English batsmen failed in front of Matt Henry’s deadly bowling, New Zealand defeated England by 253 runs and leveled the series 1-1.

Eng vs NZ test: In the second Test played at Kennington Oval, New Zealand performed brilliantly in every department and defeated England by a huge margin of 253 runs. The England team, which was chasing the difficult target of 463 runs, was reduced to 209 runs in its second innings on the fifth day. With this victory, the Kiwi team has leveled the three-match Test series 1-1. The biggest hero of New Zealand’s victory was fast bowler Matt Henry, who completely destroyed England’s batting by taking a total of 11 wickets in the match. He was chosen ‘Player of the Match’ for his brilliant performance.

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Glenn Phillips’ century laid the foundation of victory

New Zealand, who came to bat first after losing the toss, had a good start and the team scored 391 runs in the first innings. Middle-order batsman Glenn Phillips played an excellent inning of 100 runs and put the team in a strong position. Apart from them, Tom Blundell added 51, Daryl Mitchell added 44 and Kyle Jamieson added 41 runs. Jacob Bethel took maximum three wickets for England.

In reply, England’s first innings was reduced to 291 runs. Emilio scored 53 runs and Matthew Fisher scored 50 not out, while captain Joe Root could score only 46 runs. For New Zealand, Matt Henry took five wickets in the first innings and gave the team a significant lead of 100 runs.

Henry Nicholls’s century set a target like a mountain in front of England

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After getting the lead in the first innings, New Zealand showed strength in batting in the second innings also. Henry Nicholls played a brilliant century of 121 runs, while Rachin Ravindra scored 76 and Daryl Mitchell scored 68 runs, taking the team’s score to 362. With this, England was faced with a huge target of 463 runs to win. For England, Joffra Archer and Matthew Fisher took three wickets each.

Matt Henry wreaked havoc in the second innings as well

Chasing the target of 463 runs, England had a very bad start. The team lost three important wickets within the first 40 runs. After this, Harry Brook (58) and Joe Root (77) definitely struggled, but as soon as both were out, England’s hopes also ended. The entire team was all out for 209 runs.

Matt Henry continued his sharp bowling in the second innings as well, taking six wickets for 29 runs. Whereas Kyle Jamieson took three wickets and William O’Rourke took one wicket. Thanks to Henry taking a total of 11 wickets in the match, New Zealand returned to the series with a spectacular victory.

Now eyes fixed on the third test

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England took the lead in the series by winning the first Test by 115 runs, but in the second match, New Zealand made a strong counterattack and leveled the score. Now the third and decisive Test of the three-match series will be played at Trent Bridge from June 25, where both the teams will take the field with the intention of winning the series.