179/4 (17.2)
CR : 10.33
175/8 (20.0)
CR : 8.75
New Zealand won by 6 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Mitchell Santner
3/30
17.1
0
M Ali to R Ravindra
Fuller length on the stumps, Ravindra defends it back to the bowler.
17.2
4
M Ali to R Ravindra
FOUR! Short and wide, Ravindra cuts it away through the point region as we have a misfield as the ball goes away to the point fence square of the wicket for a boundary to end the match. So, a win for New Zealand by 6 wickets with 2.4 overs to spare to level the 4-match series 2-2.
NZ won by 6 wickets
1:28 AM IST, 8:58 PM Local Time | New Zealand seal an important victory and level the T20I series! They defeat England by 6 wickets to ensure both teams are level after 4 T20Is! An exciting start to the tour as New Zealand come back from 2-0 down.
England won the toss and elected to bat first, and it looked like an excellent decision! Jonny Bairstow started England off to a flier, smashing 73 runs in just 41 balls to take England's score to 105/1 in just 11.1 overs! England were well on their way to set a monstrous total but the spinners had other ideas.
Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra put the choke on England's batting lineup after Bairstow's wicket to pull things back to 140/5 before the slog overs began. Owing to Liam Livingstone's late innings fireworks, England managed to breach the 175 run-mark and set a total of 176/8 after their 20 overs.
Mitchell Santner was the pick of the bowlers for his figures of 3/30 after 4 overs.
Come the chase, Finn Allen began with a boundary off the first ball and the Kiwis never looked back! Allen's initial cameo of 16 runs from 7 balls set the stage for Seifert to take matters in his own hands after his wicket. The Kiwi opener played a blistering knock of 48 runs off 32 balls to put the men in black in charge of the chase.
Post Seifert, New Zealand looked to be in a spot of bother after the powerplay as Ahmed and Rashid kept things quiet until Glenn Phillips found the crowd once again in the 10th over! He eventually followed-up Seifert's knock with 42 runs off 25 balls to bring the run rate down to under a run a ball as he fell with 35 runs still needed off the last 36 balls.
Chapman steered the ship to victory with an unbeaten score of 40 runs from 25 balls, well supported by Ravindra's 17 runs off 9 balls! England would be ruing the missed opportunities in the match which would have resulted in a series victory. New Zealand will be happy with the performance after the initial stutter in the series.
We are on our way to a 4 match ODI series now and that would be an exciting series to look forward to!
England won the toss and elected to bat first, and it looked like an excellent decision! Jonny Bairstow started England off to a flier, smashing 73 runs in just 41 balls to take England's score to 105/1 in just 11.1 overs! England were well on their way to set a monstrous total but the spinners had other ideas.
Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra put the choke on England's batting lineup after Bairstow's wicket to pull things back to 140/5 before the slog overs began. Owing to Liam Livingstone's late innings fireworks, England managed to breach the 175 run-mark and set a total of 176/8 after their 20 overs.
Mitchell Santner was the pick of the bowlers for his figures of 3/30 after 4 overs.
Come the chase, Finn Allen began with a boundary off the first ball and the Kiwis never looked back! Allen's initial cameo of 16 runs from 7 balls set the stage for Seifert to take matters in his own hands after his wicket. The Kiwi opener played a blistering knock of 48 runs off 32 balls to put the men in black in charge of the chase.
Post Seifert, New Zealand looked to be in a spot of bother after the powerplay as Ahmed and Rashid kept things quiet until Glenn Phillips found the crowd once again in the 10th over! He eventually followed-up Seifert's knock with 42 runs off 25 balls to bring the run rate down to under a run a ball as he fell with 35 runs still needed off the last 36 balls.
Chapman steered the ship to victory with an unbeaten score of 40 runs from 25 balls, well supported by Ravindra's 17 runs off 9 balls! England would be ruing the missed opportunities in the match which would have resulted in a series victory. New Zealand will be happy with the performance after the initial stutter in the series.
We are on our way to a 4 match ODI series now and that would be an exciting series to look forward to!
1:37 AM IST, 9:07 PM Local Time | Time for the post match presentation ceremony..
Mitchell Santner | Player of the Match: "We knew the powerplay was the best time to bat. Ish and the spinners bowled well. They have some really dangerous players and we wanted to squeeze things up in the middle as they have a long batting lineup. This is pretty big, we knew the wicket was pretty flat and these guys were playing just one way, so nothing different."
Jonny Bairstow (Player of the Summer and Series): "I will be fine. One of those things. Precautionary and just took rest. Been a while I have played white ball cricket and I have played well into rhytm. I am delighted to play white ball cricket and contribute at the top of the order. Yes, you have to catch up all the time. Running between the wickets happens and helps us. The ankle has been pretty good. Touchwood we are going well and hope to well. Hope my injury heals up and I do well for the side."
Tim Southee | New Zealand Captain: "We were not at our best in the first two but the last two performances have shown what we are all about. The last two games we played just the way this team does. They got off to a great start and the easiest way was to keep taking wickets, it was about the staying in the game and staying smart. We travel and a few fresh faces coming in, we have had a good turnaround and we hope to continue it. It's an exciting time to wear the captain's arm-guard."
Moeen Ali (England Captain): "Yes, definitely. We lost momentum and very disappointing. They bowled well. Good surface, bit for everyone. We couldn't grasp the momentum. We have got good players. Disappointing to lose the last two matches. The guys bowled well. Good contributions from everyone but disappointing to lose the last two matches."
1:42 AM IST, 9:12 PM Local Time | Well that's all she wrote for today folks! An entertaining T20I clash and series comes to an end! Hang on for the ODIs!
This is Anirudh Modi, signing off along with my co-commentator Ayan Chatterjee, and our scorer/analyst Paras Yadav! See you on the next one!
This is Anirudh Modi, signing off along with my co-commentator Ayan Chatterjee, and our scorer/analyst Paras Yadav! See you on the next one!