ENG vs NZ, 3rd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Venue: Nottingham
Date & Time: Jun 25, 2026, 03:30 PM
MATCH DETAILS
  • Venue

    Nottingham

  • Series

    England v New Zealand Tests 2026 - Men

  • Toss

    New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

  • Umpire

    Nitin Menon , Rod Tucker

  • Match Referee

    Andy Pycroft

  • Tv Umpire

    Adrian Holdstock

  • Man of the Match

    -

ENG
354/10 (88.2)
&
212/10 (51.2)
NZ
438/10 (114.5)
&
288/9d (94.0)
CRR: 4.12
New Zealand win by 160 runs

Key Stats

Partnership 0 (7)
Last Wicket Jamie Smith - 60 (91)
Extra 14
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Shoaib Bashir 0 5 0 0 0.00
Bowler O M R W Econ

51.1 Mitch Santner to Jamie Smith

0

Round the wicket. Full, outside off, front foot, drive along the ground to Ben Sears at deep cover. No run.

Over
51
0 0 0 0 0 0
0
ENG
212 / 10
Shoaib Bashir
0(5)
Nathan Smith
16-4-64-2

50.6 Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir

0

Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, forward defensive along the ground to Devon Conway at cover. No run.

50.5 Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir

0

Over the wicket. Short, outside off, ducked, leave. No run.

50.4 Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir

0

Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, back foot, backward defensive along the ground to Nathan Smith at bowler. No run.

50.3 Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir

0

Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, back foot, backward defensive along the ground to Rachin Ravindra at mid wicket. No run.

50.2 Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir

0

Over the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, back foot, backward defensive along the ground to Henry Nicholls at backward point. No run.

50.1 Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue

w

Over the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, back foot, worked along the ground to Mitch Santner at backward square leg. OUT! Josh Tongue run out - 2(14)

Over
50
4 4 4 0 0 0
12
ENG
212 / 10
Shoaib Bashir
0(5)
Nathan Smith
16-4-64-2

49.6 Mitch Santner to Jamie Smith

4

Round the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, drive. 4 runs.

49.5 Mitch Santner to Jamie Smith

4

Round the wicket. Length ball, off stump, front foot, slog-sweep. 4 runs.

49.4 Mitch Santner to Jamie Smith

4

Round the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, back foot, drive. 4 runs.

49.3 Mitch Santner to Jamie Smith

0

Round the wicket. Length ball, off stump, front foot, flick along the ground to Devon Conway at backward point. No run.

49.2 Mitch Santner to Jamie Smith

0

Round the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, forward defensive along the ground to Henry Nicholls at extra cover. No run.

49.1 Mitch Santner to Jamie Smith

0

Round the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, drive along the ground to Henry Nicholls at extra cover. No run.

Over
49
0 0 0 0 0 0
0
ENG
212 / 10
Shoaib Bashir
0(5)
Nathan Smith
16-4-64-2

48.6 Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue

0

Over the wicket. Back of a length, wide outside off, front foot, drive. No run.

48.5 Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue

0

Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, forward defensive along the ground to Devon Conway at cover. No run.

48.4 Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue

0

Over the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, back foot, backward defensive. No run.

48.3 Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue

0

Over the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, back foot, backward defensive. No run.

48.2 Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue

0

Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, forward defensive along the ground to Nathan Smith at bowler. No run.

48.1 Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue

0

Over the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, back foot, backward defensive along the ground to Daryl Mitchell at first slip. No run.

Over
48
1 0 0 0 0 0
1
ENG
212 / 10
Shoaib Bashir
0(5)
Nathan Smith
16-4-64-2

47.6 Mitch Santner to Josh Tongue

1

Round the wicket. Length ball, leg stump, back foot, worked along the ground to Mitch Santner at mid wicket. 1 run.

47.5 Mitch Santner to Josh Tongue

0

Round the wicket. Length ball, middle stump, front foot, forward defensive along the ground to Daryl Mitchell at first slip. No run.

47.4 Mitch Santner to Josh Tongue

0

Round the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, back foot, backward defensive along the ground to Henry Nicholls at backward point. No run.

47.3 Mitch Santner to Josh Tongue

0

Round the wicket. Back of a length, leg stump, back foot, worked along the ground to Rachin Ravindra at short leg. No run.

47.2 Mitch Santner to Josh Tongue

0

Round the wicket. Length ball, middle stump, front foot, forward defensive along the ground to Rachin Ravindra at mid wicket. No run.

47.1 Mitch Santner to Josh Tongue

0

Round the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, front foot, forward defensive. No run.

51.1 Mitch Santner to Jamie Smith

0

Round the wicket. Full, outside off, front foot, drive along the ground to Ben Sears at deep cover. No run.

Over
51
0 0 0 0 0 0
0
ENG
212 / 10
Shoaib Bashir
0(5)
Nathan Smith
16-4-64-2

50.6 Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir

0

Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, forward defensive along the ground to Devon Conway at cover. No run.

50.5 Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir

0

Over the wicket. Short, outside off, ducked, leave. No run.

50.4 Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir

0

Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, back foot, backward defensive along the ground to Nathan Smith at bowler. No run.

50.3 Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir

0

Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, back foot, backward defensive along the ground to Rachin Ravindra at mid wicket. No run.

50.2 Nathan Smith to Shoaib Bashir

0

Over the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, back foot, backward defensive along the ground to Henry Nicholls at backward point. No run.

50.1 Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue

w

Over the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, back foot, worked along the ground to Mitch Santner at backward square leg. OUT! Josh Tongue run out - 2(14)

Over
50
4 4 4 0 0 0
12
ENG
212 / 10
Shoaib Bashir
0(5)
Nathan Smith
16-4-64-2

49.6 Mitch Santner to Jamie Smith

4

Round the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, drive. 4 runs.

49.5 Mitch Santner to Jamie Smith

4

Round the wicket. Length ball, off stump, front foot, slog-sweep. 4 runs.

49.4 Mitch Santner to Jamie Smith

4

Round the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, back foot, drive. 4 runs.

49.3 Mitch Santner to Jamie Smith

0

Round the wicket. Length ball, off stump, front foot, flick along the ground to Devon Conway at backward point. No run.

49.2 Mitch Santner to Jamie Smith

0

Round the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, forward defensive along the ground to Henry Nicholls at extra cover. No run.

49.1 Mitch Santner to Jamie Smith

0

Round the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, drive along the ground to Henry Nicholls at extra cover. No run.

Over
49
0 0 0 0 0 0
0
ENG
212 / 10
Shoaib Bashir
0(5)
Nathan Smith
16-4-64-2

48.6 Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue

0

Over the wicket. Back of a length, wide outside off, front foot, drive. No run.

48.5 Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue

0

Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, forward defensive along the ground to Devon Conway at cover. No run.

48.4 Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue

0

Over the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, back foot, backward defensive. No run.

48.3 Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue

0

Over the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, back foot, backward defensive. No run.

48.2 Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue

0

Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, forward defensive along the ground to Nathan Smith at bowler. No run.

48.1 Nathan Smith to Josh Tongue

0

Over the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, back foot, backward defensive along the ground to Daryl Mitchell at first slip. No run.

Over
48
1 0 0 0 0 0
1
ENG
212 / 10
Shoaib Bashir
0(5)
Nathan Smith
16-4-64-2

47.6 Mitch Santner to Josh Tongue

1

Round the wicket. Length ball, leg stump, back foot, worked along the ground to Mitch Santner at mid wicket. 1 run.

47.5 Mitch Santner to Josh Tongue

0

Round the wicket. Length ball, middle stump, front foot, forward defensive along the ground to Daryl Mitchell at first slip. No run.

47.4 Mitch Santner to Josh Tongue

0

Round the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, back foot, backward defensive along the ground to Henry Nicholls at backward point. No run.

47.3 Mitch Santner to Josh Tongue

0

Round the wicket. Back of a length, leg stump, back foot, worked along the ground to Rachin Ravindra at short leg. No run.

47.2 Mitch Santner to Josh Tongue

0

Round the wicket. Length ball, middle stump, front foot, forward defensive along the ground to Rachin Ravindra at mid wicket. No run.

47.1 Mitch Santner to Josh Tongue

0

Round the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, front foot, forward defensive. No run.

ENG Batting: 212/10 in 51.2 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Ben Duckett c: Daryl Mitchell b: Ben Sears 36 (42) 6 0 85.71
Emilio Gay c: Tom Blundell b: Nathan Smith 10 (17) 1 0 58.82
Jacob Bethell lbw: Zak Foulkes 0 (4) 0 0 0.00
Joe Root run out (Henry Nicholls) 18 (17) 3 0 105.88
Harry Brook c: Nathan Smith b: Zak Foulkes 21 (9) 3 1 233.33
Jamie Smith c: Nathan Smith b: Mitch Santner 60 (91) 8 1 65.93
Ben Stokes c: Daryl Mitchell b: Zak Foulkes 30 (20) 2 2 150.00
Gus Atkinson lbw: Mitch Santner 19 (70) 2 0 27.14
Jofra Archer c: Tom Blundell b: Nathan Smith 2 (19) 0 0 10.53
Josh Tongue run out (Mitch Santner) 2 (14) 0 0 14.29
Shoaib Bashir not out 0 (5) 0 0 0.00
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Nathan Smith 16 4 64 2 0 0 4.00
Will O'Rourke 3.5 0 16 0 0 0 4.17
Zak Foulkes 11.1 2 52 3 0 0 4.66
Ben Sears 6 2 12 1 0 0 2.00
Mitch Santner 14.2 1 54 2 0 0 3.77

NZ Batting: 288/9 in 94.0 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Tom Latham lbw: Jofra Archer 4 (6) 1 0 66.67
Devon Conway c: Joe Root b: Jofra Archer 5 (16) 0 0 31.25
Henry Nicholls c: Harry Brook b: Gus Atkinson 16 (41) 1 0 39.02
Rachin Ravindra lbw: Shoaib Bashir 94 (149) 12 0 63.09
Will O'Rourke lbw: Gus Atkinson 0 (3) 0 0 0.00
Daryl Mitchell not out 100 (241) 10 1 41.49
Tom Blundell c: Emilio Gay b: Jofra Archer 18 (24) 3 0 75.00
Mitch Santner c: Jamie Smith b: Ben Stokes 0 (3) 0 0 0.00
Nathan Smith c: Jamie Smith b: Jofra Archer 1 (5) 0 0 20.00
Blair Tickner Did not bat 0 (0) 0 0 0.00
Ben Sears not out 19 (40) 2 0 47.50
Zak Foulkes c: Harry Brook b: Ben Stokes 6 (41) 0 0 14.63
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Jofra Archer 20 4 53 4 4 0 2.65
Gus Atkinson 22 6 50 2 0 1 2.27
Josh Tongue 14 0 75 0 0 0 5.36
Shoaib Bashir 13 1 42 1 1 0 3.23
Ben Stokes 25 5 49 2 0 0 1.96

ENG Batting: 354/10 in 88.2 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Ben Duckett b: Nathan Smith 113 (99) 19 0 114.14
Emilio Gay c: Tom Blundell b: Will O'Rourke 0 (5) 0 0 0.00
Jacob Bethell c: Tom Latham b: Will O'Rourke 74 (133) 9 0 55.64
Joe Root lbw: Nathan Smith 21 (46) 3 0 45.65
Harry Brook b: Zak Foulkes 58 (80) 5 0 72.50
Jamie Smith c: Daryl Mitchell b: Nathan Smith 1 (12) 0 0 8.33
Ben Stokes b: Zak Foulkes 15 (33) 1 0 45.45
Gus Atkinson c: Daryl Mitchell b: Will O'Rourke 23 (86) 3 0 26.74
Jofra Archer c: Daryl Mitchell b: Nathan Smith 15 (33) 1 0 45.45
Josh Tongue c: Mitch Santner b: Zak Foulkes 2 (10) 0 0 20.00
Shoaib Bashir not out 0 (3) 0 0 0.00
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Nathan Smith 23 2 91 4 4 0 3.96
Will O'Rourke 20 6 53 3 1 0 2.65
Blair Tickner 3 0 21 0 0 0 7.00
Mitch Santner 10 0 59 0 0 0 5.90
Ben Sears 17 1 73 0 5 0 4.29
Zak Foulkes 15.2 2 35 3 0 0 2.28

NZ Batting: 438/10 in 114.5 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Tom Latham c: Jamie Smith b: Ben Stokes 151 (214) 15 0 70.56
Devon Conway c: (Sub) b: Joe Root 157 (224) 22 3 70.09
Henry Nicholls c: Jamie Smith b: Jofra Archer 36 (48) 6 0 75.00
Rachin Ravindra c: Jamie Smith b: Gus Atkinson 7 (22) 1 0 31.82
Daryl Mitchell c: Jamie Smith b: Ben Stokes 11 (33) 1 0 33.33
Tom Blundell lbw: Shoaib Bashir 30 (67) 4 0 44.78
Mitch Santner c: Jacob Bethell b: Ben Stokes 4 (12) 1 0 33.33
Nathan Smith c&b: Shoaib Bashir 6 (28) 0 0 21.43
Blair Tickner not out 4 (6) 0 0 66.67
Ben Sears lbw: Jofra Archer 0 (1) 0 0 0.00
Will O'Rourke c: Emilio Gay b: Ben Stokes 19 (38) 4 0 50.00
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Gus Atkinson 21 3 79 1 0 0 3.76
Jofra Archer 19.5 1 75 2 3 0 3.78
Josh Tongue 21 6 75 0 1 0 3.57
Shoaib Bashir 25 2 105 2 0 0 4.20
Ben Stokes 21 3 70 4 0 0 3.33
Jacob Bethell 4 0 18 0 0 0 4.50
Joe Root 3 0 7 1 0 0 2.33