New Zealand vs England Series – 2nd Test: Day 5 Summary and Analysis

Toss won by: New Zealand elected to field first

1.       New Zealand started day 5 with 10 wickets in hand and England looked to take all of them on Day 5; a feat which seemed very unlikely as the day folded today.

2.       Tom Latham stood firm today as he lost his partners one by one from the other end but not after they had shared significant partnerships to defy England from timely wickets.

3.       After Tom Latham got out New Zealand were 162/6 with England only 4 wickets away from the win.

4.       BJ Watling and Colin de Grandhomme showed some class as they resisted the English bowling attack. But after the pair got out England now had the Kiwi tail on their hands and they were pretty sure that they can wrap up New Zealand’s innings.

5.       However, England were in for a surprise as Ish Sodhi and Neil Wagner played a life time innings to defy England. The pair batted for more than 31 overs together to force a draw and win the series for their country.

6.       Ish Sodhi reached his half century and remained unbeaten throughout the innings. England got Wagner but it was too late as umpires called off the day and the match ended in a draw.

7.       So, New Zealand won this series by 1-0. Tim Southee was declared the Man of the Match for his exceptional performance whereas Trent Boult was named Man of the Series for his destructive bowling throughout the series.

8.       After this series the Kiwis will be pretty satisfied as they have found potential all-rounders in the lower middle order that can be a vital difference in the future as they were today against England.

AN Cook

MD Stoneman

JE Root (c)

DJ Malan

BA Stokes

JM Bairstow

MM Ali

CR Woakes

C Overton

SCJ Broad

JM Anderson

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JA Raval

TWM Latham

KS Williamson (c)

LRPL Taylor

HM Nicholls

BJ Watling

C de Grandhomme

TD Astle

TG Southee

N Wagner

TA Boult

Tim Southee

Ish Sodhi

Trent Boult