New Zealand vs England, 2nd ODI, England tour of New Zealand, 2025 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Tickner to Adil Rashid, out Caught by Michael Bracewell!! England have been bowled out and Tickner finishes with four wickets. Short ball outside off, holds up a bit, Rashid swivels to pull. Makes pretty good contact but Bracewell hops to take a sharp overhead catch at midwicket. Adil Rashid c Michael Bracewell b Tickner 9(15) [6s-1]

Tickner to Adil Rashid, no run, 133kph, solid defence off the front foot to the left of the bowler

Tickner to Adil Rashid, no run, length ball outside off, defended to backward point

Tickner to Adil Rashid, no run, 131.1kph, Tickner goes shor outside offt, Rashid miscues the pull to mid-on

Tickner to Adil Rashid, no run, 122.2kph, pace off, Rashid gets forward and defends this full ball to backward point with an opened bat-face

Tickner to Adil Rashid, no run, 134.4kph, very full from Tickner, the batter gets forward to push it back to the bowler

Tickner to Adil Rashid, 1 run, fast hands from Rashid to cut this short of length ball outside off to deep point

Tickner to Jofra Archer, 1 run, 130.3kph, shortish outside off, Archer arches back to chop it to third man

Tickner to Jofra Archer, no run, 130.5kph, on a length and outside off, left alone

Tickner to Adil Rashid, 1 run, 124.7kph, fraction shorter, guided to third man

Tickner to Adil Rashid, no run, 130kph, hard length, Rashid pokes it to point

Tickner to Jamie Overton, out Caught by Santner!! In the air and taken! Slower ball into the deck, Overton stands tall to slap it over mid-off. The bat turns at the point of impact and the timing goes awry. Santner goes back from mid-off to take the catch. Overton batted aggressively and gets out in the 40s for the second time in as many innings. Jamie Overton c Santner b Tickner 42(28) [4s-4 6s-2]

Tickner to Jofra Archer, 1 run, 133.1kph, low full toss, meant to be the yorker, flicked to deep square leg

Tickner to Brydon Carse, out Caught by Mitchell!! Takes on the short ball and holes out! Banged in short by Tickner and Carse fetches it from outside off to pull. Hits it flat and Mitchell gets low at deep square leg to take a good catch. England are now eight down. Brydon Carse c Mitchell b Tickner 3(9)

Tickner to Brydon Carse, no run, 137.7kph, full delivery, Carse looks to squeeze-drive and inside-edges it onto his shoe

Tickner to Jamie Overton, 1 run, 130.8kph, very full and angling in, flicked to deep midwicket

Tickner to Jamie Overton, no run, full ball, Overton drives straight to mid-off

Tickner to Brydon Carse, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Carse bends his back leg and square-drives firmly to deep point

Tickner to Jamie Overton, 1 run, Tickner goes short once again - Overton swivels across and pulls it through mid-wicket for a single, expensive over from Tickner - 13 came off it

Tickner to Brydon Carse, 1 run, Tickner shortens the length outside off - steered square on the off-side for a single

Tickner to Jamie Overton, 1 run, banged in short and just outside off - Overton swivels across and pulls it through square leg for a single

Tickner to Jamie Overton, SIX, smashed, Overton is on the move now - comes down the pitch, takes the momentum into the lofted drive - mid-on was inside the ring and this was always a safe shot, but he's cleared the ropes with sheer power

Tickner to Jamie Overton, FOUR, clubbed, fraction short and Overton is all over the ball - rocks back and then hammers the pull over wide mid-wicket, bounces away to the ropes in a hurry

Tickner to Jamie Overton, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - defended back at the bowler

Tickner to Buttler, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - defended from the crease to the off-side

Tickner to Buttler, SIX, clobbered, back of a length and climbing onto the right-hander - Buttler gets half-forward, brings his wrists into play and then whips it over mid-wicket, the timing is very sweet and it sails into the grass-banks

Tickner to Buttler, no run, Tickner shortens the length and gets it to hold its line outside off - has Brook poking from the crease and beats him on the outside edge

Tickner to Brook, 1 run, Tickner drags the length back as Brook came down the pitch - skewed off the inside half to backward square leg

Tickner to Brook, FOUR, aggression from Brook - comes down the pitch, makes room and carves the drive over cover-point, didn't get hold of it, but with no one in the deep, this was always a safe shot

Tickner to Brook, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - driven straight to the fielder at mid-off

Tickner to Brook, no run, fraction fuller and just outside off - driven straight to the fielder at mid-off

Tickner to Brook, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Brook inside halves it to mid-on

Tickner to Brook, no run, change of pace from Tickner - slips in the slower ball outside off, defended to the off-side

Tickner to Brook, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Brook plays close to his body as he defended

Tickner to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, just short of deep square leg - banged in short and Bethell swivelled across on the pull, went flat and towards deep square leg, but bounces in front of Young

Tickner to Jacob Bethell, no run, Tickner drags the length back as Bethell gave the charge, a mistimed drive back at the bowler

Tickner to Brook, no run, clips this in-angler to midwicket

Tickner to Brook, no run, dropped! Would have been a screamer had Santner held onto it. Brook tries to put the bowler under pressure. Comes down the track and moves leg-side which allows him to free his arms. Decides to drive aerially but doesn't get the necessary elevation. Santner, at mid-off, times his jump perfectly. Goes one-handed with his left hand but the ball doesn't stick. Brilliant effort

Tickner to Brook, no run, beauty! 137.1kph, scrambled seam, nips back in sharply off the deck to go past the defensive inside edge of Brook. The ball bounces over the stumps

Tickner to Brook, no run, 133.5kph, defends this length ball to mid-on

Tickner to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 136.8kph, fullish ball, driven towards mid-off and Bethell takes off for a quick single

Tickner to Jacob Bethell, no run, 138kph, full outside off, Bethell goes hard on the drive with hardly any feet movement and gets beaten on the outside edge

Tickner to Root, out Caught by Latham!! Oh, the leg-stump line plan has worked. 135.9kph, fuller ball just down leg, Root shuffles to flick and gets it too fine as it trims the inside edge. Latham dives to his left to catch it with both hands. Big smile on Tickner's face as he gets a wicket in the very first over. Root c Latham b Tickner 25(34) [4s-3]

Tickner to Root, no run, 122.2kph, slower ball, Root shuffles a bit to glance and misses. Down leg but it's inside the line

Tickner to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, back of a length outside off, chopped to third man as he places it between wide slip and backward point

Tickner to Root, 1 run, 127.1kph, fullish delivery, Root clips it to deep square leg. 50 up for England with that single

Tickner to Root, no run, angling down leg, Root flicks and misses. Not wided and Root isn't too happy

Tickner to Root, no run, full delivery, Root is a bit early into his drive and the bat turns at the point of impact. The ball rolls to mid-on