wtc228 f63620 t2620	England v New Zealand
	ICC World Test Championship 2025 to 2026/27 New Zealand in England 2026 (1st Test)
Venue	Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th June 2026 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	New Zealand won the toss and decided to field
Result	England won by 115 runs
Points	England 12; New Zealand 0
Umpires	AT Holdstock (South Africa), RJ Tucker (Australia)
TV umpire	NN Menon (India)
Referee	AJ Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
Scorers	SM Drinkwater, BL Rodwell
Reserve Umpire	M Burns
Close of play day 1	New Zealand (1) 61/6 (Phillips 31*, Smith 6*; 19.2 overs)
Close of play day 2	New Zealand (2) 36/3 (Conway 12*; 11.5 overs)
Close of play day 3	New Zealand (2) 55/5 (Conway 19*, Blundell 2*; 21.3 overs)
Player of the Match	OE Robinson

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England first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
BM Duckett	lbw b Smith	19	37	52	2	-	28
EN Gay	c Mitchell b Jamieson	8	14	23	2	-	12
JG Bethell	lbw b O'Rourke	6	22	35	-	-	19
JE Root	c Blundell b O'Rourke	1	8	18	-	-	7
HC Brook	c Jamieson b Smith	56	71	103	10	-	48
+JL Smith	b Jamieson	1	6	22	-	-	5
*BA Stokes	c Williamson b Jamieson	12	23	40	2	-	19
AAP Atkinson	lbw b Jamieson	4	11	19	-	-	9
OE Robinson	c Blundell b Jamieson	1	5	14	-	-	4
JC Tongue	not out	10	23	38	2	-	20
S Bashir	c Williamson b Smith	14	19	27	1	-	13
Extras	(6 b, 1 lb, 1 nb)	8
Total	(all out, 203 minutes, 39.4 overs)	140
Fall of wickets:
1-16 (Gay, 5.3 ov), 2-31 (Duckett, 11.3 ov), 3-33 (Bethell, 12.4 ov), 4-34 (Root, 14.4 ov), 5-55 (Smith, 19.3 ov), 6-94 (Stokes, 26.5 ov), 7-108 (Atkinson, 30.6 ov), 8-113 (Brook, 31.5 ov), 9-118 (Robinson, 33.3 ov), 10-140 (Bashir, 39.4 ov)

New Zealand bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Henry	4	1	8	0	-	-	20	1	-
Jamieson	14	0	62	5	-	-	59	9	-
Smith	10.4	1	38	3	-	1	49	6	-
O'Rourke	11	3	25	2	-	-	55	3	-

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New Zealand first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
*TWM Latham	lbw b Atkinson	3	21	38	-	-	18
DP Conway	lbw b Robinson	1	5	8	-	-	4
KS Williamson	c Gay b Robinson	0	2	2	-	-	2
R Ravindra	lbw b Robinson	0	1	1	-	-	1
DJ Mitchell	b Robinson	12	23	45	1	-	16
+TA Blundell	b Tongue	4	21	36	-	-	19
GD Phillips	b Tongue	34	39	51	6	-	27
NG Smith	b Tongue	15	18	51	2	-	11
KA Jamieson	not out	38	29	48	2	3	12
WP O'Rourke	c Brook b Atkinson	1	17	25	-	-	16
MJ Henry	b Robinson	0	5	7	-	-	5
Extras	(3 lb, 2 nb)	5
Total	(all out, 162 minutes, 29.5 overs)	113
Fall of wickets:
1-2 (Conway, 1.3 ov), 2-2 (Williamson, 1.5 ov), 3-2 (Ravindra, 1.6 ov), 4-12 (Latham, 6.4 ov), 5-20 (Mitchell, 9.6 ov), 6-29 (Blundell, 12.6 ov), 7-65 (Phillips, 20.1 ov), 8-82 (Smith, 22.6 ov), 9-108 (O'Rourke, 28.2 ov), 10-113 (Henry, 29.5 ov)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Atkinson	5	0	9	2	-	-	23	-	-
Robinson	10.5	3	39	5	-	-	46	3	2
Tongue	10	0	40	3	-	1	44	5	1
Stokes	4	0	22	0	-	1	16	3	-

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England second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
BM Duckett	c Phillips b O'Rourke	33	46	61	6	-	33
EN Gay	c Blundell b Smith	57	95	156	8	-	68
JG Bethell	b Henry	14	35	58	2	-	29
JE Root	lbw b Smith	8	19	44	1	-	15
HC Brook	lbw b O'Rourke	0	4	5	-	-	4
+JL Smith	b Smith	39	52	86	6	-	35
*BA Stokes	b Smith	0	3	2	-	-	3
AAP Atkinson	c and b Jamieson	14	32	57	1	-	22
OE Robinson	c Phillips b Smith	29	30	52	3	-	15
JC Tongue	b Smith	5	13	14	1	-	11
S Bashir	not out	0	8	14	-	-	8
Extras	(14 b, 12 lb, 1 nb)	27
Total	(all out, 281 minutes, 56 overs)	226
Fall of wickets:
1-52 (Duckett, 12.4 ov), 2-99 (Bethell, 25.6 ov), 3-126 (Gay, 31.6 ov), 4-127 (Brook, 32.6 ov), 5-127 (Root, 33.1 ov), 6-127 (Stokes, 33.4 ov), 7-184 (Atkinson, 46.2 ov), 8-213 (Smith, 49.6 ov), 9-225 (Tongue, 53.1 ov), 10-226 (Robinson, 55.6 ov)

New Zealand bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Jamieson	12	2	41	1	-	-	52	4	-
Smith	17	4	70	6	-	1	68	10	-
O'Rourke	16	4	46	2	-	-	76	8	-
Henry	11	1	43	1	-	-	46	6	-

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New Zealand second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
*TWM Latham	c Brook b Atkinson	0	3	2	-	-	3
DP Conway	c Bethell b Stokes	41	91	173	4	-	71
KS Williamson	lbw b Tongue	18	36	49	2	-	27
WP O'Rourke	b Atkinson	0	6	6	-	-	6
R Ravindra	b Robinson	8	21	28	1	-	18
DJ Mitchell	lbw b Robinson	0	3	7	-	-	3
+TA Blundell	lbw b Tongue	4	12	15	-	-	9
GD Phillips	not out	44	52	97	7	1	35
NG Smith	c Smith b Atkinson	4	3	3	1	-	2
KA Jamieson	c Duckett b Atkinson	6	9	10	1	-	6
MJ Henry	b Atkinson	0	10	20	-	-	10
Extras	(1 b, 9 lb, 3 nb)	13
Total	(all out, 213 minutes, 40.3 overs)	138
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Latham, 0.3 ov), 2-29 (Williamson, 10.4 ov), 3-36 (O'Rourke, 11.5 ov), 4-53 (Ravindra, 17.6 ov), 5-53 (Mitchell, 19.3 ov), 6-58 (Blundell, 22.4 ov), 7-111 (Conway, 33.6 ov), 8-116 (Smith, 34.4 ov), 9-124 (Jamieson, 36.5 ov), 10-138 (Henry, 40.3 ov)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Atkinson	11.3	3	30	5	-	1	58	4	-
Robinson	13	2	38	2	-	1	60	5	-
Tongue	13	2	48	2	-	-	57	5	1
Stokes	3	0	12	1	-	1	13	2	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> Day 1 Lunch: England (1) 24/1 (Duckett 12*, Bethell 4*; 10 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: England (1) 118/8 (Robinson 1*, Tongue 4*; 33.1 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: England (2) 72/1 (Gay 24*, Bethell 8*; 15 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: England (2) 166/6 (Smith 31*, Atkinson 7*; 42 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: New Zealand (2) 55/5 (Conway 19*, Blundell 2*; 21.3 overs)
--> England first innings: 50 in 17.4 overs
--> England first innings: 100 in 28.4 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 50 in 16.2 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 100 in 25.4 overs
--> England second innings: 50 in 12.3 overs
--> England second innings: 100 in 26.4 overs
--> England second innings: 150 in 38.3 overs
--> England second innings: 200 in 48.2 overs
--> New Zealand second innings: 50 in 17.1 overs
--> New Zealand second innings: 100 in 29.5 overs
--> EN Gay made his debut in Test matches
--> HC Brook (1) 50 in 64 balls with 9 fours
--> S Bashir (1) passed his previous highest score of 13 in Test matches
--> EN Gay (2) 50 in 84 balls with 7 fours
--> AAP Atkinson (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 1
--> KS Williamson (2) passed 9500 runs in Test matches when he reached 3
--> R Ravindra made his debut in England in Test matches
--> NG Smith made his debut in England in Test matches
--> GD Phillips made his debut in England in Test matches
--> WP O'Rourke made his debut in England in Test matches
--> JC Tongue reached 50 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed TA Blundell, his 1st wicket in the New Zealand first innings
--> OE Robinson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches in the New Zealand first innings (previous best was 5-49)
--> NG Smith reached 200 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed JC Tongue, his 5th wicket in the England second innings
--> WP O'Rourke reached 100 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed HC Brook, his 2nd wicket in the England second innings
--> AAP Atkinson reached 150 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed NG Smith, his 3rd wicket in the New Zealand second innings
--> BM Duckett (33) and EN Gay (16) added 50 in 75 balls for the England 1st wicket in the second innings
--> JL Smith (33) and AAP Atkinson (12) added 50 in 65 balls for the England 7th wicket in the second innings
--> DP Conway (21) and GD Phillips (27) added 50 in 64 balls for the New Zealand 7th wicket in the second innings

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Engkand 1st innings
Over 12.4: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - JG Bethell (decision overturned)
Over 13.2: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - HC Brook (decision upheld)
Over 30.6: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - AAP Atkinson (decision upheld)
Over 33.3: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - OE Robinson (decision overturned)
New Zealand 1st innings
Over 1.3: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - DP Conway (decision upheld - umpires call)
Over 1.6: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - R Ravindra (decision upheld - umpires call)
Over 6.4: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - TWM Latham (decision upheld)
England 2nd innings
Over 15.6: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - JG Bethell (decision upheld - umpires call)
Over 32.6: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - HC Brook (decision upheld)
Over 33.1: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - JE Root (decision upheld - umpires call)
Over 40.6: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - AAP Atkinson (decision upheld)
Over 54.6: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - Shoaib Bashir (decision upheld)
New Zealand 2nd innings
Over 3.6: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - KS Williamson (decision upheld)
Over 9.5: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - DP Conway (decision upheld - umpires call)
Over 10.4: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - KS Williamson (decision upheld)
Over 19.3: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - DJ Mitchell (decision upheld - umpires call)
Over 28.5: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - GD Phillips (decision upheld)