New Zealand tour of England, 2026, England vs New Zealand, 2nd Test, Day 4, Match Update, England Need 281 Runs

New Zealand 391 & 362

England 291 & 182/5

England Need 281 Runs

New Zealand 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tom Latham (c)	c Bethell b Archer	27	75	101	1	0	36.00
Devon Conway	c †Rew b Fisher	9	15	27	1	0	60.00
Henry Nicholls	b Tongue	24	57	112	3	0	42.10
Rachin Ravindra	c Bethell b Baker	33	51	72	6	0	64.70
Daryl Mitchell	c Gay b Baker	44	74	119	6	0	59.45
Tom Blundell †	c Root b Bethell	51	84	168	6	0	60.71
Glenn Phillips	c Gay b Fisher	100	135	230	18	0	74.07
Nathan Smith	c Cox b Bethell	4	21	28	0	0	19.04
Kyle Jamieson	b Bethell	41	48	86	7	0	85.41
Matt Henry	c Tongue b Archer	5	19	26	1	0	26.31
Will O’Rourke	not out	0	2	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 22, lb 20, nb 3, w 8)	53
Total	96.2 Ov (RR: 4.05)	391

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Jofra Archer	20	4	61	2	3.05	3	1
Matthew Fisher	23.2	6	62	2	2.65	0	0
Josh Tongue	21	1	97	1	4.61	0	2
Sonny Baker	19	2	94	2	4.94	0	0
Harry Brook	3	0	9	0	3.00	0	0
Jacob Bethell	10	1	26	3	2.60	0	0

England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ben Duckett	run out (Smith)	36	25	35	5	0	144.00
Emilio Gay	c †Blundell b O'Rourke	53	114	162	9	0	46.49
Jacob Bethell	c †Blundell b Smith	9	25	42	2	0	36.00
Joe Root (c)	lbw b Henry	46	57	116	8	0	80.70
Harry Brook	lbw b Henry	24	32	42	2	1	75.00
James Rew †	c Mitchell b O'Rourke	24	51	70	4	0	47.05
Jordan Cox	c Latham b Henry	27	55	88	3	0	49.09
Jofra Archer	c †Blundell b Henry	8	23	37	2	0	34.78
Matthew Fisher	not out	50	77	102	6	0	64.93
Josh Tongue	c Smith b Henry	1	12	9	0	0	8.33
Sonny Baker	c Latham b Jamieson	4	36	80	1	0	11.11
Extras	(b 1, lb 5, nb 3)	9
Total	84 Ov (RR: 3.46)	291

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	NB
Matt Henry	24	3	80	5	3.33	0
Kyle Jamieson	20	6	78	1	3.90	1
Will O’Rourke	20	2	68	2	3.40	1
Nathan Smith	18	5	57	1	3.16	1
Rachin Ravindra	2	0	2	0	1.00	0

New Zealand 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tom Latham (c)	c †Rew b Archer	4	5	10	0	0	80.00
Devon Conway	c Brook b Tongue	11	26	42	1	0	42.30
Henry Nicholls	c Brook b Archer	121	171	277	16	0	70.76
Rachin Ravindra	lbw b Bethell	76	99	167	15	0	76.76
Daryl Mitchell	b Fisher	68	108	191	9	1	62.96
Tom Blundell †	c †Rew b Tongue	16	40	40	1	0	40.00
Glenn Phillips	c Bethell b Archer	3	10	17	0	0	30.00
Nathan Smith	c Gay b Fisher	38	51	78	5	1	74.50
Kyle Jamieson	b Fisher	6	9	11	1	0	66.66
Matt Henry	c Duckett b Baker	1	6	12	0	0	16.66
Will O’Rourke	not out	0	0	1	0	0	-
Extras	(b 9, lb 7, nb 2)	18
Total	87.1 Ov (RR: 4.15)	362

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	NB
Jofra Archer	16	0	62	3	3.87	2
Matthew Fisher	17	4	58	3	3.41	0
Josh Tongue	19	5	64	2	3.36	0
Sonny Baker	15.1	2	67	1	4.41	0
Joe Root	7	0	37	0	5.28	0
Jacob Bethell	11	1	49	1	4.45	0
Harry Brook	2	1	9	0	4.50	0

England 2nd Innings (Target:- 463 Runs)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ben Duckett	c Henry b O'Rourke	9	28	1	0	32.14
Emilio Gay	c Ravindra b Jamieson	11	14	2	0	78.57
Jacob Bethell	lbw b Jamieson	0	4	0	0	0.00
Joe Root (c)	not out	75	137	8	0	54.74
Harry Brook	c Mitchell b Henry	58	54	10	1	107.40
James Rew †	lbw b Jamieson	15	39	2	0	38.46
Jordan Cox	not out	0	12	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 8, lb 5, w 1)	14
Total	48 Ov (RR: 3.79)	182/5

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD
Matt Henry	13	3	26	1	2.00	0
Kyle Jamieson	14	4	37	3	2.64	1
Will O’Rourke	10	2	48	1	4.80	0
Nathan Smith	9	1	48	0	5.33	0
Rachin Ravindra	2	0	10	0	5.00	0

Match Flow

Day 4

Drinks: New Zealand - 295/5 in 69.0 overs (DJ Mitchell 47, GD Phillips 3)

DJ Mitchell: 50 off 68 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)

New Zealand: 300 runs in 69.4 overs (419 balls), Extras 17

Lunch: New Zealand - 345/6 in 81.0 overs (DJ Mitchell 66, NG Smith 30)

New ball taken at 82.4 overs

New Zealand: 350 runs in 82.6 overs (500 balls), Extras 18

Innings Break: New Zealand - 362/10 in 87.1 overs (W O'Rourke 0)

Over 5.6: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - BM Duckett (Struck down - Umpires Call)

Over 7.3: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - JE Root (Struck down)

England: 50 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 1

Tea: England - 54/3 in 16.0 overs (JE Root 24, HC Brook 9)

4th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (JE Root 22, HC Brook 28, Ex 0)

England: 100 runs in 22.1 overs (133 balls), Extras 1

HC Brook: 50 off 33 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)

Over 24.1: Review by England (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - JE Root (Upheld)

JE Root: 50 off 81 balls (8 x 4)

Over 28.3: Review by England (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - HC Brook (Struck down)

Drinks: England - 137/3 in 32.0 overs (JE Root 57, HC Brook 58)

England: 150 runs in 34.1 overs (205 balls), Extras 10

Over 45.3: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - JEK Rew (Upheld)

End Of Day: England - 182/5 in 48.0 overs (JE Root 75, JM Cox 0)

Written By Jenny Doe

Reviewed By Jenny Doe

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New Zealand tour of England, 2026, England vs New Zealand, 2nd Test, Day 4, Match Update, England Need 281 Runs

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New Zealand tour of England, 2026, England vs New Zealand, 2nd Test, Day 4, Match Update, England Need 281 Runs

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