New Zealand finally won ICC World Test Championship 2024 one sided test match by 423 runs against England. Kurtis kept himself busy in New Zealand’s first innings and even helped his side post a considerable total after removing Cook-Walker opening partnership cheaply. Kane Williamson played a cricketing innings of 156 and Mitchell Santner gave a match winning bowling performance of 4 wickets.
However England tried hard as Joe Root scored 54 and James Bethell scored 76, they never produced a serious challenge. In as much as England showed good aggression and intent with the bat and especially with the ball, New Zealand overall all-round performance was enough to see them clinch a well deserved victory leaving England with little to smile about. In this article we will look new zealand national cricket team vs england cricket team match scorecard and full match analysis.
New Zealand National Cricket Team Vs England Cricket Team Match Overview
| Match Detail | Information |
| Venue | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| Toss | England, elected to field first |
| Series | England tour of New Zealand |
| ICC World Test Championship | 2024/25 |
| Player of the Match | Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) |
| Player of the Series | Harry Brook (England) |
| Series Result | England won the 3-match series 2-1 |
Match Overview
Eng vs NZ was truly a thriller where England bound the match winning moments to chase New Zealand target set for 5 wickets. The Kiwis were able to amass 286/9 in their allotted 50 overs, Devon Conway was leading scorer for New Zealand with 92. England’s bowlers were good with Chris Woakes being especially economical and picking up four wickets for 44 runs.
In response, England began at a gradual pace and Jonny Bairstow, the wicket-keeper emerged as the top scorer with 57 runs. But it was Joe Root who proved to be the hero scoring 124 runs which helped England to win the match. Players and officials of the England cricket team were pleased with the team’s performance that saw them post 289/5 in 47.4 overs before emerging victorious by 13 balls to spare. The run chase was professional with Root setting the platform for the rest of the middle order batsmen to follow.
1st Innings: New Zealand
New Zealand started strongly in their first innings, posting a solid total of 347 runs. Despite consistent breakthroughs by the English bowlers, New Zealand’s middle order ensured they reached a competitive score.
Scorecard: New Zealand 1st Innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike Rate | Dismissal |
| T. Latham (C) | 63 | 135 | 9 | 0 | 46.67 | c Ollie Pope b Matthew Potts |
| W. Young | 42 | 92 | 10 | 0 | 45.65 | c Harry Brook b Gus Atkinson |
| K. Williamson | 44 | 87 | 9 | 0 | 50.57 | b Matthew Potts |
| R. Ravindra | 18 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 72.00 | c Ben Duckett b Brydon Carse |
| D. Mitchell | 14 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 43.75 | c Ben Stokes b Gus Atkinson |
| T. Blundell (Wk) | 21 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 72.41 | c Jacob Bethell b Brydon Carse |
| G. Phillips | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | c Zak Crawley b Matthew Potts |
| M. Santner | 76 | 117 | 10 | 2 | 64.96 | b Matthew Potts |
| M. Henry | 8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 40.00 | c Harry Brook b Ben Stokes |
| T. Southee | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 230.00 | c Brydon Carse b Gus Atkinson |
| W. O’Rourke | 5* | 30 | 1 | 0 | 16.67 | Not out |
| Extras | 28 | |||||
| Total | 347 | 97.1 ov | All out |
Bowling: England
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
| M. Potts | 28.1 | 7 | 90 | 4 | 3.20 |
| G. Atkinson | 26.0 | 7 | 66 | 3 | 2.54 |
| B. Carse | 19.0 | 2 | 78 | 2 | 4.11 |
| B. Stokes (C) | 24.0 | 6 | 91 | 1 | 3.79 |
1st Innings: England
England’s reply was lackluster as they managed only 143 runs, with Matt Henry and Mitchell Santner starring with the ball for New Zealand.
Scorecard: England 1st Innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike Rate | Dismissal |
| Z. Crawley | 21 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 150.00 | c & b Matt Henry |
| B. Duckett | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 84.62 | lbw b Matt Henry |
| J. Bethell | 12 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 36.36 | c Glenn Phillips b Will O’Rourke |
| J. Root | 32 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 76.19 | c Will Young b Will O’Rourke |
| H. Brook | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | b Will O’Rourke |
| O. Pope (Wk) | 24 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 57.14 | c Daryl Mitchell b M. Santner |
| B. Stokes (C) | 27 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 62.79 | lbw b M. Santner |
| G. Atkinson | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 | c M. Santner b M. Henry |
| B. Carse | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | c & b M. Santner |
| M. Potts | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 | c G. Phillips b M. Henry |
| S. Bashir | 1* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | Not out |
| Extras | 9 | |||||
| Total | 143 | 35.4 ov | All out |
Bowling: New Zealand
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
| M. Henry | 13.4 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 3.51 |
| T. Southee | 11.0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 4.18 |
| W. O’Rourke | 8.0 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 4.13 |
| M. Santner | 3.0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2.33 |
England 2nd Innings
| Batsman | Runs (R) | Balls (B) | 4s | 6s | Strike Rate (S/R) |
| Z. Crawley | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 29.41 |
| B. Duckett | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| J. Bethell | 76 | 96 | 13 | 1 | 79.17 |
| J. Root | 54 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 84.38 |
| H. Brook | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| O. Pope (Wk) | 17 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 47.22 |
| G. Atkinson | 43 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 104.88 |
| B. Carse | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 91.67 |
| M. Potts | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| S. Bashir | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| B. Stokes (C) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | 21 | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 234 | 47.2 ov | – | – | – |
Fall of Wickets: 8/1 (B. Duckett, 1.4 ov), 18/2 (Z. Crawley, 4.6 ov), 122/3 (J. Root, 25.5 ov), 133/4 (H. Brook, 28.3 ov), 166/5 (J. Bethell, 34.1 ov), 215/6 (O. Pope, 42.4 ov), 231/7 (G. Atkinson, 45.3 ov), 231/8 (M. Potts, 45.5 ov), 234/9 (B. Carse, 47.2 ov).
Bowling (New Zealand):
| Bowler | Overs (O) | Maidens (M) | Runs (R) | Wickets (W) | Economy (Econ) |
| M. Henry | 13.0 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 4.77 |
| T. Southee | 8.0 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 4.25 |
| W. O’Rourke | 12.0 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 3.08 |
| M. Santner | 14.2 | 1 | 85 | 4 | 5.93 |
Key Highlights of the Match
The present study therefore seeks to investigate New Zealand’s batting performance.
- Devon Conway was the man of the innings making 79 runs off 88 balls.
- Glenn Phillips also chipped in with 63 off 47 balls with a bang in the death overs.
- New Zealand was bowled out to 286/9 by England’s bowlers especially Chris Woakes.
England’s Bowling Excellence
- Chris Woakes had the best performance of the series bowling dashing Kiwi top order for 3-47 in his quota.
- In the middle overs Adil Rashid bowled a good spell and was rewarded with figures of 2 for 42.
England’s Chase Dominance
- Zak Crawley gave a fast start scoring a 45 off 37 balls.
- Joe Root remained unbeaten at 89 and Harry Brook scored 56 off 41 to help their side to a comfortable victory.
- Cook’s men sailed through this chase in 42.3 overs scoring 289 for 3 on the board.
Turning Point
- This meant that although the odds were slightly in England’s favor during the entire match, the 122 partnership between Root and Harry Brook kept the game exciting and safe at the same time.
Player of the Match
- Joe Root was given the player of the match award for his knock of 89 unrotten runs and his calm demeanor when taking the team home.
Conclusion
The cricket lovers were treated to good action between England and New Zealand where England seemed to have it better in both departments that is the batting and bowling. To New Zealand’s best efforts, they could only post 286/9, and with English batsmen looking full of confidence, it was not enough. In my opinion, Joe Root played a really composed knock and then Chris Woakes bowled very effectively to give England the win.
This victory not only revealed a strong and prepared English squad but also provided them with a certain type of match passion. New Zealand was not able to achieve all these short schemes, but this method of performance was quite brilliant for a while and the team will try to prevail next time. This is the full detailed new zealand national cricket team vs england cricket team match scorecard.
FAQs
Ans. England chased the target successfully having a bag on 289/5 in 47.4 overs.
Ans. Chris Woakes was the pick of the bowler from the England side of England as he took four wickets in his quota of 10 overs for 44 runs.
Ans. In the allocated fifty-over quota New Zealand produced 286/9.
Ans. In all, sixes were struck 10 times, of which England managed half a dozen and the Kiwis four.
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