NZ vs ENG HIGHLIGHTS: NewZealand beat England by 1 run – New Zealand have defeated England by 1 run in one of the finest Test matches in recent history. Neil Wegner was the hero for Kiwis on the final day at the Basin Reserve. The pacer not only scalped the prized wickets of Joe Root and Ben Stokes but also removed James Anderson for the famous Test win. With this win, NZ have drawn level 1-1 with England in two-match series. England were in huge trouble after Kiwis reduced them to 80/5 early on Day 5. But Joe Root and Ben Stokes steadied the ship by stitching a 121-run partnership. Root smashed a quick 88 while Stokes played a great role of a firm anchor with 33 from 116 balls. As Visitors were cruising towards a memorable win, it was Neil Wegner who removed both set batters. Follow NewZealand vs England LIVE Updates or ENG vs NZ on Insidesport.IN.
WHAT A GAME OF CRICKET
New Zealand have won it by the barest of margins…
This is test cricket at its finest ❤️
#NZvENG pic.twitter.com/cFgtFBIkR4
— Cricket on BT Sport (@btsportcricket) February 28, 2023
Test wins after following-on:
- England by 10 runs vs AUS, Sydney, 1894
- England by 18 runs vs AUS, Leeds, 1981
- India by 171 runs vs AUS Kolkata 2001
- New Zealand by 1 run vs ENG, Wellington, 2023
Narrowest Test wins (By Runs)
- 1 Run
(WI vs AUS, Adelaide, 1993) - 1 Run
(NZ vs ENG, Wellington, 2023)
Earlier, England ended Day 4 at 48/1 with still 210 runs to get on the final day.
NewZealand have set a 258-run target for England after following on. Despite early jitters, Kane Williamson and Tom Blundell led Kiwi fightback, adding a 155-run stand. Kane Williamson scored a brilliant 132 while Blundell fell short of his century, scoring 90. Jack Leach bagged a fifer but Kiwis dominated the second innings, scoring 483.
Kiwis began Day 3 at 202-3 after being asked to follow on. Openers Tom Lathan (83) and Devon Conway (61) smashed their respective 50s to lay a strong foundation. The duo stitched a massive 149-run partnership before throwing away their wickets. Will Young was the other batter to return to the pavilion for the hosts. In the morning session, Kiwis were all out on 209 in 1st innings after the Three Lions declared at 435-8 on Day 2.
A strong start by Kane Williamson after lunch in Wellington. He and Tom Blundell push the lead over 100 🏏 Follow play LIVE in NZ with @sparknzsport & @todayFM_nz. #NZvENG pic.twitter.com/IHNIQNTsHy
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) February 27, 2023
NZ vs ENG 2nd Test HIGHLIGHTS: NewZealand beat England by 1 run in one of craziest Test MATCHES, Neil Wagner with HUMDINGER at Basin Reserve, WATCH ENG vs NZ 2nd Test Highlights
England 2nd Innings:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | 24 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Ben Duckett | 33 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 76.74 | |
| Ollie Robinson | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 | |
| Ollie Pope | 14 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 51.85 | |
| Joe Root | 95 | 113 | 8 | 3 | 84.07 | |
| Harry Brook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Ben Stokes(C) | 33 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 28.45 | |
| Ben Foakes(WK) | 35 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 61.40 | |
| Stuart Broad | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 122.22 | |
| Jack Leach | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3.23 | |
| James Anderson | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Extra | 4 (b 0, w 2, nb 1, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 256/10 (74.2) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 20.1 | 5 | 45 | 3 | 2.23 |
| Matt Henry | 21.5 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 3.44 |
| Michael Bracewell | 17 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 4.29 |
| Neil Wagner | 15.2 | 0 | 62 | 4 | 4.04 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | 1-39 | 7.6 |
| Ollie Robinson | 2-53 | 13.3 |
| BM Duckett | 3-59 | 16.2 |
| Ollie Pope | 4-80 | 20.6 |
| Harry Brook | 5-80 | 21.1 |
| Ben Stokes | 6-201 | 56.4 |
| JE Root | 7-202 | 58.1 |
| Stuart Broad | 8-215 | 61.1 |
| BT Foakes | 9-251 | 71.4 |
| James Anderson | 10-256 | 74.2 |
NZ 2nd Innings (f/o)
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham | 83 | 172 | 11 | 0 | 48.26 | |
| Devon Conway | 61 | 155 | 6 | 1 | 39.35 | |
| Kane Williamson | 132 | 282 | 12 | 0 | 46.81 | |
| Will Young | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 34.78 | |
| Henry Nicholls | 29 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 30.85 | |
| Daryl Mitchell | 54 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 100.00 | |
| Tom Blundell(WK) | 90 | 166 | 9 | 0 | 54.22 | |
| Michael Bracewell | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 42.11 | |
| Tim Southee(C) | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 | |
| Matt Henry | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Neil Wagner | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 16 (b 1, w 2, nb 8, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 483/10 (162.3) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 27 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 2.85 |
| Ollie Robinson | 28 | 6 | 84 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Stuart Broad | 24 | 3 | 79 | 1 | 3.29 |
| Jack Leach | 61.3 | 12 | 157 | 5 | 2.55 |
| Joe Root | 12 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 3.25 |
| Ben Stokes | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Harry Brook | 8 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3.13 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Devon Conway | 1-149 | 52.5 |
| Tom Latham | 2-155 | 55.5 |
| WA Young | 3-167 | 61.4 |
| HM Nicholls | 4-222 | 90.3 |
| DJ Mitchell | 5-297 | 107.3 |
| Kane Williamson | 6-455 | 151.6 |
| Michael Bracewell | 7-478 | 158.2 |
| Tim Southee | 8-482 | 160.2 |
| MJ Henry | 9-482 | 160.5 |
| Tom Blundell | 10-483 | 162.3 |
World No 1 James Anderson sent Kane Williamson, Devon Conway, and Will Young back to the pavilion in 1st innings. Jack Leach dismissed Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, and Daryl Mitchell. Stuart Broad was the other wicket-taker for the visitors as he bagged 4 wickets, 3 of which came on Day 3.
After Day 2, the hosts were trailing by mammoth 297 runs.
England reached the massive 1st innings total courtesy of Harry Brook (186) and Joe Root (153*) daddy centuries. This was Brook’s 4th Test Tons in his last five Tests, talk about consistency.
The duo of Brook-Root stitched a 302-run partnership off 363 balls for England in the 2nd Test.
That’s enough….
England declare after Root reaches his 14th score over 150 🤯
Do England have enough? 🤔#NZvENG pic.twitter.com/LLtJI6hBBy
— Cricket on BT Sport (@btsportcricket) February 24, 2023
On Day 1, the visitors lost 3 early wickets after New Zealand opted to field. England are looking to attempt a clean sweep against NewZealand as both teams battle in 2nd and the final Test.
England named an unchanged Playing XI from the last Test while for the Kiwis Will Young and Matt Henry came in.
New Zealand (Playing XI): Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Michael Bracewell, Tim Southee(c), Matt Henry, Neil Wagner
England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Ben Foakes(w), Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, James Anderson
#StatChat | Tim Southee joins Daniel Vettori (705) as the only New Zealanders to take 700 International wickets. Southee has represented the BLACKCAPS in 353 matches across the three formats 🏏 #NZvENG pic.twitter.com/sF3joTF1UN
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) February 23, 2023
England crushed New Zealand by 267 runs in the opening Test at Mount Maunganui.
NZ vs ENG 2nd Test HIGHLIGHTS: NewZealand beat England by 1 run in one of craziest Test MATCHES, Neil Wagner with HUMDINGER at Basin Reserve, WATCH ENG vs NZ 2nd Test Highlights
Speaking of NZ vs ENG 1st Day Night test, England batted first and made a stunning declaration on 325/9 with Harry Brook (89) and Ben Duckett (84) making key contributions. In reply, NZ posted 306 with Tom Blundell slamming 138, While Devon Conway struck 77. England, in their second innings, posted 374 thanks to half centuries from Brook, Root and Ben Foakes. Following a terrific spell from Anderson and Broad the hosts were bundled out for 126 in their second innings. Ahead of the NZ vs ENG 2nd Test match let’s take a look at top fantasy picks and probable playing XI of both teams.
The fastest ever England captain to 10 Test wins 🔥
Absolute legend @benstokes38 ❤️#NZvENG pic.twitter.com/xrlkFXeKaR
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 19, 2023
NZ vs ENG 2nd Test HIGHLIGHTS: NewZealand beat England by 1 run in one of craziest Test MATCHES, Neil Wagner with HUMDINGER at Basin Reserve, WATCH ENG vs NZ 2nd Test Highlights
Match Details:
Match- New Zealand vs England 2nd Test
Date- Friday, February 24, 2023
Time- 3:30 AM
Venue- Basin Reserve, Wellington
NZ vs ENG 2nd Test: Pitch Report:
Basin Reserve is known for windy and swinging conditions. The average scores for the first two innings is just over 300. It will be hard to bat at the latter stages, hence the side winning the toss might elect to bat first.
NZ vs ENG 2nd Test HIGHLIGHTS: NewZealand beat England by 1 run in one of craziest Test MATCHES, Neil Wagner with HUMDINGER at Basin Reserve, WATCH ENG vs NZ 2nd Test Highlights
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