England vs New Zealand, Third Test Day 3 Live Score: Ben Duckett’s homecoming hundred lights up Trent Bridge
Few centuries would have meant as much to Ben Duckett as this one. Playing on his home ground, the England opener reached his seventh Test hundred in only 88 balls before eventually making 113 from 98 deliveries. After enduring a disappointing Ashes series and modest scores of 19, 33, 36 and 9 earlier in this series, Duckett finally converted a start into a match-changing innings. He later admitted how emotional the moment was, saying: “You can see making a century on my home ground means a lot to me. I was quite emotional and tried to take it all in.”
Duckett had skipped the IPL to work on his technique during the County Championship, believing the runs would eventually come. His innings included 18 boundaries, most of them through the covers and behind square, and he never allowed New Zealand’s bowlers to settle. The hundred also became the second-fastest by an England batter from the start of a Test innings, behind only Duckett’s own effort against India in Rajkot in 2024.
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