Brook, Bethell steady England

Fri, 27 February 2026
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England 47-2 (6 Ovs) vs NZ 159-7 | Scorecard

Mitchell Santner comes into the attack and Jacob Bethell pulls the first delivery but the ball goes straight to the fielder at square leg before he gets off the strike with a single through mid-on. 

Harry Brook then edges one to mid-on and gets a single. 

Two dots later, Bethell reverse sweeps a flighted delivery and beats the fielder at point as the ball races away to the fence. 

6 runs came off the over. 


Cole McConchie comes into the attack and Brook carves the first delivery to square leg and gets a couple. 

A couple more added to the total as Brook nudges one through the gap in the square leg region. 

A dot later, Brook smashes one through deep extra cover for a boundary. 

A single and a boundary through deep extra cover to end the final over of the Powerplay. 13 runs came off the over.