With the help of Santner's 4 wickets foul, England were defeated by a huge margin of 423 runs in the 3rd test

England produced their second ignominious collapse of the match as New Zealand marked Tim Southee's Test retirement by equalling their biggest Test victory by the margin of runs. Jacob Bethell and Joe Root put on a century stand but the innings unravelled in a flurry of shots thereafter, New Zealand barely detained beyond lunch on day four. With Ben Stirs up picking not to bat in the wake of harming his hamstring, New Zealand simply had to take seven wickets to seal a devastating success. Mitchell Santner stashed four of them, while Southee excused Britain's top-scorer, Bethell, to get done with 2 for 34 on his last trip. He drove New Zealand from the field at Seddon Park, his home ground, to cut down the shade on a celebrated Test profession - Britain's quick end meaning additional opportunity to toast his takeoff. It proceeded with New Zealand's momentous ongoing record in Hamilton, where they have won eight of their last 10 Tests returning to 2012, and shut down a run of four sequential home losses extending back to Australia's visit in February. Britain had previously guaranteed the series - their most memorable in New Zealand starting around 2007-08, when Southee made his presentation - yet finished an uneven a year in Tests on a low note. Rout by 423 runs was just their second-heaviest this year, after a comparative whipping in Rajkot, and implied they finished 2024 with a record of P17 W9 L8. The exhibitions of Bethell at No. 3 were a brilliant spot all through, and he added a third 50 years in as many Tests. His organization with Root recommended Britain were quick to make New Zealand buckle down for the success, however both were excused before lunch and there was meager obstruction from the remainder of the batting request past Gus Atkinson pounding eight limits in 43 off 41. The wicket of Ollie Pope, bowled by Matt Henry while endeavoring to switch slope in the fourth over after lunch, recommended they had little hunger to stick around. England had continued in the first part of the day on 18 for 2, notionally pursuing 658 to win. In the event that that was a far-fetched target, so too was batting out two days for a draw - yet Root and Bethell gained positive headway, raising a 50 organization inside the initial nine overs. Both rode their karma on occasion. Root was seriously dropped at second sneak past Tom Latham off Southee when he had made 20, while Bethell cleaved Henry past his stumps endeavoring to drive. Will O'Rourke gave Bethell, specifically, a hot time from round the wicket, pushing his speed up to 153kph/93mph in his subsequent spell. In the wake of setting off at a run a ball, Bethell dialed back as he moved toward a 60-ball fifty. He raised the imprint with a solitary off Santner, who was then more than once taken out by Root to raise his own 50 years a couple of overs later, their organization arriving at 100 simultaneously. In any case, it was Santner who made the leap forward, Root missing the ball as he hoped to clear to be caught in front. It was given not out by Ahsan Raza, yet New Zealand's survey was demonstrated to be a shrewd one, with the ball plunging under the bat prior to fixing down the line of center and off stumps.