Coming on the back of a win at Wellington New Zealand kept on there winning run at the Saxton Oval by grabbing a 14 run victory over the visiting England side. England who started of the New Zealand tour with a comprehensive 7-wickets win in the 1st T20I have lost the way since then.
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Guptill’s up the order firey 33 of 17 set the tone for a big total while Colin de Grandhomme’s mid-innings fifty provided that push towards a score in excess of 150. The total of 180 was always going to be a tough ask for England but the loss of debutant Tom Banton at the score of 27 made things trickier.
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Vince and Malan put up a fight for England with a score of 49 and 55 respectively but failed to get past New Zealand’s disciplined bowling. Lockie Ferguson and Blair Tickner chipped in with a couple of wickets while the spinners Sodhi and Santner got wicket apiece.
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Both sides would now meet up at Napier on Friday where New Zealand would hope to seal the series with a win. For England, the situation is now “win at all cost” as they have to win the remaining two T20Is to clinch the 5-match series.
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Post T20Is the 2-match test series would begin from 20th November at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.