Here is a look at some key moments of timeline & scorecard of the first test between England Cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team which was played in London on June.
England thump New Zealand by 115 runs and take a 1-0 lead.
England Cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team 2026 match timeline First Test June 2026
Day 1 Timeline (Eng 140 all out, New Zealand 61/6) trail by 79 runs
New Zealand win the toss and elect to field first.
Kyle Jamieson, Nathan Smith and Will O’Rourke pick 10 wickets between them, as England are routed for 140.
Harry Brook only batter to cross fifty.
Ollie Robinson wrecks New Zealand top order with figures of 4/10, as the visitors slump to 29/6.
Glenn Phillips and Nathan Smith stabilise the innings and add an unbeaten of 32.
New Zealand finish day 1 at 61/6, still behind 79.
Day 2 Timeline (Eng 140 all out, 226 all out New Zealand 113 all out, 36/3) need 218 more runs.
Josh Tongue gets both Phillips and Smith in quick succession.
Ollie Robinson gets a well deserved fifer.
New Zealand are skittled out for 113.
With a slender lead of 27, England openers Ben Duckett and Emilio Gay start solidly and add 57.
O’Rourke gets Duckett for 33.
Gay and Jacob Bethell add 42, before the latter gets cleaned up by Matt Henry for 14.
Gay scores a fighting 57, before perishing to Nathan Smith.
Nathan Smith wrecks the middle and lower order and claims figures of 6/70.
Gay wicket sparks collapse, as the hosts collapse from 126/3 to 226 all out.
Chasing 254, the Black Caps are rocked early as Tom Latham falls to Gus Atkinson in the very first over.
Devon Conway and Kane Williamson steady the ship and add 29.
Josh Tongue traps Williamson for 18.
Night watchman O’Rourke falls to Atkinson close to stumps.
New Zealand finish the day at 36/3, still needing a further 218 runs.
Day 3 Timeline (Eng 140 all out, 226 all out New Zealand 113 all out, 55/5) need 199 more runs.
Ollie Robinson gets wickets of Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell in quick succession.
Rain intervenes and play is called off.
Day 4 Timeline (Eng 140 all out, 226 all out vs New Zealand 113 all out, 138 all out) win by 115 runs.
Josh Tongue removes Tom Blundell early.
The pair of Devon Conway and Glenn Phillips steady the ship and add 53.
Ben Stokes breaks the partnership and removes Conway for a fighting 41.
Gus Atkinson polishes off the tail and claims a fifer.
New Zealand are bundled out for 138.
England win by 115 runs.
Player of the match-Ollie Robinson
