NZL vs ENG, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
Basin Reserve, Wellington
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Series
New Zealand v England Tests - Men
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Toss
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl.
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Umpire
Christopher Gaffaney , Rodney Tucker
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Match Referee
David Boon
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Tv Umpire
Aleem Dar
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Man of the Match
Kane Williamson
NZL
ENG
Key Stats
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Jack Leach | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3.23 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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| Neil Wagner | 15.2 | 0 | 62 | 4 | 4.04 |
74.2 Neil Wagner to James Anderson
OUT! Caught. Neil Wagner to James Anderson. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, inside edge, caught by Blundell. All out! What a game of cricket. Joe Root played a brilliant knock but couldn't push his side towards victory. New Zealand made a good comeback in this Test. Neil Wagner picked up four wickets for his side as New Zealand win by one run. Kane Williamson is adjudged the Player of the Match for his excellent batting performance. Harry Brook is the Player of the Series. Cheers
74.1 Neil Wagner to James Anderson
73.6 Tim Southee to Jack Leach
Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Back of a length, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
73.5 Tim Southee to Jack Leach
Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Henry.
73.4 Tim Southee to Jack Leach
Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Back of a length, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
73.3 Tim Southee to Jack Leach
Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
73.2 Tim Southee to Jack Leach
Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
73.1 Tim Southee to Jack Leach
Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
72.6 Neil Wagner to James Anderson
FOUR! Neil Wagner to James Anderson. Back of a length, down leg side down the track pulling, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
72.5 Neil Wagner to James Anderson
Neil Wagner to James Anderson. Short, down leg side on the back foot Fended, Spliced to short leg for no runs, fielded by Latham.
72.4 Neil Wagner to Jack Leach
Neil Wagner to Jack Leach. Back of a length, down leg side backing away pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Nicholls.
72.3 Neil Wagner to Jack Leach
Neil Wagner to Jack Leach. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
72.2 Neil Wagner to Jack Leach
Neil Wagner to Jack Leach. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
72.1 Neil Wagner to Jack Leach
Neil Wagner to Jack Leach. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
71.6 Tim Southee to James Anderson
Tim Southee to James Anderson. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Fended, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
71.5 Tim Southee to James Anderson
Tim Southee to James Anderson. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Latham.
71.4 Tim Southee to Ben Foakes
OUT! Caught. Tim Southee to Ben Foakes. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by Wagner. Skipper joins the party.
71.3 Tim Southee to Ben Foakes
Tim Southee to Ben Foakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, to deep point for 2 runs, direct hit by Bracewell.
71.2 Tim Southee to Ben Foakes
Tim Southee to Ben Foakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Bracewell.
71.1 Tim Southee to Ben Foakes
Tim Southee to Ben Foakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
70.6 Neil Wagner to Jack Leach
Neil Wagner to Jack Leach. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
70.5 Neil Wagner to Jack Leach
APPEAL! Neil Wagner to Jack Leach. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, hit body for no runs, fielded by Blundell, appeal made for Caught. Good decision by the umpire.
70.4 Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes
Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to fine leg for 1 run.
70.3 Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes
Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for no runs, fielded by Bracewell.
70.2 Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes
Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, to fine leg for no runs.
70.1 Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes
Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
69.6 Tim Southee to Jack Leach
Tim Southee to Jack Leach. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Henry.
69.5 Tim Southee to Ben Foakes
Tim Southee to Ben Foakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Young.
69.4 Tim Southee to Ben Foakes
Tim Southee to Ben Foakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, to deep point for 2 runs, fielded by Bracewell.
69.3 Tim Southee to Ben Foakes
Tim Southee to Ben Foakes. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
69.2 Tim Southee to Ben Foakes
Wide Tim Southee to Ben Foakes. Bouncer, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Blundell.
69.1 Tim Southee to Ben Foakes
Tim Southee to Ben Foakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to mid on for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
68.6 Neil Wagner to Jack Leach
Neil Wagner to Jack Leach. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
68.5 Neil Wagner to Jack Leach
Neil Wagner to Jack Leach. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
68.4 Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes
Wide Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes. Short, down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Blundell.
68.3 Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes
Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to fine leg for no runs.
68.2 Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes
FOUR! Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
68.1 Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes
FOUR! Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
67.6 Michael Bracewell to Jack Leach
Michael Bracewell to Jack Leach. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Southee.
67.5 Michael Bracewell to Jack Leach
Michael Bracewell to Jack Leach. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
67.4 Michael Bracewell to Ben Foakes
Michael Bracewell to Ben Foakes. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Nicholls.
67.3 Michael Bracewell to Ben Foakes
Michael Bracewell to Ben Foakes. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to long on for no runs, fielded by Southee.
67.2 Michael Bracewell to Ben Foakes
Michael Bracewell to Ben Foakes. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Latham.
67.1 Michael Bracewell to Ben Foakes
No ball Michael Bracewell to Ben Foakes. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg and it was a no ball.
66.6 Neil Wagner to Jack Leach
Neil Wagner to Jack Leach. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
66.5 Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes
Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to fine leg for 1 run.
66.4 Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes
Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, run save by Bracewell.
66.3 Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes
FOUR! Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Bracwell misjudged the ball and cost the boundary.
66.2 Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes
Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.
66.1 Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes
Neil Wagner to Ben Foakes. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to fine leg for no runs.
65.6 Michael Bracewell to Jack Leach
Michael Bracewell to Jack Leach. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, to point for no runs, fielded by Wagner.
65.5 Michael Bracewell to Jack Leach
Michael Bracewell to Jack Leach. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for no runs.
65.4 Michael Bracewell to Ben Foakes
Michael Bracewell to Ben Foakes. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Wagner.
65.3 Michael Bracewell to Ben Foakes
Michael Bracewell to Ben Foakes. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep extra cover for 2 runs, run save by Southee, fielded by Young.
65.2 Michael Bracewell to Ben Foakes
Michael Bracewell to Ben Foakes. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot flick, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
65.1 Michael Bracewell to Ben Foakes
Michael Bracewell to Ben Foakes. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for no runs.
ENG Batting: 256/10 in 74.2 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Zak Crawley | b: Tim Southee | 24 (30) | 5 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Ben Duckett | c: Tom Blundell b: Matt Henry | 33 (43) | 2 | 1 | 76.74 |
| Ollie Pope | c: Tom Latham b: Neil Wagner | 14 (27) | 2 | 0 | 51.85 |
| Joe Root | c: Michael Bracewell b: Neil Wagner | 95 (113) | 8 | 3 | 84.07 |
| Harry Brook | run out (Michael Bracewell) | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ben Stokes | c: Tom Latham b: Neil Wagner | 33 (116) | 6 | 0 | 28.45 |
| Ben Foakes | c: Neil Wagner b: Tim Southee | 35 (57) | 4 | 0 | 61.40 |
| Ollie Robinson | c: Michael Bracewell b: Tim Southee | 2 (15) | 0 | 0 | 13.33 |
| Jack Leach | not out | 1 (31) | 0 | 0 | 3.23 |
| Stuart Broad | c: Neil Wagner b: Matt Henry | 11 (9) | 1 | 0 | 122.22 |
| James Anderson | c: Tom Blundell b: Neil Wagner | 4 (6) | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 20.1 | 5 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.23 |
| Matt Henry | 21.5 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.44 |
| Michael Bracewell | 17 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.29 |
| Neil Wagner | 15.2 | 0 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4.04 |
NZL Batting: 483/10 in 162.3 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham | lbw: Joe Root | 83 (172) | 11 | 0 | 48.26 |
| Devon Conway | c: Ollie Pope b: Jack Leach | 61 (155) | 6 | 1 | 39.35 |
| Kane Williamson | c: Ben Foakes b: Harry Brook | 132 (282) | 12 | 0 | 46.81 |
| Will Young | b: Jack Leach | 8 (23) | 0 | 0 | 34.78 |
| Daryl Mitchell | c: Joe Root b: Stuart Broad | 54 (54) | 5 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Henry Nicholls | c: Harry Brook b: Ollie Robinson | 29 (94) | 2 | 0 | 30.85 |
| Tom Blundell | c: Joe Root b: Jack Leach | 90 (166) | 9 | 0 | 54.22 |
| Michael Bracewell | run out (Ben Stokes) | 8 (19) | 0 | 0 | 42.11 |
| Tim Southee | c: (Sub) b: Jack Leach | 2 (9) | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Matt Henry | c: Joe Root b: Jack Leach | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Neil Wagner | not out | 0 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| James Anderson | 27 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.85 |
| Ollie Robinson | 28 | 6 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Stuart Broad | 24 | 3 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.29 |
| Jack Leach | 61.3 | 12 | 157 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2.55 |
| Joe Root | 12 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 |
| Ben Stokes | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Harry Brook | 8 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 |
NZL Batting: 209/10 in 53.2 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham | c: Joe Root b: Jack Leach | 35 (76) | 3 | 1 | 46.05 |
| Devon Conway | c: Ben Foakes b: James Anderson | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kane Williamson | c: Ben Foakes b: James Anderson | 4 (5) | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Will Young | c: Ben Foakes b: James Anderson | 2 (9) | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Daryl Mitchell | c: Ollie Pope b: Jack Leach | 13 (39) | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Henry Nicholls | c: Ollie Pope b: Jack Leach | 30 (38) | 5 | 0 | 78.95 |
| Tom Blundell | c: Jack Leach b: Stuart Broad | 38 (79) | 5 | 0 | 48.10 |
| Michael Bracewell | c&b: Stuart Broad | 6 (9) | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Tim Southee | c: Zak Crawley b: Stuart Broad | 73 (49) | 5 | 6 | 148.98 |
| Matt Henry | c: James Anderson b: Stuart Broad | 6 (10) | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Neil Wagner | not out | 0 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| James Anderson | 10 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.70 |
| Stuart Broad | 14.2 | 2 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 |
| Ollie Robinson | 12 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.58 |
| Jack Leach | 17 | 1 | 80 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.71 |
ENG Batting: 435/8 in 87.1 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | c: Tom Blundell b: Matt Henry | 2 (12) | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Ben Duckett | c: Michael Bracewell b: Tim Southee | 9 (21) | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Ollie Pope | c: Michael Bracewell b: Matt Henry | 10 (6) | 2 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Joe Root | not out | 153 (224) | 10 | 3 | 68.30 |
| Harry Brook | c&b: Matt Henry | 186 (176) | 24 | 5 | 105.68 |
| Ben Stokes | c: (Sub) b: Neil Wagner | 27 (28) | 5 | 0 | 96.43 |
| Ben Foakes | st: Tom Blundell b: Michael Bracewell | 0 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ollie Robinson | c: Tim Southee b: Matt Henry | 18 (29) | 1 | 0 | 62.07 |
| Jack Leach | not out | 6 (5) | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Stuart Broad | lbw: Michael Bracewell | 14 (17) | 2 | 0 | 82.35 |
| James Anderson | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 24 | 5 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.88 |
| Matt Henry | 22.1 | 3 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4.51 |
| Daryl Mitchell | 9 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.78 |
| Neil Wagner | 21 | 1 | 119 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.67 |
| Michael Bracewell | 11 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 |
Neil Wagner to James Anderson. Short, outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Blundell.