June 23, Manchester (CRICKETNMORE) - England beat New Zealand by 56 runs in the only T20 match at Old Trafford, here.
Only T20, Scorecard : England vs New Zealand
Toss - Eoin Morgan (England) won the toss and opted to bat first.
England Innings - J Root (68 from 46 balls) helped the home side to post 191/7 in 20 overs. A Hales (27), B stokes (24*) were other contibutors with the bat. M Santner (2/28) & M McClenaghan (2/37) were the most successfule bowlers for New Zealand
New Zealand Innings - Kiwis batting line up surrendered completly against English bowlers. Apart from K Williamson (57) and skipper McCullum (35) no other batsmen touched double figure. For England D Willey (3/22), M Wood (3/26) and B Stokes (2/24) played vital role role in bowling out New Zealand for 135 in 17th over.
Result - England beat New Zealand by 56 runs
Man of the Match - J Root (England)
Quote
"It's nice to continue the good form. I thought we had a good score on that wicket which was holding up a bit. The T20 World Cup is still a long way to go and we got to make sure that we keep performing well as we have in the last month or so", - J Root
Debut - Sam Billings, David Willey and Mark Wood make their T20 International debuts for host England. Mitchell Santner gets his first T20 cap for New Zealand
Teams:
England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Jonathan Bairstow(w), Sam Billings, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Steven Finn
New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Brendon McCullum(c), Ross Taylor, Colin Munro, Luke Ronchi(w), Mitchell Santner, Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Mitchell McClenaghan