- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.1 Henry strikes straightaway! Bowled him with a peach! A good length ball darted on the probing channel, nips back in sharply, and sneaks in through the gap between bat-pad as Smith plays off the front foot. Smith plays it late and tries to block it but misses the line and length there. Gone for a golden duck! 0/11.3 Edged and taken by Latham! Short of a good length ball angling in on the off stump line, Duckett moves onto the back foot and plays inside the line of the ball. The ball straightens slightly after hitting the deck and kisses the outside edge of the bat. Latham takes a diving low catch to his left side and England lose their second wicket! 4/21.6 Hello, Foulkes gets the big fish! A tad fuller length ball with plenty of seam movement inwards, pitching around the fourth stump line and jagged back in. Joe Root opens the face of the bat, moves towards the line of the ball and plays the front foot drive. The ball nips back in sharply and shatters the furniture! 5/35.1 squares him up with a Jaffa! Full and straight ball pitching on the stumps and shapes away slightly on the probing channel, Bethell plays it down the wrong line and tries to defend on the track, and does not have any clue whatsoever as the ball knocks the off stump over! 10/435.2 And Harry Brook has holed out to deep midwicket! Tossed up length ball around off, gets down on one knee and went for the big slog sweep, and did not time it well enough, maybe for the first time today while playing an attacking stroke. He did get the elevation but not the distance, finds the on-side sweeper fielder, who was standing a few yards inside. And that's the end of a wonderful world-class innings from the England skipper. 223/108.3 Latham takes a blinder! Good length ball on the probing channel, a hint of late seam movement, and that's more than enough to tickle off the outside edge of Buttler as he plays it late around off. Beaten by the seam movement, the batter sends a difficult, low catch toward first slip. But Tom Latham is up to the challenge! He dives full-stretch to his right, following the line of the ball, and grabs it cleanly with one hand! 33/511.3 tickles off the outside edge and Curran has to depart! Shortish delivery from around the wicket, pitching on the sixth stump line. Curran tries to get on top of the bounce and poke it through the point area, getting a faint edge as the ball deviates slightly after hitting the deck. Finally, a straightforward catch for Latham behind the stumps! 56/625.5 leading edge, skewed into the covers! Mitchell leaps high, claws the ball down, fumbles it in the process but grabs it at the second attempt as he crashes to the turf! There's the breakthrough, to end a valiant knock from Overton. He just closed the face a moment too soon to the offcutter, and paid the price 143/725.6 rocks back, cuts his first ball to point! Another Ashes combatant is turned to dust! Extra bounce from Duffy, Carse can't keep it down. Williamson's first major act of the international summer is to pluck the chance! 143/829.6 Soft dismissal! A tad fuller length ball on middle and leg stump line, Rashid moves forward and plays with the straight bat, attempts to work it away across the line towards mid-on, plays the shot a bit too early and chips it to the right of short midwicket. Bracewell dives fully stretched to his right side and completes the catch. 166/9Extras17 (lb 3, nb 1, w 13)TOTAL223 all out (35.2 Overs, RR: 6.31)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Jamie Smith, 0.1 ov), 2-4 (Ben Duckett, 1.3 ov), 3-5 (Joe Root, 1.6 ov), 4-10 (Jacob Bethell, 5.1 ov), 5-33 (Jos Buttler, 8.3 ov), 6-56 (Sam Curran, 11.3 ov), 7-143 (Jamie Overton, 25.5 ov), 8-143 (Brydon Carse, 25.6 ov), 9-166 (Adil Rashid, 29.6 ov), 10-223 (Harry Brook, 35.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MJ Henry 9 2 53 2 5.88 39 6 3 3 0 ZG Foulkes 7 1 41 4 5.85 29 5 2 3 0 NG Smith 6 0 49 0 8.16 16 5 2 1 0 JA Duffy 6 0 55 3 9.16 19 1 5 6 1 MJ Santner 7.2 0 22 1 3 26 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.5 cleaned him up! There's the early wicket, and it's a beauty! Full and fast, fired into the pads, deflects into the timbers! Hint of swing right into the blockhole. Hard to combat that! 12/14.2 second slip takes the edge! Seam-up from Wood,
maybe takes a piece of the pitch too asthe ball kicks into the splice of a hard-handed push, and Overton's bucket hands do the rest! Nope, think that was just a puff of normal dust. Either way, England are favourites now! Wood's first List A wicket since 2019! Gosh 24/31.6 another beauty, and Williamson gets a first-baller! Oh my, this is on now! Carse hit his length outside off, got extra lift and outswing, the new batter was committed to a defensive prod, and the ball just curled into the edge and through to the keeper! Drama! That's Williamson's first golden duck in ODIs... 12/211.2 fires in the fuller length, pinned on the pad! Carse has his third, with a wonderful wobble-seam from round the wicket that straightens off the deck and thuds into the shin! Latham doesn't even think about the review. England break a threatening stand 66/426.4 Oh, dear! Bracewell is walking off! Massive wicket for England. Length ball plays with the straight bat and connects the inside part of the bat to mid-on, going for the tight single. Overton comes forward sprinting in and sends in an underarm throw at the bowler's end and hits the timber; Bracewell is well short of his ground, even though he made a desperate last attempt dive. 158/534.4 Santner goes for the big heave again, this time miscues the stroke high in the air, and does not get enough distance against Rashid's wrong-un. Overton settles underneath the night sky at long off and gobbles it up. 207/6Extras17 (lb 2, nb 3, w 12)TOTAL224/6 (36.4 Overs, RR: 6.1)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Will Young, 1.5 ov), 2-12 (Kane Williamson, 1.6 ov), 3-24 (Rachin Ravindra, 4.2 ov), 4-66 (Tom Latham, 11.2 ov), 5-158 (Michael Bracewell, 26.4 ov), 6-207 (Mitchell Santner, 34.4 ov)
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
New Zealand led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.00 start, First Session 14.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-18.10, Second Session 18.10-21.40
Match days
26 October 2025 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 5 wickets)
- Over 8.5: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - SB Haig, Batter - SM Curran (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 178 runs, 5 wickets)
- England: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: England - 70/6 in 14.0 overs (HC Brook 42, J Overton 7)
- HC Brook: 50 off 36 balls (7 x 4, 3 x 6)
- England: 100 runs in 16.6 overs (103 balls), Extras 11
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (HC Brook 23, J Overton 19, Ex 8)
- Over 19.3: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - J Overton (Struck down)
- England: 150 runs in 27.3 overs (166 balls), Extras 13
- HC Brook: 100 off 82 balls (9 x 4, 7 x 6)
- England: 200 runs in 33.5 overs (204 balls), Extras 17
- 10th Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (HC Brook 47, L Wood 1, Ex 2)
- Innings Break: England - 223/10 in 35.2 overs (L Wood 5)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 59 runs, 3 wickets)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (53 balls), Extras 5
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 165 runs, 3 wickets)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 75/4 in 14.0 overs (DJ Mitchell 19, MG Bracewell 2)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 16.3 overs (100 balls), Extras 8
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (DJ Mitchell 16, MG Bracewell 31, Ex 3)
- Over 25.2: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - SB Haig, Batter - DJ Mitchell (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 25.3 overs (154 balls), Extras 11
- DJ Mitchell: 50 off 61 balls (5 x 4)
- MG Bracewell: 50 off 50 balls (6 x 4)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 158/5 in 26.4 overs (DJ Mitchell 50)
- Over 30.3: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - MJ Santner (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 34.1 overs (208 balls), Extras 17
Match Coverage
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Brook brilliance can't mask issues for brittle England batting
It was impossible to miss the Ashes omens as England's Test-qualified top order were blown apart
135/223 - Harry Brook rewrites record books with one-man show
Harry Brook walked out at 5 for 3, which soon became 10 for 4 and 56 for 6 before his six-laden 101-ball 135 lifted England to some respectability
Root won't get his nickers in a twist despite pre-Ashes jibes
England's senior batter prepares to return to ODI action, but talk of his technique for Australia's pitches dominates
Williamson and England's Ashes players in focus as ODI series kicks off
The ODI World Cup is just two years away, but for England, a significantly more imminent challenge dominates




