England vs New Zealand Live Score and Commentary, 3rd Match, Crowe-Thorpe Trophy 2026, 25 June, 2026
COMPLETED / 3rd Match / Trent Bridge
354/10 (88.2 ov) & 212/10 (51.2 ov)
438/10 (114.5 ov) & 288/9 (94 ov)
New Zealand won by 160 runs
Recent
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Smith | 60 | 91 | 8 | 1 | 65.93 |
| Shoaib Bashir | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Mitchell Santner | 14.2 | 1 | 54 | 2 | 3.77 |
| Nathan Smith | 16 | 4 | 64 | 2 | 4.00 |
New Zealand won by 160 runs
England vs New Zealand, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| India (ENG won by 56 runs) | 5th Match | 11 Jul 2026 |
| India (ENG won by 9 wickets) | 4th Match | 9 Jul 2026 |
| India (ENG won by 125 runs) | 3rd Match | 7 Jul 2026 |
| India (ENG won by 4 wickets) | 2nd Match | 4 Jul 2026 |
| India (No result due to rain) | 1st Match | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| West Indies (WI won by 7 wickets) | 1st Match | 12 Jul 2026 |
| England (NZ won by 160 runs) | 3rd Match | 25 Jun 2026 |
| England (NZ won by 253 runs) | 2nd Match | 17 Jun 2026 |
| England (ENG won by 115 runs) | 1st Match | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Ireland (NZ won by an inning and 79 runs) | Only Test | 27 May 2026 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 0 run (1.1 ov): Shoaib Bashir: 0 (5), Jamie Smith: 0 (2)
- Last Bat: Jamie Smith 60(91) - c N Smith b M Santner Mitchell Santner
- Fall of Wickets: 50 - 1 Ben Stokes, 50 - 2 Jacob Bethell, 72 - 3 Harry Brook, 95 - 4 Ben Duckett, 116 - 5 Emilio Gay, 116 - 6 Joe Root, 191 - 7 Gus Atkinson, 198 - 8 Jofra Archer, 212 - 9 Josh Tongue, 212 - 10 Jamie Smith
- Reviews Remaining: England - 2 of 3, New Zealand - 3 of 3
- Toss: New Zealand elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 3rd Match
- Series: New Zealand tour of England / 04 - 25 June 2026
- Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026
- Time: 03:30 PM
- Venue: Trent Bridge
- City: Nottingham
- Umpires: Nitin Menon (India), Rod Tucker (Australia), Adrian Holdstock (South Africa, TV)
- Referee: Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
End of over 47 (1 runs)
Mitchell Santner to Josh Tongue, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, and Josh Tongue hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
Mitchell Santner to Josh Tongue, no run, Dot ball !! , good length, on the stumps, Josh Tongue goes forward, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid on, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Mitchell Santner to Josh Tongue, no run, Dot ball !! , good length, on the stumps, Josh Tongue goes forward, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Mitchell Santner to Josh Tongue, no run, Dot ball !! , good length, on the stumps, goes back, plays defensive shot.
Mitchell Santner to Josh Tongue, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, and Josh Tongue hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
Mitchell Santner to Josh Tongue, 1 run, Josh Tongue goes forward to take arm ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 48 (1 runs)
Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Josh Tongue goes forward, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward slip, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, goes forward, plays defensive shot.
Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue, no run, Dot Ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, and Josh Tongue hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue, no run, Dot Ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, and Josh Tongue hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Josh Tongue goes forward and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Nathan Smith sends down a sharp delivery, Josh Tongue hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
End of over 49 (0 runs)
Mitchell Santner to Jamie Smith, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Jamie Smith hangs in the crease, tucks push toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
Mitchell Santner to Jamie Smith, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Jamie Smith hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
Mitchell Santner to Jamie Smith, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Jamie Smith hangs in the crease, dabs drive with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Mitchell Santner to Jamie Smith, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Jamie Smith goes back, plays punch in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Mitchell Santner to Jamie Smith, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps. Jamie Smith hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Mitchell Santner to Jamie Smith, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Jamie Smith hangs in the crease and caresses sloge sweep to long on, it raced away to the fence for four.
End of over 50 (12 runs)
Josh Tongue runout (M Santner) 2 (14) Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue, no run, runout (M Santner), Run out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Josh Tongue hangs in the crease, hits push to square leg and took off for a risky single, but Mitchell Santner was quick to react, threw it towards the stumps. Josh Tongue was caught napping and had no chance of making it back in time. Run out!
Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the slip.
Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short mid wicket.
Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Shoaib Bashir goes forward and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Shoaib Bashir hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Shoaib Bashir hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.
End of over 51 (0 runs)
Mitchell Santner to Jamie Smith, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays drive to the deep cover.
Jamie Smith c N Smith b M Santner 60 (91) Mitchell Santner to Jamie Smith, no run, c N Smith b M Santner, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Jamie Smith goes forward, tries a high-risk shot towards long on, but the ball finds safe hands of Nathan Smith, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Jamie Smith is out.