England vs New Zealand, 2nd T20I Highlights: Jonny Bairstow, Gus Atkinson Shine As England Beat New Zealand, Go 2-0 Up

The umpires are on the ground. The fielding team has taken their respective positions on the field. Finn Allen and Devon Conway will open the batting for New Zealand. Sam Curran has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's go...

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Will England bowlers defend a 199 or will the New Zealand batters manage to accomplish their target and level the series? Join us in a while to find out what happens in the chase.

Not much to say about the New Zealand bowlers. Tim Southee and Mitchell Santner took some quick wickets at the start of the innings but after that, they failed to put pressure on the batters in the middle stages. Jonny Bairstow and Harry Brook took them apart quite easily and smashed them around the ground for boundaries. Ish Sodhi came in and took two quick wickets dismissing Harry Brook and Moeen Ali who came in and smashed a maximum off his first ball. Adam Milne was the most economical of the bowlers though he went wicket-less, he gave away only 23 runs off his 4 overs. Some good death bowling under pressure helped them restrict England to under 200. The target for the batters to chase is 199.

England started off well but were pulled back by a few quick wickets of Will Jacks and Dawid Malan. Jonny Bairstow and Harry Brook handled the reigns and dealt some great damage to the opposition’s bowling unit. Both of them completed their half-centuries as they built up a strong partnership of 131 runs. Brook departed after scoring 67. Moeen Ali came in but was also sent back to the pavilion after hitting a six off his first ball. Jonny carried on and scored an unbeaten 86 runs off 60 balls. The skipper, Jos Buttler contributed in the end giving a good finish to the innings. They could not go par the 200 mark but just enough managed to get to 198. Now it is up to their bowling unit to defend this total.

A slower delivery bowled on a good length and in line with the stumps. Jos Buttler looks to swing his bat across the line but misses and the ball goes just over the stumps. The rush across for a bye though and end the innings at 198 for the loss of 4 wickets.

WIDE! Strays down leg on a shortish length. Jos Buttler misses his pull and the umpire calls this wide.

SIX! Gets hold of this one though and sends this far into the stands! Lockie Ferguson misses his length as he bowls this full and at the stumps. Jonny Bairstow clears his front foot out of the way and hoicks this over deep mid-wicket for six runs.

Wide outside the off pole on a shortish length. Jonny Bairstow swipes at the ball and gets an underedge through to the keeper.

Bowls this on a good length and at the stumps. Jos Buttler gets across the line of the stumps to paddle scoop this but gets it off the under edge towards square leg. The fielders do not pick the ball and the batters take another brace.

On a fuller length and outside off. Jonny Bairstow drills this towards deep cover and they take a couple of runs.

Lockie Ferguson follows the batter as he looks to make room on the leg side and keeps it full. Jonny Bairstow misses and the ball rolls into the leg side off the pads. They take a leg bye.

Great over from Adam Milne as he concedes just four runs in it! This is bowled really full and wide outside off. Jonny Bairstow gets an inside edge towards square leg for one more.

On a yorker length once again and outside the off stump. Jos Buttler pushes this towards mid on and sets off for a quick run.

Nails the yorker outside the off pole. Jonny Bairstow gets bat on it and the ball takes the inside edge into his pads. They steal a single.

Great bowling from Adam Milne as he bowls yet another dot ball. delivers this full and outside off. Jonny Bairstow looks to swing across the line but does not connect.

Delivers this one back of a length and outside the off pole. Jonny Bairstow mistimes his pull towards the fielder at mid off.

Adam Milne bowls this really full and outside the off stump. Jonny Bairstow digs this out towards long off for a single.

Bowls a googly short and wide outside off. Jonny Bairstow cuts this late but straight to the fielder at backward point.

Tosses this full and outside the off stump. Jos Buttler eases this down to long off and takes a run to open his account.