New Zealand beat England by 55 runs in 2nd T20


New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum smashed  74 off 38 balls helped  New Zealand to  beat England by 55 runs in the 2nd  Twenty20 international on Tuesday to level  the three match series at 1-1.

England packed down New Zealand by 40 runs in the 1st  game  in scored  their highest ever Twenty20 total of 214 for 7. But New Zealand entirely reversed that result at Seddon Park on Tuesday, made  192 for 6 after being sent in to bat and bowled out  England for 137 in 19.3 overs.

The third and decider  match is at Wellington on Friday. McCullum hitted  five sixes and six fours. He build on an terrific start from openers Martin Guptill (47) and Hamish Rutherford (40), who added 75 runs  for the first wicket in 8.2 overs. At one stage  England were 25 for 3 and after 10 overs 47 for 5, having all but lost any possibility of winning the game  and taking the series with a match  to spare. 

Only wicketkeeper Jos Buttler,  unbeaten scored   32 runs   in the first match at Auckland, stood up to the New Zealand attack with an innings of 54 runs, including a half century from just  28 balls. Buttler smashed the only six of the England innings.

Recalled medium fast bowler  Ian Butler produced an outstanding spell for New Zealand, claimed  2 for 9 from four overs while James Franklin take  4 for 15.

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