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England vs New Zealand Match Analysis

This Wednesday at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, the final Twenty20 International between England and New Zealand will be played. England is currently leading the series 2-1. With a stunning performance on Sunday at Edgbaston, when they posted 202-5 and won by 74 runs, New Zealand kept the series alive. The start time of this day-night game is 8:00 local time.

After playing quite well in the first two games, England’s performance in Birmingham on Sunday was unrecognizable. With bat and ball in this game, they must return to their prior high standards.

At Edgbaston, New Zealand delivered by far their strongest performance in the series so far. The team should feel very confident going into this game.

England vs New Zealand Team Preview & Squads

England

However, the home team won’t be overly alarmed by that performance and will simply chalk it up to a bad day at work. After all, this is currently among the best T20 cricket batting teams. 

Of course, their primary batter to watch out for this time is Jos Buttler. He has now scored 371 runs at an average of 53 and a strike rate of 152 in his previous 10 games.  The player of the season for England is Harry Brook, who has scored 149 runs in his previous seven games at an average of over 30 and a strike rate of 146. 

Jonny Bairstow had struggled in this series twice, but once he found his groove, he went on to score an incredible unbeaten 86. In this series, he has served as the team’s opener, and we are counting on him to perform well in the last T20I.

In terms of bowling, England can find encouragement in the strong performance of its up-and-coming new ball bowlers, Gus Atkinson and Luke Wood. Although they are both inexperienced and young, they have bowled with a lot of emotion.   

England Squads

England

Jos Buttler (wk) (c), Will Jacks, Dawid Malan, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Harry Brook, Luke Wood, Jonny Bairstow, Gus Atkinson

New Zealand

Devon Conway or Tim Seifert will be looked to by New Zealand to rise to the occasion and leave a lasting impression. Although both have been out of runs in this series, they have recently been crucial to the team’s batting unit.

Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santner, a spin duo, recorded superb combined statistics of 4 for 53 from seven overs, in sharp contrast to Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone‘s ineffective 1 for 98 from eight overs.

With each game, Kyle Jamieson is getting better looking. The tall, fast bowler, who had figures of 3-23 from 4 overs, is gradually finding his rhythm again after a protracted injury layoff. Tim Southee, the captain, also took the initiative by capturing two wickets for 30 runs in 3.3 overs.

With Matt Henry bowling efficiently, Jamieson returning to form, and the spinners among the wickets, this Kiwi bowling attack suddenly appears to be much better.

New Zealand Squads

New Zealand

Tim Southee (c), Devon Conway (wk), Tim Seifert, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Glenn Phillips, Kyle Jamieson, Mark Chapman, Matt Henry, Finn Allen, Ish Sodhi

England vs New Zealand outfield report

Trent Bridge

We anticipate that both captains would choose to field first if they win the toss before this T20I because the circumstances are expected to become increasingly humid as the game goes on.

On Tuesday, Nottingham will see a warm evening with little cloud cover. Throughout this T20I, the temperature will be in the low 20s.

In recent years, Trent Bridge has hosted some of the highest scores in both domestic and international white ball cricket. But so far this year, the wicket has been a little bit more bowler-friendly. 

England vs New Zealand Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches

With three victories, England has been the team to watch, while New Zealand just has two victories.

England vs New Zealand Prediction

Winning the toss

• England

Player of the Match

• England – Jos Buttler

Most runs

• England – Jos Buttler
• New Zealand – Finn Allen

Most wickets

• England – Gus Atkinson
• New Zealand – Kyle Jamieson

Most sixes

• England – Jos Buttler
• New Zealand – Finn Allen

Team Scores Batting First

• England – 170+
• New Zealand – 165+

According to the cricket analyzer, England is more likely to win than New Zealand due to its confidence from earlier matches.