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NZ 180/7 (de Grandhomme 55, Guptill 33, T Curran 2/29)
ENG 166/7 (Malan 55, Vince 49, Ferguson 2/25, Tickner 2/25)
NZ win by 14 runs
Final over: Southee to finish
One run from the first two balls - 18 needed from four.
Single from Mahmood - 17 needed from three.
Dot ball from Southee and that wraps it up with two to go.
Curran gets a couple from the final ball but NZ will claim the spoils and a 2-1 series lead.
19th over: Ish Sodhi will bowl his 3rd.
Curran lifts Sodhi over mid wicket for six
12 from the over - 19 needed off the last - ENG 162/7 T Curran 11 (6) Mahmood 2 (2)
18th over: Ferguson to bowl his last
Wicket: Gregory b Ferguson 0 (2)
Lockie goes right through him and NZ are well on top now
Wicket: S Curran c Munro b Ferguson 2 (7)
Another one - short slower ball and Curran can only find Munro at deep point.
Three runs and two wickets from the over - ENG 150/7 T Curran 2 (2) Mahmood 0 (0)
17th over: Tickner is back
Wicket: Vince c Southee b Tickner 49 (39) 4x4s 1x6s
Run rate pressure pays off - Vince can't clear Southee and mid off and has to go
Just five and a wicket from that one - ENG 147/5 S Curran 1 (4) Gregory 0 (0)
16th over: Tim Southee is back
Wicket: Billings run out (Munro) 1 (2)
Great work from Munro .. Billings drop and run but is sent back and Munro direct hits
Three runs and the wicket - ENG 142/4 S Curran 0 (2) Vince 46 (35)
15th over: Santner back
Morgan goes square on the leg side for six
Morgan repeats the dose a couple balls later
Wicket: Morgan c Munro b Santner 18 (13) 2x6s
Morgan goes down the ground but doesn't get much on it and Munro takes a simple catch.
16 and a wicket from the over - ENG 139/3 Billings 0 (0) Vince 44 (33)
14th over: Ferguson is back
Just four singles from the over - ENG 123/2 Morgan 4 (7) Vince 33 (42)
13th over: Tickner is back
Over pitched and Vince goes through covers for four
Over mid wicket this time and that's six. Great shot that. - England coasting
14 from the over - ENG 119/2 Morgan 3 (4) Vince 31 (40)
12th over: Santner continues
Vince paddles a low full toss square for four
Back to back .... Short and Vince pulls for fout
11 from the over - ENG 105/2 Morgan 2 (2) Vince 28 (26)
11th over: Ish Sodhi is back
Wicket: Malan c Guptil b Sodhi 55 (34) 8x4s 1x6s
Malan swings high to mid wicket but doesn't get enough on it and holds out to Guppy
Four and a wicket - ENG 94/2 Morgan 1 (1) Vince 18 (21)
10th over: Santner continues
Fifty for Malan from 29 balls
Malan laps for four
Eight from the over - ENG 90/1 Malan 55 (32) Vince 15 (18)
9th over: Jimmy Neesham is the new bowler
Malan goes down on one knee and lifts Malan over mid wicket for six
Over pitched and Malan goes through the covers for four
16 runs from the over - ENG 82/1 Malan 48 (28) Vince 12 (16)
8th over: Santner into the attack
Six from the over - ENG 66/1 Malan 35 (24) Vince 11 (14)
7th over: Sodhi in for his first
Dropped short and Vince is back quickly and splits the two square leg fielders for four
Reverse lap for four from Malan .... great shot
Short and wide and Malan smashes Sodhi through covers for four
14 from the over - ENG 60/1 Malan 33 (22) Vince 7 (10)
6th over: Southee back for his 2nd
Four for Malan down the ground ... right through Southee's hands
Short and Malan forces it square on the off side for four
10 from the over - ENG 46/1 Malan 24 (19) Vince 2 (7)
5th over: Tickner to continue
Tickner dotting up Malan ... three to start the over ... eight dot balls in a row for the Poms.
Malan gets a single to mid off
Malan gets a streaky two to third man
Just four from the over - ENG 36/1 Malan 15 (14) Vince 1 (6)
4th over: Ferguson will continue
Malan drives through cover for four runs.
Great finish to the over from Ferguson with five coming from it
ENG 32/1 Malan 12 (9) Vince 0 (5)
3rd over: Blair Tickner to bowl
Wicket: Banton b Tickner 18 (10) 2x4s 1x6s
Got em! Two runs from four bals leads to a poor shot ... Banton tries the scoop but its right through him and crashes into the stumps.
Two runs and a wicket - ENG 27/1 Malan 7 (7) Vince 0 (1)
2nd over: Lockie Ferguson to bowl
Length ball and Banton swings him over mid wicket for six! What a shot ... 145 clicks
Banton gets lucky .. squared up and he edges past third man for four
Wide down the leg side from Lockie - poor start from the Blackcaps
14 from the Ferguson over - ENG 25/0 Malan 6 (4) Banton 17 (8)
1st over: Tim Southee to open up
Banton drives through wide mid off for four - great shot that.
Short and wide and Malan thrashes through point for four.
11 off the over - ENG 11/0 Malan 5 (2) Banton 6 (4)
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20th over: Tom Curran will bowl the last
Full toss and Santner goes down the ground for four.
Wicket: Santner run out 15 (9)
Last ball goes through to Billings and he throws the stumps down.
Nine and a wicket from the over to end the innings
19th over: Sam Curran to bowl
Full toss and Santner swings it square for four to fine leg
Wicket: Neesham b S Curran 20 (15) 2x4s 1x6s
Yorker gets right through Neesham and he is on his way.
Eight and wicket from the over - NZ 171/6 Santner 7 (5) Southee 0 (0)
18th over: Mahmood continues
Full on his legs and Neesham swings over square leg for six.
Wicket: Taylor lbw Mahmood 27 (24) 2x4s 1x6s
Taylor swings through the line but misses ... hits him in front and umpires finger goes up.
Eight and a wicket from it - NZ 163/5 Neesham 20 (13) Santner 1 (1)
17th over: Brown to bowl his last
Neesham drives a full one square through point for four.
Seven runs from the over - NZ 155/4 Neesham 13 (9) Taylor 27 (23)
16th over: Mahmood back for his 3rd.
Neesham swings the last ball of the over to the leg side boundary for four.
11 off the over - NZ 148/4 Neesham 7 (5) Taylor 25 (21)
15th over: Tom Curran is back
Wicket: De Grandhomme c Banton b T Curran 55 (35) 5x4s 3x6s
Colin attempts to loft over mid wicket but no timing and Banton takes a nice catch.
Three runs and a wicket from the over - NZ 136/4 Taylor 22 (19) Neesham 1 (1)
14th over: Gregory continues
Four for Taylor down to fine leg
Six over midwicket for Taylor
15 from the over - NZ 133/3 Taylor 22 (17) De Grandhomme 54 (32)
13th over - Pat Brown back - 1/9 from 2
De Grandhomme cuts for four
50 for big Colin ... down the ground for six to bring it up.
Four for Taylor to midwicket.dhomme 53 (29) Gregory 11 (12)
17 from the over
12th over: Gregory will bowl his first over.
Just five singles from the over - NZ 101/3 De Grandhomme 41 (25) Taylor 6 (10)
11th over: Sam Curran continues - 0/10 from 2
On his pads and De Grandhomme flicks it to fine leg for four.
12 from the over - NZ 96/3 De Grandhomme 38 (22) Taylor 4 (7)
10th over: Parkinson 1/3 continues
De Grandhomme goes up and over cover for six.
11 off the over - NZ 84/3 De Grandhomme 28 (17) Taylor 3 (6)
9th over: Sam Curran 1/8 from 1 is back
Just three from the over - NZ 73/3 Taylor 2 (5) De Grandhomme 20 (12)
8th over: Matthew Parkinson on debut - leg spin.
Wicket: Seifert b Parkinson 7 (12) 1x4s
Parkinson has a wicket in his first over - reverse sweep from Seifert and he misses it and it takes off stump.
Three and a wicket from the over - NZ 70/3 De Grandhomme 19 (10) Taylor 1 (1)
7th over: Mahmood 0/15 from 1 is back
De Grandhomme over mid wicket for four.
Short and wide and Colin thrashes through point for four.
Short and Colin swings over square leg for the first six.
15 from the over - NZ 67/2 Seifert 6 (9) De Grandhomme 18 (8)
6th over: Brown 1/5 from 1 continues
Seifert goes over Brown's head for four.
Just five from the over - NZ 52/2 Seifert 5 (8) De Grandhomme 4 (3)
5th over: Tom Curran is back - 0/10 from 1
Wicket: Munro c Mahmood b T Curran 6 (8)
Munro swings hard but gets a toe end on it and it scoops to Mahmood at short third man.
De Grandhomme slogs through mid wicket for four.
Seven and a wicket - NZ 47/2 De Grandhomme 4 (3) Seifert 1 (2)
4th over: Pat Brown replaces Tom Curran
Short and Guptill pulls to square leg for four.
Wicket: Guptill c T Curran b Brown 33 (17) 7x4s
Guptill goes big over cover but can't get enough on it and that's a lovely running catch from Tom Curran.
Seifert plays the over out
Six and a wicket from the over - NZ 40/1 Seifert 0 (1) Munro 5 (6)
3rd over: Mahmood replaces Sam Curran
Guptill swings hard ... gets an edge but it's over short third man for four
Guptill goes over mid on for four
Three in a row ... down leg side and past short fine leg.
15 from the over - NZ 34/0 - Guptill 29 (13) Munro 4 (5)
2nd over: Tom Curran to bowl
Guptill swings hard outside off but doesn't make contact ... two dot balls on the bounce.
Leg side boundary for Guptill ... nice flick off his pads past short fine-leg
This time Guptill swings hard through the legside for four to square leg.
10 from the over - NZ 19/0 - Guptill 15 (8) Munro 3 (4)
1st over: Colin Munro will take strike to Sam Curran
Munro down the wicket first ball and slogs sqaure on the offside for a single.
Guptill flicks Curran to midwicket for four - lovely timing.
Nine from the first over - NZ 9/0 - Guptill 6 (3) Munro 2 (3)
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1:36pm - Blair Tickner in for Daryl Mitchell for the Blackcaps, while leg-spinner Matthew Parkinson, Tom Curren and Tom Banton come in for Jonny Bairstow, Adil Rashid and Chris Jordan.
1:35pm - Tim Southee has won the toss and NZ will bat first
Kia ora, good afternoon and welcome to Newshub's coverage of the Blackcaps v England T20 from Saxton Oval, in Nelson.
New Zealand levelled the five-match series and a game a piece in Wellington, scoring a comfortable 21-run victory.
Coverage will begin from 2pm.
TAB Odds: Blackcaps $1.65 England $2.15
New Zealand claim narrow win to level Twenty20 series
England were punished for a poor performance in the field as New Zealand levelled their Twenty20 series at 1-1 with a 21-run victory in Wellington.
James Vince had starred in the series-opening win in Christchurch on Friday with a half-century but he shelled three of England's five dropped catches as the Black Caps posted 8-176.
The tourists never really recovered from being 2-3, despite the best efforts of Chris Jordan, who followed up a stellar three for 23 with some brutish hitting in his 36 from 19 balls, one of only four England batsmen to reach double figures.
Too many England batsmen fell attempting to clear the straight boundary when square of the wicket was shorter.
Mitch Santner profited by taking 3-25, while fellow spinner Ish Sodhi and seamers Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson collected two wickets apiece as England subsided to 155 all out after 19.5 overs.
Saqib Mahmood took 1-46 on his international debut after replacing Tom Curran in the only change to England's line-up while Lewis Gregory had a wicket with his first delivery in international cricket - the first Englishman to do so in this format since Joe Denly, who the Somerset all-rounder has replaced in the side.
Earlier, opener Martin Guptill struck a composed 41 to get the New Zealand innings going while Jimmy Neesham thrashed 42 from 22 balls - including four sixes - down the order to ensure the home side had a more than competitive total.
AAP.
