England vs New Zealand, 2nd T20I Live Updates: England debutant Brydon Carse took three wickets to set up a seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the T20I series opener at Chester-le-Street on Wednesday.
The 28-year-old South Africa-born paceman, in for the injured John Turner, returned fine figures of 3-23 from his maximum four overs as New Zealand were held to a modest 139-9.
Left-arm quick Luke Wood also took three wickets, following an expensive first over of the match that saw him hit for three sixes, on his way to 3-37. (LIVE SCORECARD) New Zealand on the other hand, has a lot to work on for this match.
Their batting unit failed to put runs on the board in the last match and the bowlers just did not have much to defend. Glenn Phillips was the only positive for the last match as he scored the highest among the batters.