Postpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 3 September 2023
Proof you don't always have to bowl brilliant deliveries to take wickets.
This was a bit of a drag down from Mitchell Santner but it led to the key dismissal of Jos Buttler.
Summary
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New Zealand win by 74 runs to make four-match series 2-1
England struggle on slowing pitch
Buttler top-scores with 40
Jamieson 3-23, Sodhi 3-33
New Zealand made 202-5 - their highest T20 score against England
Phillips makes 69 off 34 and Allen 83 off 53
Atkinson takes 2-31, but Livingstone 1-55
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Stephen Fleming
Former New Zealand captain on BBC OneSodhi's been bowling into the wicket. This time a little bit of air and with it a little bit of turn. He tosses it up, entices an edge and a good catch.
WICKETpublished at 14.1 overs
Jordan c Seifert b Sodhi 2 (Eng 104-7)
Another one goes.
It's a brilliant leg-spin delivery from Ish Sodhi that turns away from Chris Jordan and feathers an edge through to the wicketkeeper.
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Isa Guha
Former England bowler on BBC OneHe's timed that shot to perfection, on a pitch where's been so difficult to time!
Eng 104-6published at 14 overs
Chris Jordan is the next batter. He can certainly hit the ball but this feels like an almighty challenge.
Moeen Ali is not giving up though. He has just creamed the ball off Matt Henry over the rope for another huge six.
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Stephen Fleming
Former New Zealand captain on BBC OneIt just stops in the wicket, which means you really have to control your swing. It's normally an instinctive shot. Hard for Livingstone.
WICKETpublished at 13.2 overs
Livingstone c Santner b Henry 2 (Eng 95-6)
Straight down the fielder's throat.
England's predicament means Liam Livingstone has no time to get to the pace of the pitch, meaning he mistimes a shot off Matt Henry straight to Mitchell Santner at deep mid-wicket.
Eng 95-5published at 13 overs
Mitchell Santner has done a great job for New Zealand in these middle overs. He is 1-20 from his three overs so far.
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It was fun while it lasted, Jos.
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Liam Livingstone comes out to join Moeen Ali.
England need something special now.
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Stephen Fleming
Former New Zealand captain on BBC One
Image source, Getty ImagesThe delivery wasn't a great one. It was short and sat in the wicket, Buttler looked to hit it out of the ground and just hopped it up. Maybe just the slowness of the pitch.
WICKETpublished at 12.1 overs
Buttler c&b Santner 40 (Eng 92-5)
Big wicket!
Jos Buttler goes for a huge heave off a short delivery from Mitchell Santner but can only top-edge the ball into the air, with Santner following the ball into his hands to take off his own bowling.
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The worm is closing...
Image source, BBC Sport/CricVizPostpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 3 September 2023
For once it was not Harry Brook's day.
Eng 92-4published at 12 overs
Target 203
Nailed.
Moeen Ali joins the party with a brutal pull off Tim Southee through the on-side for six.
He follows that up with a brilliant wristy drive through the covers for four.
Is the fightback on?
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I think the reaction of the lady in the crowd sums it up.
Eng 78-4published at 11 overs
Buttler 38, Moeen 4
Jos Buttler is not going down without a fight. He bides his time before picking the right ball to put away, skipping down the track and powering Ish Sodhi down the ground.
How's stat?!published at 17:13 British Summer Time 3 September 2023
Andy Zaltzman
Cricket statistician on BBC OneEngland need 136 to win from the second half of this match. Only once have England scored more than 136 in overs 11-20 to win a T20 international. It was against New Zealand in Napier in 2019.
When the fourth wicket fell England needed 148. Only once in men's T20 international cricket has a team scored more than that to win after losing their fourth wicket, that was in a game between Papua New Guinea and Singapore last year.
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Dawid Malan just never got going and was eventually put out of his misery for a scratchy two from 11 deliveries.
Eng 68-4published at 10 overs
Target 203
All those wickets means England can take a ball or two to get their eye in, but they can't take many more than that.
Their current run-rate is 6.77. The required rate is 12.9.