Brook 135 guides England to 223 against New Zealand at Bay Oval

Harry Brook produced a match-winning century to haul England from a dramatic top-order collapse, scoring 135 as the tourists were bowled out for 223 in the first one-day international against New Zealand at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, on Sunday, October 26, 2025.

England were reeling early after being sent in, losing Jamie Smith to the first ball of the innings from Matt Henry and then seeing Ben Duckett and Joe Root depart cheaply as seamer Zakary Foulkes exploited helpful conditions. The visitors slipped to around 56 for six before Brook, the England white-ball captain, anchored a recovery largely on his own. He combined with Jamie Overton for an 87-run seventh-wicket partnership, Overton contributing a career-best 46, and then farmed the strike in a 57-run last-wicket stand with Luke Wood to push the total past 200. England were all out in the 36th over.

Brook faced 101 balls and hit 11 sixes in a 135-run innings that revived a perilous innings and provided England a competitive total. He reached his hundred with three consecutive sixes off Jacob Duffy and was eventually dismissed in the deep by Mitchell Santner, which ended England's resistance. Brook survived a difficult...