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England’s Harry Brook bats throughout the first ODI in opposition to New Zealand in Mt Maunganui on October 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP
Seamer Zakary Foulkes took benefit of useful early circumstances to say 4 wickets, scything by way of the highest order as England slumped to 10-4 after which 56-6.
Captain Brook led the restoration with a scintillating career-best ODI rating, his dismissal bringing the innings to an in depth within the thirty sixth over at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.
He raised his ton with three successive sixes off Jacob Duffy, earlier than happening to surpass his earlier finest rating of 110 not out, in opposition to Australia in Chester-le-Street final 12 months.
Brook struck 11 sixes in a 101-ball knock, together with a skied shot over third man to convey up 50 off 36 deliveries.
Jamie Overton was the one different batsman to achieve double figures, posting a career-best 46 in a seventh-wicket stand of 87 with Brook.
Earlier, Matt Henry (2-53) clean-bowled Jamie Smith from the primary ball of the innings after England had been despatched in.
Foulkes (4-41) adopted up with the prized wickets of Ben Duckett and Joe Root in his first over, impressing along with his tempo and motion.
Jacob Bethall, Jos Buttler and Sam Curran had been additionally victims of the brand new ball pair inside a disastrous first 12 overs for England.
Seamer Duffy eliminated Overton and completed with 3-55.
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner eliminated Brook, caught within the deep to say his sole wicket.
The remaining matches are in Hamilton on Wednesday (October 29, 2025) and Wellington on Saturday (November 1, 2025).
England received the three-match T20 collection 1-0 after two video games had been washed out by moist New Zealand climate.
Published – October 26, 2025 10:06 am IST
