PLAYERS TO REPRESENT TWO COUNTRIES IN T20 CRICKET
Player
Edmond Joyce
Luke Ronchi
Roelof van der Merwe Dirk Nannes
Boyd Rankin
Mark Chapman
The result leaves Jos Buttler’s men without a win in the series after losses to Australia in their previous two matches. Buttler put the hosts in after winning the toss, hoping an mottledlooking drop-in pitch with huge bald patches would prove unplayable.
But the gamble
backfired as the wicket held up and New Zealand’s batsmen finally hit their stride after three straight T20 losses.
“The wicket obviously played a lot better than everyone thought and produced a really
Teams (Matches)
England(2)/ireland (16) 18
Australia (3)/New Zealand (29) 32
South Africa (13)/Netherlands(11) 24
Netherlands(2)/australia (15) 17
Ireland (24)/England(2) 26
Hong Kong(19)/new Zealand (1) 20
good game,” said Buttler, who was standing in as captain for the injured Eoin Morgan.
Williamson said it was a crucial win for New Zealand, who can seal a spot in the final of the triangular series with a win over Australia on Friday.
“There’s been a number of occasions recently when I’ve wanted to contribute more, so it was nice to spend some time in the middle today,” he said.
New Zealand’s move to shore up the batting also paid off as former Hong Kong international Mark Chapman made a useful cameo of 20 off 13 on his New Zealand debut.
Brief scores: New Zealand 196-5 in 20 overs (K Williamson 72, M Guptill 65, C Wood 2-51, A Rashid 2-36) vs England 184-9 in 20 overs (A Hales 47, D Malan 59, T Boult 2-46, M Santner 2-29)