ball of the game. Although this has been one of the best games in the history of Test Cricket. In the last 22 years, New Zealand becomes the only second team After India won a game after being forced to follow on.

Meanwhile, Fans react to the amazing game of cricket and call it the best comeback ever. A Twitter user said, "feel for Anderson once again he failed to save England."

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