Stokes cannot hide his frustration after suffering another hamstring injury Stokes cannot hide his frustration after suffering another hamstring injury

Ben Stokes suffered a hamstring injury as England slid towards defeat in their third Test with New Zealand at Seddon Park. (More Cricket News)

The tourists' captain suffered a recurrence of the injury that ruled him out of four Tests earlier this year on a frustrating third day for his side, who require 640 to snatch an improbable win in Hamilton.

Stokes pulled up on the follow-through of the second delivery in his third over on Monday, and was visibly distressed as he headed straight for the dressing room.

New Zealand resumed their second innings with a 340-run lead at 136-3.

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Following a rain delay of two-and-a-half hours, Kane Williamson led the Black Caps' charge with 156, while Daryl Mitchell chipped in with 60 before they were finally bowled out for 453.

That left England requiring a world-record chase of 658 to win, but they lost Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley inside their allocated six overs and will resume day four on 18-2.

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Data Debrief: Too much strain for Stokes

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Stokes' second hamstring injury in the space of five months is a huge blow for England.

However, the skipper still managed to hit a couple of personal bests. Indeed, he took his tally of overs bowled in the match to 36.2 - his most since June 2022 - while his total of 66.1 in the series is his most as captain. That workload, though, ultimately proved too much for the 33-year-old.

Williamson, meanwhile, tallied up his 33rd Test century as New Zealand put themselves in position to avoid a series whitewash.

Earlier in the match, a raucous crowd gave the Chinese players full support as they faced a formidable Pakistan. The game started slow with both teams struggling to find space in each other's defence. However, China kept control of the ball and made more attacks than Pakistan.

SAARI Faizal of Malaysia scored two goals for his sidegold99, while SAARI Fitri added another, and ANUAR Akhimullah opened the scoring in the first quarter.

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