NZ against the English – 2nd Men Cricket One-Day International Match

Real-time Game Coverage

The second one-day international featuring New Zealand and England is underway in the city of Hamilton. Here you'll find a rundown of the crucial developments from the match.

Important Moments

  • Fall of Wicket: J. Smith c Williamson b Foulkes 13 (the English 29-2)
  • WICKET: Ben Duckett taken by Latham from Duffy one (England 3-1)
  • Toss: NZ won the coin toss and decide to bowl first

Game Overview

New Zealand won the coin toss and chose to bowl first. England started their innings with Jamie Smith and Ben Duckett at the crease.

Initial dismissals left England under pressure. Ben Duckett fell early, caught by the wicketkeeper off the bowler. Smith was next to go, caught by Williamson off the bowler.

Root and Jacob Bethell subsequently stepped in to consolidate the innings. Root batted positively, hitting fours and maintaining the scoreboard moving.

At the end of the first ten overs, the English stood at 49 for 2. New Zealand maintained command during the initial phase of the match.

Squads

England: Jamie Smith, B. Duckett, J. Root, J. Bethell, H. Brook (captain), Jos Buttler (wk), S. Curran, J. Overton, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer

New Zealand: Will Young, R. Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, T. Latham (wicketkeeper), M. Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Zakary Foulkes, Blair Tickner, J. Duffy

The match looks set to be a closely fought contest as each sides battle for a win in the 2nd ODI.

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