New Zealand bowled England out for 222 runs
Hosts began well with bat before being reduced to 196 for eight
Zak Foulkes, Blair Tickner guided them home
New Zealand edged out England by two wickets in the third and final one-day international at the Sky Stadium in Wellington on Saturday (November 1, 2025). The BlackCaps thus completed a 3-0 whitewash, having already clinched the series 2-0 in the previous game.
England were bowled out for 222, having slumped to 44-4 at the end of the first 10-over power play before being saved by Jamie Overton (68 runs off 62) and Brydon Carse (36 off 30) in the lower order. In reply, the hosts began well but were desperate at the end, with two wickets remaining and 28 runs still needed to win.
But Zak Foulkes with 14 not out and Blair Tickner, with an unbeaten 18, saw the Kiwis home with 32 balls to spare.
The hosts cruised to a five-wicket win in the second ODI at Seddon Park, sealing the series in their favour with a game to spare. After bowling the tourists out for 175, thanks to Blair Tickner’s superb 4 for 34 on his return, the hosts chased down the target with 101 balls remaining.
Catch the cricket scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary from the NZ vs ENG match:
New Zealand Vs England, 3rd ODI: Toss Update
New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bowl first. The Kiwis made one change, with opener Devon Conway coming in for Kane Williamson, who was ruled out with a groin niggle. England played an unchanged side for the third straight game.
New Zealand Vs England, 3rd ODI: Playing XIs
New Zealand: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Zakary Foulkes, Blair Tickner, Jacob Duffy
England: Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid
New Zealand Vs England, 3rd ODI: Squads
New Zealand: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Zakary Foulkes, Blair Tickner, Jacob Duffy
England: Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Liam Dawson, Luke Wood, Tom Banton, Rehan Ahmed, Sonny Baker
