'A pretty surreal moment' - Matt Henry on his record 7-fer

 Matt Henry depicted his record-breaking accomplishment against South Africa on Thursday (February 17) as 'a really strange second'. Henry, getting an uncommon open door in the Test XI, destroyed the guests on the primary morning of the initial Test in Christchurch to bowl them out for only 95.

Henry struck in only the second over of the Test match to excuse the South African captain Dean Elgar. He proceeded to excuse both Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen as South Africa tracked down no reprieve in the visit opener. At last, the seamer assisted New Zealand with wiping up the tail in speedy style to get done with staggering figures of 7/23 - the joint-best ever by a New Zealander at home and the joint-third best generally. Henry is joined by New Zealand extraordinary Richard Hadlee in the third spot simply behind Ajaz Patel's 10-fer against India toward the end of last year and Hadlee's 9-52.

"You must sort of squeeze yourself a smidgen when you hear those details and to have the option to impart that to Sir Richard Hadlee is extraordinary," Henry said after the first day of the season's play.

Henry conceded that it isn't not difficult to remain roused constantly considering he has any semblance of Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner and Kyle Jamieson in front of him in the food chain. Having made his presentation right around seven years prior, the 30-year-old has highlighted in only 14 Test matches. "It's difficult all of the time on occasion, however you do whatever it takes not to zero in a lot on those outer things you can't handle ensuring I'm still in that attitude of simply attempting to continue improving and utilizing encounters where I am playing cricket that whenever I really do get my chance to take it I assume," he said. "That is driven me to where I am right now - where I can continue to come in and remain positive and not get too up to speed in those outer things and those clamors."

Despite the fact that Henry had gotten just a lone Test wicket at his home ground before this game, he conceded the experience of playing five star cricket at this scene proved to be useful. "I think simply playing here at Hagley and having that experience and knowing what my lengths were and how to work," he called attention to. "As a bowling bunch I think we bowled all around well together and we had the option to make strain at the two closures and not actually released them anyplace, which is presumably key to how we got the wickets."

The hosts as of now have a lead of 21 by stumps on the first day of the season notwithstanding losing their top request.