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After bowlers dominated the opening day in the ongoing first Test between England and New Zeala🏅nd at Lords Cricket Ground in London, batters put up a good show on the second day of the match. The pair of Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell shined with the willow 🌸to put the visitors in control of the proceedings.
New Zealand were again in a spot of bother having lost four wickets for just 56 in their second innings. However, Mitchell and Blundell came to the rescue and went on to stitch an unbeaten 180-run partnership for the fifth wicket to put Black Caps on top. At 🍎stumps on Day 2, Mitchell and Blundell were batting on 97 and 90, respectively, as New Zealand managed to take a massive 227-run lead heading into Day 3.
Earlier, England resumed their overnight score of 116/7 and 🔯only managed to take a narrow 9-run lead as they were bowled out for 141.
Brief Score:
New Zealand 132 and 236/4 (Mitchell 97*, Blundell 90*) lead England 141 (Crawley 43, Southee 4/55) by 227 runs.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
That's the end of Day Two and it's been a good one for
Some fine batting from Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell means it's all to play for tomorrow. |
— Lord's Cricket Ground (@HomeOfCricket)
New Zealand seem to have turned the tables on England through the fantastic partnership between Blundell and Mitchell. What 🍃a Test match this is tur𒆙ning out to be!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
The ongoing Test has highlighted the key difference between a raging turn꧑er and a seamer-friendly pitch on Day-1…the former keeps getting tougher to bat and the latter allows batters to contribute significantly as the match progresses.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
227 the lead at stumps on Day 2 at Lord's. Tom Blundell and highlight the batting effort with an unbeaten 180-run 5th wicket partnership 🏏
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS)
A partnership worth 180* runs 🔥
What a comeback withꦗ the bat from New Zealand! | |
— ICC (@ICC)
Blundell and Mitchell (180*) need 37 more run🧸s to achieve the highest ever 5th wic🎶ket partnership in a men’s Test at Lord’s.
If tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚhey did this, they’d eclipse Border & Ritchie for 🇦🇺 in 1985 who took the score from 101/4 to 317/5.
— Michael Appleton (@michelappleton)
Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell batting so beautifully on a 'poor' pitch. Lord's can bring the best out of you. Ask Dilip Vengsarkar, Mohd Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly, Graham Gooch and many more… Do we still say it is not a Test pitch? Mitchell and Blundell don't think so ❤️
— Vijay Lokapally 🇮🇳 (@vijaylokapally)
What a r🍌emarkable fightback by New Zealand, led by Tom Blundel⭕l and Daryl Mitchell.
Lead by just 47 runs, with 6 wickets in hand then Blundell 90* and Mitchell 97* made unbeaten 180 runs for the 5th wicket at Lord's – A day to remember for Kiwis.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
I wake up tꦇo go to work expecting garbage, yet I am full of joy. Absolute🌳 brilliance from Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell, hopefully they both get onto the honours board tomorrow.
— Lily Franklin (@lilyffranklin13)
Daryl Mitchell – Tom Blundell 🏏
What an incredible stand it's been. Backs up against the wall, with the innings teetering at 56/4 & lead by 47. This 180 run stand really kept us in the hunt this Test. Hope Daz & Blundell etch their names onto the Lord's Honors Boards tomorrow
— 𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐘 🇺🇸🇮🇳 (@Sivy_KW578)
A successful day for New Zealand all thanks to Daryl Mitchell (97*) and Tom Blundell (90*) – 180 runs partnership between them. A match saving effort by Mitchell and Blundell.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
Unbelievable comeback with the bat from .
What a sensational unbeaten 180* pa🧸rtnership between Tom Blunde🎶ll and Daryl Mitchell👏👏
— Sadaf Shamim (@SadafShamimlfc)
I watched the day and the best part of it was the way Mitchell and Blundelওl disman🎶tled the short-pitch barrage. Both have brilliant pull shots.
— Chris Hyde (@chrishydejourno)
