New Zealand tour of England 2026 · 1st Test Match
CompletedEngland
226/10(56.0) & 140/10 (39.4)
New Zealand
138/10(40.3) & 113/10 (29.5)
England won by 115 runs
Ball by Ball Commentary
- 54.31
William ORourke to Ollie Robinson
4:38 PMOne Run. Length ball on off, inside edges it to fine leg for a run
- 54.20
William ORourke to Ollie Robinson
4:37 PMNo Run. Short of length ball on off, guides it to third man
- 54.10
William ORourke to Ollie Robinson
4:36 PMNo Run. Was a short of length ball around off, beats him on the outside edge
- 53.60
Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir
4:35 PMNo Run. Back of length ball on off, skids through the surface and beats him on the inside edge
- 53.50
Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir
4:34 PMNo Run. Length ball on off, defends it off the back foot
- 53.40
Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir
4:34 PMNo Run. Full ball on middle, flicks it to mid wicket
- 53.30
Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir
4:33 PMNo Run. Length ball around off, beats him on the outside edge
- 53.20
Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir
4:33 PMNo Run. Full ball on middle, defends it well
- 53.1W
Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue
4:30 PMBowled!. No Run. A fifer for Nathan Smith! Was a good length ball on middle angling into Tongue, fails to adjust to the low bounce and also plays down the wrong line, goes past his bat and clips the off stump.
- 52.61
William ORourke to Josh Tongue
4:29 PMOne Run. Length ball on off, pushes it wide of cover for a run
- 52.50
William ORourke to Josh Tongue
4:29 PMNo Run. Good length ball on off, pushes it uppishly but wide of O'Rourke
- 52.41
William ORourke to Ollie Robinson
4:28 PMOne Run. Full ball outside off, runs it wide of short third man for a run
- 52.30
William ORourke to Ollie Robinson
4:27 PMNo Run. Short of length ball on off, taps it towards Williamson at gully
- 52.20
William ORourke to Ollie Robinson
4:27 PMNo Run. Short of length ball outside off, taps it towards gully
- 52.10
William ORourke to Ollie Robinson
4:26 PMNo Run. Short of length ball around off, steps across and looks to tuck it but misses out