New Zealand vs England, 1st T20I at Christchurch, NZ vs ENG, Oct 18 2025 - Full Scorecard

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Phil Salt	c Chapman b Duffy	3	4	8	0	0	75.00

Jos Buttler †	c Henry b Bracewell	29	25	55	2	1	116.00

Jacob Bethell	c & b Henry	15	13	11	1	1	115.38

Harry Brook (c)	b Neesham	20	14	18	1	2	142.85

Tom Banton	c Neesham b Santner	9	9	9	1	0	100.00

Sam Curran	not out	49	35	49	3	2	140.00
Jordan Cox	c Mitchell b Jamieson	16	18	22	2	0	88.88

Brydon Carse	not out	3	3	20	0	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 5, nb 1, w 3)	9
Total	20 Ov (RR: 7.65)	153/6
Did not bat: Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Phil Salt, 1.4 ov), 2-29 (Jacob Bethell, 4.1 ov), 3-64 (Harry Brook, 7.6 ov), 4-75 (Tom Banton, 10.1 ov), 5-81 (Jos Buttler, 11.3 ov), 6-114 (Jordan Cox, 16.4 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Matt Henry	4	0	26	1	6.50	12	2	1	0	0
4.1 to JG Bethell, he's gone for it once too often! Henry banged it in short, Bethell swung across the line, but this one skims straight off the top edge... the bowler calls early and pockets a steepling chance at the end of his followthrough.. 29/2
Jacob Duffy	4	0	45	1	11.25	7	4	2	2	0
1.4 to PD Salt, another hack, and spliced high to deep third! Salt was obliged to keep running at the danger, but that got too big on him. A fine diving take, running in from the rope and scooped up with a sprawl. 11/1 See all photos
Kyle Jamieson	4	0	27	1	6.75	9	3	0	1	1
16.4 to JM Cox, honked into the night sky! Daryl Mitchell settles in the deep, and that reset lasted all of one ball for England! Cox climbed through the line, but got right underneath that one, leaning back on his stroke. The ball continues to stick a touch in this pitch. 114/6 See all photos
Mitchell Santner	4	0	20	1	5.00	11	0	1	0	0
10.1 to T Banton, the drinks break does the trick! Neesham steadies himself inside the rope at long-on, as Banton goes for the big hit through the line! He stepped into the length well enough, but just got right underneath his stroke, and didn't have the legs. 75/4 See all photos
James Neesham	2	0	20	1	10.00	5	1	2	0	0
7.6 to HC Brook, fired in fuller, inside-edge onto the stumps! A sucker punch for Brook, he was done in by the cutter, which scuffed off the inside-edge, into his knee-roll, to take out leg. "Come on!" says Neesham, who ends a costly over in style. 64/3 See all photos
Michael Bracewell	2	0	10	1	5.00	3	0	0	0	0
11.3 to JC Buttler, hangs in the air as Henry bags the big fish! The previous misfield works wonders for New Zealand! Buttler stepped into the length, looked to go down-town, but that came right off the toe, and plummetted into those safe hands, rushing round from mid-on. 81/5 See all photos
New Zealand Playing XI: Tim Seifert †, Tim Robinson, Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy

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Match Flow

England innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 2 wickets)
Over 4.2: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - WR Knights, Batter - HC Brook (Struck down)
England: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: England - 75/3 in 10.0 overs (JC Buttler 26, T Banton 9)
England: 100 runs in 15.3 overs (93 balls), Extras 2
Rain: England - 110/5 in 16.2 overs (SM Curran 16, JM Cox 12)
Over 18.4: Review by England (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - WR Knights, Batter - SM Curran (Upheld)
England: 150 runs in 19.6 overs (121 balls), Extras 9
Innings Break: England - 153/6 in 20.0 overs (SM Curran 49, BA Carse 3)
Rain: England - 153/6 in 20.0 overs (SM Curran 49, BA Carse 3)

Match Details

Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Toss	New Zealand, elected to field first
Series	England tour of New Zealand
Season	2025/26
Series result	3-match series level 0-0
Match number	T20I no. 3527
Hours of play (local time)	19.15 start, First Session 19.15-20.45, Interval 20.45-21.05, Second Session 21.05-21.35
Match days	18 October 2025 - night (20-over match)
Umpires	Donovan KochDRS Wayne KnightsDRS
TV Umpire	Cory Black
Reserve Umpire	Tony Gillies
Match Referee	Dave Gilbert

Language

English

Win Probability

NZ 65.6%

ENGNZ

100%50%100%

Over 20 • ENG 153/6

No result

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England Innings

Player Name		R	B
PD Salt	caught	3	4
JC Buttler	caught	29	25
JG Bethell	caught	15	13
HC Brook	bowled	20	14
T Banton	caught	9	9
SM Curran	not out	49	35
JM Cox	caught	16	18
BA Carse	not out	3	3
Extras	(lb 5, nb 1, w 3)
Total	153(6 wkts; 20 ovs)

Player Name	O	R	W	Econ
MJ Henry	4	26	1	6.5
JA Duffy	4	45	1	11.25
KA Jamieson	4	27	1	6.75 (1 nb)
MJ Santner	4	20	1	5
JDS Neesham	2	20	1	10
MG Bracewell	2	10	1	5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	11	Jos Buttler	Phil Salt
2nd	18	Jos Buttler	Jacob Bethell
3rd	35	Jos Buttler	Harry Brook
4th	11	Jos Buttler	Tom Banton
5th	6	Jos Buttler	Sam Curran
6th	33	Sam Curran	Jordan Cox
7th	39	Brydon Carse	Sam Curran

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