Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | NZ: 171/10 (66 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.50, RRR: 33.00)

  • Kyle Jamieson8 (6b)
  • Luke Wood4-0-36-2
  • Adil Rashid4-0-32-4

10.45pm: That's all folks, thanks for your company tonight. We'll be back on Thursday for the decider in Auckland.

Brook returns for some more team-focused thoughts: "It's exactly what we've been talking about. We've done well from the start of my captaincy at taking a lot of wickets, so to get 10 was awesome. [Spinners?] They're extremely experienced. For Daws to bowl four overs in a row, a lot of balls to left-handers with the wind howling, the odds weren't in his favour but he bowled phenomenally. [Fielders off the rope?] That's something we've spoken about. There's a lot of balls that get plinked into the outfield. That's another positive move towards taking wickets."

Mitchell Santner: "Some good batting by England. The pitch was definitely a little bit flatter. England were very smart with the way they played it, hit to the short side and hit a lot of twos to the big side. Whenever you get a 100-run partnership in a T20, it's tough to stop. You look at the quality of the batters as well: we threw different options at them, and they were able to keep going. We go to Eden Park where there won't be as many twos... [Chasing 237?] You need a lot of things to go well. You need a big Powerplay, and they were able to take wickets up top. We holed out a lot of times to the bigger side. [Auckland improvements?] Try to get Brooky and Salty out... Assess what Eden Park has got for us. We'll wait and see and try to come up with some plans."

Harry Brook is named player of the match. "It felt good. It's always nice to contribute, and to do it alongside Salty who has been very successful for us in this new era. [Chat?] Just keeping each other calm and composed, looking to manipulate the field and put them under as much pressure as possible. [Conditions?] The sun has probably helped us out and made the pitch a little bit flatter. It was just nice to hit a few out of the park. [Favourite shot?] The one off Mitch, off the back foot. Sorry Mitch!"

10.31pm: England win by 65 runs after a complete performance. Salt got them off to a fast start with the bat before handing the baton to Harry Brook, and their 236 for 4 was a ground-record total at Hagley Oval. Everything needed to go right for New Zealand with the bat but Brydon Carse struck twice in the second over of the run chase, before Dawson and Rashid put the squeeze on through the middle overs. A very disappointing night for the Black Caps, but England couldn't have asked for much more than that. Stick around for reaction from Brook and Santner.

All 10 dismissals in New Zealand's innings were to catches, which is relatively unusual. TVNZ say it's only the 13th time it has happened in men's T20Is.

17.6
W
Wood to Duffy, OUT, short ball, plinked to mid-off! Game, set and match. Wood cleans up the tail, and England take a 1-0 lead in the series

JA Duffy c Brook b Wood 1 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

17.5
1
Wood to Jamieson, 1 run, back of a length, hauled out to long-on
17.4
1
Wood to Duffy, 1 run, low full toss, toe-ended to Brook at mid-off

Duffy is New Zealand's last man

17.3
W
Wood to Henry, OUT, smoked... straight to Bethell at deep midwicket! Back of a length, absolutely crunched out of the middle of Henry's bat, but he picks out Bethell five yards off the boundary, who clings onto a stinger. England are one wicket away...

MJ Henry c Bethell b Wood 0 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Matt Henry to face his first ball

17.2
1
Wood to Jamieson, 1 run, back of a length, worked out to deep backward square leg
17.1
4
Wood to Jamieson, FOUR, shovelled over the leg side, into the gap at midwicket. Full on the pads, bowling to his field, but Jamieson finds the gap

6 for 70 in 8 overs for England's spinners. They have both been ever-present in this format since the start of the English summer.

END OF OVER:
17 | 6 Runs 2 Wkts | NZ: 164/8 (73 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.64, RRR: 24.33)

  • Kyle Jamieson2 (3b)
  • Adil Rashid4-0-32-4
  • Sam Curran3-0-37-0
16.6
W
Rashid to Santner, OUT, picks out deep backward square leg! Rashid snares a fourth, and that really is game over. Googly, down the leg side. Santner looks to swing it away with a flick of the wrists, but finds Curran in the deep who takes a lowish catch

MJ Santner c Curran b Rashid 36 (21m 15b 3x4 3x6) SR: 240

16.5
1
Rashid to Jamieson, 1 run, googly, chipped down to long-on
16.4
1
Rashid to Santner, 1 run, comes charging down, cloths it out to Curran at deep backward square leg
16.3
1
Rashid to Jamieson, 1 run, another wrong 'un, Jamieson has a huge swipe and the ball dribbles out to square leg via the inside edge
16.2
0
Rashid to Jamieson, no run, googly, not picked, and cuts him in half

Jamieson at No. 9.

16.1
W
Rashid to Neesham, OUT, googly, Neesham sets himself and gets a decent piece of it... but there's more elevation than distance, and Banton settles underneath it at wide long-on! Rashid strikes again. Sounded good off the bat, but Neesham trudges off

JDS Neesham c Banton b Rashid 17 (22m 13b 2x4 0x6) SR: 130.76

16.1
3w
Rashid to Neesham, 3 wides, sprayed a long, long way down the leg side. Might even have been a wide to a right-hander. Fumbled by Buttler for bonus runs

Rashid to bowl his final over. 79 off 24.

END OF OVER:
16 | 14 Runs | NZ: 158/6 (79 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.87, RRR: 19.75)

  • Mitchell Santner35 (13b)
  • James Neesham17 (12b)
  • Sam Curran3-0-37-0
  • Brydon Carse3-0-27-2
15.6
0
Curran to Santner, no run, slower ball, Santner throws the kitchen sink at it but can only connect with thin air
15.6
1w
Curran to Santner, 1 wide, hung wide outside off stump... too wide
15.5
4
Curran to Santner, FOUR, misses his yorker, a touch too short. Santner steps across and flicks Curran away off his pads with a wristy whip. 50 partnership for the seventh wicket in just 21 balls, with Santner the dominant contributor
15.4
2
Curran to Santner, 2 runs, width outside off, carved out to Carse at deep backward point

New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10TL SeifertTB Robinson
2nd8TL SeifertR Ravindra
3rd69MS ChapmanTL Seifert
4th4DJ MitchellTL Seifert
5th3MG BracewellDJ Mitchell
6th10JDS NeeshamDJ Mitchell
7th57JDS NeeshamMJ Santner
8th3MJ SantnerKA Jamieson
9th5MJ HenryKA Jamieson
10th2JA DuffyKA Jamieson