Test cricket has its own fan following, viewers love this cricket format a lot. Day 2 of this game is amazing for England, although they struggle while starting the innings with some quick wickets. Later on control the innings with Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope’s strong partnership with Harry Brook. At the end of the day, Harry Book is not-out with Ben Stokes on the other end. New Zealand vs England wasn’t a good day for Zak Crawley and Joe Root, as they got out on the duck. The weather was mostly good throughout the day with a bit of cloud cover. The pitch provided good bounce, making for an interesting day of cricket. Here’s a simple breakdown of the key moments and highlights of the second day. For more information, stats, news, players, odds, and a lot more can be explored at the Indibet app.
New Zealand vs England – Key Players
- Harry Brook(ENG) – He has made his name with the bat in the past few years, scoring quick runs by playing aggressive cricket. He has scored century on the second day and still batting not-out. He will come again tomorrow morning to bat.
- Kane Williamson (NZ) – Williamson was New Zealand’s backbone with the bat, playing a patient and stylish knock of 93 runs. He guided his team to a somewhat competitive total and showed great skill against the England bowlers.
- Ben Stokes (ENG) – The England captain led his team well, stopping Blackcaps at 380 runs. Today he batted patiently and need to see what his performance will be tomorrow.
- Brydon Carse (Eng) – He has taken wickets of the opponent team, ending their innings today’s morning.
- Shoaib Bashir (ENG) – Bashir’s brilliant delivery to dismiss Blundell and his overall control of the ball made him one of the standout performers in the evening session.
Performance of both team at Day 2
England’s Performance on Day 2
After early wickets, Harry Brook and Ollie Pope’s partnership gave stability to the England’s innings, they have a partnership of 150 runs, once pope got out, Ben Stokes came to the crease and at the end of the day both Brook and Stokes are still playing with 97 runs partnership. Need to see how both the batters will start tomorrow’s game in the morning. Here is the England Scorecard of the day 2 –
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Dismissal |
| Zak Crawley | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | lbw b Matt Henry |
| Ben Duckett | 46 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 74.19 | c Conway b William O’Rourke |
| Jacob Bethell | 10 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 29.41 | c Tom Blundell b Nathan Smith |
| Joe Root | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | b Nathan Smith |
| Harry Brook | 132 | 163 | 10 | 2 | 80.98 | Batting |
| Ollie Pope (wk) | 77 | 98 | 8 | 0 | 78.57 | c Glenn Phillips b Tim Southee |
| Ben Stokes (c) | 37 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 48.68 | Batting |
Total: 319-5 (74 overs)
New Zealand’s Performance on Day 2
Black Caps innings wasn’t upto to the mark while compared with England batting. Nathan Smith took 2 wickets. They have dropped few catches in the field as well. The best part is, that New Zealand has taken few early wickets, puts pressure on the English batting, but Brook and Pope’s partnership of 150 runs, Brook and Stokes partnership, which is still going has take the England team ahead of their opponents in the game.
New zealand bowling performance on Day 2 –
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
| Tim Southee | 16 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Matt Henry | 15 | 4 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Nathan Smith | 18 | 0 | 86 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.8 |
| William ORourke | 16 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 |
| Glenn Phillips | 9 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
Looking Ahead to Day 3
Harry Brook and Ben Stokes will try to score more runs aiming to take a big lead on New Zealand. They have 5 wickets in hand with the pitch still providing some bounce, England will need to make sure they take full advantage of the conditions. New Zealand has scored 348 runs (91 overs) in the 1st innings. Brydon Carse and Shoaib Bashir have taken 4 wickets each while bowling. Glenn Phillips scored fifty and remained the not-out at the end of the innings as well.
On the other hand, the Blackcaps will come up with a strategy to end the English batter’s innings as early as possible. Fans of both teams can follow the match closely for more updates, and those interested in live scores and match details can check out the official site Indibet app, where they can log in to stay up to date with the latest news.
