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New Zealand vs England, 1st T20I at Christchurch, NZ vs ENG, Oct 18 2025 - Live Cricket Score

1st T20I (N), Christchurch, October 18, 2025, England tour of New Zealand

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What will be the toss result?

NZ Win & Bat

ENG Win & Bat

NZ Win & Bowl

ENG Win & Bowl

Ends before toss

Recent Performance

Last five matches

New Zealand

W

W

L

NR

L

October 04, 2025, 3rd T20I, New Zealand vs AustraliaAustralia won by 3 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)

October 03, 2025, 2nd T20I, New Zealand vs AustraliaNo result

October 01, 2025, 1st T20I, New Zealand vs AustraliaAustralia won by 6 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)

July 26, 2025, Final, New Zealand vs South AfricaNew Zealand won by 3 runs

July 24, 2025, 6th Match, New Zealand vs ZimbabweNew Zealand won by 60 runs

England

W

A

W

A

W

September 21, 2025, 3rd T20I, England vs IrelandEngland won by 6 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)

September 19, 2025, 2nd T20I, England vs IrelandMatch abandoned without a ball bowled

September 17, 2025, 1st T20I, England vs IrelandEngland won by 4 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)

September 14, 2025, 3rd T20I, England vs South AfricaMatch abandoned without a ball bowled

September 12, 2025, 2nd T20I, England vs South AfricaEngland won by 146 runs

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Match centre Ground time: 16:51

batters to watch(Recent stats)

NZ

10 M • 389 Runs • 55.57 Avg • 162.08 SR

NZ

5 M • 204 Runs • 102 Avg • 143.66 SR

ENG

7 M • 342 Runs • 57 Avg • 188.95 SR

ENG

10 M • 334 Runs • 33.4 Avg • 175.78 SR

bowlers to watch(Recent stats)

NZ

9 M • 15 Wkts • 7 Econ • 12.4 SR

NZ

7 M • 12 Wkts • 8.28 Econ • 11.16 SR

ENG

10 M • 13 Wkts • 9.16 Econ • 17.07 SR

ENG

7 M • 10 Wkts • 8.71 Econ • 13.3 SR

Head to headLast 5 Matches

New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

New Zealand won by 74 runs

England won by 95 runs

England won by 7 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)

England won by 20 runs

Squad

NZ

ENG

Player

Role

Mitchell Santner (c)	Bowling Allrounder
Michael Bracewell	Batting Allrounder
Mark Chapman	Allrounder
Devon Conway †	Wicketkeeper Batter
Jacob Duffy	Bowler
Zakary Foulkes	Allrounder
Matt Henry	Bowler
Bevon Jacobs	Middle order Batter
Kyle Jamieson	Bowler
Daryl Mitchell	Batting Allrounder
James Neesham	Batting Allrounder
Rachin Ravindra	Batting Allrounder
Tim Robinson	Top order Batter
Tim Seifert †	Wicketkeeper Batter

Match details

Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Series	England tour of New Zealand
Season	2025/26
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 Koch Wayne Knights
TV Umpire	Shaun Haig
Reserve Umpire	Cory Black
Match Referee	Dave Gilbert

Language

English

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