Trans-Tasman T20 Tri-Series 2018: England vs New Zealand- 6th match, 5 talking points

#4 The drama at the end

New Zealand at one stage needed 57 in 30 balls for a win, which was brought down to 31 in 22 deliveries, as Guptill smashed away three sixes in 7 deliveries. After hitting Malan for two sixes in the 17th, he was sent packing by a loopy ball that was played across the line by the batsman. Though only 11 was needed for qualification, New Zealand would have loved to enter the Finals on a high with a victory.

The next over, Ross Taylor was sent back to the pavilion, as he failed to read a slower delivery by Tom Curran. 21 was needed in the last 12 but the 19th over was greeted with a plethora of yorkers by Chris Jordan. He gave away a boundary and over-stepped twice, but came back brilliantly to not allow the free-hit to cost much.

It came down to 12 from 6 balls. The first two balls of the last over were yorkers by Curran for two singles. In the third, Mark Chapman smashed a low full toss for a four towards backward square leg and eventually the batting team needed 4 in the final delivery. Fittingly, Curran pitched in with yet another brilliantly bowled yorker to hand England a nail-biting win by 2 runs.