ENG vs NZ: England register a 20-run win over New Zealand, Buttler’s performance
England vs New Zealand T20 World Cup 2022: England beat New Zealand by runs in the match played in Brisbane. Batting first, England gave a target of 180 runs. In reply, New Zealand’s team could only score 159 runs. Jos Buttler scored a brilliant half-century for England. He scored 73 runs off 47 balls. Sam Curran took 2 wickets for the team. Glenn Phillips played an innings of 62 runs for New Zealand.
Chasing the target given by England, New Zealand got off to a bad start. Opener Devon Conway was dismissed after scoring just 3 runs. Finn Allen also went on after scoring 16 runs. He hit a six off 11 balls. Captain Kane Williamson played an important partnership with Glenn Phillips. Williamson was dismissed for 40 runs off 40 balls.
James Neesham could not do anything special. He came after scoring 6 runs in 3 balls with the help of a four. Daryl Mitchell also went on after scoring 3 runs. Glenn Phillips played a stormy innings. He scored 62 runs off 36 balls. Phillips’ innings included 4 fours and 3 sixes. Mitchell Santner remained unbeaten on 16 runs. He hit a six off 10 balls. Ish Sodhi remained unbeaten on 6 runs. In this way, New Zealand’s team could only score 159 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 6 wickets.
Sam Curran and Chris Woakes took 2-2 wickets for England. Curran gave 26 runs in 4 overs. While Woakes gave 33 runs in 4 overs. Ben Stokes took one wicket for 10 runs in an over. Mark Wood took one wicket for 25 runs in 3 overs.
Batting first, England scored 179 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. During this, Jos Buttler performed brilliantly. He scored 73 runs off 47 balls. Butler’s innings included 7 fours and 2 sixes. Alex Hales also scored a half-century. He scored 52 runs off 40 balls. Hales hit 7 fours and a six. Livingstone contributed 20 runs. He hit a four and a six in 14 balls.
Lockie Ferguson took 2 wickets for New Zealand. But they also proved to be quite expensive. He gave 45 runs in 4 overs. Tim Southee took one wicket for 43 runs in 4 overs. Santner took one wicket for 25 runs in 4 overs. Ish Sodhi took one wicket for 23 runs in 4 overs.
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