Check out the top 3 New Zealand players to watch in their upcoming 2nd Test against England. New Zealand got ready for the 3-match Test series against England after beating India in their own backyard. Tom Latham’s side beat Rohit Sharma and his team with 3-0 margin to blow open the race to the finals for the World Test Championships. With Kane Williamson also coming back, the home side started as the favorites before losing by 8 wickets.
Speaking at the end of the game, Latham had said “We were pretty happy with our position 1st innings, we had our opportunities. Another day all the catches would’ve gone to hand, guys were not meaning to drop catches. Happens sometimes, that’s cricket. Hopefully we can do better next time. You always want more, had to build some partnerships”
Wellington is the venue for the next match and the home team needs a win at all costs. It wont be easy as the England side with the Baz-ball technique have been a difficult side to beat. On the positive side, the home team did well with the bat to show resilience during the game but will have to do it consistently to square the series.
Here are the top 3 New Zealand players to watch out against England
3. Matt Henry
New Zealand pace bowler Matt Henry bowled well in the game to pick a total of 5 wickets. In the first innings, the right-arm pacer got 4/84 from his 23 overs. His scalps included Zak Crawley for duck, Harry Brook for 171, Ben Stokes for 80 and Shoaib Bashir for 5. In the 2nd innings, Henry got one wicket as England won the game with ease. With the conditions set to help the pacers, the form of Matt Henry will be the key with Tim Southee set to bid goodbye, the time for Henry to pick up the mantle is here.
2. Daryl Mitchell
Veteran all-rounder Daryl Mitchell has terrific record against England in Test cricket. Mitchell scored 84 runs from 167 balls with 12 fours and a six in the second innings. This helped his side take a lead and post a decent total on the board to give the bowlers something to bowl at. Mitchell has already scored a lot of centuries against England he will hold the key to the middle-order for the home team.
1. Kane Williamson
Former New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson made his return to Test cricket in fine style. The 34-year-old scored twin fifties and also became the first New Zealand batter to score 9000 runs in Test cricket. Williamson scored 93 and 61 in both innings to signal his return to form and show the English bowlers how dangerous he can be. New Zealand team management will hope that their former skipper can score a huge century and help his side win the game.
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