NEW DELHI: New Zealand put an finish to England‘s ambitions of a clear sweep of their Twenty20 International collection with a commanding 74-run victory within the third match at Edgbaston on Sunday.
Finn Allen’s sensible 53-ball 83 powered the New Zealanders to a formidable complete of 202/5, setting an imposing goal for England of their quest to safe a 3-0 lead within the four-match collection.
England’s big-hitting lineup discovered itself stifled by disciplined New Zealand bowling, with solely Jos Buttler managing to make any important impression, scoring 40 off 21 balls. The world champion group struggled all through the chase, in the end getting dismissed with 9 balls to spare, as they had been all the time nicely behind the required run charge.
Finn Allen’s sensible 53-ball 83 powered the New Zealanders to a formidable complete of 202/5, setting an imposing goal for England of their quest to safe a 3-0 lead within the four-match collection.
England’s big-hitting lineup discovered itself stifled by disciplined New Zealand bowling, with solely Jos Buttler managing to make any important impression, scoring 40 off 21 balls. The world champion group struggled all through the chase, in the end getting dismissed with 9 balls to spare, as they had been all the time nicely behind the required run charge.
Fit-again pacer Kyle Jamieson delivered a formidable efficiency with figures of 3-23 in 4 overs, complemented by spinner Ish Sodhi, who claimed 3-33.
The fourth and remaining T20I of the collection is scheduled to happen at Trent Bridge on Tuesday, adopted by a four-match One-Day International (ODI) collection as a warm-up for the 50-over ICC Cricket World Cup, set to begin subsequent month.
England had beforehand received the primary T20I by seven wickets on Wednesday and secured a dominant 95-run victory within the second match on Friday.
(With inputs from AP)
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