Ish Sodhi and Kyle Jamieson collected three wickets apiece as New Zealand beat England by 74 runs within the third T20 worldwide at Edgbaston.
Sunday’s victory retains alive the guests’ hopes of drawing the four-match collection.
New Zealand, who misplaced the primary two matches closely, opted to bat and had Finn Allen (83) and Glenn Phillips (69) to thank for serving to them previous the 200 mark.
The pair mixed for an 88-run partnership off 47 balls within the Black Caps’ 5 for 202.
With a sizeable goal to chase, England misplaced their opening 4 batters cheaply, earlier than captain Jos Buttler scored a battling 40 and Moeen Ali contributed 26 runs to provide them hope.
However, as soon as Buttler departed after being caught-and-bowled by Mitchell Santner, England wickets continued to fall at a gradual tempo because the hosts have been bundled out for 128 with 9 balls left.
“Finn showed his class today and Glenn has been outstanding for us for a long time, especially on tricky surfaces. He made it look like a completely different surface to everyone else,” New Zealand captain Tim Southee advised the BBC.
“So we got a decent score and then with the ball we were more clinical and also had the advantage of having 20 overs watching England bowl.
“It is sweet to maintain the four-match collection alive and in one other couple of days we shall be again into it.”
Buttler praised fast bowler Gus Atkinson, who added two more wickets to the four-wicket haul he claimed on his debut in the second T20I.
“Credit to New Zealand, they outplayed us. It was a superb toss to win, we allow them to get too many. We could not break that Allen-Phillips partnership and so they simply took the sport away,” Buttler advised Sky Sports.
“I’m delighted for Gus. It was nice for him to get publicity on the market, he regarded very comfy.”
The fourth and last match shall be performed at Trent Bridge on Tuesday.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
