NZ tour of ENG 2023

ENG vs NZ, 3rd T20I

Preview 

England will cross swords with New Zealand in the 3rd T20I of the four-match T20I series. The three-headed Lions are coming off two straight wins in the first two contests. The Kiwis will now fight for a victory in this match to keep hope of getting the series drawn by winning the final match later. The Edgbaston ground in Birmingham will host the game on Sunday, September 3. 

In the second encounter between the cricketing powerhouses, England dominated the Blackcaps and emerged as the victorious side by a massive margin of 95 runs. With back-to-back humiliating losses, the away team has to make a comeback in order to prove their existence in the T20I arena in World Cricket.

Match Details

Match: NZ tour of ENG 2023, ENG vs NZ 3rd T20I

Date: Sunday, September 03, 2023

Time: 07:00 PM IST

Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham

Pitch and Weather Report

The Edgbaston pitch is eventually a slow pitch, but it is still good to bat on. The bowlers will get some chances initially with the new ball. It will be a wholesome clash between the batters and the pacers. Anything more than 160 will be a good score to rely on. 

ENG vs. NZ Squads

ENG: Jos Buttler (c & wk), Jonny Bairstow, Will Jacks, Dawid Malan, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Brydon Carse, Gus Atkinson, Rehan Ahmed, Luke Wood, Ben Duckett, Chris Jordan

NZ: Tim Seifert (wk), Tim Southee (c), Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Cole McConchie, Rachin Ravindra, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry

ENG vs. NZ Probable Playing XIs

ENG: Jonny Bairstow, Will Jacks, Dawid Malan, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Brydon Carse, Gus Atkinson

NZ: Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee (c), Lockie Ferguson

Match Prediction

Both squads possess more or less equal strength and it would be a neck-to-neck battle. However, in the last two matches, the visitors have looked out of form. Neither of their batters and bowlers has been consistent or shown promising performance. England have totally dominated the first two games and hence is expected to win this match too with ease. 

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