Wellington, Nov 3 (UNI) New Zealand defeated England by 21 runs to level five-match T20 series at 1-1, here at Wellington’s Westpac Stadium on Sunday.
Riding on right-hand batsman Martin Guptill's 41 off 28 balls and all-rounder James Neesham's 42 off 22 balls, the home side scored 176 in stipulated 20 overs before bowling England out for 155 runs in 19.5 overs.
Earlier in the day, England won the toss and put the host to bat first. Guptill and Colin Munro who came to open the innings put 23 runs on scoreboard for the opening stand in 2.4 overs. But soon Munro was trapped by left-arm bowler Sam Curran for just seven runs.