England v New Zealand
3rd ODI · Sophia Gardens, Cardiff · 16 May 2026
New Zealand won by 17 runs (D/L) Rain affected
England innings181/733 overs
New Zealand innings141/424.4 overs · target 125 in 24.4 overs
The worm
EnglandNew Zealand
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
Englandwicket
New Zealandwicket
England innings 181/7 (33 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EL Lamb | c IC Gaze b BG Illing | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 |
| J Grewcock | c IC Gaze b RA Mair | 10 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 35.7 |
| HC Knight | c IC Gaze b BG Illing | 28 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 66.7 |
| A Capsey | c IG Sharp b RA Mair | 45 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 |
| FG Kemp | c RA Mair b AC Kerr | 20 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 71.4 |
| DR Gibson | b NH Patel | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| AE Jones | c IG Sharp b JM Kerr | 27 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 128.6 |
| CE Dean | not out | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| S Ecclestone | not out | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 175.0 |
| Extras | 19 | |||||
| Total | 7 wickets, 33 overs | 181 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (EL Lamb, 1.3 ov), 47-2 (J Grewcock, 10.5 ov), 66-3 (HC Knight, 15.1 ov), 123-4 (FG Kemp, 24.5 ov), 125-5 (A Capsey, 25.3 ov), 127-6 (DR Gibson, 26.3 ov), 172-7 (AE Jones, 32.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM Kerr | 7 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 4.43 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| BG Illing | 7 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 4.14 | 31 | 8 | 0 |
| RA Mair | 7 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 5.86 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| AC Kerr | 6 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 6.67 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| NH Patel | 4 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| SW Bates | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 9 | EL Lamb 7, J Grewcock 0 |
| 2 | 40 | 56 | J Grewcock 10, HC Knight 21 |
| 3 | 19 | 26 | HC Knight 7, A Capsey 11 |
| 4 | 57 | 58 | A Capsey 33, FG Kemp 20 |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | A Capsey 1, DR Gibson 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | DR Gibson 1, AE Jones 1 |
| 7 | 45 | 34 | AE Jones 26, CE Dean 15 |
| Unbroken | 9 | 5 | CE Dean 1, S Ecclestone 7 |
New Zealand innings 141/4 (24.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SW Bates | lbw b LK Bell | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 80.0 |
| GE Plimmer | lbw b LK Bell | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 |
| AC Kerr | lbw b LK Bell | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| ML Green | b DR Gibson | 37 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 86.0 |
| BM Halliday | not out | 42 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 77.8 |
| IC Gaze | not out | 22 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 95.7 |
| Extras | 20 | |||||
| Total | 4 wickets, 24.4 overs | 141 | ||||
Did not bat: IG Sharp, BG Illing, JM Kerr, RA Mair, NH Patel
Fall of wickets: 21-1 (SW Bates, 2.6 ov), 27-2 (AC Kerr, 4.2 ov), 40-3 (GE Plimmer, 6.1 ov), 97-4 (ML Green, 17.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LK Bell | 5.4 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 5.12 | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| L Filer | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 7.20 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| S Ecclestone | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6.00 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| CE Dean | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4.60 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| DR Gibson | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | 18 | SW Bates 12, GE Plimmer 2 |
| 2 | 6 | 8 | GE Plimmer 5, AC Kerr 1 |
| 3 | 13 | 11 | GE Plimmer 0, ML Green 7 |
| 4 | 57 | 68 | ML Green 30, BM Halliday 24 |
| Unbroken | 44 | 43 | BM Halliday 18, IC Gaze 22 |
Match details
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to field
- Player of the match
- BM Halliday
- Ground
- Sophia Gardens, England & Wales
- Season
- 2026
- Umpires
- JM Williams, S Redfern
- Match referee
- H Pack
- Rain
- Result by DLS method; Chase reduced to 24.4 overs (target 125) from 50
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1496544