England was off to an excellent start, but then New Zealand came back to the game strongly with 4 quick wickets. England were 64/1, but now they are struggling at 125/4. And we know how the pitch at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad behaves. Anything less than 300 is not going to be enough for the team that is batting first. Joe Root and Jos Buttler are at the crease right now, and they are trying to rebuild the innings. If they can get Poms to 200 by the 35th over without losing any further wickets, then there is a good chance that England may end up with a good total.
England team were able to make 282 runs after being put into bat by the New Zealand team. This can be a competitive score if England can take quick wickets when they come out to bowl. However, on the other hand, New Zealand will also fancy their chances to win this match as the score is not so big that it can’t be chased. Just need a good startup partnership and the match will be under their control.
Joe Root really played well and score 77 runs in 86 balls. Jos Buttler scored 43 runs in 42 balls. Almost every batsmen from England stayed on the crease and made some runs for their team.
Matt henry took three wickets while Mitchell Santner and Green Philips took two wickets each from England team. Overall, I think both teams played well.