New Zealand bat first, herald Jamieson and Henry
Toss New Zealand selected to bat vs England
New Zealand received the toss and opted to bat first on a blazing September day in Birmingham, with Tim Southee on the lookout for a response from his facet after being swept apart within the opening two matches.
The guests made two adjustments, Kyle Jamieson and Matt Henry (who was participant of the match within the T20 Blast last at Edgbaston in July) coming in for Adam Milne and Lockie Ferguson – however caught with the identical batting line-up that was dismantled for 103 within the second T20I at Old Trafford on Friday.
Jos Buttler admitted he, too, would have most popular to bat on a dry, late-summer floor. England additionally rotated their line-up, bringing again Luke Wood after the left-armer sat out the second sport and Chris Jordan – their most skilled seamer within the format, however who solely got here into the squad after accidents to potential debutants John Turner and Josh Tongue.
Brydon Carse, who debuted within the collection opener at Chester-le-Street and has since been added to England’s ODI squad, made means alongside Sam Curran.
England’s 2-0 lead got here by way of profitable margins of seven wickets and 95 runs, with one other new face, quick bowler Gus Atkinson, claiming the perfect T20I figures by an Englishman on debut in Manchester.
England: 1 Jonny Bairstow, 2 Will Jacks, 3 Dawid Malan, 4 Harry Brook, 5 Jos Buttler (capt & wk), 6 Moeen Ali, 7 Liam Livingstone, 8 Chris Jordan, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Luke Wood, 11 Gus Atkinson
New Zealand: 1 Devon Conway, 2 Finn Allen, 3 Tim Seifert (wk), 4 Glenn Phillips, 5 Mark Chapman, 6 Daryl Mitchell, 7 Mitchell Santner, 8 Kyle Jamieson, 9 Ish Sodhi, 10 Tim Southee, 11 Matt Henry