Recent Match
England tour of New Zealand, 2024, 2nd Test, , Dec 5th, 2024

New Zealand

(34.5 ov) 125/10 (54.2 ov) 259/10

England

(54.4 ov) 280/10 (82.3 ov) 427/6

complete England won by 323 runs

Player of Match: Harry Brook

48.3
William ORourke to Root, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Root gets behind the line and defends it
48.2
William ORourke to Brook, 1 run, to fine leg
48.1
William ORourke to Brook, FOUR, to deep square leg
47.6
Nathan Smith to Brook, 1 run, to mid-on
47.5
Nathan Smith to Brook, FOUR, creamed, overpitched by Smith - Brook leans ionto the drive, high elbow and a straight bat as he drilled it past the diving fielder at cover
47.4
Nathan Smith to Brook, no run, short of a good length and on off, Brook drops the bottom-hand and defends it back at the bowler
47.3
Nathan Smith to Root, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, dropped into the gap wide of point for a single
47.2
Nathan Smith to Root, no run, fuller length delivery on the pads, Root was looking to flick and missed, off the pad and rolled to the on-side
47.1
Nathan Smith to Root, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Root gets a big stride forward as he defended it to the off-side
46.6
William ORourke to Brook, 2 runs, full and into the pads, clipped into the gap of mid-wicket and Brook comes scurrying back for the second
46.5
William ORourke to Brook, no run
46.4
William ORourke to Brook, FOUR, edged and four, Brook has had enough of this blocking business, shimmies down the pitch, makes room to carve it over cover, gets a thick edge and sends it flying over slips
46.3
William ORourke to Root, 1 run, tad fuller and shaping back into the right-hander, nudged to the right of mid-on for a single
46.2
William ORourke to Root, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Root is tentatively forward in defence and skews an inside edge onto his back-pad
46.1
William ORourke to Brook, 1 run, banged in short and at the stumps, Brook swivels across and pulls it down to long leg for a single
45.6
Nathan Smith to Brook, 1 run, short and just outside off, swatted away past square leg for a single
45.5
Nathan Smith to Brook, no run, on a good length and just outside off, guided with an angled bat to gully
45.4
Nathan Smith to Brook, no run
45.3
Nathan Smith to Brook, no run, on a good length and at the stumps, defended back at the bowler
45.2
Nathan Smith to Root, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, Root leans across and clips it to mid-on for a single