New Zealand has been struck by a lightening in the first two matches of T20I series in England. In the third match, they made a great come back and won the match convincingly. The last match has become key for both the teams to see who can establish their upper hand. New Zealand came together as a team and won the last match. With this, they have equaled the series with 2-2 scoreline. New Zealand won the match by 6 wickets against England.
England won the toss and elected to bat first. Jonny Bairstow showcased his great form in the match. Will Jacks(16) and Dawid Malan(26) tried to assist him. England scored 105 in 11 overs and Jonny Bairstow(73) got out trying to force scoring further. Harry Brook(4) and Dawid Malan got out quickly, too. New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner got important wickets of Bairstow, Malan and Moeen Ali to stop England scoring speed. England ended up scoring only 175/8 in 20 overs, even after such huge start. Mitchell Santner took 3/30 and Ish Sodhi took 2/21 for New Zealand to bring them back into the game.
In the chase, New Zealand batters have come together in a team effort. Tim Seifert(48), Glenn Phillips(42) and Mark Chapman(40) driven them to the win. Rachin Ravindra(17), Daryl Mitchell(14) and Finn Allen(16) have come together with quickfire innings to help New Zealand chase the target in 17.2 Overs. They have scored 179/4 and won the match in a convincing way. Mitchell Santner has been named Player of the Match for his match-turning spell. Now, England and New Zealand will start their 4-match ODI series.
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