इंग्लैंड vs न्यूजीलैंड, दूसरा टेस्ट, द ओवल, लंदन, 17 June 2026 - लाइव क्रिकेट स्कोर

Archer bashes the length hard, just outside off, Henry Nicholls stands tall and guides it to cover-point.

FOUR LEG BYES! Back of a length, on off, around the hips of the batter. Henry Nicholls lifts his front leg up and looks to pull it with style, but misses. Now, the ball goes off something, rolling past the second slip fielder to the deep third fence. Initially, it is given as runs, but then, Archer protests. Accordingly, don't know how and when, the umpire changes his decision and gives it as leg byes! Bowlers just don't like giving runs, do they?

Back of a length, on off, Henry Nicholls pushes it to cover.

Full and down the leg side, Nicholls looks to flick but misses again. The ball goes off the hips towards fine leg and a leg bye is taken.

OUT! CAUGHT! There is no water out there but how on earth did that salmon leap to catch its prey? My word, that is nothing short of a stunner from Jacob Bethell. For the last 5-10 minutes, there has been an excessive display of the phrase - London looking, Tokyo turning. And finally, one goes to hand. Or rather, is just plucked out of thin air. On a slightly shorter length, around off and middle, Tom Latham looks to help it through the leg side. But he is beaten by pace and ends up playing it way too late. He gets turned up, with his body pointing towards fine leg but the ball coming way quicker. Takes the outside edge, nearly the back part of the bat and flies through the slip cordon. But Bethell at gully dives full stretch to his right and takes a stunner! Latham is in disbelief but he has to walk back for a hard-fought 27 (75). The 44-run stand has been broken and NEW ZEALAND ARE 58/2!

FOUR! Too straight. Overpitched, on middle, Rachin Ravindra whips it through square leg to open his account in style. A fiery over though.

Oh, it comes off the thigh pad! Back of a length, shaping in, around middle. Henry Nicholls rocks back to flick it but gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball hits the back thigh pad and flies straight to the first slip fielder.

Swing and a miss! Back of a length, much away from off. Henry Nicholls frees his arms to cut it over the point region, but it beats the batter on the outside edge.

On a nagging length, around off, Henry Nicholls defends back to the bowler.

On the fuller side now, just outside off, Henry Nicholls strides out and brings out his solid defence.

Action replay. Fuller in length, just outside off, angling in a shade. Henry Nicholls prods and blocks it down.

On a length, outside off, Henry Nicholls pushes it to silly mid on.

Good-length delivery, on middle, Rachin Ravindra defends it down.

FOUR! SHOT! Full-length delivery, around the pads, Rachin Ravindra clips it away through the vacant mid-wicket region for four runs.

Short of a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra ducks under it.

Full and straight, defended back down the pitch.

Some extra bounce now, outside off, pushed towards point.

Full and outside off, pushed towards mid off.

On a length, outside off, Henry Nicholls leaves it alone.

Just outside off, on a good length, Henry Nicholls pokes it to backward point for one.

Back of a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra lets it pass.

Full and around off, Rachin Ravindra defends.

Good fielding effort. Full and outside off, Rachin Ravindra leans and drives it through the covers. The ball races across the turf but point and gully track it down. Jordan Cox it is eventually, from one of the two positions, who gets to the ball, putting in a slide. He pushes the ball back but while doing so, his left leg touches the boundary skirtings. The boundary effort is referred upstairs and the third umpire is called into question. He checks multiple angles and eventually finds that when Cox touched the ropes, the ball was nowhere near him. One run saved, three taken.

A short ball, pulled behind square leg for a run.

Jofra bowls on a length, outside off, Nicholls leaves it alone.

Good-length delivery, outside off, nipping in further, Henry Nicholls lunges and shoulders arms.

Back of a length, over the stumps, Henry Nicholls hops and looks to clip it, but fails to connect. The ball hits the hips of the batter and bounces away to short leg.

Short and outside off, Henry Nicholls cuts it uppishly. It lands just short of backward point.

FOUR! Another streaky boundary. Full and around off, Nicholls comes forward to defend but the ball pitches and then moves away. Nicholls gets squared up and the ball goes off the outside edge. Luckily for him, it escapes gully to his right, to the deep third fence.

Full and well wide outside off, plenty of movement, but well wide to be played at. Nicholls lets it be. And that will be LUNCH ON DAY 1, NEW ZEALAND 75/2!

On a good length, outside off, moving away, Rachin Ravindra lets it be.

Slightly fuller, around off, Ravindra drives it towards cover.

No run.

No run.