England vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: Brydon Carse, Luke Wood, and Malan Powered England to a Comfortable Win by 7 Wickets

England and New Zealand came against each other in the 1st T20I of the series at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street. England won the toss and decided to bowl first.

Finn Allen and Conway Short came to bat and Wood opened the bowling attack. In the 1st over, Finn Allen smashed back-to-back three sixes. In the 4th over, Conway got out after scoring 3(8) on the third ball and Seifert finished the over with a four. In the 5th over, Finn Allen got out after scoring 21(15) on the third ball. In the 6th over, Seifert started the over with a four and got out after scoring 9(6) on the second ball. After 6 overs, New Zealand was at 38-3.

In the 7th over, Chapman hit a six on the first ball. In the 8th over, Chapman got out after scoring 11(9) on the fourth ball and New Zealand reached 50 runs on the last ball. In the 12th over, Mitchell got out after scoring 7(12) on the third ball and Santner hit a four on the third ball. In the 15th over, Santner got out after 8(7) on the fourth ball. After 15 overs, NZ was at 96-6.

 In the 17th over, Glenn Phillips hit a four on the second ball and New Zealand reached 100 runs and he got out after scoring 41(38) on the third ball. In the 18th over, Milne finished the over with a six. In the 19th over, Ish Sodhi started the over with a six. In the 20th over, Milne got out after scoring 10(9) on the fifth ball and Ish Sodhi got out after scoring 16(12) on the fifth ball.

In 20 overs, New Zealand scored 139 runs with a loss of 9 wickets.Chasing 140 runs, Bairstow and Will Jacks came to bat and Southee opened the bowling attack. In the 1st over, Bairstow started the over with a four and got out after scoring 4(2) on the second ball. In the 4th over, Will Jacks smashed back-to-back three boundaries. In the 5th over, Malan hit back-to-back three fours and Will Jacks took a double on the last ball and England reached 50 runs. In the 6th over, Malan hit a four on the fourth ball and the partnership between Dawid Malan and Will Jacks reached 50 runs. After 6 overs, Eng was at 61-1.

In the 7th over, Will Jacks got out after scoring 22(12) on the third ball and Malan hammered a six on the last ball. In the 9th over, Harry Brook hammered back-to-back two sixes. In the 11th over, Harry Brook took a single on the fifth ball and England reached 100 runs and Malan scored a half-century on the last ball with a six. In the 12th over, Harry Brook hit a six on the second ball and the partnership between Dawid Malan and Harry Brook reached 50 runs. After 12 overs, England was at 116-2.

In the 13th over, Malan got out after scoring 54(42) on the first ball. In the 14th over, Harry Brook smashed back-to-back two fours and Livingstone finished the over with a six. It was the winning boundary. England scored 143-3 and won the match by 7 wickets.

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