NZ vs ENG: Harry Brook’s scorching half-century in Test match against Kiwis

New Delhi: England’s newest talent Harry Brook cracked down on New Zealand bowlers by smashing fast fifty to escalate England to 279 at 5 at the dinner break in the first day-night Test at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand on Thursday.

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Bay Oval. Harry Brook quickfire at the Blackcaps bowlers and scored 89 runs in just 81 balls. Brook’s innings consists of 14 boundary and one six.

Brook who debuted for England against South Africa in last September, continues his domination in the red-ball format. The 23-years-old batter, now has getter over 569 runs in five games at a fascinating average of 81.29.

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Meanwhile, the right-hand batter now has the strike rate of 95 (94.52). He has scored three tons and two fifties in the format, his highest score is 153.

Brook’s performance against Pakistan

The young batter scored the abundance of runs against Pakistan. Brook emerged as the highest run getter in the series with 468 runs in three Tests.

Harry Brook had an average of 93.60 and strike rate of  93.41.

He became the first England batter to score 450+ runs in a Test series in Pakistan.

Harry Brook was adjusted as the player of the series award against Pakistan. He scored hundred in all the 3 matches. As a result, England won the series by a thumping 3-0.

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Centuries in away matches

Brook has become only the second batter to score hundreds in each game of an away series in three of more Test.

Brook became the eighth England batter to have scored ton in three consecutive away Tests. Ken Barrington, Jack Hobbs, Wally Hammond, Chris Broad, Joe Root, Andrew Strauss, and Alastair Cook are the other England batters who have achieved this feat.

Third highest in Day-Night Test

Meanwhile, Brook’s 89 is the third-highest individual score for an England batter in pink ball match. Alastair Cook’s 243 vs West Indies in 2017 and Joe Root’s 136 vs West Indies in 2017 are England’s only centurions in this regard.

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