New Zealand defeat England by 1 run in thrilling 2nd Test in Wellington
New Zealand defeated England by 1 run in the second Test being played in Wellington. They also became the third team in the world to win after playing follow-on.
Earlier, India defeated Australia in 2001 Kolkata Test. England has done this feat twice. They defeated Australia after following-on in 1884 and 1981. That is, the incident of winning by playing the follow on in Test cricket has happened 4 times.
1-run victory mragin in Test: In 1993, West Indies defeated Australia by 1 run in Adelaide Test. After 30 years, New Zealand has done achieved this rare feat.
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test match summary
England first innings: In the Test that started on February 24 in Wellington, New Zealand won the toss and chose fielding first. England batting scored 435 runs in 87 overs. Joe Root and Harry Brook scored centuries.
New Zealand 1st innings: 209 runs scored. Tim Southee was the highest scorer. He scored 73 runs. Stuart Broad took 4 wickets. Anderson and Leach got 3-3 wickets each. New Zealand were trailing by 226 runs and in such a situation England asked them to follow on.
New Zealand 2nd innings: Kane Williamson scored 132 runs becoming New Zealand’s highest scorer in Tests in the process. Opener Tom Latham scored 83 and Conway scored 61 runs. Daryl Mitchell (54) and Tom Bundle (90) also scored half-centuries. The team reached 483 runs.
England second innings: The team got a target of 258 runs. England were rattled by 4 quick wickets before Joe Root and Ben Stokes steadied ship. Root played an inning of 95 runs. The entire team was bundled out for 256 runs and lost the match by 1 run. Neil Wagner took 4 and Southee took 3 wickets.
