Henry’s 11 wickets help New Zealand level England Test series
Matt Henry took all five wickets on the final morning as New Zealand beat England by 253 runs at The Oval, AFP reported.
By Daniel Okafor · Business Editor
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New Zealand defeated England by 253 runs in the second Test at The Oval, drawing the series level at 1-1, AFP reported. The result sends the teams to Trent Bridge next week for a deciding match.
England resumed the fifth day on 182-5 while chasing 463, according to AFP. Their already difficult target moved out of reach quickly as New Zealand pace bowler Matt Henry took the remaining five wickets in under an hour, leaving England all out for 209.
Henry finished with 11 wickets in the match, AFP reported. The performance also gave him his first 10-wicket haul in a Test, according to the agency.
Joe Root was England’s main remaining hope at the start of play, but AFP reported that Henry removed him leg before wicket for 77 with the first ball of his second over of the morning. Root had added two runs to his overnight score before falling.
Henry then struck again two balls later, bowling Jofra Archer for a duck, AFP reported. In his next over, Matthew Fisher dragged the ball onto his stumps without scoring.
New Zealand’s push to finish the match continued immediately. AFP reported that Josh Tongue edged Henry to Daryl Mitchell on the next delivery, giving the bowler a rapid burst through England’s lower order.
Henry ended the match by bowling Jordan Cox with an in-swinging yorker, according to AFP. That wicket completed England’s innings at 209 and sealed New Zealand’s 253-run win.
The defeat added to England’s recent poor Test run. AFP reported that England have now lost six of their last eight Tests.
The series will be settled at Trent Bridge in Nottingham next week, AFP reported. New Zealand’s win at The Oval ensured the final Test will decide the contest after England and New Zealand split the first two matches.
This story draws on original reporting from Al Jazeera.