England vs New Zealand
England tour of New Zealand - 2025/26 · Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui · 26 October 2025
New Zealand won by 4 wickets
New Zealand won by 4 wickets. HC Brook top-scored with 135 for England. ZGF Foulkes took 4/41.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
- Date
- 26 October 2025
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 4 wickets
- Player of the match
- HC Brook
- Umpires
- Ahsan Raza and SB Haig
- Match referee
- Dave Gilbert
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to field.
England batted first and made 223 all out. HC Brook top-scored with 135 off 100 balls, and J Overton made 46. ZGF Foulkes took 4 for 41 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 87-run stand for the seventh wicket between J Overton and HC Brook. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 10 runs, to 10 for 4.
Chasing 224, New Zealand made 224 for 6. DJ Mitchell top-scored with 78 not out off 90 balls, and MG Bracewell made 51. BA Carse took 3 for 45 for England. The innings was built on a 92-run stand for the fifth wicket between MG Bracewell and DJ Mitchell, 41% of the total.
New Zealand won by 4 wickets.
ENGLAND: 223 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| JL Smith | b MJ Henry | 0 | 1 |
| BM Duckett | c TWM Latham b ZGF Foulkes | 2 | 4 |
| JE Root | b ZGF Foulkes | 2 | 6 |
| JG Bethell | b ZGF Foulkes | 2 | 12 |
| HC Brook | c NG Smith b MJ Santner | 135 | 100 |
| JC Buttler | c TWM Latham b MJ Henry | 4 | 8 |
| SM Curran | c TWM Latham b ZGF Foulkes | 6 | 10 |
| J Overton | c DJ Mitchell b JA Duffy | 46 | 54 |
| BA Carse | c KS Williamson b JA Duffy | 0 | 1 |
| AU Rashid | c MG Bracewell b JA Duffy | 4 | 12 |
| L Wood | not out | 5 | 4 |
Extras 17 · Total 223 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MJ Henry | 9 | 2 | 53 | 2 |
| ZGF Foulkes | 7 | 1 | 41 | 4 |
| NG Smith | 6 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| JA Duffy | 6 | 0 | 55 | 3 |
| MJ Santner | 7.2 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (JL Smith), 2-4 (BM Duckett, 1 ov), 3-5 (JE Root, 1 ov), 4-10 (JG Bethell, 5 ov), 5-33 (JC Buttler, 8 ov), 6-56 (SM Curran, 11 ov), 7-143 (J Overton, 25 ov), 8-143 (BA Carse, 25 ov), 9-166 (AU Rashid, 29 ov), 10-223 (HC Brook, 35 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | JL Smith (0) and BM Duckett (0) | 0 |
| second | BM Duckett (2) and JE Root (2) | 4 |
| third | JE Root (0) and JG Bethell (1) | 1 |
| fourth | JG Bethell (1) and HC Brook (4) | 5 |
| fifth | JC Buttler (4) and HC Brook (18) | 23 |
| sixth | SM Curran (6) and HC Brook (15) | 23 |
| seventh | J Overton (46) and HC Brook (31) | 87 |
| eighth | BA Carse (0) and HC Brook (0) | 0 |
| ninth | AU Rashid (4) and HC Brook (17) | 23 |
| tenth | HC Brook (50) and L Wood (5) | 57 |
NEW ZEALAND: 224 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA Young | b BA Carse | 5 | 7 |
| R Ravindra | c J Overton b L Wood | 17 | 17 |
| KS Williamson | c JC Buttler b BA Carse | 0 | 1 |
| DJ Mitchell | not out | 78 | 90 |
| TWM Latham | lbw b BA Carse | 24 | 24 |
| MG Bracewell | run out (J Overton) | 51 | 50 |
| MJ Santner | c J Overton b AU Rashid | 27 | 24 |
| NG Smith | not out | 5 | 7 |
Did not bat: ZGF Foulkes, MJ Henry, JA Duffy
Extras 17 · Total 224 for 6
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Wood | 8 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| BA Carse | 10 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| AU Rashid | 8.4 | 0 | 69 | 1 |
| J Overton | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| SM Curran | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (WA Young, 1 ov), 2-12 (KS Williamson, 1 ov), 3-24 (R Ravindra, 4 ov), 4-66 (TWM Latham, 11 ov), 5-158 (MG Bracewell, 26 ov), 6-207 (MJ Santner, 34 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | WA Young (5) and R Ravindra (6) | 12 |
| second | KS Williamson (0) and R Ravindra (0) | 0 |
| third | R Ravindra (11) and DJ Mitchell (1) | 12 |
| fourth | TWM Latham (24) and DJ Mitchell (14) | 42 |
| fifth | MG Bracewell (51) and DJ Mitchell (35) | 92 |
| sixth | MJ Santner (27) and DJ Mitchell (16) | 49 |
| seventh | DJ Mitchell (0) and NG Smith (0) | 17 |
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