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Patna : Electing to bat after winning the toss, England were 258/7 at stumps on Day 1 in their first innings in 2nd test against New Zeland (NZ) at Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK, on June 10, 2021, night, with opener Rory Burns, who had scored century in 1st test, scoring 81 in 187 balls with 10 fours and his opening partner Dominic Sibley scoring 35 in 84 balls with 5 fours.
Burns and Sibley added 72 runs for the first wicket. Burns fell to Trent Boult while Sibley fell to Matt Henry. Zak Crawley fell to Neil Wagner for zero while captain Joe Root fell to Henry for 4. Daniel Lawrence was unbeaten on 67 in 100 balls with 11 fours and Mark Wood was batting on 16 at stumps on Day 1. For New Zealand, Trent Boult, Matt Henry, and spinner Ajaz Patel took two wickets each while Neil Wagner tool 1 wicket.