New Zealand was 36-3 in pursuit of an increasingly distant 254 runs to beat England after day two on a challenging Lord's pitch on Saturday. England bagged the big wicket of Kane Williamson just 10 minutes before stumps, caught by Ben Duckett off the bowling of Gus Atkinson for 9 runs.
Earlier, England resumed their first innings at 259-3 and were bowled out for 362, with Joe Root top-scoring with 143. New Zealand responded with 123 all out in their first innings, with England's Gus Atkinson taking 4-31. England then declared their second innings at 15-0, setting New Zealand a target of 254.
New Zealand's chase got off to a poor start, losing Devon Conway for 4 and Tom Latham for 6 before Williamson's late dismissal left them reeling at 36-3 at stumps. The match is finely poised heading into day three, with New Zealand needing 218 more runs to win.
