Welcome to the highlights of New Zealand vs England 1st T20I - 2019 England tour of New Zealand 5-match T20I series - The first Twenty20 International cricket match between New Zealand and England was played at Hagley Oval, Christchurch on November 01, 2019.
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| James Vince blasted a 59 off 38-balls © AP |
Match Overview:
Bowlers impress with the ball before James Vince fifty sets up to England crushing 7-wicket victory over New Zealand and take a 1-0 lead in the first T20 international.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
New Zealand scored 153-5 in 20 overs with top scorer by Ross Taylor struck 44 off 35-ball including 3-fours & a six, Daryl Mitchell 30,
Tim Seifert hit 32 off 26-balls including one-four and a six, Daryl Mitchell blasted a unbeaten 30 off 17-balls included 2-sixes & a four with strike rate of 176.47, Colin Munro 21 and Colin de Grandhomme 19.
England best bowler by Chris Jordan picked up three wickets, Adil Rashid, Sam Curran both takes 1-wickets and debutant Pat Brown - who took one-wicket on his debut T20I match.
England chased 154-3 in 18.3 overs with top scorer by James Vince 59, Eoin Morgan blasted a unbeaten 34 off 21-balls including four 4-fours and a six with strike rate of 161.90 and Jonny Bairstow hit 35 off 28-balls including 5-fours & a six.
New Zealand best bowler by Mitchell Santner picked up 3-wickets 3-wickets for 23-runs in 4-overs.
James Vince named Player of the match for his match-winning quick-fire 59-runs knocked off facing 38-balls including 7-fours and 2-sixes with strike rate of 155.26.
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