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

Nathan Smith to Wood, FOUR, cracking shot, Wood shows he can bat as well - back of a length and well wide of off, he gets on top of the bounce and then cuts it square past point, beats the fielder in the deep to his left, another expensive over - 14 came off it

Nathan Smith to Brook, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off - Brook makes room and skews the drive over cover for a single

Nathan Smith to Brook, no run, short of a length and following Brook as he backed away, pushed back at the bowler

Nathan Smith to Brook, 2 runs, fuller length delivery on off, Brook makes room and caresses the drive wide of extra-cover - the fielder in the deep slides, fumbles and then has to recover to prevent the ball from hitting the ropes - could've taken the third, but Brook is happy with just two

Nathan Smith to Brook, SIX, Brook is putting on a show at the moment - back of a length and climbing onto the right-hander, he picks the length early, gets under the pull and sends it soaring over long leg for a maximum - New Zealand under immense pressure here

Nathan Smith to Wood, 1 run, nicely played, fuller length delivery outside off - Wood plays an open faced drive and finds the gap past cover-point, almost went to the ropes, but Brook is happy to take just a single

Nathan Smith to Brook, 1 run, Brook moves leg-side, gets low to slogsweep and only manages to get an inside edge against this full ball angled in. A single to fine leg

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, 1 run, hip-high shortish ball, pulled towards backward square leg. Looked like the slower ball into the deck from Smith

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, no run, stays leg-side of the ball and slashes on seeing the width, finds backward point

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, no run, 130.3kph, nip-backer, Overton is half-forward and the ball seams back in to beat the inside edge by a long way. Struck high on the back leg. Doing too much

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, FOUR, edge and four! Overton clears his front leg to swing across the line. Thick outside edge and the ball flies over vacant second slip for a one-bounce four

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, 2 runs, swivels and pulls through backward square leg

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, no run, angling in on a good length, a shuffling Overton knocks it to mid-on

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, no run, 129.4kph, skids off the deck, Overton moves leg-side to force it through the off-side but fails to make contact as he's cramped for room. The ball goes over the sticks

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, wide, 132.1kph, shortish ball down leg, Overton swings and misses

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, no run, 138.6kph, length ball and Overton blunts it to midwicket

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries! Fuller ball, Overton shuffles and flicks it nicely between mid-on and midwicket. The timing is spot on and the ball is quick to reach the fence

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, FOUR, that's a good shot. Probably saw the short ball coming. Backs away, waits for it and slaps it uppishly into the gap through extra cover

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, no run, seams in a bit does this length ball and Overton brings his bat down just in time to defend it out

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, 1 run, Smith goes full and Overton drives down the pitch, mid-on makes a diving stop. Just 1 run off the over

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, no run, Overton advances to pull, Smith shortens his length and the ball climbs to hit the helmet grille - around the chin region. Got into a tangle as the short ball was on the money. The physio is out to tend to Overton

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, no run, 132kph, play and miss! Short of a good length delivery that holds its line outside off, Overton flashes his bat at it and the ball whizzes past the outside edge

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, no run, there's a bit of an appeal for caught behind. Not given by the umpire. NZ players have a chat and Santner sends it upstairs. Latham seems to have heard something. It's an in-slanting shortish ball and Overton shaped to heave it across the line. Flat line on UltraEdge as the ball goes over the blade and New Zealand burn a review

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, no run, gets across to clip this length ball away, finds midwicket

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, no run, full delivery, Overton walks forward and across to push it to mid-off

Nathan Smith to Brook, no run, short of a good length, Brook gets half-forward to defend it into off

Nathan Smith to Brook, no run, opens the bat-face to tap this length ball to backward point

Nathan Smith to Brook, FOUR, deliberately done! Width on offer, Brook plays really late as he tries to guide it to third man. Off the outer part of the bat and the ball dribbles away fine to the fence. Fifty partnership

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, 1 run, turns this length ball wide of midwicket for another single

Nathan Smith to Brook, 1 run, in-angling length ball, worked through square leg

Nathan Smith to Brook, no run, 135.6kph, lbw appeal as Brook misses the flick against this inswinger. Stays back to a fairly full ball and fails to make contact. Heading down leg

Nathan Smith to Brook, 1 run, 134.1kph, push-driven to the left of mid-off and Santner makes a sliding stop

Nathan Smith to Brook, no run, Brook shimmies down the track and moves leg-side to heave over midwicket, connects thin air as the in-seaming back of a length delivery goes past the inside edge

Nathan Smith to Brook, 2 runs, short of length ball, tucked through backward square leg for a couple more

Nathan Smith to Brook, SIX, edge and six! Streaky. Not that short and Brook shapes to heave it over midwicket. Gets a fat top-edge and the ball flies over third man. Went very fine and the six brings up Brook's fifty. Just a raise of the bat from the England captain

Nathan Smith to Jamie Overton, 1 run, short of length and the line is too straight, Overton walks across to get inside the line and flicks it to fine leg

Nathan Smith to Brook, 1 run, 134.5kph, short ball, Brook rides the bounce and guides it to third man by opening the bat-face