England vs New Zealand

England tour of New Zealand - 2025/26 · Sky Stadium, Wellington · 1 November 2025

New Zealand won by 2 wickets

New Zealand won by 2 wickets. J Overton top-scored with 68 for England. BM Tickner took 4/64.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of New Zealand - 2025/26
Ground: Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (then Sky Stadium)
Date: 1 November 2025
Toss: New Zealand, chose to field
Result: New Zealand won by 2 wickets
Player of the match: BM Tickner
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 222 all out. J Overton top-scored with 68 off 62 balls, and JC Buttler made 38. BM Tickner took 4 for 64 for New Zealand.

Chasing 223, New Zealand made 226 for 8. R Ravindra top-scored with 46 off 37 balls, and DJ Mitchell made 44. The innings was built on a 78-run stand for the first wicket between DP Conway and R Ravindra.

New Zealand won by 2 wickets.

ENGLAND: 222 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
JL Smith	c TWM Latham b ZGF Foulkes	5	6
BM Duckett	c R Ravindra b JA Duffy	8	12
JE Root	lbw b ZGF Foulkes	2	3
HC Brook	c MG Bracewell b JA Duffy	6	11
JG Bethell	c DJ Mitchell b JA Duffy	11	16
JC Buttler	b BM Tickner	38	56
SM Curran	b BM Tickner	17	29
J Overton	c WA Young b MJ Santner	68	62
BA Carse	c DJ Mitchell b BM Tickner	36	30
JC Archer	c MG Bracewell b BM Tickner	16	13
AU Rashid	not out	1	4

Extras 14 · Total 222 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
JA Duffy	10	0	56	3
ZGF Foulkes	8	1	27	2
NG Smith	6	0	40	0
BM Tickner	10	0	64	4
MJ Santner	6.2	1	34	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (JL Smith, 1 ov), 2-15 (JE Root, 3 ov), 3-17 (BM Duckett, 4 ov), 4-31 (HC Brook, 6 ov), 5-44 (JG Bethell, 10 ov), 6-97 (SM Curran, 21 ov), 7-102 (JC Buttler, 23 ov), 8-160 (BA Carse, 31 ov), 9-186 (JC Archer, 35 ov), 10-222 (J Overton, 40 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	JL Smith (5) and BM Duckett (2)	7
second	JE Root (2) and BM Duckett (6)	8
third	BM Duckett (0) and HC Brook (2)	2
fourth	HC Brook (4) and JG Bethell (7)	14
fifth	JG Bethell (4) and JC Buttler (9)	13
sixth	SM Curran (17) and JC Buttler (28)	53
seventh	JC Buttler (1) and J Overton (4)	5
eighth	BA Carse (36) and J Overton (20)	58
ninth	JC Archer (16) and J Overton (10)	26
tenth	J Overton (34) and AU Rashid (1)	36

NEW ZEALAND: 226 FOR 8

Batter	How out	R	B
DP Conway	run out (J Overton)	34	44
R Ravindra	b SM Curran	46	37
WA Young	c JC Buttler b J Overton	1	3
DJ Mitchell	c JC Buttler b SM Curran	44	68
TWM Latham	run out (BA Carse)	10	21
MG Bracewell	c JG Bethell b AU Rashid	13	20
MJ Santner	c HC Brook b BA Carse	27	28
NG Smith	b J Overton	2	3
ZGF Foulkes	not out	14	24
BM Tickner	not out	18	20

Did not bat: JA Duffy

Extras 17 · Total 226 for 8

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
JC Archer	10	2	53	0
BA Carse	10	0	60	1
J Overton	10	1	32	2
SM Curran	8.4	1	46	2
AU Rashid	6	0	32	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-78 (DP Conway, 12 ov), 2-81 (R Ravindra, 13 ov), 3-92 (WA Young, 14 ov), 4-113 (TWM Latham, 21 ov), 5-147 (MG Bracewell, 29 ov), 6-188 (MJ Santner, 35 ov), 7-191 (NG Smith, 36 ov), 8-196 (DJ Mitchell, 38 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	DP Conway (34) and R Ravindra (43)	78
second	R Ravindra (3) and WA Young (0)	3
third	WA Young (1) and DJ Mitchell (5)	11
fourth	TWM Latham (10) and DJ Mitchell (10)	21
fifth	MG Bracewell (13) and DJ Mitchell (16)	34
sixth	MJ Santner (27) and DJ Mitchell (10)	41
seventh	NG Smith (2) and DJ Mitchell (1)	3
eighth	DJ Mitchell (2) and ZGF Foulkes (3)	5
ninth	ZGF Foulkes (0) and BM Tickner (0)	30

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