NZ – 224-6 (36.4)

Player of the Match – Harry Brook

New Zealand vs England, on Sunday, October 26, at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui.

New Zealand won the toss and opted to bowl first. Matt Henry was pumped up on his first ball. He bowled out Jamie Smith. In the second over, Zakary Foulkes took the wicket of Ben Duckett, and in the same over, Foulkes bowled out Root. The top 3 of England fall in just 2 overs. 

Foulkes again bowled out Jacob Bethell. Wicket-keeper batsman Butler got on Matt Henry’s ball. Zakary Foulkes was a tough challenge for England, and Sam Curran also found it difficult to read Foulkes. England scored 58-6, but captain Harry Brook had other plans.

Harry Brook charged against the bowlers. Brook and Jamie Overton built a partnership, but Jacob Duffy took 2 wickets in 2 balls, and Jamie got out on 46 and Brydon on a duck. Jacob Duffy took Adil Rashid’s wicket.  But Brook didn’t stop; he smashed a hundred and started charging every ball. Got out on Santer’s ball; he scored 135 runs in just 101 balls. England posts a total of 223 runs.

New Zealand’s start was similar to England’s. Brydon Carse got 2 in 2 in the second over of the innings, Will Young got bowled out on 5 runs, and Williamson on a duck. Wood took Ravindra’s wicket. Brydon Carse was LBW to Latham on a wobbly seam delivery. Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell built a partnership to stabilise the chase. Bracewell got run out on 51 runs. Santner scored 27 runs, and Daryl scored 78, which was not out, to give a victory to the home side.

NZ – 171-10 (18)

Player of the Match – Harry Brook

England faced New Zealand on Monday, October 20. England will play a 3-match T20 and 3-match ODI series in New Zealand.

New Zealand won the toss and opted to bowl first. Philip Salt and Jos Buttler opened for England. England’s start was aggressive, but Jacob Duffy took the wicket of Jos Buttler after conceding three boundaries. Jacob Bethell, after hitting back-to-back sixes to Michael Bracewell, got out on the last ball of the power play.

Harry Brook and Philip Salt smashed the New Zealand bowlers; both batters scored fifties. Brook got out after scoring 78 runs off just 35 balls, and in the same over, Philip Salt also got out for 85 runs in 56 balls. Jamieson took 2 wickets in the 18th over. Tom Banton scored quick runs at the end of the innings — 29 runs in just 12 balls.

New Zealand’s start was not good; they lost 2 wickets to Brydon Carse in the second over. Tim Seifert and Mark Chapman showed some intent, but in the 10th over, Chapman got out to Liam Dawson. In the next over, Tim Seifert got out to Adil Rashid, and in the following over, Liam dismissed Michael Bracewell. Adil struck again in the very next over, removing Daryl Mitchell. Back-to-back wickets put down the home side.

Mitchell Santner and James Neesham gave some last hope to the chase, but Adil Rashid took both of them in the 17th over, and in the 18th, Luke Wood took 2 wickets to end the New Zealand innings.