New Zealand v England, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 3rd ODI, England tour of New Zealand, 2025

England tour of New Zealand 3rd ODI: New Zealand v England at Wellington, November 01, 2025

New Zealand

226/8 (44.4)

England

ENG

222/10 (40.2)

Finished

NZ won by 2 wickets

BATSMEN	R	B	4S	6S	SR
Zakary Foulkes	14	24	2	0	58.33
Blair Tickner	18	20	2	0	90.00

BOWLERS	O	M	R	W	ECON
Sam Curran	8.4	1	46	2	5.31
Adil Rashid	6	0	32	1	5.33

Current Partnership: 30 run (6.1 ov) | Last Wicket: Daryl Mitchell 44 (68) | Fall of Wicket: 196/8 (38.3 ov)

CRR: 5.06 | Last Ten Overs: 39/3 3.84

Recent: 41·24·1········1·1

Commentary

44.4

Sam Curran to Zakary Foulkes, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Zakary Foulkes hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.

44.3

Sam Curran to Blair Tickner, 1 run, Blair Tickner hangs in the crease to take bouncer of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a textbook pull, edged!! and the ball sails towards mid on for 1 run.

44.2

Sam Curran to Blair Tickner, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Blair Tickner hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

44.1

Sam Curran to Blair Tickner, 2 runs, Blair Tickner hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an outswinger delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at third man for 2 runs.

End of over 44 (5 runs)

Zakary Foulkes 10 (23)

Blair Tickner 15 (17)

New Zealand 219/8

Adil Rashid 6-0-32-1

Sam Curran 8-1-39-2

43.6

Adil Rashid to Zakary Foulkes, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Zakary Foulkes hangs in the crease, plays sweep in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.

43.5

Adil Rashid to Zakary Foulkes, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Zakary Foulkes hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at deep square leg, who halts the ball.

43.4

Adil Rashid to Blair Tickner, 1 run, An accurately pitched googly on the stumps, Blair Tickner hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards short mid wicket for 1 run.

43.3

Adil Rashid to Blair Tickner, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the stumps, Blair Tickner hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

43.2

Adil Rashid to Blair Tickner, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the stumps, Blair Tickner hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards mid off, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

43.1

End of over 43 (1 runs)

Zakary Foulkes 6 (21)

Blair Tickner 14 (13)

New Zealand 214/8

Sam Curran 8-1-39-2

Adil Rashid 5-0-27-1

42.6

Sam Curran to Zakary Foulkes, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short cover.

42.5

Sam Curran to Zakary Foulkes, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Sam Curran sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Zakary Foulkes hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.

42.4

Sam Curran to Zakary Foulkes, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, full length, on the off stump, Zakary Foulkes hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid on, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

42.3

Sam Curran to Zakary Foulkes, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tried defensive shot but fails to get bat on it.

42.2

Sam Curran to Zakary Foulkes, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Zakary Foulkes hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

42.1

Sam Curran to Blair Tickner, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Blair Tickner hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards short cover for 1 run.

End of over 42 (3 runs)

Zakary Foulkes 6 (16)

Blair Tickner 13 (12)

New Zealand 213/8

Adil Rashid 5-0-27-1

Sam Curran 7-1-38-2

41.6

Adil Rashid to Zakary Foulkes, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the off stump, Zakary Foulkes hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.

41.5

Adil Rashid to Blair Tickner, 1 run, An accurately pitched googly on the off stump, Blair Tickner hangs in the crease to make a confident punch, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.

41.4

Adil Rashid to Zakary Foulkes, 1 run, An accurately pitched top spinner on the off stump, Zakary Foulkes hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.

41.3

Adil Rashid to Zakary Foulkes, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the stumps, Zakary Foulkes hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.

41.2

Adil Rashid to Zakary Foulkes, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Zakary Foulkes hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.

41.1

Adil Rashid to Blair Tickner, 1 run, An accurately pitched googly on the off stump, Blair Tickner hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards square leg for 1 run.

End of over 41 (6 runs)

Zakary Foulkes 5 (12)

Blair Tickner 11 (10)

New Zealand 210/8

Sam Curran 7-1-38-2

Adil Rashid 4-0-24-1

40.6

Sam Curran to Zakary Foulkes, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Zakary Foulkes hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

40.5

Sam Curran to Zakary Foulkes, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Zakary Foulkes hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.

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40.5

Sam Curran to Zakary Foulkes, 1 wide, bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, An attempted bouncer misses the mark and sails high over Zakary Foulkes's head, Umpire Calls it a wide.

40.4

Sam Curran to Blair Tickner, 1 run, Blair Tickner hangs in the crease to take inswinger of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.

40.3

Sam Curran to Blair Tickner, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Blair Tickner hangs in the crease and slash cut towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.