ENG vs NZ, 2nd Test match: England get 2 WTC points due to slow over rate

In a sudden turn of events, a series of unexpected events occurred for the English cricket team on the final day of the Trent Bridge Test match. In one of the finest innings ever played in English and world Test cricket history, Jonny Bairstow Carved out an innings that took the Kiwis out of the game completely. England chased down a tough score of 299 in two seasons against the likes of Trent Boult, Henry NicholsAnd Tim Southee, However, this emphatic victory resulted in another loss for the English side.

Ben Stokes and his team got significant points from the WTC tally after Headingley posted the most memorable win at home since 2019. After this spectacular victory, the English team reached 42 points, but due to their bad luck, they have been kept. 8th in the WTC standings. Due to snatching 2 points from him, his percentage marks also came down from 25 to 23.80. According to Article 16.11.2 of the ICC World Test Championship Playing Conditions, a team is awarded a penalty of one point for each over short. According to this rule, England have lost WTC points from their table.

The pain grew even more in England’s side as they were fined 40% of their match fees for losing their grip on over-rate. In compliance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, players are fined 20 percent of the match fee for each over that their team fails to bowl in the stipulated time. The points cut may have played a bad game in the English dressing room, but they still have a lot of positives from the second Test which was a great support for Test match cricket.