England reduce NZ to 36/3 in 254-run chase:Batters struggle to survive on Day 2 at Lord’s as bowlers grab 17 wickets

The Test match being played between England and New Zealand at Lord’s belonged to the bowlers. After 16 wickets fell on the first day, batsmen struggled on the second day as well, and 17 wickets fell throughout the day. England was in a strong position at one point in their second innings, but faltered after losing 4 wickets in 11 balls. Despite this, the team set a target of 254 runs for New Zealand to win. Earlier, England bowled out New Zealand for 113 in their first innings, gaining a 27-run lead. After this, their second innings ended at 226 runs, giving New Zealand a target of 254 runs to win. New Zealand, chasing the target, also had a poor start. By the end of play on the second day, the team had lost 3 wickets for 36 runs. Now they need to score 218 more runs on the third day to win, while England needs 7 wickets. Ollie Robinson’s five-wicket haul England fast bowler Ollie Robinson put in a brilliant performance on his Test comeback, completing his first five-wicket haul in 4 years. After losing 6 wickets for 61 runs on the first day, England wrapped up New Zealand’s first innings in the first hour of the second day morning. For New Zealand, Glenn Phillips was bowled by Josh Tongue’s first ball of the morning without adding any runs to his overnight score. Tongue also dismissed Nathan Smith in the next over. After this, Gus Atkinson caught Will O’Rourke in the slips, and Robinson ended the innings by bowling Matt Henry. Emilio Gay played an innings of 57 runs in his debut match, Kiwis dropped catches Debuting for England, opener Emilio Gay showed excellent play in the second innings. Gay, who was out for 14 balls in the first innings, shared a 52-run partnership with Ben Duckett. He completed his half-century in 84 balls, which is the first half-century on debut for an English opener since Keaton Jennings in 2016. Emilio scored 16 runs in an over from Nathan Smith. However, New Zealand had to pay the price for poor fielding. Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway dropped catches for the second consecutive day, while Daryl Mitchell and Tom Latham dropped a catch due to a lack of coordination. England lost 4 wickets in 11 balls, Nathan Smith took 6 wickets England’s second innings was in a strong position at one point, scoring 126 runs for 2 wickets, but as soon as Emilio Gay (57) was out, the team collapsed. England lost 4 crucial wickets in 11 balls, and the score went from 126/2 to 127/6. Harry Brook and Joe Root were out lbw, while captain Ben Stokes was bowled by Nathan Smith without scoring. Nathan Smith bowled brilliantly, taking 6 wickets for the second consecutive innings. Smith and Atkinson’s partnership steadied England After 6 quick wickets fell, Jamie Smith and Gus Atkinson made a crucial 57-run partnership for the seventh wicket, which is the biggest partnership of the match so far. Jamie Smith, who was bowled for a duck in the first innings, showed good sense this time and hit fours in Matt Henry’s over before tea. After Atkinson’s dismissal, Ollie Robinson played some big shots, and England’s second innings ended at 226 runs. This gave New Zealand a target of 254 runs. New Zealand had a poor start chasing 254 runs, Williamson also out cheaply New Zealand, chasing 254 runs at Lord’s, had a very poor start. Captain Tom Latham was caught by Harry Brook on the third ball of Gus Atkinson in the first over of the innings. After this, Kane Williamson, playing his last Test match, could not last long either and was out LBW for 18 runs off Josh Tongue’s bowling. Williamson scored 0 and 18 runs in the two innings of the match. Before the end of the day’s play, Will O’Rourke, who came in as a nightwatchman, was bowled by Atkinson, making New Zealand’s score 3 wickets for 36 runs. Devon Conway is at the crease with 12 runs, and now the team needs 218 runs to win.