England vs New Zealand, 1st T20I
England vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: match overview
England and New Zealand met in the 1st T20I of England tour of New Zealand, 2025 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch on Saturday, October 18, 2025. Result: No result due to rain.
This is a short-format fixture: each side bats for a fixed number of overs with a powerplay at the start, so momentum swings quickly and strike rates, economy rates and death-overs bowling usually decide it.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around England tour of New Zealand, 2025 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 1st T20I, England tour of New Zealand, 2025
- Teams
- England vs New Zealand
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- Hagley Oval, Christchurch
- Date
- Saturday, October 18, 2025
- Start time
- 11:45 AM local (06:15 GMT)
- Status
- No result due to rain