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Battered but unbowed, Daryl Mitchell’s unbeaten 100 puts New Zealand on brink

Mitchell’s unbeaten 100 helped New Zealand declare at 288-9 and leave England needing 373 on a pitch favoring bowlers.

  • On Sunday in Nottingham, Daryl Mitchell scored an unbeaten century, helping New Zealand close in on a rare test series win in England.
  • Battered by England's bowlers, Mitchell took 13 blows to his body or gloves, including one bouncer from Gus Atkinson onto his helmet grill.
  • Facing 241 balls, Mitchell reached his sixth test hundred; his partnership with Ben Sears produced 50 runs together in as many balls.
  • New Zealand set England an unlikely target of 373 at Trent Bridge, where England was sinking at 103-4 following skipper Ben Stokes' retirement announcement.
  • Mitchell's performance positions New Zealand for a rare test series win, with the batter also taking a catch to end Ben Stokes' test career.
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Battered but unbowed, Daryl Mitchell’s unbeaten 100 puts New Zealand on brink

Daryl Mitchell's unbeaten century has helped New Zealand set England an unlikely target of 373 in the series-deciding test in Nottingham. Mitchell was 26 overnight.

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