NZ VS ENG DAY 2: England finished Day 2 with 2/79 and they lead New Zealand by 98 runs. Ollie Pope and Stuart Broad are still on the crease. Ollie Pope is not out on 14 runs from 18 balls and Stuart Broad is not out on 6 runs from 13 balls. Earlier before the stumps New Zealand bowled out for 306 runs. Tom Blundell battled lonely for his team and scored 138 runs. He smashed 19 fours and 1 six. Ollie Robinson took 4 wickets for the England side.
Tom Blundell showed courage & Fighted Lonely
NZ VS ENG DAY 2: New Zealand wicket-keeper batter Tom Blundell played brilliant innings of 138 runs from 181 balls. He played gutsy innings and showed resilience toward the England bowling attack. He smashed 19 fours and 1 six. Tom Blundell made 59 runs partnership for the 10th wicket with Blair Tickner. England pacer James Anderson finished the innings of Tom Blundell with a brilliant caught and bowled. Anderson finished his bowling figures with 3/36 from 16.5 overs with 2.13 economy.
NZ VS ENG DAY 2: NZ resume their innings from 3/37 on Day 2
NZ VS ENG DAY 2: Devon Conway and Neil Wagner resumed New Zealand innings on Day 2 from 3/37. They both made the partnership of 51 runs for the 4th wicket. Neil Wagner got out to Stuart Broad caught by Ollie Robinson. He made 27 runs from 32 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes. Soon Daryl Mitchell also got out on duck after facing the 10 balls. Daryl Mitchell got plumbed in front of the wicket to Robinson.
Meanwhile, Michael Bracewell, Scott Kuggeleijn, and Tim Southee contributed 7, 20, and 10 runs respectively. Devon Conway played a matured innings of 77 runs from 151 balls with 7 fours and 1 six.
NZ VS ENG DAY 2: Ollie Robinson bowled superbly and took 4 wickets
NZ VS ENG DAY 2: England pacer Ollie Robinson outplayed the New Zealand batters and did not allow them to score runs freely. He dismissed 4 batters of the England side in the first innings of the first test match. Ollie Robinson dismissed Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Scott Kuggeleijn, and Tim Southee. He took 4 wickets for 54 runs from his 19 overs with 2.84 economies. On the other hand, James Anderson also took 3 wickets for 36 runs from 16.5 overs with 2.13 economy.
England 2/79 at Stumps on Day 2
NZ VS ENG DAY 2: England is at 2/79 at stumps on Day 2 with Ollie Pope and Stuart Broad on the crease. Pope is not out on 14 runs from 18 balls and Stuart Broad is not out on 6 runs from 13 balls. Zack Crawley made 28 runs from 39 balls. He smashed 6 fours before getting out to Scott Kuggeleijn. Ben Duckett also did not contribute much in the second innings. He got out on 25 runs after facing 27 balls.
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