ENG vs NZ 2nd Test: New Zealand settled the score… England defeated by 253 runs, Matt Henry took 11 wickets

ENG vs NZ 2nd Test Highlights: New Zealand has leveled the scores by defeating England in the second test. Now the 3-match test series is tied at 1-1. The second test match was played between England and New Zealand at the Oval, in which the Kiwi team won by 253 runs. New Zealand’s biggest hero in this match was fast bowler Matt Henry, who took a total of 11 wickets. For this he was given the Player of the Match award. Apart from this, Glenn Phillips and Henry Nicholls made a big contribution to their team’s victory by scoring centuries.

On the last day of the match, England needed 281 runs to win, while New Zealand needed 5 wickets. In front of the deadly bowling of New Zealand, England’s batsmen could score only 27 runs on the last day, due to which the Kiwi team easily won the match. Read the highlights below…

New Zealand’s strong start

New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first. New Zealand scored 391 runs in the first innings. During this time Glenn Phillips scored a brilliant 100. Apart from this, Tom Blundell played an inning of 51 runs and Darryl Mitchell played an inning of 44 runs. In the end, Kyle Jamieson also contributed 41 runs. England’s star young player Jacob Bethel took 3 wickets in this innings. Apart from them, Joffra Archer, Matt Fisher and Sunny Baker took 2 wickets each, while Josh Tong took one wicket.

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England all out for 291 in the first innings

The England team was limited to only 291 runs in its first innings. For England, opener Emilio Gay scored 53 runs and captain Joe Root played an inning of 46 runs. Apart from them, Matt Fisher scored 50 runs, while Ben Duckett scored 36 runs and Harry Brook and James Rave scored 24 runs each. Apart from this, no other batsman could stand against the Kiwi bowlers for long. New Zealand’s fast bowler Matt Henry took 5 wickets, while William Oruk took 2 wickets. Whereas, Kyle Jamieson and Nathan Smith took 1-1 wicket. Due to this, New Zealand took a lead of 100 runs in the first innings itself.

Victory at The Oval sees the series squared

Matt Henry starred with 6-29 to wrap up the match, finishing with incredible match figures of 11-109 after his five-wicket haul in the first innings.

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England had got the target of 463

New Zealand scored 362 runs in its second innings. Kiwi batsman Henry Nicholls played an inning of 121 runs. Apart from him, Rachin Ravindra scored 76 runs and Daryl Mitchell scored 68 runs. With this, England got the target of 462 runs in the last innings of the match. While chasing the target, the England team collapsed on the score of just 209. For England, captain Joe Root played an inning of 77 runs, while Harry Brook scored 58 runs. Apart from him, no other batsman could stay at the crease for long.

New Zealand’s fast bowler Matt Henry made 6 England batsmen his victims in this innings. Apart from this, Kyle Jamieson took 3 wickets. On the basis of this, New Zealand won the second test match by 253 runs. Now the third and last Test match of this series will start from June 25, which will be played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.

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