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England vs New Zealand 2nd T20I 2025 Live Score: Stay tuned for live score updates from the second T20I between England and New Zealand from Christchurch. Check latest scores, highlights, key moments and full scorecard
Updated Oct 20, 2025, 11:54 IST
Jacob Bethell walks out at 3.
Is that a no-ball? Duffy marginally bowl a fair delivery as the TV umpire needed the stump cam to confirm the legality of this one for overstepping.
1.6: Jacob Duffy to Jos Buttler, OUT! c Mitchell Santner b Jacob Duffy.
1.5: Jacob Duffy to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Up and over for four. Jos Buttler joins the party as well. Pitched up on off, Jos Buttler strides to the pitch of the delivery and plays the lofted drive up and over cover for four runs. 
1.4: Jacob Duffy to Phil Salt, Good length on off, Phil Salt flicks this to deep square leg for one.
1.3: Jacob Duffy to Phil Salt, FOUR! Awkward and uncomfortable from Salt but four runs nonetheless. Short-pitched, into the batter. Phil Salt hops uop on his toes and looks to nudge this around mid-wicket but gets a top edge that takes the ball over the keeper for four.
1.2: Jacob Duffy to Phil Salt, FOUR! Another boundary for the dynamic English opener. Short and wide of off, Phil Salt stands still and smashes this on the surface towards his right that helps the ball to bounce over the fielder at cover for a boundary.
1.1: Jacob Duffy to Phil Salt, Duffy bowls full and on off, Phil Salt punches this to mid on for no run.
Jacob Duffy to operate from the other end.
0.6: Matt Henry to Jos Buttler, Good length around off, Jos Buttler pushes this to backward point for a dot.
Change in field from Matt Henry as he drops mid-wicket deep and brings third man inside the circle. This suggests a short ball to the batter or a fuller one around the leg.
0.5: Matt Henry to Phil Salt, Henry goes full and attacks the pads of Salt. Phil flicks this to deep square for one.
0.4: Matt Henry to Phil Salt, Good length on off, Phil Salt punts this to mid-wicket for no run.
0.3: Matt Henry to Phil Salt, FOUR! A boundary to follow. On a length, straying down the leg, Phil Salt gets inside the line of it and flicks this all along the carpet through the short fine leg region for a boundary more. 10 off the first 3 deliveries.
0.2: Matt Henry to Phil Salt, SIX! Salt begins the fireworks with a biggie. Back of a length, on middle and off, Phil Salt stands upright, right behind the line of it and pulls this up an dover the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region to open his account with a biggie.
0.1: Matt Henry to Phil Salt, A dot to begin the 2nd T20I. Good length around off, Phil Salt strides to the pitch of it and punches this well but straight to cover for a dot.
The stage is set. Jos Buttler and Phil Salt are ready to open the innings for England, facing the first over from the opposition, which will be bowled by Matt Henry. The crowd is on the edge of their seats as Henry marks his run-up, marking the beginning of this exciting contest.
Shane Bond’s pitch report highlights the presence of a nice covering of grass, and despite being under the sun for a day and a half, he believes it will still offer assistance to bowlers. He anticipates England will be aggressive and is eager to see the improvements they make.
Harry Brook, the England Captain, expressed satisfaction with his team’s performance, stating that they would have bowled first if they had won the toss, but were happy to bat. He felt they did a fine job reaching 150, considering they weren’t at their best and looked scratchy at times.
Mitchell Santner, the New Zealand captain, assessed the pitch, noting that it appears drier, and his team will attempt to exploit any assistance it offers. He expressed satisfaction with their bowling lineup and acknowledged the wind as a potential challenge, suggesting it may affect one side of the pitch more than the other.
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