New Zealand vs England, 1st T20I, England tour of New Zealand, 2025 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Jacob Duffy to Sam Curran, FOUR, hard length from Duffy, Curran shapes to heave it away. The bottom hand comes off the bat handle, the ball flies wide of the keeper off the outside edge and goes fine of short third man to run away to the third man boundary

Jacob Duffy to Sam Curran, SIX, poor ball and punished. Full toss on the pads, Curran swings it over deep square leg for an 88m six

Jacob Duffy to Sam Curran, FOUR, another mishit from Curran. Shapes to swing it across the line and the ball ends up going straight over the bowler's head. Mitchell sprints across from long-on and dives but he can't pull it back

Jamieson to Sam Curran, no run, Sam Curran has been adjudged lbw and he reviews. 133.7kph, fullish length ball, Curran shuffles to scoop and is struck on the pad adjacent to the leg-stump. Where did it pitch? Firstly, no bat. Over to ball-tracking and that's pitched outside leg! Even Curran thought he was a goner on seeing the first replay and started to walk off. He comes back now as it's a successful review

Matt Henry to Sam Curran, 1 run, full and outside off, Curran throws his bat at it. Slices it straight down sweeper cover's throat and Robinson puts down a dolly! Gets into a good position but somehow manages to make a mess of it. In and out

Matt Henry to Sam Curran, FOUR, 132kph, away-angling short of a good length ball outside off from over the wicket. Quick hands from Curran to slash it away behind square on the off-side and the ball races away to the fence

Jamieson to Jordan Cox, out Caught by Mitchell!! FOUR and OUT! Cross-seam ball that holds onto the pitch a bit, Cox clears his front leg to tonk it down the pitch. He's slightly early into his shot, more height than distance and Mitchell gets low after getting forward from long-on to hold onto the catch. Jordan Cox c Mitchell b Jamieson 16(18) [4s-2]

Jamieson to Jordan Cox, FOUR, boundary after the break! Full toss outside off, Cox accepts the gift. Stays back and throws his bat to smash it wide of mid-off

Jacob Duffy to Sam Curran, 1 run, in the air and dropped! Short of length outside off, Curran clears his front leg to heave it across the line and top-edges. Goes a long way up in the air and Duffy calls for it. The bowler moves to his left and never looked comfortable. It's a very high ball and may have swirled. Tries to reverse-cup and fails to hold onto it

Jacob Duffy to Sam Curran, leg byes, FOUR, 136.1kph, full and on the pads, Curran flicks and misses. Off the pad and the ball runs away to fine leg for four leg-byes

Jacob Duffy to Jordan Cox, FOUR, fullish ball on the stumps and Cox plays a brave shot. Walks across a long way, gets down low and sweeps it fine of the man at short fine leg

Santner to Sam Curran, SIX, Curran breaks the shackles! Very full and just outside off, Curran shuffles a bit, clears his front leg to tonk it downtown for an 80m six

Michael Bracewell to Buttler, out Caught by Matt Henry!! High but it isn't handsome. Buttler jogs down the track to try and loft it downtown. Moves leg-side and actually gets quite close to the pitch of this fullish ball. However, the timing goes awry as it's off the bottom part of the bat. Henry moves to his right from long-off to hold onto it. End of Buttler's knock who was nowhere close to his fluent best. England have now lost half their side. Buttler c Matt Henry b Michael Bracewell 29(25) [4s-2 6s-1]

Santner to Tom Banton, out Caught by Neesham!! Tom Banton shimmies down the track and isn't quite close to the pitch of the ball. But he goes through with his lofted shot. More height than distance and he holes out. Neesham remains calm as he moves slightly to his right before taking a safe catch. Tom Banton c Neesham b Santner 9(9) [4s-1]

Neesham to Tom Banton, FOUR, just over the leaping fielder at mid-off, Henry the man in the ring and Banton has got enough on the lofted drive to clear him - a half-volley from Neesham and Banton went through with the driev

Neesham to Brook, out Bowled!! A big wicket and Neesham has broken through for his team - on a good length and following Brook as he backed away on the cut, was the slower cutter and Brook was beaten on the flick, ricocheted off the pad and went on to fall onto the stumps - Always a dangerous batter in any situation, it's a big wicket for the home team. Brook b Neesham 20(14) [4s-1 6s-2]

Neesham to Brook, SIX, beautifully played, on a good length and angling into the right-hander - Brook lets the ball come, brings his wrists into play and then whips it over backward square leg for a maximum

Neesham to Brook, SIX, lovely, friendly length ball from Neesham - Brook backs away, opens up the off-side and then nonchalantly drives it over mid-off, went soaring over the ropes for a maximum

Santner to Brook, 1 run, tossed up slower and on off, Brook looks to go hard and skews it off the inner half, the ball rolls down to long-on and England's 50 comes up with that single

Jamieson to Buttler, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Buttler - on a length and at the stumps - Buttler swivels across, uses the pace on the ball and then laps it over short fine, bounces away to the ropes

Jamieson to Buttler, FOUR, beautifully played, a pick-up whip and Buttler has almost sent it over the ropes at mid-wicket - on a length and angling into the right-hander, Buttler picks the length early and brought his wrists into play

Matt Henry to Brook, FOUR, nicely played, short of a good length and just outside off - Brook lets the ball come and then wristily pulls it over square leg, couple of bounces and over the ropes

Matt Henry to Brook, no run, A massive shout for LBW, umpire Wayne Knights shakes his head - Henry is adamant and New Zealand will review - full and shaping back into the right-hander and Brook played all around it, was caught in the crease and is struck around the knee-roll, but is it going down leg ? Ball-tracking says it's heading down leg and New Zealand have lost a review. The impact was only in front of leg and the swing was taking it further down

Matt Henry to Jacob Bethell, out Caught&Bowled!! A massive top-edge, goes straight up - Henry calls for the catch and takes it with ease. Banged in short and pushed across the left-hander, Bethell was shaping for the pull, hit high on the bat and lobbed up in the air. Bethell falls after a scratchy start. Jacob Bethell c and b Matt Henry 15(13) [4s-1 6s-1]

Jacob Duffy to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Bethell - Duffy drags the length back,. but it sits up for the left-hander and it's hammered over wide mid-on for a boundary

Jacob Duffy to Jacob Bethell, SIX, thumped, much better from Bethell - on a good length and just outside off, it's right in the slot and Bethell lifts it nonchalantly over mid-off, goes all the way over the ropes

Jacob Duffy to Phil Salt, out Caught by Chapman!! A massive top-edge and a sliding catch at third man from Chapman - New Zealand draw first blood in Christchurch. Duffy shortened the length and got it to nip away slightly - Salt was shaping for the big pull, was through with the shot and the ball caught the top-edge, went high and behind square on the off-side, Chapman ran in from the deep, judged the flight well and dived forward to complete a fine catch. Phil Salt c Chapman b Jacob Duffy 3(4)

Matt Henry to Buttler, SIX, Buttler is off and running with a maximum - on a good length and angling back into the right-hander, Buttler was looking to shel it over the on-side, came off the inner half, but such is his power that the ball sails over the ropes at wide long-on for a maximum