New Zealand are in a commanding position against England on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell looks like he's playing the best Test cricket of his career as the middle-order batter has scored his second straight century against England on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
He's done it again! Back to back Test 💯s for Daryl Mitchell. 184 balls, 257 minutes (12x4s, 2x6s). Total 354-4 after 98 overs. Follow live in NZ on & pic.twitter.com/8FXEZhDgor
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS)Very well batted Daryl Mitchell 👏 pic.twitter.com/9dMqXFblG6
— England’s Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy)Put in to bat, New Zealand started well with an 84-run opening partnership; however, both openers were dismissed on consecutive deliveries. A similar trend followed again as Devon Conway and Henry Nicholls made a 77-run partnership before the latter's dismissal.
Daryl Mitchell walked out to the middle and saw Conway get caught behind a few overs later. At 169//4, New Zealand again relied on the partnership that got them out of trouble in the Lord's Test.
Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell, who added 190 runs for the fifth wicket in the second innings of the first test, crossed two hundred this time. Mitchell, who was not a certainty to play in the Test series, has doubled his century after three innings in this series. Mitchell has become only the second overseas player to score consecutive tons in England since 2016.
New Zealand would hope to avenge their first Test match defeat on the back of a solid total. Thanks to an excellent bowling performance and a fourth innings century from former skipper Joe Root, England registered a 5-wicket win at the mecca of cricket.
Here's a look at how Twitter reacted to Mitchell's second consecutive century:
Hundred by Daryl Mitchell, yet another masterclass by him. His 2nd consecutive ton, outstanding stuff by Mitchell. pic.twitter.com/KdWquSOLu3
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)Hundred at Lord's and Hundred at Trent Bridge - back to back in this series, both came in tough situation for Kiwis - Well played, Daryl Mitchell. pic.twitter.com/XrCSFG9wVa
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)Overseas players to have scored 2 test hundreds in England in a test series since 2016:-
•Virat Kohli.
•Steve Smith.
•Shai hope.
•Daryl Mitchell.
Back-to-back Test hundreds for Daryl Mitchell 👏 | | https://t.co/2h7KnwbegI pic.twitter.com/ZoNSv18MCo
— ICC (@ICC)Daryl Mitchell with back-to-back Test centuries, that too in England. Rare.
What a player. pic.twitter.com/GZUs9WHIjK
Hundreds in consecutive innings in Test cricket is brilliant, let alone when they come away from home and at a time when you have to rebuild your team's innings each time. This has been some effort from Daryl Mitchell.
— Gurkirat Singh Gill (@gurkiratsgill)Rajasthan Royals players doing so well:
Daryl Mitchell - 2 hundred
Boult - 4 wickets
Ashwin - Won the Club tournament as a captain
RVD - Match winning fifty vs India
Obed McCoy - 14 wickets in Blast
Back to back 100s for Daryl Mitchell in style. It's his 3rd century in 11 tests & 2nd consecutive hundred in this series after scoring 108 runs at Lord's. This makes him the 5th New Zealander to score consecutive 100s V England.
What a player he is 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/9oOc6GqslP
Back to back 100 for Daryl Mitchell in lord's, such an underrated player he is.👏👏
— Fatima Masroor (@beingfatyma_)Hundred in first test match.
Hundred in second test match.
Daryl Mitchell played phenomenally well in this test series. Yet another magnificent Hundred for New Zealand in Difficult situation. He scored Brilliant 102* runs from 184 balls. Outstanding Mitchell. pic.twitter.com/rMbjf5bwlX