NZ beat ENG by 12 runs | New Zealand vs England, Highlights And Cricket Score 4th T20 Match - Commentary

A very good total on the board posted by New Zealand after being put into bat. Fifties from Martin Guptill and a resurgent Kane Williamson, along with some handy cameos from Mark Chapman and Tim Seifert, sees the Black Caps get close to the 200-mark. England did well in patches, but could not hold their nerve in the second half of the innings. 113 runs were leaked in the last 10, with 62 coming in the last 5. What will pain the Englishmen more than anything is Williamson's missed run out chance, when he was on a duck. The wicket is two-paced, but the boundaries are small, and England have got the big hitters in their ranks. Should be a delicious run chase. Join us shortly for it.

Chris Jordan to Tim Seifert. Good end to the over by Jordan. Fires it full again outside off, Seifert throws his bat at it and misses. But since it's the last ball, both batsmen run and cross over successfully, beating Buttler's missed shy at the stumps. So 15 from the last over, and with that, NEW ZEALAND FINISH ON 196/5!

Chris Jordan to Tim Seifert. Dot ball. Much-needed for England and Jordan. Cutting back in from middle, Seifert swings across the line after clearing his front leg but the ball goes right through the gap.

Chris Jordan to Tim Seifert. SIX! Back-to-back biggies from Seifert! Full again from Jordan, right in the slot, Tim connects from the middle of the bat as he hammers it over wide long off for half a dozen.

Chris Jordan to Tim Seifert. SIX! Useful runs for the Black Caps. Tim Seifert making his short stay count. Full and outside off, he swings hard and lifts it nicely over the cover fence for a flat biggie.

Chris Jordan to Tim Seifert. Full toss outside the line of off stump, off the outer half through point for a couple of runs.

Chris Jordan to Tim Seifert. Full and outside off, play and a miss from Tim Seifert.

Tim Seifert, the debutant, makes his way into the middle.

Mark Wood to Mark Chapman. OUT! Chapman is out of here! This time Billings holds on to it. The southpaw stands tall to this shorter ball and pulls it over mid-wicket. Doesn't get the distance on it this time as it's straight down Sam Billings' throat this time. He holds on to it and that's the end of Chapman's useful little cameo.

Mark Wood to Mark Chapman. Wide! Wide down the leg side, No trouble at all for the batsman. The umpire has signalled a wide.

Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. Tap and run stuff from Taylor. Drops it with soft hands on the off side and hares across.

Mark Wood to Mark Chapman. Full, angling away with some zip on it, Chapman once again is across his sticks to paddle but wears it on the pads. Leg bye taken.

Mark Wood to Mark Chapman. Dropped by Sam Billings! Did all the hard work to get there, just couldn't hold on it at the end. Chapman lifts it over mid-wicket, Billings makes up a lot of distance to get to the ball. Dives forward but lets it slip while tumbling. Two runs taken.

Mark Wood to Mark Chapman. Wide! Down the leg side, easy for the umpire to signal it as a wide.

Mark Wood to Mark Chapman. Another one shorter in length, Chapman moves across to hit it on the leg side but misses.

Mark Wood to Mark Chapman. SIX! Muscled away! Dropped short first up by Wood and Chapman puts this away. He rocks back and deposits it over mid-wicket with a powerful pull.

Ross Taylor is the new man in for New Zealand.

Chris Jordan to Kane Williamson. OUT! WILLIAMSON DEPARTS! An end of a superb knock from the Kiwi skipper, all credit to Chris Jordan though. Just 3 runs and the vital wicket of Williamson. This has been an excellent over under pressure. He fires it full again, just outside off, Williamson moves across to flick it away but it goes off his pads and crashes onto the stumps.

Chris Jordan to Kane Williamson. Seeing Williamson give the charge, Jordan fires it well outside off. The batsman tries to dig it out, but to no effect.

Chris Jordan to Mark Chapman. Driven through mid on to take a run.

Chris Jordan to Kane Williamson. Full and wide outside off, crashed through the cover region for a single.

Chris Jordan to Kane Williamson. Wide! Way outside off, across the tramline, Williamson this time leaves it alone.

Chris Jordan to Kane Williamson. Another one way outside off, Williamson moves a long way across to wrist it on the leg side but misses the ball completely. Two dots to begin with.

Chris Jordan to Kane Williamson. Low full toss darted outside off, Kane with a missed attempt to squeeze it out on the off side.

Chris Jordan brought back on.

David Willey to Mark Chapman. Not out! That's comfortably going over. Late review taken by Buttler, probably more out of desperation. Length ball shaping back in, slower in pace, Chapman misses it completely and swings across the line too early. Is caught high on the thigh pads and an appeal goes up. Nothing from the umpire. Willey says it's too high, but Buttler wants to go ahead with it anyway. Replays confirm that height is the problem and England lose their only review. But it was not an easy one, as the TV umpire had to take multiple looks at it due to a spike being shown on the Snicko as the ball passed the bat. But, there was some visible gap on the screen so the umpire ruled it out.

Review taken! It's taken by England for an lbw decision against Mark Chapman.

David Willey to Mark Chapman. SIX! Chapman now joins in on the action! Angling into him on a back of a length, Chapman moves across a step and brings his wrists into play. Lofts it and then dumps it over backward square leg for a biggie.

David Willey to Kane Williamson. Full and on the stumps, paddles down to short fine leg for one.

David Willey to Kane Williamson. A flat-batted shot from Williamson, goes straight as he hits this towards wide long on. Both batsmen run the first one hard and manage to come back for the second.

David Willey to Kane Williamson. Another spirited effort in the deep, this time from Dawid Malan. Williamson smacks it cleanly through the covers and it's a certain boundary, if not for Malan. He covers good ground to his right and dives to keep it in. Two runs taken.

David Willey to Mark Chapman. Angling in on a back of a length, Chapman backs away and turns it through backward square leg for a single.

David Willey to bowl again.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. FOUR! Superb hit. Oh what a shot! Kane Williamson, take a bow! Finds the gap to perfection here. Full ball which he whips with some power through mid-wicket. Bisects the two men in the deep and ends the over with a boundary. 23 off the over, the Black Caps are powering in the death overs.

Mark Wood to Mark Chapman. Short of a good length on the body, pulled along the ground in front of square leg for a single.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Nice work from the two men out in the deep. Williamson whips this through mid-wicket. Vince out in the deep first puts in the dive, parries it towards Billings who's there to assist him, he too though has some work to do and he puts in another dive. Keeps it just inside the rope and keeps the batsmen to just three. Replays confirm that, well done.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Shortish in length and outside off, moving away slightly, Kane looks to push it on the off side but fails to connect.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. SIX! Second in a row! Williamson is cutting loose here. Full ball going down, the skipper gets really low and lifts it over the fine leg fence this time, for the same result. Maximum!

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. SIX! 8th T20I fifty for Kane Williamson! He's made full use of the life given to him when he first came out to bat today. Making England pay here. Length ball around off, he slogs across the line, right off the meat and over the mid-wicket boundary for a maximum.

Mark Wood comes back into the attack.

Liam Plunkett to Mark Chapman. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs.

Liam Plunkett to Kane Williamson. Just ahead of a length on middle, Kane is down to slog sweep but maybe gets it off the glove before it hits the pads behind square on the leg side for a single.

Liam Plunkett to Mark Chapman. Full in line of the stumps, driven through mid on by Chapman for a single.

Liam Plunkett to Mark Chapman. Wide! Banged in short but it's too short, Williamson has nothing to do it. Ducks and watches on as the umpire signals a wide.

Liam Plunkett to Mark Chapman. Back of a length just outside off, kept out safely off the back foot.

Liam Plunkett to Kane Williamson. Short ball which Williamson pulls through square leg for a single.

Liam Plunkett to Kane Williamson. SIX! Goes straight back and connects this perfectly. Clean strike from Kane Williamson. Full on the stumps, Williamson lofts this straight back over the bowler's head for half a dozen.

Adil Rashid to Kane Williamson. No hat-trick for Rashid. Worked away on the leg side for a single. Excellent over from Adil Rashid, he ends his spell conceding just 3 runs. Picks up a couple of wickets too.

Mark Chapman is out to bat. But it'll be Kane Williamson to face the hat-trick ball.

Adil Rashid to Colin de Grandhomme. OUT! Adil Rashid on a hat-trick! He has Chris Jordan to thank for this but the wicket is all his. What. A. Catch. Absolutely outstanding. Tossed up leg break on middle and off, de Grandhomme goes inside out and lofts it over wide mid off. Jordan is right at the rope, he times his jump well and takes it with his right hand above his head. Beautiful. New Zealand in a spot of bother now, Colin can be dangerous in the death overs. Seeing his back will please England.

Colin de Grandhomme is the next batsman in.

Adil Rashid to Martin Guptill. OUT! Guptill is gone! Soft dismissal in a way, the look on the big man's face shows it. He takes this on the full and looks to paddle it past short fine leg. But it's straight to Plunkett who takes a simple catch. Either side of him and that's a boundary. Guptill walks back, but he's played a good knock here.

Adil Rashid to Kane Williamson. The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. One run added to the total.

Adil Rashid to Kane Williamson. Dropped! But a difficult chance nonetheless. Good effort from Adil Rashid. Tossed up, Williamson stays leg side and smashes this straight back. The leggie dives low to his right to take it with one hand but it doesn't stick.

Adil Rashid to Martin Guptill. Floats it up there, Guptill plays against the spin and works it through mid-wicket to get off strike.

Adil Rashid to bowl out.

Liam Plunkett to Kane Williamson. Yorker on middle stump, played back down the track.

Liam Plunkett to Kane Williamson. SIX! No no ball signalled by the umpire, could have just as easily given it. Difficult call. Plunkett bowls a high full toss around off, Williamson moves across his sticks and slogs it from his waist over the square leg fence for a biggie. Terrific shot.

Liam Plunkett to Kane Williamson. Wide! Short and slow, way outside off, Williamson almost falls over as he tries reaching out to it. Wide called as the ball goes across the tramline.

Liam Plunkett to Martin Guptill. Fuller around leg, goes off Martin's pads as he attempts to flick. Leg bye taken.

Liam Plunkett to Kane Williamson. Full and attacking the stumps, Williamson makes room and drives it down to long off. One run taken.

Liam Plunkett to Kane Williamson. Big swing and a big miss from Kane Williamson! The Kiwi skipper picked the length up and positioned himself for the hoick across the line, but couldn't connect. Probably beaten by pace.

Liam Plunkett to Martin Guptill. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. One run added to the total.

Liam Plunkett returns to the attack.

Chris Jordan to Martin Guptill. 10 off the over, another good one for the Kiwis. Martin Guptill just works it to square leg and takes one.

Chris Jordan to Martin Guptill. FOUR! Oh, that's beautiful! Low full toss outside off, Guptill subtly opens the face of the bat and steers it behind point, beating third man to the boundary. Amazing timing, had no power on that as such. Lovely shot.

Chris Jordan to Kane Williamson. Speared in full, just outside off, the batsman walks across, takes it on the full and paddles it to short fine leg for a quick run.

Chris Jordan to Kane Williamson. Wide! Short ball down the leg side, wide called by the umpire.

Chris Jordan to Kane Williamson. Excellent save from David Willey. Stops a certain boundary from resulting. Williamson walks across to this full ball outside off and crashes it through the covers. Willey out in the deep moves to his left and puts in a dive to stop the ball. Keeps the batsmen to just two.

Chris Jordan to Kane Williamson. Excellent delivery from Jordan. That's his skill, has so much accuracy. Fires in a yorker on the stumps, Williamson can only dig it back out to him.

Chris Jordan to Martin Guptill. Shaping back in, just ahead of a length, worked away off the pads for a single.

Chris Jordan back on.

Adil Rashid to Martin Guptill. Run down to third man for a single. 16 off the over, big one for New Zealand.

Adil Rashid to Martin Guptill. SIX! BLAM! And that's gone a long, long, long way into the stands! What a hit from Big Marty Guptill. Another loopy ball full in length, he has no qualms about this as he murders it over mid-wicket to send it sailing over the fence for another biggie. He hits them with so much power, incredible strength.

Adil Rashid to Martin Guptill. SIX! 13th T20I fifty for Martin Guptill! And what a way to bring it up. Sees the ball pitched right up, has some good amount of air on it, so he gets a little low and slogs across the line. Clears wide long on with ease and that's a maximum. The 50-run stand is up as well.

Adil Rashid to Kane Williamson. Rashid tosses it right up there, Kane kneels down and slog sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Adil Rashid to Martin Guptill. Tossed up leg spinner around off, pushed gently towards covers for a single.

Adil Rashid to Kane Williamson. Looped up, Williamson dances down the track and knocks this down to long off on the full. Easy single taken.

David Willey to Kane Williamson. Length ball outside off, punched through covers for one. 83/1 at the halfway stage. Can they double it up?

David Willey to Kane Williamson. FOUR! The Kiwi skipper is taking the attack to the opposition. Short in length, he stays back, gets low and pulls it through square leg. There is no one in the deep there and the ball goes away past the fence.

David Willey to Kane Williamson. Good running. This ball is mistimed towards mid off, but before the fielder gets to the ball and fires a throw, a couple is taken.

David Willey to Kane Williamson. FOUR! Misfields don't help England's cause. Nicely driven by Williamson towards covers, where the fielder lets it through him. Once it clears the man, it has a boundary written all over it.

David Willey to Kane Williamson. Angling away outside off, cut away towards backward point.

David Willey to Martin Guptill. Full on middle and leg, pushed through mid on for one.

David Willey is back on.

Adil Rashid to Martin Guptill. Turned through mid-wicket to take strike in the next over. 11 runs of this over, NZ getting a move on.

Adil Rashid to Martin Guptill. SIX! WHACK! Tossed up delivery around middle, Guptill gets down on a knee and blasts it high and handsome over the deep mid-wicket fence. He moves to 8 short of a fifty here.

Adil Rashid to Kane Williamson. A slight hesitation. This is an attempted wrong 'un outside off, the ball goes straight on. Williamson wrists it towards short fine leg. Guptill calls him through for a quick run. There is a slight hesitation from the skipper but eventually he responds and makes it to the other end.

Adil Rashid to Martin Guptill. Darted on the pads, nudged through square leg for one.

Adil Rashid to Kane Williamson. Eased down to long off for a single.

Adil Rashid to Martin Guptill. Tossed up on middle and leg, driven to long on for a single.

Liam Plunkett to Martin Guptill. Short delivery at a slower pace, pulled through mid-wicket for one.

Liam Plunkett to Kane Williamson. Williamson takes a run after playing this through mid-wicket.

Mid off drops back, fine leg comes in.

Liam Plunkett to Martin Guptill. Angled in on the pads, worked away through square leg for one.

Liam Plunkett to Martin Guptill. Pushed to the cover region by MG.

Liam Plunkett to Kane Williamson. This delivery is glided to third man for another run.

Liam Plunkett to Kane Williamson. Full in length outside off, driven to mid off.

Adil Rashid to Kane Williamson. Shortish in length, pulled through mid-wicket to retain strike.

Adil Rashid to Martin Guptill. This ball is flicked through backward square leg for a single.

Adil Rashid to Kane Williamson. Dropped short, pulled towards deep square leg for a single.

Adil Rashid to Martin Guptill. Bowled on the pads, turned through square leg for a single.

Adil Rashid to Kane Williamson. Driven through mid on by Kane. They pick up a single.

Adil Rashid to Martin Guptill. Flatter on off, punched down to long off for one.

Spin time. Adil Rashid is into the attack now.

Liam Plunkett to Kane Williamson. FOUR! A good effort from Willey but the boundary isn't prevented. Fuller outside off, driven nicely through covers. David chases it down and puts in the dive. Hasn't done enough, as seen from the replays, as he is in contact with the ball and the ropes simultaneously. 50/1 at the end of the Powerplay, the Black Caps.

Liam Plunkett to Martin Guptill. Pushed towards point for a single.

Liam Plunkett to Kane Williamson. This ball is whipped to mid on for a single.

Liam Plunkett to Martin Guptill. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Liam Plunkett to Kane Williamson. Fuller outside off, pushed towards wide mid off for a single.

Liam Plunkett to Kane Williamson. This ball is outside off, hit straight to point.

Liam Plunkett to bowl the last over of the Powerplay.

Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Suicidal running! This is full outside off, Williamson looks to play it through the off side. Gets it off the inner half towards the right of the bowler. He looks to get off the mark with a quick run but would have been cursing himself if Mark had hit the mark. Wood gets to his right and misses his shy at the non-striker's end. Perhaps, he would have been better off returning it to the man standing there. A run completed in the end.

Mark Wood to Martin Guptill. Guptill guides this to third man and gets to the other end.

Mark Wood to Martin Guptill. WIDE! Sprayed down the leg side, Martin misses his flick.

Kane Williamson, the Kiwi skipper, is the next to walk in. His place in this side is questioned by some experts and this is a good time to shut the critics up.

Mark Wood to Colin Munro. OUT! Wicket against the run of play. Wood was targetted and here he responds with a wicket. The three-T20I-ton fellow Colin Munro walks back cheaply yet again. Banged short on leg, Munro moves inside the line and plays the pull shot. Doesn't get it off the middle of the bat and finds Sam Billings at the fine leg fence to perfection. Elation on Wood's face. Fairly early strike for the visitors here.

Mark Wood to Martin Guptill. Fuller in length around off, pushed down the ground past the bowler for a quick run.

Mark Wood to Martin Guptill. FOUR! Wood seems to be the prime target today. This is hurled on a length around off, Guptill makes room and smashes it over the cover region for a boundary. He moves to 24 off just 14.

Mark Wood to Colin Munro. Ouch! Short in length, Munro looks to pull it but the ball goes under his bat and hits him on the stomach. Post that it rolls to the off side and a leg bye is stolen.

Mark Wood is swung over to the other end.

Chris Jordan to Colin Munro. Slower delivery around middle and leg, hit aerially to deep backward square leg. The ball landed just short of the man there. A run taken.

Chris Jordan to Colin Munro. FOUR! Nicely played. Short delivery around leg, Munro moves inside the line and just helps his pull over short fine leg for a boundary.

Chris Jordan to Colin Munro. Good stop by Jordan. He is an athletic guy and the way he got down quickly in his followthrough to prevent the ball from going away from runs just proves that. This is hurled fuller on the stumps, hit back towards him with full might. He gets low to his right and makes a half-stop. The ball rolls towards the stumps at the other end and no run is possible.

Chris Jordan to Colin Munro. Well bowled. Back of a length slanting across at 138.6 kph. Munro stands tall and looks to cut but misses due to the extra bounce.

Chris Jordan to Martin Guptill. Length ball, just on the shorter side outside off. Guptill taps it to the off side and hares across to the other end.

Chris Jordan to Colin Munro. Wrong line to start with from Jordan. He lands it on the pads, Munro flicks it to deep square leg and hands the strike over to Guptill.

Chris Jordan replaces Wood after an expensive first from the latter.

David Willey to Martin Guptill. Outside off, cut away to backward point. Three dots to end the over.

David Willey to Martin Guptill. This ball is punched off the back foot towards covers.

David Willey to Martin Guptill. Hurled outside off, this stays a touch low. MG cuts it to point.

David Willey to Martin Guptill. FOUR! Delectable! Fuller on off, Martin clears his front leg and drives it past mid off to collect yet another boundary. New Zealand move to 26 in the first two and a half overs.

David Willey to Martin Guptill. FOUR! Guptill is on the move here, goes to 15 off just 8. This is bowled around middle and leg, he just hoicks it over backward square leg for a boundary.

David Willey to Colin Munro. Fuller on the pads, Munro fails to flick it away and collects a leg bye as the ball rolls to the on side.

Mark Wood to Martin Guptill. FOUR! Clever and effective! Back of a length ball on the stumps, Guptill arches back and just ramps it over the keeper for another boundary. Expensive start from Mark, 13 off it.

Mark Wood to Martin Guptill. FOUR! Wood goes wide of the crease and angles this in on a fuller length. Guptill has an easy task. Just helps it away through mid-wicket with the angle and collects his first boundary. Beautiful.

Mark Wood to Martin Guptill. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region.

Mark Wood to Martin Guptill. Length ball outside off, Martin looks to push it to the off side but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg.

Mark Wood to Colin Munro. On the pads, Munro fails to flick it and the ball goes off his pads towards point. Even as there is a stifled appeal put up, Guptill hares to the other end and forces Munro to respond, who does so. The umpire turns down the appeal and a leg bye is signaled. That pitched outside leg. Also, a wild shy was had at the non-striker's end.

Mark Wood to Colin Munro. FOUR! Awww! Timing. That's all the shot has. Wood begins with a full length delivery around off and middle, Munro just times his push down the ground. The ball rolls towards the fence, teases Vince, who chased it from mid off and just trickled away to the fence. James seemed to have held his hamstring as he just rushed to the fence, though he is good to continue.

Mark Wood to run in from the other end. He too, has a slip in position.

David Willey to Colin Munro. This ball is driven through covers for a single to retain strike. Good start for the tourists here.

David Willey to Colin Munro. Swing and a miss! Munro charges down and has a wild hoick only to miss. Luckily for him, the ball also swings a touch and just passes over the off stump. Nobody can quite fathom how it missed the sticks.

David Willey to Colin Munro. Landed on a length around off, Munro stands back and presents a straight blade in defense.

Simon Doull says that due to some disease on the surface, the pitch has lost its ability to grow the grass. Hence it wears a barren look. He reckons that they will have to purchase new seeds and sow them in order for some green to come up there.

David Willey to Martin Guptill. Fuller and angling away, patted through mid off to get to the other end.

David Willey to Martin Guptill. This is hurled outside off on a length, Guptill shoulders arms.

David Willey to Martin Guptill. A little bit of shape in straightaway. Willey lands it on a length around middle and leg, it comes in a touch. Guptill flicks it away through backward square leg for a brace to get going right away.

The teams observe a moment of silence for the passing away of the former Kiwi cricketer Bevan Congdon. Post that, the sides jog their way out to the middle. Martin Guptill and Colin Munro stride out with the bat in hand. David Willey has the new ball in hand. A slip in place. Here we go...

ENGLAND Playing XI - Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, James Vince, Jos Buttler (wk/c), Sam Billings, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett, Chris Jordan, Mark Wood

NEW ZEALAND Playing XI - Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (c), Mark Chapman, Ross Taylor, Tim Seifert (wk), Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult

TEAM NEWS - For New Zealand, a couple of changes from their last game. The two Toms - Bruce and Blundell make way for a pair of newcomers. An international debut for Tim Seifert, who will don the gloves for them and Mark Chapman, having represented Hong Kong in international cricket, will turn out with the black outfit today for the first time. England have made a couple of changes as well. One Liam replaces the other - Plunkett, having recovered from his hamstring injury, comes in for Dawson, while Mark Wood replaces Tom Curran in the side, that is continued to led by Jos Buttler in Eoin Morgan's absence.

TOSS - Jos Buttler calls it right at the toss and ENGLAND WILL BOWL FIRST. Expected call? Maybe, with the smaller dimension of ground here.

England have been riddled with some problems of their own, after displaying fearless cricket in the ODIs. Eoin Morgan's groin injury kept him out of the previous game and even today, he's unlikely to take part. Jos Buttler will continue to deputise. It will be interesting to see the changes in his side. For the Black Caps, Mark Chapman and Tim Seifert are expected to make their Kiwi debuts. We'll get to know about it soon, as we hear Kane Williamson is good enough to play and lead the side. We shall get you the toss and the teams in a bit.

The Kiwi leg of the T20I tri-series between Australia-England-New Zealand gets underway with the hosts clashing with the Englishmen. Both these sides are yet to get going on the points table and hence would be competing to get the first number there. We are glad to have your company for this clash and would love you to hang out with us till the end. The weather is expected to be clear, as per the forecasts and that should keep you interested in the bat-ball proceedings.