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Patna : The 1st test between England and New Zealand (NZ) at Lord’s, London, ended in a draw on Day 5 on June 6, 2021, night. Set a target of 273 runs to win the match, England, who had scored 275 in their first innings, scored 170/3 in their 2nd innings.

England opener Dominic Sibley  remained unbeaten on 60 with 3 fours and Ollie Pope  remained 20 not out. Opener Rory Burns, who had scored 132 in first innings, fell to Neil Wagner for 25. England captain Joe Root also fell to Neil Wagner for 40. Zak Crawley fell to Tim Southee for 2.

NZ had scored 378 in their first innings with opener Devon Conway scoring a double century and had declared their 2nd innings at 169/6 with opener Tom Latham scoring 36 and Ross Taylor 33. NZ captain Kane Williamson fell to fast medium bowler Ollie Robinson for 1.