Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
11 | 10 Runs 2 Wkts | NZ: 146/5 | RR: 13.27

  • James Neesham1 (1b)
  • Tom Curran2-0-30-1
  • Sam Curran2-0-33-1

4.55pm: Well, is that a winning score? Who knows, on this ground - venue for the highest successful chase in T20Is. New Zealand went hard from the off, led by Martin Guptill's 19-ball fifty, and only a brief lull in the middle, when Adil Rashid and Saqib Mahmood produced back-to-back single-figure overs, kept them (somewhat) in check. England will be feeling pretty confident after their record-breaking exploits in Napier - although they have left out MoM Dawid Malan here - and this could be rip-roaring chase to finish the series. Join Valkerie in 10 to see the fireworks go off

10.6
W
TK Curran to Taylor, 1 run, OUT, fires in the yorker, 133kph and whipped through backward square... they are going to push for two but Billings collects and back-hands on to the stumps to finish things off!

LRPL Taylor run out 3 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

10.5
0
TK Curran to Taylor, no run, ooh, not sure about that, Ross... goes for a cute reverse dab, actually using the back of the bat, but fails to connect!

"75% of their runs have come from boundaries, so are looking good re the boundary countback," chortles ed

10.4
2
TK Curran to Taylor, 2 runs, goes full and straight again, Taylor gets out and clips through midwicket for a couple

Ross Taylor in at No. 6

10.3
W
TK Curran to Seifert, OUT, timber! Yorked in response, Curran finding his mark... Quick enough and tailing in a fraction as Seifert tried to make room for another big hit

TL Seifert b TK Curran 39 (16b 1x4 5x6) SR: 243.75

10.2
6
TK Curran to Seifert, SIX, another full bunger, Siefert latches on and dumps it over the rope at long-off! Dismissively done
10.1
1
TK Curran to Neesham, 1 run, low full toss to start with, 131kph/80mph and clubbed leg side, just one to deep square

Final over, Tom Curran to bowl

END OF OVER:
10 | 16 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 136/3 | RR: 13.60

  • Tim Seifert33 (14b)
  • James Neesham0 (0b)
  • Sam Curran2-0-33-1
  • Chris Jordan2-0-28-0
9.6
4
SM Curran to Seifert, FOUR, another boundary to finish, crashed through extra cover! Puts the cherry on an over that started well for Curran but ended with Seifert running rampant
9.5
6
SM Curran to Seifert, SIX, by the beard of Zeus, he's marmalised that! Short ball, Seifert made room and threw the hands through a punishing swat that flew miles back over long-on!
9.4
6
SM Curran to Seifert, SIX, misses the yorker, Seifert cashes in with the scoop! Uses the pace and it sails all the way over fine leg!
9.3
0
SM Curran to Seifert, no run, goes leg side as Seifert tries to make room, he's then out of his crease as Curran has a chance to underarm at the stumps... but misses! Was definitely a run-out chance
9.2
0
SM Curran to Seifert, no run, fires the ball in full on off, dug out and Curran fields in his follow through

Jimmy Neesham is next in, Seifert on strike as they crossed

9.1
W
SM Curran to Munro, OUT, short ball, forces him to go square of the wicket - holes out into the deep! Munro departs in pretty much the same fashion as Guptill and de Grandhomme, picking out James Vince once again

C Munro c Vince b SM Curran 46 (21b 2x4 4x6) SR: 219.04

Sam Curran returns

END OF OVER:
9 | 10 Runs | NZ: 120/2 | RR: 13.33

  • Colin Munro46 (20b)
  • Tim Seifert17 (9b)
  • Chris Jordan2-0-28-0
  • Adil Rashid3-0-34-1

Two overs to go, how many more can NZ get?

Here's Vinod Rajpal: "The team with the higher opening partnership has won three of four T20Is in this series....Lets see if England can cross 84/0 while chasing !!"

8.6
1
Jordan to Munro, 1 run, decent yorker to finish, 139kph and dug out through backward point for one more
8.5
1
Jordan to Seifert, 1 run, goes full and straight, worked through midwicket
8.4
0
Jordan to Seifert, no run, pace from Jordan, 139kph/87mph in the channel outside off, draws a big swing-and-miss from Seifert
8.3
1
Jordan to Munro, 1 run, speared in on the pads and clipped for one

England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st8JM BairstowT Banton
2nd1JM VinceJM Bairstow
3rd30EJG MorganJM Bairstow
4th61JM BairstowSM Curran
5th1SW BillingsSM Curran
6th6SW BillingsL Gregory
7th27SW BillingsTK Curran
8th12CJ JordanSW Billings