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SUN · 2026-06-21 · 12:16 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0621-86151
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NSR-2026-0621-86151News Report·EN·Human Interest

Henry stars as New Zealand wrap up victory against England in second Test

New Zealand secured a 253-run victory against England in the second Test at The Oval, leveling the series at 1-1. England, chasing 463 for victory on the fifth day, were dismissed for 209 in under an hour.

By AFPAl JazeeraFiled 2026-06-21 · 12:16 GMTLean · CenterRead · 2 min
Henry stars as New Zealand wrap up victory against England in second Test
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New Zealand secured a 253-run victory against England in the second Test at The Oval, leveling the series at 1-1. England, chasing 463 for victory on the fifth day, were dismissed for 209 in under an hour. Matt Henry was instrumental in New Zealand's win, taking all five of England's remaining wickets in the morning session. His wickets included Joe Root for 77, Jofra Archer, Matthew Fisher, Josh Tongue, and Jordan Cox. This win marks England's sixth loss in their last eight Tests. The series decider will take place at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.

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The series is now level at 1-1.

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England has lost six of their last eight Tests.

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Joe Root was dismissed LBW for 77 runs.

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Matt Henry took five wickets in the second innings of the second Test.

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New Zealand won the second Test against England by 253 runs.

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New Zealand quick Matt Henry demolishes the England batting attack in the second innings to level the series.New Zealand pace bowler Matt Henry has run through England’s ⁠tail to give his side a 253-run victory in the second Test at ⁠The Oval to level the series at 1-1.Starting the fifth day on 182-5 and chasing 463 for an unlikely victory, England folded ‌quickly on Sunday and were all out for 209 after less than an hour of play.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4VIDEO: Watch World Cup Day 10: Netherlands, Japan score big, Curacao drawlist 2 of 4World Cup knockouts: Who has made it to the round of 32 stage?list 3 of 4World Cup: Messi back in action as Argentina take on Austria in Dallaslist 4 of 4World Cup Day 11: Spain face Saudi Arabia as Iran’s travel issues persistend of listHenry took all five wickets in the morning, removing Joe Root LBW for 77 with the first ball of his second ⁠over of the day – ⁠Root adding only two runs to his overnight score.Two balls later, he bowled Jofra Archer for a duck, and ⁠in his next over, he had Matthew Fisher playing ⁠on to his stumps without ⁠scoring. Then with the next ball, he had Josh Tongue edging to Daryl Mitchell.Henry then finished it off ‌by bowling Jordan Cox with an in-swinging yorker to take his match haul to 11 ‌wickets.England ‌have now lost six of their last eight Tests.Next week’s series decider will be held at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
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