NZ vs ENG Pitch Report: A three-match Test series is being played between New Zealand and England. The first match of this series was won by England team. The second match of the series will begin on December 6 in Wellington. The Kiwi team will want to stay in Wellington in this match. The New Zealand team is still one of the contenders to reach the final of the World Test Championship. He will have to perform well and win this match to stay strong in the race for the finals. The first match of the series was played in Christchurch. Which was won by the England team by 8 wickets. With this win, they lead the series 1-0. The role of the Basin Reserve, Wellington pitch will be very important in this match. In such a situation, let’s have a look at the pitch report of this match.
Pitch Report of the Basin Reserve, Wellington
Reports and photographs of the pitch show that there is too much grass in the basin reserve for the second Test match. Fast bowlers have dominated the game with the new ball, but first, teams have been able to post big scores after the early stages. The average first innings score here is 315 and teams batting first have won only 16 of the 71 Test matches at the venue, so the toss will be a big factor on Friday.
Statistics of Test matches in Wellington
- Matches played – 71
- Matches won while batting first – 16
- Won the match by bowling first – 29
- First innings average score – 315
- Second innings average score – 310
- Third innings average score – 249
- 4th innings average score – 140
Both the teams have announced their playing 11 for this match. Both New Zealand and England have decided not to make any changes to their playing XI. That means the playing 11 of the first test match will be seen in this match as well. Ollie Robinson, the star player of the England team, will remain on the bench in the second match as well.
New Zealand Playing XI – Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Will O’Rourke
England Playing XI – Zac Crowley, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ollie Pope (wk), Ben Stokes (c), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carrs, Shoaib Bashir.
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