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

Sam Curran to Mitchell, no run, Curran shortens the length outside off - defended off the back-foot to the off-side

Sam Curran to Mitchell, no run, fuller length delivery on off, defended back at the bowler

Sam Curran to Michael Bracewell, out Michael Bracewell Run Out!! Oh dear! A suicidal single and Bracewell has run himself OUT, there was absolutely no run there - Overton was close-in at mid-on, perhaps Bracewell didn't realise that he had timed the on-drive well, was his call and he put up a big dive, but he's at least two to three yards short when the zing bails lit up - Overton with the pick-up and an under-hand throw at the stumps. Have England found an opening? Michael Bracewell run out (Jamie Overton) 51(51) [4s-6]

Sam Curran to Michael Bracewell, FOUR, crunched, too short from Curran - he doesn't have the pace to trouble the left-hander - Bracewell swivels across, rolls his wrists and hammers the pull behind square on the on-side, raises his 3rd ODI fifty

Sam Curran to Michael Bracewell, 2 runs, streaky and it needed an acrobatic effort from Rashid at third man to prevent the boundary - banged in short and Bracewell was through with the shot early, went off the back of the bat and was racing away to the ropes

Sam Curran to Mitchell, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - Mitchell plays with soft hands and pushes it in front of mid-off, calls for a quick single and there's a direct hit at the striker's end, but Bracewell was comfortably home, 10th ODI fifty for the right-hander. The 3rd umpire has a look for the run-out appeal

Sam Curran to Mitchell, 3 runs, banged in short and at the stumps - Mitchell swivels across and then plays a controlled pull past square leg, Rashid sprints to his left in the deep, slides and then fumbles, allowing a third run

Sam Curran to Mitchell, 2 runs, short of a good length and just outside off - punched off the back-foot, into the gap wide of cover-point and Mitchell scurries back for the second

Sam Curran to Mitchell, no run, on a good length from round the wicket - Mitchell gets right behind the line in defence

Sam Curran to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, banged in short and at the stumps - Bracewell swivels across, gets on top of the bounce and pulls it behind square on the on-side, on the bounce to the fielder

Sam Curran to Michael Bracewell, wide, the bouncer now - but it's too short and too high, called as a wide

Sam Curran to Michael Bracewell, no run, floaty slower ball outside off - Bracewell picks it up and drives it back at the bowler

Sam Curran to Mitchell, 1 run, banged in short and at the stumps - a swivel-pull from Mitchell, places it in front of square on the on-side for a run

Sam Curran to Mitchell, no run, short outside off, Mitchell tries to play the late-dab and gets beaten on the outside edge

Sam Curran to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, short and that's been pulled to the right of deep square leg

Sam Curran to Michael Bracewell, no run, pushes this fullish ball to backward point

Sam Curran to Michael Bracewell, no run, fuller length ball, Bracewell drives it to mid-on

Sam Curran to Mitchell, leg byes, 1 run, appeal for lbw, not convincing. Mitchell shuffles and misses the tuck but that's heading down leg

Sam Curran to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, fuller than a length around off and Bracewell turns it to midwicket

Sam Curran to Mitchell, 1 run, full delivery from wide of the crease and Mitchell pushes it wide of cover

Sam Curran to Mitchell, no run, length ball outside off, Mitchell shuffles and defends it back to the bowler

Sam Curran to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, bumper, Bracewell pulls to long leg and the fielder takes it on the bounce

Sam Curran to Michael Bracewell, 2 runs, 130.6kph, Bracewell pushes from the crease and inside-edges to backward square leg. Bracewell calls for the second and Mitchell is a bit late to react. In fact, a direct-hit at the bowler's end would have been curtains for Mitchell

Sam Curran to Michael Bracewell, wide, 131.4kph, full and down leg, Bracewell flicks and misses

Sam Curran to Mitchell, 1 run, round the wicket, short of a good length, Mitchell walks forward and across to glance it to fine leg

Sam Curran to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, length ball wide of off, Bracewell guides it backward of square on the off-side