Recent Match Report – England vs New Zealand 2nd T20I 2023
England 198 for 4 (Bairstow 86*, Brook 67) beat New Zealand 103 (Atkinson 4-20) by 95 runsBairstow batted through the England innings for 86 off 60 balls but it was Brook's audacious strokeplay that had the crowd off their feet while adding 67 from 36, with five fours and as many sixes, as England powered to a commanding score after choosing to bat first.Atkinson, clocked at 95mph/152kph during the Hundred last month, claimed a wicket with his fourth ball in international cricket before returning to blast out the final three in the space of an over. Atkinson finished with 4 for 20, New Zealand plummeting from 72 for 3 to 103 all out - only three batters managing double-figures - as England consigned them to their third-heaviest defeat in T20s, and a 2-0 series deficit.Atkinson quick off t...