Where is England vs New Zealand being played?

The match is being played at Kennington Oval, London, London.

ENG vs NZ 2nd Match TEST 2026 Audio & Text Commentary

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England vs New Zealand

2nd MatchKennington Oval, London17 Jun 2026

ENGEngland

ENGHome

291/10 & 209/10(84 & 58.1)

NZNew Zealand

NZAway

391/10 & 362/10(96.2 & 87.1)

New Zealand won by 253 runs

Player of the MatchMatt Henry

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Impact Players

1st Innings

New Zealand

Glenn Phillips

Batted at No. 7

100(135)

SR: 74.07

Tom Blundell

Batted at No. 6

51(84)

SR: 60.71

Jacob Bethell

Bowled at over.68, 70, 72, 74, 77, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94

3-26 (10)

ER: 2.60

2nd Innings

England

ENG

Emilio Gay

Batted at No. 2

53(114)

SR: 46.49

Matthew Fisher

Batted at No. 9

50(77)

SR: 64.94

Matt Henry

Bowled at over.1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 24, 26, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 81, 83

5-80 (24)

ER: 3.33

3rd Innings

New Zealand

Henry Nicholls

Batted at No. 3

121(171)

SR: 70.76

Rachin Ravindra

Batted at No. 4

76(99)

SR: 76.77

Matthew Fisher

Bowled at over.2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 26, 28, 30, 45, 47, 49, 51, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87

3-58 (17)

ER: 3.41

4th Innings

England

ENG

Joe Root

Batted at No. 4

77(145)

SR: 53.10

Harry Brook

Batted at No. 5

58(54)

SR: 107.41

Matt Henry

Bowled at over.1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57

6-29 (18.1)

ER: 1.60

Commentary

58.1OUT

Matt Henry bowled a quick one, and oh dear, Jordan Cox is out! He swung but missed, and the stumps took a hit.

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After 58 overs

209/9

9 Runs

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Jordan Cox: 25(44)

Sonny Baker: 0(9)

KA Jamieson

19-4-61-3

57.61

Kyle Jamieson bowled well, and Jordan Cox hit a nice shot for a single, sending it to deep square leg.

57.50

Jamieson bowled a fast yorker, and Cox tried to push it but just sent it to the fielder. No run there!

57.40

Jamieson bowled a fast ball right at the stumps, but Cox didn’t score. Just a solid defense there!

57.36

Wow! Jamieson bowled a fast ball, and Cox hit it perfectly for a six! What a fantastic shot to deep mid-wicket!

57.22

Jordan Cox stands firm and flicks a fast ball to deep mid wicket, scoring 2 runs with confidence!

57.10

Jamieson bowls to Cox, and it's a dot! A fast one, back of length, Cox tucks it to deep point. Good fielding!

After 57 overs

200/9

0 Runs

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Sonny Baker: 0(9)

Jordan Cox: 16(38)

MJ Henry

18-6-29-5

56.60

Matt Henry bowled a good ball to Sonny Baker, but he didn’t hit it. Just a dot ball, nice and simple!