England vs New Zealand 2nd Test at Birmingham, 10 Jun, 2021

Toss: England, who chose to bat
England 303/10 (101)  &  122/10 (41.1)
New Zealand 388/10 (119.1)  &  41/2 (10.5)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Matt Henry
  • Tom Latham 23 * (32)
  • Ross Taylor 0 * (0)

Over 0.6 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, Boundary! Gets forward and tentative in his poke and the outside edge runs through the slip cordon - between third slip and gully.

Over 16.1 Neil Wagner bowls a pitched up delivery to Dominic Sibley, Boundary! Gets forward and went hard on the shot, sliced it in the air, but well wide of the diving Young at cover-point.

Over 16.5 Neil Wagner bowls a pitched up delivery to Dominic Sibley, Boundary! Leans into the drive, gets on top of the bounce, high elbow and a pristine shot through cover for four.

Over 18.1 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, Boundary! Gets to wait for the ball on the back foot and guides it away down to the third man fence for four.

Over 19.6 Daryl Mitchell bowls a good length delivery to Dominic Sibley, Boundary! Gets inside the line and flicks it past square leg, the timing is sweet and the ball runs away to the ropes.

Over 23.5 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, Boundary! Gets waits on it and then runs it through the cordon, in the gap between third slip and gully, no need to run for those.

Over 24.5 Ajaz Patel tossed up delivery to Dominic Sibley, Boundary! Comes onto the front foot and driven along the ground to the deep extra cover fence for four.

Over 29.4 Matt Henry bowls a pitched up delivery to Dominic Sibley, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and doesn't go hard as he pushes at it. The ball trims the outside edge and rolls through the gap between the slips and gully

Over 33.4 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Joe Root, Boundary! Gets forward and chases this wide ball with a flashy drive and gets a thick outside edge that flies past the gully fielder

Over 34.3 Neil Wagner bowls a pitched up delivery to Rory Burns, Boundary! Leant forward and laced it throug backward point and the ball raced away to the fence very quickly.

Over 39.5: Boundary!. Matt Henry to Rory Burns,

Over 40.4: Boundary!. Neil Wagner to Ollie Pope,

Over 46.2: Boundary!. Trent Boult to Rory Burns,

Over 49.1 Ajaz Patel bowls it short of length to Ollie Pope, Boundary! Gets back and cuts and the thickish outside edge flies fine past the slip fielder, races away to the fence.

Over 51.6 Ajaz Patel bowls it short of length to Daniel Lawrence, Boundary! Makes room and pierces the gap in the cover region. The ball races away to the fence.

Over 52.6 Neil Wagner bowls a pitched up delivery to Rory Burns, Boundary! Bends his back knee and creams the square drive past point. No need to run for that..

Over 54.6 Neil Wagner bowls a pitched up delivery to Rory Burns, Boundary! Prods forward to defend and the outside edge goes to ground, past the diving gully fielder and runs away to the third man fence.

Over 56.6 Trent Boult bowls a slower one to Rory Burns, Boundary! Getting inside the line and gently bunts it past the non-striker. Desperate chase for the fielder but the ball wins the race.

Over 57.2 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Daniel Lawrence, Boundary! Took a late call of withdrawing his bat from the line and ended up guiding it off the face between slip and gully.

Over 57.5 Matt Henry bowls a good length delivery to Daniel Lawrence, Boundary! Gets squared up slightly in the crease. Gets a thick outside edge that beats the slips and rolls to the boundary

Over 59.5: Boundary!. Matt Henry to Daniel Lawrence,

Over 63.1: Boundary!. Matt Henry to Daniel Lawrence,

Over 70.3 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Olly Stone, Boundary! Gets wait for the ball on the back foot and guides it away down to the third man fence for four.

Over 70.6 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Olly Stone, Boundary! Gets forward and goes searching after it with no feet. Ekes out an outside edge and it runs past slips to the third man boundary

Over 71.6 Ajaz Patel bowls it flat in the air to Daniel Lawrence, Boundary! Shuffles across on the back foot and helps it down to the fine leg fence for four.

Over 74.1 Neil Wagner bowls a half volley to Daniel Lawrence, Boundary! Leans forward and drives firmly and straight of mid-off. The fielder dives to his right but to no avail

Over 74.5 Neil Wagner bowls a half volley to Daniel Lawrence, Boundary! Gets forward and plays a well-timed off-drive. Placed it straight of mid-off and the ball sped away to the fence.

Over 84.3 Trent Boult bowls a half volley to Daniel Lawrence, Boundary! Leans into the drive. A good stride forward, bent back leg and then he caresses it through extra cover for four.

Over 84.6 Trent Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Daniel Lawrence, Boundary! Walks across and whips it away over square leg. Second boundary of the over.

Over 87.6 Matt Henry bowls a pitched up delivery to Mark Wood, Boundary! Gets forward and plays as he drives it straight of mid-on. Races away to the fence.

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