New Zealand won the second Test against England by 253:Levelled series 1-1; Matt Henry took 11 wickets; fans to get 50% tickets refund

In the second Test match, New Zealand defeated England by 253 runs. On the fifth day of the second match of the series, played at The Oval in London, England, chasing a target of 463 runs, could only score 209 runs in their second innings. New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry took a total of 11 wickets, delivering his career-best performance. With this victory, New Zealand levelled the series 1-1. Along with the loss, bad news also came for England from the ICC. Due to a slow over-rate, England was fined 50% of their match fee, and 12 points were deducted from their World Test Championship (WTC) points table. England’s innings collapsed in just one hour on the fifth day, Joe Root out for 77 runs England needed 281 runs for victory on the fifth day, with five wickets remaining. The play on the fourth day had ended with the score at 182 runs for 5 wickets. On the final day, England’s innings collapsed within just one hour. England’s last hope was interim captain Joe Root, who had returned unbeaten on 75 runs on the fourth day. Just eight minutes after play began, he was out LBW to an inswinging delivery from Matt Henry. Root could only add two more runs to his score and returned to the pavilion with 77 runs. As soon as Root was out, England’s lower order completely crumbled. Jofra Archer, Matt Fisher, and Josh Tongue fell victim to Matt Henry without scoring. Debutant Jordan Cox played some attractive shots, but his innings did not last long, and he was bowled by Henry. New Zealand’s seventh win in England This victory, coming right after Kane Williamson’s sudden retirement, is considered historic for New Zealand cricket. This is New Zealand’s seventh Test win on English soil to date, and the third in this century. Throughout the match, New Zealand maintained dominance in every department of the game. After taking 5 wickets in the first innings, Matt Henry delivered another brilliant spell (6.1-3-4-5) in the second innings, achieving the feat of taking 10 or more wickets in a match for the first time. Most of his wickets came with wicketkeeper Tom Blundell standing close to the stumps. Captain Ben Stokes to return in next Test, spectators to get 50% refund Following England’s crushing defeat, head coach Brendon McCullum confirmed that regular captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson will return for the third Test match at Trent Bridge next week. Both players were under investigation following a ‘night out’ controversy after the Lord’s Test, which led to their exclusion from this match. Due to the match ending so early on the fifth day, Surrey County Cricket Club decided to refund 50% of the money to all ticket holders who came to the stadium. This brought a little relief to the disappointed spectators.