England vs New Zealand, 2nd T20I Live Score Updates

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. Finn Allen and Devon Conway should give the team good strong starts. Their bowling unit will be led by their skipper, Tim Southee along with Adam Milne and Lockie Ferguson supporting him in the pace department. Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi will take care of the spin department. New Zealand will hope to gain momentum by winning this match and leveling the series. Sit tight as live action will begin shortly. Toss and team news to follow.

England leads the series 1-0 after winning the last match comfortably with 7 wickets to spare. It was an all-round performance by the team and they dominated the entire match in all the departments. Their bowling department looks strong, especially with Luke Wood and Brydon Carse in form. The spinners, Adil Rashid, Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone also had a good last match. Sam Curran will try to be amongst the wickets in this match along with scoring some runs. In