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

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 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

Foulkes to Root, no run, driven to the right of backward point where Williamson makes a tumbling stop

Foulkes to Root, 2 runs, shuffles and flicks this full delivery to deep backward square leg for a couple of runs

Foulkes to Root, no run, Root walks forward and across to drive, finds wide mid-off

Foulkes to Root, no run, tad fuller from Foulkes and the batter gets forward to block it to backward point

Foulkes to Root, no run, 129kph, push-drives this length ball to cover

Foulkes to Root, no run, 128.3kph, Root moves back and across to block this short of length ball

Jacob Duffy to Root, 1 run, 140.8kph, fuller ball angling in towards middle, Root shuffles a bit to clip it to the right of mid-on. Ravindra makes a sharp stop with a slide

Jacob Duffy to Root, no run, 140.1kph, Root plays late and steers this length ball to gully

Jacob Duffy to Root, no run, 130.9kph, nip-backer, Root plays late to dab it to gully

Jacob Duffy to Root, no run, extra bounce from a length outside off, Root looks to steer it behind square on the off-side and gets beaten on the outside edge

Foulkes to Root, 1 run, pitched up, driven towards mid-off for a quick single

Foulkes to Root, FOUR, dug in short, Root goes after it with a pull shot and places it behind square. Good bouncer but Root was well-equipped to put it away. Was in total control of his shot

Jacob Duffy to Root, no run, Root walks down the pitch against this short of length ball. It nips in on this occasion to sneak through the bat-pad gap before going into the keeper's mitts

Jacob Duffy to Root, 1 run, fraction short and there's a hint of width on offer, Root stylishly cuts it to deep backward point off the back foot

Jacob Duffy to Root, no run, beaten! Good length ball holding its line marginally outside off, goes past the poke of Root

Foulkes to Root, 1 run, 126.5kph, nips back in a shade and Root turns it to backward square leg off the inner edge

Foulkes to Root, no run, 128.2kph, Root plays with soft hands to tap this good length ball to point

Foulkes to Root, no run, 128.3kph, good length, Root defends from the crease

Foulkes to Root, no run, 128.4kph, length ball, Root defends from the crease and inside-edges it into the leg-side

Foulkes to Root, 2 runs, full outside off, a big stride forward from Root to drive through extra cover

Jacob Duffy to Root, 1 run, 136.1kph, width on offer, quick hands from Root to steer-cut it to the left of backward point

Jacob Duffy to Root, no run, 139.5kph, back of a length ball, Root nudges it into the leg-side

Jacob Duffy to Root, no run, 134.7kph, Root punches off the back foot and backward point jumps to stop it

Foulkes to Root, 1 run, length ball outside off, Root opens his bat-face to force it through backward point

Jacob Duffy to Root, FOUR, back-to-back fours for Root. Full outside off, not much feet movement from Root who leans into the drive to send it through the covers. All hands from England's No. 3 and he's timed it beautifully

Jacob Duffy to Root, FOUR, 127.5kph, fuller ball on middle-leg, Root puts it away. Uses the bowler's angle to clip it away through square leg

Jacob Duffy to Root, no run, on a length and nibbling away a bit outside off, a watchful leave from Root follows

Jacob Duffy to Root, 2 runs, fuller and straighter, clipped away to deep backward square leg

Jacob Duffy to Root, no run, 131.3kph, fullish delivery and Root defends it back to the bowler