England Playing XI vs New Zealand- 3rd T20I, England Tour of New Zealand 2025
Published - 23 Oct 2025, 08:00 AM
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New Zealand will take on England in the third of the three-match T20I series. This article provides details about England's Playing 11 vs New Zealand for the third match of the series.
England Playing XI vs New Zealand- 3rd T20I, England Tour of New Zealand 2025:
Openers: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (wk)
England would want to get the job done by putting on a similar effort with bat, ball, and in the field, like they did in the second T20I of the ongoing series against New Zealand
The onus will be on the openers to get the team to an aggressive start in the first six to have a chance of crossing the 200-run mark in back-to-back games.
The visitors would back the opening pair of Philip Salt and Jos Buttler to come good together, which wasn't the case in the previous outing.
Having said that, the team would be elated with the way Salt played and kept the pressure on the bowlers, and converted the start that he got into a substantial score.
The only blemish in an otherwise spotless performance with the bat was Jos Buttler, who was dismissed early and would wish to make up for it in the third and final game of the series.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (c), Tom Banton, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran
The opening duo will be followed by a middle, which is coming into this particular match after a good outing in the second T20I.
The likes of Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, and Tom Banton would want to put on a similar show in the upcoming game as well.
The team management would also want all-rounder Sam Curran to make a vital contribution with the bat, along with performing with the ball, and help the team get over the line and win the series.
England have been quite adamant about their approach with the bat, which has been a mixed bag so far.
By the looks of it, it appears like England will continue to bat the way they do, which is to be aggressive from the first ball and bat the opposition out of the contest by putting a big score on the board.
Bowlers: Liam Dawson, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood
The team's bowling lineup, which comprises names like Sam Curran, Brydon Carse, Luke Wood, and Adil Rashid, would be banked upon to replicate the same performance it delivered in the last match.
The fast bowling trio of Sam Curran, Brydon Carse, and Luke Wood will be entrusted to pick wickets in the initial few overs and at the backend of the innings.
Along with that, the pacers might chip in with an over in the middle phase to break the rhythm that the batters might be in after facing spinners from both ends.
Like pacers, one of the two specialist spinners in Adil Rashid and Liam Dawson, will have to take the responsibility of bowling in the final five overs, and it is Rashid who has fulfilled this particular role in the last few years.
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