New Zealand got considerably closer in the end than they looked like getting, having suffered a shocking collapse to go from 81/2 to 103/9. The last-wicket duo of Ish Sodhi and Todd Astle put up 47 in rapid time, bringing the game into the last over. But that was a step too far for the pair. Mark Wood and Adil Rashid were the ones who planned the New Zealand collapse after Guptill got them off to a quickfire start. With the bat it was all about Jos Buttler for England, hitting an entertaining 73 off 51, while Bairstow and Billings chipped in towards the end to achieve a competitive total. However, Morgan’s bad run with the bat persisted, although he might’ve had a tough decision today. So that’s it from this contest. We’ll be up with the next one shortly.
