Star all-rounder Cameron Green was concerned in a hilarious incident on Day 2 of the continued first Test between New Zealand and Australia on the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Friday. It occurred within the third over of the morning session after Australia had resumed their innings at 279/9. New Zealand pacer Matt Henry bowled an in-swinger to Josh Hazlewood, who caressed the ball by midwicket. While Green and Hazlewood may’ve stolen two runs, the previous despatched the latter again even earlier than he accomplished a single.

Both Green and Hazlewood had crossed, however the all-rounder known as the pacer again to his place as he was desperate to regain the strike for the primary ball of the subsequent over.

The incident, which befell on the ultimate ball of th 88th over, left the umpires and opposition captain Tim Southee baffled. The commentators, then again, noticed the humorous facet of Green’s antics.

Meanwhile, Green and Josh Hazlewood scripted historical past on Friday as they mixed to register Australia’s highest partnership for the tenth wicket towards New Zealand, in addition to the fourth-best general by an Australian pair.

The pair tormented New Zealand’s bowling assault throughout the morning session of the second day in Wellington, placing up 116 for the ultimate wicket with ease, shattering Jason Gillespie and Glenn McGrath’s earlier document of 114 runs in Brisbane in 2004.

The partnership was simply Australia’s sixth of 100 runs or extra for the tenth wicket in red-ball cricket, and it helped the reigning World Test Championship winners obtain a big rating of 383 of their first innings following a troublesome opening day at Basin Reserve.

Green’s unbeaten efficiency of 174 inspired Australia, with the younger all-rounder taking part in a affected person sport to start earlier than reaching his second Test century within the penultimate over of the day, after which taking a extra attacking technique with Hazlewood on Friday.

The duo batted correctly when needed, with Green, particularly, utilizing his energy to smash something quick from the Kiwis, irritating the hosts and registering the fourth-best partnership of all time for the tenth wicket by an Australian group.

Green’s hundred was simply the second time he has scored triple digits for Australia in Test cricket, topping his earlier better of 114 towards India in Ahmedabad final yr.

(With ANI Inputs)