New Zealand vs England ஸ்கோர்கார்டு, 3rd Test, England vs New Zealand 2022

England have won each of their last two men's Tests against New Zealand, after going winless in their seven meetings prior in the format (D3, L4); the last time they enjoyed a longer winning run against the Black Caps was a three-match span from May 2013 to May 2015.

New Zealand defeated England by 199 runs in their most recent men's Test at Headingley (May 2015); it was only the Black Caps' second victory against England from eight meetings at the venue in the format (D1, L5).

England have won each of their last two men's Tests, after winning only one of their 17 matches prior (D5, L11); the last time they enjoyed a longer winning run in the format was a three-match span from January to February in 2021.

New Zealand have lost their last three men's Tests in succession; the last time the Black Caps went on a longer losing run in the format was a four-match span from August to October in 2016.

New Zealand have scored a boundary once every 15.5 balls in men's Tests since the beginning of 2020, the second most frequent of any team in that time (India - 15.4).

England have made 17 run outs when fielding in men's Tests since the beginning of 2020, three more than the next best team in that time (Pakistan - 14) and more than four times as many as New Zealand (4).

Ben Stokes (England) is one away from becoming just the third player to hit 100 sixes in the history of men’s Test cricket (Brendon McCullum - 107 and Adam Gilchrist - 100); he has logged more than one in each of his last three Test innings against New Zealand, after hitting only four across all his 12 innings prior in the format against the Black Caps.

Jonny Bairstow (4,962) is 38 away from becoming the 24th player to score 5,000 runs for England in men's Tests; his Test batting average at Headingley (42.5) is his best at any ground in England and his third best in the format overall (min. 4 innings).

New Zealand duo Kane Williamson (14%) and Daryl Mitchell (15%) have the best batting false shot percentages of any players in this men’s Test series between the Black Caps and England.

Stuart Broad (England – 385) and Trent Boult (New Zealand – 385) have bowled more dot balls than any other players in this men’s Test series between New Zealand and England.