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
- 47.10
Nathan Smith to Ollie Robinson
3:59 PMNo Run. Full ball on leg, flicks it to square leg
- 46.62
Kyle Jamieson to Jamie Smith
3:58 PMTwo Runs. Length ball outside off, punches it wide of backward point for a couple of runs
- 46.50
Kyle Jamieson to Jamie Smith
3:57 PMNo Run. Was a good length ball on off, pushes it on off-side
- 46.40
Kyle Jamieson to Jamie Smith
3:56 PMNo Run. Length ball outside off, leaves it alone, Blundell could not get to the ball but Mitchell stops it well at 1st slip
- 46.33
Kyle Jamieson to Ollie Robinson
3:56 PMThree Runs. Short of length ball outside off, pulls it wide of mid wicket and the batters come back for a 3rd run
- 46.2W
Kyle Jamieson to Gus Atkinson
3:54 PMWicket! Caught & Bowled No Run. Was a short of length ball around off, looks to pull it away but gets late on the shot, mis-times it straight up in air and Jamieson himself completes a simple catch.
- 46.10
Kyle Jamieson to Gus Atkinson
3:52 PMNo Run. Was a good length ball on off, pushes it to cover
- 45.62
Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith
3:51 PMTwo Runs. Back of length ball on leg, tucks it wide of fine leg for a couple of runs
- 45.52
Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith
3:51 PMTwo Runs. Length ball outside off, punches it wide of deep point for a couple of runs
- 45.40
Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith
3:50 PMNo Run. Length ball on off, pushes it on off-side
- 45.30
Nathan Smith to Jamie Smith
3:49 PMNo Run. Was a good length ball on middle and leg, pushes it on leg-side
- 45.21
Nathan Smith to Gus Atkinson
3:48 PMOne Run. Length ball on off, works it wide of mid on for a run
- 45.10
Nathan Smith to Gus Atkinson
3:47 PMNo Run. Length ball on off, punches it to cover
- 44.61
Kyle Jamieson to Gus Atkinson
3:47 PMOne Run. Short of length ball on leg, pulls it to fine leg for a run
- 44.50
Kyle Jamieson to Gus Atkinson
3:46 PMNo Run. Back of length ball around off, chops the cut near the pitch