England vs New Zealand, New Zealand tour of England, 2nd Test

ICC World Test Championship 2025/2027 · Test/5day · Wed, 17 Jun 2026, 10:00 UTC · Kennington Oval, London

New Zealand won by 253 runs (England 291 & 209, New Zealand 391 & 362).

England: 291 (84 ov) & 209 (58.1 ov)
New Zealand: 391 (96.2 ov) & 362 (87.1 ov)

Match report

England (ENG) faced New Zealand (NZ) in the New Zealand tour of England, 2nd Test of ICC World Test Championship 2025/2027, a Test match, at Kennington Oval, London. Play began on Wednesday, 17 June 2026 at 10:00 UTC. It is a multi-day match with two innings per side and no limit on overs.

England won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Adrian Holdstock and Nitin Menon, with Andy Pycroft as match referee.

New Zealand made 391 in 96.2 overs, with Glenn Phillips top-scoring on 100 from 135 balls. Jacob Bethell was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 26. England made 291 in 84 overs, with Emilio Gay top-scoring on 53 from 114 balls. Matt Henry was the pick of the bowlers with 5 for 80. New Zealand made 362 in 87.1 overs, with Henry Nicholls top-scoring on 121 from 171 balls. Matthew Fisher was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 58. England made 209 in 58.1 overs, with Joe Root top-scoring on 77 from 145 balls. Matt Henry was the pick of the bowlers with 6 for 29.

Result: New Zealand won by 253 runs. Matt Henry was named player of the match.

The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.

New Zealand · 1st innings: 391 (96.2 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
Tom Latham	c Jacob Bethell b Jofra Archer	27	75	1	36
Devon Conway	c James Rew b Matthew Fisher	9	15	1	60
Henry Nicholls	b Josh Tongue	24	57	3	42.11
Rachin Ravindra	c Jacob Bethell b Sonny Baker	33	51	6	64.71
Daryl Mitchell	c Emilio Gay b Sonny Baker	44	74	6	59.46
Tom Blundell	c Joe Root b Jacob Bethell	51	84	6	60.71
Glenn Phillips	c Emilio Gay b Matthew Fisher	100	135	18	74.07
Nathan Smith	c Jordan Cox b Jacob Bethell	4	21	0	19.05
Kyle Jamieson	b Jacob Bethell	41	48	7	85.42
Matt Henry	c Josh Tongue b Jofra Archer	5	19	1	26.32
William O'Rourke	not out	0	2	0	0

Extras: 53

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Jofra Archer	20	4	61	2	3.05
Matthew Fisher	23.2	6	62	2	2.66
Josh Tongue	21	1	97	1	4.62
Sonny Baker	19	2	94	2	4.95
Harry Brook	3	0	9	0	3
Jacob Bethell	10	1	26	3	2.6

England · 1st innings: 291 (84 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ben Duckett	run out	36	25	5	0	144
Emilio Gay	c Tom Blundell b William O'Rourke	53	114	9	0	46.49
Jacob Bethell	c Tom Blundell b Nathan Smith	9	25	2	0	36
Joe Root	lbw b Matt Henry	46	57	8	0	80.7
Harry Brook	lbw b Matt Henry	24	32	2	1	75
James Rew	c Daryl Mitchell b William O'Rourke	24	51	4	0	47.06
Jordan Cox	c Tom Latham b Matt Henry	27	55	3	0	49.09
Jofra Archer	c Tom Blundell b Matt Henry	8	23	2	0	34.78
Matthew Fisher	not out	50	77	6	0	64.94
Josh Tongue	c Nathan Smith b Matt Henry	1	12	0	0	8.33
Sonny Baker	c Tom Latham b Kyle Jamieson	4	36	1	0	11.11

Extras: 9

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Matt Henry	24	3	80	5	3.33
Kyle Jamieson	20	6	78	1	3.9
William O'Rourke	20	2	68	2	3.4
Nathan Smith	18	5	57	1	3.17
Rachin Ravindra	2	0	2	0	1

New Zealand · 2nd innings: 362 (87.1 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tom Latham	c James Rew b Jofra Archer	4	5	0	0	80
Devon Conway	c Harry Brook b Josh Tongue	11	26	1	0	42.31
Henry Nicholls	c Harry Brook b Jofra Archer	121	171	16	0	70.76
Rachin Ravindra	lbw b Jacob Bethell	76	99	15	0	76.77
Daryl Mitchell	b Matthew Fisher	68	108	9	1	62.96
Tom Blundell	c James Rew b Josh Tongue	16	40	1	0	40
Glenn Phillips	c Jacob Bethell b Jofra Archer	3	10	0	0	30
Nathan Smith	c Emilio Gay b Matthew Fisher	38	51	5	1	74.51
Kyle Jamieson	b Matthew Fisher	6	9	1	0	66.67
Matt Henry	c Ben Duckett b Sonny Baker	1	6	0	0	16.67
William O'Rourke	not out	0	0	0	0	0

Extras: 18

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Jofra Archer	16	0	62	3	3.88
Matthew Fisher	17	4	58	3	3.41
Josh Tongue	19	5	64	2	3.37
Sonny Baker	15.1	2	67	1	4.42
Joe Root	7	0	37	0	5.29
Jacob Bethell	11	1	49	1	4.45
Harry Brook	2	1	9	0	4.5

England · 2nd innings: 209 (58.1 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ben Duckett	c Matt Henry b William O'Rourke	9	28	1	0	32.14
Emilio Gay	c Rachin Ravindra b Kyle Jamieson	11	14	2	0	78.57
Jacob Bethell	lbw b Kyle Jamieson	0	4	0	0	0
Joe Root	lbw b Matt Henry	77	145	8	0	53.1
Harry Brook	c Daryl Mitchell b Matt Henry	58	54	10	1	107.41
James Rew	lbw b Kyle Jamieson	15	39	2	0	38.46
Jordan Cox	b Matt Henry	25	45	2	1	55.56
Jofra Archer	b Matt Henry	0	2	0	0	0
Matthew Fisher	b Matt Henry	0	8	0	0	0
Josh Tongue	c Daryl Mitchell b Matt Henry	0	1	0	0	0
Sonny Baker	not out	0	9	0	0	0

Extras: 14

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Matt Henry	18.1	6	29	6	1.6
Kyle Jamieson	19	4	61	3	3.21
William O'Rourke	10	2	48	1	4.8
Nathan Smith	9	1	48	0	5.33
Rachin Ravindra	2	0	10	0	5

Latest overs

Over 59 (ENG, Matt Henry): 0 runs, 196/10 – W
Over 58 (ENG, Kyle Jamieson): 9 runs, 196/9 – 1 • • 6 2 •
Over 57 (ENG, Matt Henry): 0 runs, 187/9 – • • • • • •
Over 56 (ENG, Kyle Jamieson): 4 runs, 187/9 – 4 • • • • •
Over 55 (ENG, Matt Henry): 1 runs, 183/9 – • • 1 • • •
Over 54 (ENG, Kyle Jamieson): 3 runs, 182/9 – • 1 • • 2 •