NZ vs ENG Test Day 2: The first match of the ongoing three-match Test series between New Zealand and England is being played at Hagley Oval, Christchurch from November 28. So, after the second day’s play, England is trailing hosts New Zealand by just 29 runs based on the first innings.
England Fights Back on Day 2 of First Test Against New Zealand
New Zealand’s 319 runs in the first innings, England scored 319 runs for the loss of five wickets after 74 overs till the end of the day’s play. Harry Brook is currently batting at 132* and Ben Stokes at 37*. This is also Brook’s 7th century in Test cricket.
If we talk about the day’s play, New Zealand started playing ahead with 319/8 runs and after adding 29 more runs, the whole team was all out for a total score of 348 runs. Glenn Phillips, who was unbeaten on 41 at stumps on the first day, remained unbeaten on 58*.
Apart from this, Tim Southee was dismissed after scoring 15 runs. In bowling, Shoaib Bashir and Brydon Curse took 4 wickets each in the first innings for England. Apart from this, Gus Atkinson got 2 wickets.
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England’s Struggle, but Brook and Pope Shine
On the other hand, the top order did not perform well for England. Jack Crowley (0), who came to open, was out LBW against Matt Henry without scoring any runs, then Jacob Bethell 10, who came at number three, and then former captain Joe Root (0) also got out cheaply.
However, after this, there was a partnership of 151 runs between Harry Brook (132*) and Ollie Pope (77*) for the fifth wicket for England, which put England in a strong position. In the match, Glenn Phillips took a brilliant catch in the air of Ollie Pope.
In the match, Brook scored the 7th century of his Test career. So far, Nathan Smith has taken 2 wickets while Tim Southee, Matt Henry and William O’Rourke have taken 1 wicket each in bowling for New Zealand.
NZ vs ENG Test Day 2: Match Summary
New Zealand 1st Innings
| Player | Runs | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| Glenn Phillips | 58* | |
| Tim Southee | 15 | |
| Others | – |
England 1st Innings (at stumps)
| Player | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Brook | 132* | 158 | 10 | 2 |
| Ollie Pope | 77 | 98 | 8 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 37* | – | – | – |
| Jack Crowley | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jacob Bethell | 10 | – | – | – |
| Joe Root | 0 | – | – | – |
