England vs New Zealand, 3rd Test, New Zealand tour of England, 2026 - Player HighlightsENG vs NZ, 3rd Test, New Zealand tour of England, 2026 - Player Highlights

Bashir to Ben Sears, no run, full ball, defensively pushed to mid-off

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, 83kph, tossed up and full outside off, driven to sweeper cover

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, shortened length, Mitchell goes on the back foot to dab and under-edges towards short third man

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, fuller and straighter, Mitchell looks to work it into the leg-side and misses to get hit on the pads

Bashir to Ben Sears, 1 run, flighted outside off, full in length and that's been driven through cover

Bashir to Ben Sears, no run, spins in from a length, Sears defends off the back foot

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, 2 runs, floated up outside off, Mitchell leans across and drive hard through extra cover. Mitchell takes two and Sears will now be on strike against the pacer

Bashir to Ben Sears, 1 run, 93kph, fraction short and Sears goes back to force it to deep backward point

Bashir to Ben Sears, no run, fuller ball, played back to the bowler

Bashir to Ben Sears, FOUR, 93kph, edge ... it goes between the keeper and the 1st slip fielder. Hint of inward spin, Sears presses forward to block. Gets an audible outside edge that beats the keeper to his right. Brook dives to his left at slip but it's out of his reach

Bashir to Ben Sears, no run, 83kph, more air and he gets it to drift away a bit. Sears punches from the crease and outside-edges towards short third man

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, 98kph, full ball, Mitchell opens the bat-face and pushes it to point. He's happy to take the single

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, 85kph, Mitchell shimmies down the track, isn't quite to the pitch of the ball but he swings across the line and drags it to the right of long-on off the inner half of the bat

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, darted in full and Mitchell pushes it back to the bowler

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 98kph, quicker one, full again, Mitchell reverse-sweeps again and finds the same fielder

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 88kph, flighted delivery, full outside off, Mitchell reverse-sweeps and finds short third man

Bashir to Ben Sears, 1 run, 90kph, full again and Sears drives through cover

Bashir to Ben Sears, no run, tossed up delivery, full in length, blocked off the front foot

Bashir to Blundell, no run, 93kph, flatter ball and that's been clipped away. The fielder at midwicket makes a sharp stop

Bashir to Blundell, no run, offbreak with a slip and short leg in place, Blundell stays back to blunt it into the leg-side

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, out Lbw!! Celebrappeal from Shoaib Bashir and up goes the finger. Rachin Ravindra has a word with his partner and reviews it. It's the non-turner from Bashir that goes on straight with the arm. Rachin stays back to push/drive and the ball beats the inside edge to rap him on the back leg adjacent to the stumps. UltraEdge confirms no bat. Over to ball-tracking and that's smashing into middle-leg, three reds. Rod Tucker's call stays and the century partnership has been broken. Bashir strikes in his first over. He was certain that he had his man. Rachin misses his ton by 6 runs and takes a slow walk back to the dressing room. Rachin Ravindra lbw b Bashir 94(149) [4s-12]

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, gets forward and knocks this fullish ball to long-on. First run for Mitchell in 40-odd minutes

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, fullish ball, tapped to point

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, round the wicket, full delivery with a slip in place and Rachin Ravindra turns it to square leg

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, spinning in from outside off, Mitchell lunges across and gets a thick inside-edge. The ball evades Gay at short leg

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, comes down the track and does not get to the pitch, manages to knock it to mid-wicket

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 83ks tossed up and spinning in, Mitchell inside halves the block to short leg

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, short of length close to off, Ravindra rides the bounce and cracks it to sweeper cover

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, no ball, FOUR, what was that? Looked like Bashir tried something and it did not come out right. It was the attempted carrom ball but ends up as a high full toss. Ravindra jumps off his feet and ramps it over the vacant short third region. It is called a no-ball for height..

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, 2 runs, 91ks short and drifting in, Ravindra clips it past mid-wicket and picks up a couple

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 85ks flighted outside off, Ravindra leaves

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, in the air and safe. Mitchell is all at sea against Bashir. He decides to sweep but the ball spins and bounces, takes the top-edge and lobs towards short fine. Just lands in front of Archer and escapes past him

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, straightaway Mitchell decides to use his feet, gets a bit too close to the ball and drives it back to Bashir. There's a shy at the striker's end and Smith can't collect it cleanly. But luckily Brook dives and makes the stop. That would have been four bonus runs if not for Brook's intervention

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 83ks tossed up and spins in, Mitchell does not come fully forward, looks to defend and ekes out an inside-edge onto the pad. The ball drops safely on the pitch

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, waits back in the crease for the ball to spin in and blocks it with a vertical bat

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 88ks flighted outside off, Mitchell prods across and defends with the bat in front of the pad

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, short of length around off, Ravindra gets on top of the bounce and punches to sweeper cover

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, mariginally short, Ravindra makes a bit of room and cracks it to sweeper cover

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, no run, bit of hesitation between the batters. Floated up and drifting in, Ravindra eases it towards mid-wicket and Gay makes a half stop, creating the confusion whether to go for the single or not, in the end they don't go for it

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 86ks flighted and drifting in, Ravindra prods forward and defends it back

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, shortens the length, Mitchell stays back and dabs it towards backward point

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, floated up teasingly, Mitchell sits down to sweep and is early into the shot, misses and is struck on the back thigh. The impact is outside off

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, uhhh! Mitchell is taking few risks here. He lunges across and shoulders arms. The ball spins in from outside off and ends up close to the off-stump. He needs to be careful..

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, appeal for LBW. But the impact was outside off and Mitchell was playing a shot. Tossed up outside off, gets it to spin back in, Mitchell presses forward and is beaten on the inside-edge. Rapped on the pad but the impact was an issue

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 94ks touch quicker and at the stumps, Mitchell shuffles and tucks it to mid-wicket

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, oh my! How has that missed the stumps? Smith and Brook can't believe it behind the stumps. Poor judgement from Mitchell. He lunges forward and shoulders arms. The flighted delivery spins in sharply, hits the glove and rolls wide of leg-stump

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 91ks spinning in from outside off, Mitchell camps back and blocks it to short mid-wicket

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, that's a fine stop from Duckett. Floated and overpitches outside off, Ravindra drills the drive in front of square. Duckett runs to his right and dives full length to stop the ball. He saved three runs there..

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 82ks flighted around off, Ravindra settles into the forward defensive

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 88ks flighted close to off, Ravindra blocks it back to Bashir

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, no run, tossed up around off, Ravindra prods forward and eases it to cover

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, no run, uhhh! That was superbly bowled. Is that the pace to bowl? 82ks flighted delivery, holds the length back and Ravindra premeditated the forward block, he then goes searching for the ball and is beaten on the outside-edge. The ball spun away sharply there..

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, 91ks fuller and outside off, Mitchell sits down and sweeps to deep square leg

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, 91ks flatter and sliding in, Ravindra clips it towards mid-on and crosses over

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, 80ks floated up outside off, Mitchell waits and works it wide of mid-wicket

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, ufff! That was close. This is excellent bowling from Bashir. He's found his rhythm in this innings. Flighted outside off, Mitchell lunges across to defend but the ball goes straight on to beat the outside-edge

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 90ks bit too full and the ball dips on Mitchell, he knocks it back with a straight bat

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 88ks tossed up around off, Mitchell settles into the forward defensive

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, 91ks drifting in with the angle, Ravindra clips it wide of mid-on and crosses over

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, no run, sliding in with the arm, Ravindra goes back and knocks it to the left of Bashir

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, 83ks floated up outside off, Mitchell opens the bat face and eases it square of the wicket

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, floated up around off, Ravindra drives it down to long-off and retains strike

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 83ks slower through the air, Ravindra lunges forward and negates it to the off-side

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 94ks very full delivery and Ravindra drives it back to Bashir, and he mocks a throw at the batter

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 93ks flighted but the length is too full, Ravindra turns it gently to short mid-wicket

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, no run, 90ks drifts and straightens, Ravindra camps back and stabs it to backward point

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, 91ks tossed up around off, Mitchell drives it to the right of Bashir and beats his dive

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, shortens the length, gets it to spin in and Mitchell punches it to cover

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 93ks fuller and outside off, Mitchell angles it to the left of cover and Root was quick to swoop in

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 91ks pulls the length back, Mitchell knocks it with a straight bat to mid-wicket

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 94ks bit too full in length, Mitchell digs it back to Bashir

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, 90ks flighted around off, Mitchell lunges forward and defends it back

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, no run, uhhh! Almost chopped it back on. 91ks tossed up and turns in, Mitchell camps back and looks to knock it into the off-side, gets an inside-edge onto the back pad. That could so easily have gone onto the stumps

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, no run, off-break on middle and leg, Ravindra dead-bats it back to Shoaib Bashir

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, no run, defended back on the pitch to a tossed up delivery on middle

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, 2 runs, turned to square leg for a run

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, no run, flatter delivery on middle, Ravindra keeps it with a push back to Bashir

Bashir to Rachin Ravindra, 2 runs, full delivery on the pads, Ravindra turns it to the on-side for a brace

Bashir to Daryl Mitchell, 3 runs, Archer sticks his right boot and kicks the ball in to save a run. Mitchell sinks low and scoops it fine. Archer had to run from deep backward square leg