England vs New Zealand 1st T20I Highlights: Brydon Carse, Dawid Malan Shine As England Take Early Bragging Rights vs New Zealand

... THE RUN CHASE ...

New Zealand batters started on a brisk note but lost their momentum soon after Conway fell. Glenn Phillips played a good knock of 41 runs but fell for a slower ball. They kept on losing wickets whenever a good partnership was brewing for them. They ended up with 139 runs on the board and will be hoping for their bowlers to defend this one. Can they do it? Or will England continue to dominate? To find out, do join us in a bit for the second essay...

Winning the toss and choosing to bowl first turned out to be the perfect decision for the hosts. It was an all-round bowling performance from the English bowlers. They never let the Kiwi batters settle and kept on picking wickets at regular intervals. Luke Wood conceded three biggies in his very first over but made a fine comeback and chipped in three wickets. Brydon Carse picked up three wickets as well for his side. Adil Rashid, Moeen Ali, and Liam Livingstone picked up one wicket each whilst Sam Curran remained wicketless. They will certainly be the happier side going into the break.

No, he will have to settle with 2. Bowls it on a length, angling in, on middle and leg, Lockie Ferguson swats it right between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a couple of runs. New Zealand end up with 139 on the board!

Lockie Ferguson walks in to face the final delivery.

OUT! CAUGHT! Ish Sodhi departs now as England continue to chip away! Carse with yet another slower delivery, into the wicket, on middle, the ball grips in the surface a bit. Ish Sodhi is through his shot early and gets a top edge that flies down the throat of Sam Curran at deep square leg. Can Carse finish with four wickets?

Pace off this time, short and on off, Tim Southee slaps it to extra cover for a single.

Pace on and angling in, on middle, Tim Southee drills it down the ground and collects two more runs.

FOUR! Southee is off the mark with a boundary! Bowls it in the slot, on off, Tim Southee clears his front leg and lofts it back over the bowler's head for four runs.

WIDE! Bangs it in short but way down leg, Tim Southee lets it go for a wide.

Tim Southee is the new batter.

OUT! TIMBER! Comes from over the wicket and rolls the fingers over the ball for an off-cutter. On a length and on middle, Adam Milne clears his front leg and has a heave across the line. He connects with thin air and sees his woodwork disturbed. The debutant now has two wickets.

In the air but safe! A bit fuller, on middle, Ish Sodhi lofts it half-heartedly with a straight bat. Luckily for him, the ball drops well in front of long off. Two runs taken.

Nails the yorker, near the tramline on off, Ish Sodhi shuffles to get bat to ball but does not connect.

Fullish delivery, Ish Sodhi looks to dig this one out but misses.

Full and outside off, Adam Milne carves it to deep point for a single.

Leg bye! Full ans honing in at the pads, Ish Sodhi has a swipe across the line. The batters set off for a single as the ball rolls to the right of the bowler. Curran has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses, allowing Sodhi to make his ground.

SIX! Pulled away with ease! Curran goes into the wicket with a slower delivery, at the batter, Ish Sodhi stands tall and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

SIX! BANG! Adam Milne goes huge! Flighted delivery, on middle and leg, Adam Milne puts the dancing shoes on and launches it over long on for a biggie. A timely maximum for New Zealand.

Flatter delivery, on middle, Ish Sodhi backs away and punches it to long on for one.