England will want to complete a clean sweep of New Zealand in the second and final Test starting on Friday 24th February.
England will want to complete a clean sweep of New Zealand in the second and final Test starting on Friday 24th February. In the first Test at Mount Maunganui, England defeated New Zealand by 267 runs. The England pace combo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad made history in the first Test against New Zealand, becoming the partnership with the most Test wickets. They currently have 1,009 wickets in the game’s longest format. In the first Day Night test between New Zealand and England, England batted first and declared on 325/9, with Harry Brook (89) and Ben Duckett (84) making significant contributions. In response, New Zealand scored 306, with Tom Blundell hitting 138 and Devon Conway hitting 77. England scored 374 in their second innings, thanks to half-centuries from Brook, Root, and Ben Foakes. In their second innings, the hosts were bowled out for 126 after a fantastic spell from Anderson and Broad.
When Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes took over as coach and captain, respectively, there has been no stopping England in the longest format of the game, as they have routinely won matches by employing varied methods. They batted with a run rate of more than 5 in each inning of the first Test, scoring 300 or more runs on both occasions. After losing 9 wickets in the first innings, they made a daring declaration. Harry Brook was outstanding, with half-centuries in both innings. The pace trio of James Anderson, Stuart Broad, and Ollie Robinson combined for 17 wickets, giving the visitors their first win on New Zealand soil in 15 years.
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New Zealand: Lost Draw Draw Lost Lost
England: Won Won Won Won Won
New Zealand vs England, 2nd Test
Venue: Basin Reserve, Wellington
Date & Time: February 24th-28th, at 3:30 AM IST and 11:00 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Prime Video
Windy and swinging weather are common in the Basin Reserve. The average score for the first two innings is a little more than 300. Because it will be difficult to bat in the later rounds, the team that wins the toss may choose to bat first.
England: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, James Anderson
New Zealand: Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Michael Bracewell, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tim Southee (c), Neil Wagner, Blair Tickner