Kiwis leg-spinner Todd Astle captured two wickets in the final session of the fifth day as New Zealand recorded an innings and 49-run victory over England in a day-night Test at Eden Park to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Todd Astle, who was recalled to replace the injured all-rounder Mitchell Santner, had Craig Overton trapped in front before he ended the test when Jimmy Anderson was caught by Trent Boult at mid-off to give New Zealand just their 10th test victory over England.

Paceman Neil Wagner`s short-pitched tactics proved effective again as he dismissed both Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes, who had each scored defiant half-centuries and threatened to save the match for the visitors. Wagner finished with 3-77, while Boult, who took 6-32 in the first innings, took 3-67. Astle finished with 3-39. "It was a fantastic performance from us. If we go back to that first innings, we bowled great lengths and also got lucky to find the edges," New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said. The second match, a traditional red-ball day game, is at Hagley Oval in Christchurch from March 30-April 3. Trent Boult awarded ‘man of the match’ title for his 6 wicket in the first innings.

Brief scores: England 58 (Trent Boult 6-32) & 320 (Ben Stokes 66, Mark Stoneman 55; Todd Astle 3-39) lost to New Zealand 427/8 dec (Henry Nicholls 145*, Kane Williamson 102, Stuart Broad 3-78) by an innings and 49 runs.