England vs New Zealand, 2nd Test, New Zealand tour of England, 2026 - Player HighlightsENG vs NZ, 2nd Test, New Zealand tour of England, 2026 - Player Highlights

Jacob Bethell to Rachin Ravindra, out Lbw!! Umpire's call on impact, and Rachin Ravindra has to go. A tossed up delivery around off, Rachin Ravindra goes for a sweep and gets pinned on the pads. The umpire raises his finger as the bowler goes up, and replays confirm the impact was umpire's call, and it was crashing into the stumps. Jacob Bethell breaks the partnership as Ravindra walks back after making a significant contribution. NZ won't lose the review either. So it was not a bad call to challenge the umpire's decision.. Rachin Ravindra lbw b Jacob Bethell 76(99) [4s-15]

Jacob Bethell to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, driven to long-on for a single by Rachin Ravindra

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, well-directed bouncer on leg, Rachin Ravindra ducks underneath

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, short ball on leg, Rachin Ravindra swivel-pulls this to deep backward square leg

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, short and quick on leg, Rachin Ravindra ducks underneath

Jacob Bethell to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, worked towards the leg-side by Rachin Ravindra for a single. The partnership is now 150. The batters meet halfway down the track and shake hands

Jacob Bethell to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, on the shorter side as Rachin Ravindra drags it to long-on

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, miscues the pull towards square leg

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, a well-directed short ball as Rachin Ravindra ducks for cover

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, pulled away! Banged in short by Sonny Baker, Rachin Ravindra swivel-pulls this away to the deep backward square leg fence for a rollicking boundary. The last 10 overs have nearly yielded 50 runs

Jacob Bethell to Rachin Ravindra, no run, in the air, but safe! Rachin Ravindra looks to defend this with a lunge, gets an inside edge onto the pads, and the ball lobs in front of short leg. Emilio Gay quickly moves to his right and tries to grab it with a dive, but the ball just eludes him. Ravindra continues to ride his luck. Was dropped earlier in the innings, and now the ball doesn't carry to the fielder, just escapes him. He has dropped quite a few catches himself, so he's getting some luck in return

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, pulled away! Short ball down the leg-side, a loose delivery, and Rachin Ravindra has dragged it towards the fine leg fence. Lead is now 268. The partnership is 140

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, pulled through square leg as the bowler goes short, just a single

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, short length delivery outside off, Rachin Ravindra rides the bounce and cuts this through cover-point for a rollicking boundary

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, quicker through the air on off, Rachin Ravindra knocks it into the off-side

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, straighter one outside off, squeezed into the off-side

Root to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, short and wide outside off, punched through cover for a single

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, loopy delivery outside off, spinning away from the batter, left alone

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. The lead is now 246. Both the batters are looking comfortable out in the middle. Probably the best time and best conditions for batting in this Test

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Rachin Ravindra goes for a drive and misses

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, short of a length outside off, Rachin Ravindra carves this through point and brings up his fifty. Nicholls congratulates him as the spectators give him a gentle round of applause. The batsman raises his bat and soaks in the applause

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, yorker length delivery around off, Rachin Ravindra digs it towards mid-off

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, back of a length around off, knocked to cover by Rachin Ravindra

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, full and wide outside off, Rachin Ravindra creams it through extra cover and moves closer to his fifty. Just a single more to get there

Root to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, drifting on the pads, clipped through the on-side by Rachin Ravindra for a single

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, push-drives the tossed up delivery back to the bowler

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, slower through the air around middle and leg, Rachin Ravindra push-drives it back to the bowler

Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, short and quick on leg, Rachin Ravindra tucks it towards square leg

Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length delivery around middle and leg, nudged to mid-wicket

Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, no run, short and quick on leg, Rachin Ravindra ducks underneath

Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, no run, a solid forward defence by Rachin Ravindra

Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, no run, a bouncer from round the wicket, Rachin Ravindra ducks underneath

Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, no run, rock solid in his front foot defence

Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, no run, pitched up by the bowler and aimed at the stumps, Rachin Ravindra guides it back to the bowler

Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, no run, pitched up by the bowler from round the wicket, Rachin Ravindra squeezes it towards mid-on. Root shines the ball and parries it to Archer

Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 133 kph, drifting on the pads, Rachin Ravindra clips it towards mid-wicket

Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, tad short outside off, some extra carry, Rachin Ravindra plays it with soft hands, steering it away to the third man fence. That's the third boundary of the over. Matthew Fisher proving to be expensive. The lead is already 219

Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, no run, length delivery zeroed in from round the wicket, Rachin Ravindra knocks it watchfully towards mid-on

Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, no run, on the shorter side from round the wicket, Rachin Ravindra knocks it down the pitch

Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, no run, tad short on middle and leg, tucked towards mid-wicket by Rachin Ravindra

Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, pulled away! On the shorter side from round the wicket, Rachin Ravindra pulls it into the pocket at mid-wicket and finds the boundary

Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, no run, back of a length around off, keeps slightly low as Rachin Ravindra knocks it into the off-side

Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, quickens as it lands, Rachin Ravindra goes for a drive and misses. Rew fails to gather the ball behind the wickets

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length on off, defended forward and that brings an end to the session! New Zealand in a strong position at tea on Day 3!

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, finds the gap this time! Back of a length outside off, he gets on top of the bounce and punches it through the covers

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 141kph, almost in the blockhole, Ravindra squeezes it to mid-on

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length outside off, Ravindra gets forward and punches to point

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length at the stumps, Ravindra hangs back and defends

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length ball that stays low and Ravindra does well to keep it out

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length on leg, Ravindra defends to mid-on

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, punched into the off-side

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, oh that's cut away fiercely! Width outside off, he slaps it hard, and despite Gay getting a hand to it, the ball reaches the ropes. Cox should've cut it off actually, having given chase all the way to the ropes, but he slipped and seems to have hurt his ankle

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, slanted across off, back of a length, Ravindra shimmies down the pitch and steers to point

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, full at the stumps, Ravindra smothers it down the pitch

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, tossed up outside off, defended forward

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length just outside off, defended off the back foot

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, too wide outside off, left alone

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, punched off the back foot, straight to cover-point

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length outside off, left alone

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Ravindra advances, the ball is angled away in the channel and he steers it to point

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, another one outside off, easy leave

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, angled away outside off, left alone

Root to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, some width outside off, Ravindra goes back and cuts nicely through point

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, again off the outside half as the ball grips a touch off a length

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, floated up just outside off, Ravindra prods forward and defends off the outside half to point

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, holds it on a good length, defended

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, sliding in off a good length, Ravindra goes back and punches to mid-on

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, full on the pads, Ravindra flicks it behind square

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, too full, Ravindra doesn't miss out and crunches it straight down the ground to beat mid-off

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, oh dear! Another ball keeps very low from this end and again sneaks under Ravindra's bat! Just like the last one, the line is a little bit outside off, helping Ravindra survive

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, in the channel, back of a length, Ravindra tries punching it away but mistimes it in front of cover

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, nipping back off a length, still a safe enough leave from Ravindra

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length outside off, left alone

Root to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, goes for a lofted shot, miscues it and it drops just short of Archer at mid-on! Eventful over from Root! Ravindra tries to take him down but nearly perishes in doing so. Didn't get hold of it at all

Root to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, knocks it to mid-on and sets off for a quick single

Root to Rachin Ravindra, no run, teasing flight outside off, lures him into the drive but the ball dips in front. He drags it off the inside edge onto pad

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, flicked off the pads, races away through the midwicket region

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length delivery around off, defended forward

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length outside off, angling away, left alone

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, on the pads, Ravindra flicks it nicely and it races away through midwicket

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, back of a length on middle and leg, blocked

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, no run, back of a length across middle, blocked from the crease

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, oh this one keeps low and nearly takes out off stump! Back of a length, Ravindra looks to defend from the crease but it goes right under his bat. Tongue drops to his knee in frustration

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, fuller than a good length just outside off, defended forward

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, lovely flick of the wrists! Again pitched up, goes straighter this time and Ravindra whips it wide of mid-on

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, edged and dropped by the keeper! Went one-handed to his left, got to it but couldn't hold on! Was pitched up by Tongue, inviting the drive and Ravindra took the bait. The trap was laid but Rew lets him escape

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, another easy leave outside off

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, well wide outside off, left alone

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, very full, outside off, patted down into the off-side with soft hands. Drinks. England have taken two wickets and have ensured NZ work hard for their runs. We are in for an exciting 3 hours or so here on day 3

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, 2 runs, on a length, angled on to the pads, Rachin Ravindra clips the ball wide of mid-wicket for a brace

Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, angled in, on a length, Rachin Ravindra tucks the ball wide of mid-on for a single

Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, no run, was a fuller length delivery, well wide outside off, left alone. The batter never got lured there

Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, got hold of the short ball, was outside off, dragged the pull down and tonked it wide of the man at deep square. Was timed and placed superbly by the southpaw

Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, no run, back of a length delivery, tapped down into the off-side

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, shorter from Tongue this time around with some width on offer, Ravindra cuts it straight to the fielder at backward point

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, full this time around by the seamer, Ravindra comes forward and punches it to mid off

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Ravindra leaves alone this short of a length delivery outside off

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, was probably sliding down leg! Round the wicket and gets the ball to swing back in from just outside off. Ravindra was late to get his bat down and gets hit on the pad. Luckily for him, the ball was doing a bit too much and would have gone onto miss the leg stump. England decide against the review, and rightly so

Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Tongue hits the length once again but drops it outside off, allowing the batter to leave it alone