England vs New Zealand Live Streaming & TV Channels, NZ v ENG 2025
England Tour of New Zealand to play three-match Twenty20 and One-Day Internationals starting from October 18, 2025. Crictime provides the live score, ball-by-ball commentary, and match updates of the ENG vs NZ series matches.
New Zealand vs England 2025 Broadcast TV Channels
TNT Sports to broadcast live coverage of the New Zealand vs England 2025 three-match Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) and One-Day Internationals (ODIs) in New Zealand.
Sky Sports Cricket will telecast the ENG v NZ matches in the United Kingdom; the cricket fans in the United States can watch it on Willow TV.
The following are the official OTT Streaming platforms and broadcast television networks that will telecast the matches in various countries:
India: Sony Pictures, SonyLIV App
United Kingdom: Sky Sports
New Zealand: Sky Sports NZ, TNT Sport
Pakistan: Tapmad TV
United States: Willow TV
Match Preview and Analysis
England, captained by Harry Brook in T20Is and Joe Root in ODIs, brings explosive openers and Rashid’s spin to tackle the Kiwi seam. They aim for quick adaptation to bouncy pitches, targeting 2-1 wins in both formats. New Zealand, led by Kane Williamson in ODIs and Tom Latham in T20s, relies on home crowds and Southee’s experience for upsets. Their spinners could exploit the middle overs.
England holds a slight edge with depth, likely taking T20s 2-1 via power hitting. ODIs might split 1-2 for New Zealand, thanks to dew and home chases.
England comes off a mixed bag. In their last T20I series against Australia in September 2025, they lost 2-1 but showed fight with a strong chase in the opener. For ODIs, they drew 1-1 with India in July 2025, thanks to tight bowling in a rain-hit decider.
New Zealand, meanwhile, stunned with a 3-0 T20I whitewash over Sri Lanka in August 2025, chasing down 180 in the finale. Their ODIs ended 2-1 in Pakistan’s favor in June 2025, with a last-ball thriller in the second game. Home form gives the Black Caps confidence.
Head-to-Head
In ODIs, it’s neck-and-neck: England and New Zealand have each won 45 of 96 matches, with 3 ties and 3 no-results. New Zealand edges home ODIs 25-20, but England won the last series 3-0 in 2023. For T20Is, England leads 16-10 in 27 games (1 no-result). New Zealand took the 2021 T20 series 3-0 at home, but England swept 3-0 in 2019. Recent clashes favor England, winning 4 of the last 6 T20Is.
Schedule
Matches kick off with the first T20I on October 18 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch (2:00 PM NZST/1:00 PM AEST), followed by the second on October 20 there, and the third on October 23 at Eden Park in Auckland. ODIs then take place: October 26 at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, October 29 at Seddon Park in Hamilton, and November 1 at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.
Squad
Below are the squad and players selected for the England Tour of New Zealand 2025:
England T20 Squad:
Harry Brook (c), Zak Crawley, Liam Dawson, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Sam Curran, Rehan Ahmed, Jordan Cox, Jos Buttler, Phillip Salt, Tom Banton, Sonny Baker, Luke Wood, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid
England ODI Squad:
Harry Brook (c), Joe Root, Ben Duckett, Rehan Ahmed, Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Tom Banton, Jos Buttler, Jamie Smith, Sonny Baker, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse, Luke Wood
New Zealand T20 Squad:
Mark Chapman, Tim Robinson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Bevon Jacobs, Zakary Foulkes, Devon Conway, Tim Seifert, Matt Henry, Ben Sears, Jacob Duffy, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi