NZ take series lead after Eng collapse
A dramatic England collapse which saw five wickets fall for only 10 runs allowed New Zealand to snatch a 14-run victory in their Twenty20 international in Nelson Tuesday.
It also put New Zealand 2-1 ahead in the series with two games to play.
England were on track to overhaul New Zealand’s 180 when they reached 139 for two in the 15th over, with captain Eoin Morgan in full flight as he cracked sixes off consecutive Mitchell Santner deliveries.
But with England needing 42 off the remaining 31 deliveries Santner turned the match when he had Morgan caught by Colin Munro off the final ball of the over.
Dawid Malan (55) and James Vince (49) had laid a solid foundation for England at the top of the innings. But Morgan’s dismissal started a collapse which saw Munro run out Sam Billings for one.
SCORES IN BRIEF
NEW ZEALAND: 180 for 7 in 20 overs (Guptill 33, De Grandhomme 55, Taylor 27; Curran 2-29)
ENGLAND: 166 for 7 in 20 overs (Malan 55, Vince 49; Ferguson 2-25, Tickner 2-25)
Result: New Zealand won by 14 runs and lead 5-match series 2-1.
Player-of-the-match: Colin de Grandhomme.
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