New Zealand vs England 4th T20: Comprehensive report card and analysis

England cricket team defeated New Zealand by 76 runs to level the five-match T20I series 2-2 after four games. The visitors successfully defended 241-3 after the initial onslaught by middle-order English batsmen Dawid Malan and Eoin Morgan. The match was played at the McLean Park in Napier on Friday.

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Earlier in the day, New Zealand captain Tim Southee won the toss and decided to field first. The English team lost both their openers at 58. Dawid Malan and skipper Eoin Morgan then formed a huge 182-run stand for the third wicket. Malan scored 103* from just 51 balls to register his maiden T20I hundred. Morgan, too, scored a quick-fire 91 from 41 balls before falling in the last over of the innings. New Zealand never got going in their run-chase as they were all out for just 165 inside 17 overs. England’s 76-run win also levels the series 2-2 with one match left to play. The T20 action will now proceed with the series-deciding final match scheduled to be held at the Eden Park in Auckland on Sunday, November 10.

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Here is a look at the report card of the players.

England:

Tom Banton – Rating ‘B’

Jonny Bairstow – Rating ‘C’

Dawid Malan – Rating ‘A’

Eoin Morgan (c) – Rating ‘A’

Sam Billings (wk) – Rating ‘B’

Sam Curran – Rating ‘B’

Lewis Gregory – Rating ‘NA’

Chris Jordan – Rating ‘A’

Tom Curran – Rating ‘B’

Matt Parkinson – Rating ‘A’

Pat Brown – Rating ‘B’

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New Zealand:

Martin Guptill – Rating ‘B’

Colin Munro – Rating ‘B’

Tim Seifert (wk) – Rating ‘C’

Colin de Grandhomme – Rating ‘C’

Ross Taylor – Rating ‘C’

Daryl Mitchell – Rating ‘C’

Mitchell Santner – Rating ‘A’

Tim Southee (c) – Rating ‘A’

Ish Sodhi – Rating ‘C’

Trent Boult – Rating ‘C’

Blair Tickner – Rating ‘C’

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