New Zealand tour of England 2013:England Vs New Zealand 1st T20I at London Jun 25, 2013
Match scheduled to begin at 18:30 local time (17:30 GMT, 11:00 PM IST).
Teams : England Vs New zealand
Venue: Played at Kennington Oval, London
Time: 18:30 local time (17:30 GMT)
Toss: England, who chose to field first
New Zealand: 201/4(20 Ov)
England: 196/5(20 Ov)
Result: New Zealand won by 5 runs
England W L W W L
New Zealand L W L L W
Brendon McCullum calls heads, it a tail and Eoin Morgan decides that England will bowl first. A wildly different squad for England. Boyd Rankin makes his England debut.
Hamish Rutherford is Man of the Match and his captain says about him: Hamish was outstanding the way he stuck the ball, he settled the entire line up and showed you could get value for your shots.
Pitch report:
Scene of England's dominant Champions Trophy semi-final win, a different surface is likely to be used for the T20 but bounce and turn should still figure. The forecast is for a warm evening with some cloud cover
Match Stats:
1.England have won seven out of nine T20s against New Zealand. The only previous T20 international played between them in England was a nine-wicket home victory at Old Trafford in 2008.
2.New Zealand have the top two T20 batsmen in the world - Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum - according to the current rankings.
3.Since making a half-century against Worcestershire at the start of May, Alex Hales has score 78 runs in 13 innings, with 11 single-figure scores.
Match Squads:
England Playing XI: Alex Hales, Michael Lumb, Luke Wright, Eoin Morgan (capt), Ravi Bopara, Jos Buttler (wkt), Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, James Tredwell, Jade Dernback, Boyd Rankin
New Zealand Playing XI: Hamish Rutherford, James Franklin, Brendon McCullum (capt), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (wkt), Colin Munro, Ian Butler, Nathan Mcullum, Corey Anderson, Mitchell McClenaghan, Ronnie Hira