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ENG v NZ, 2nd T20, Christchurch: England beat New Zealand by 50 runs

England captain Paul Collingwood inspired his team to another comfortable Twenty20 victory over New Zealand in Christchurch.
Collingwood hit the only half-century of the match as England recovered from a top-order collapse to reach a competitive 193 for eight and secure a 50-run triumph at the AMI Stadium, after restricting New Zealand to 143 for eight.
His superb 54 off only 28 balls, which included five fours and three sixes, halted England's slide after they lost four wickets for 11 runs in 16 balls. Man-of-the-match Collingwood was given superb support from Owais Shah (47) in a 102-run stand off 63 balls, an England Twenty20 record, to ensure the tourists reached a total way beyond New Zealand's injury-hit line-up.
England got off to a flying start courtesy of a record opening partnership of 65 off only 35 balls from Luke Wright (30) and Phil Mustard (40). But after Wright was dismissed in the sixth over, Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell followed in quick succession, which left Collingwood and Shah to rebuild the innings.
New Zealand needed a good start and hard-hitting opener Jesse Ryder began promisingly by hitting the first ball of the innings from James Anderson through point for four. Once again, though, England's new-ball attack made early inroads, with Anderson having Ryder caught off a leading edge in his second over and left-arm seamer Ryan Sidebottom bowling stand-in captain Brendon McCullum off an inside edge.
Only Jamie How offered any great resistance, scoring 31 off 25 balls, but without injured all-rounder Jacob Oram's firepower down the order and the required run-rate increasing every over, England picked up wickets at regular intervals, with Sidebottom, Dimitri Mascarenhas and Graeme Swann claiming two apiece. It leaves England with an immaculate record as they move on to Wellington for the start of the five-match one-day series on Saturday, hoping to build on their impressive recent series triumphs over India and Sri Lanka.

Second Twenty20 international, Christchurch: England 193-8 beat New Zealand 143-8 by 50 runs

England vs New Zealand First Twenty20 at Christchurch

Scores

England Innings 193 for 8 (20.0 overs)

New Zealand Innings 143 for 8 (20.0 overs)

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Mustard	c Mills	b Southee	40	24	3	3
Wright		b Martin	30	19	5	1
Pietersen	lbw	b Southee	3	3	0	0
Bell	run out		1	4	0	0
Collingwood	c How	b Hitchcock	54	28	5	3
Shah	c Taylor	b Hitchcock	47	35	4	2
Mascarenhas	run out		11	4	1	1
Swann	not out		3	2	0	0
Broad	c Ryder	b Mills	0	1	0	0
Extras		3w 1lb	4
Total		for 8	193	(20.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Mills 4.0 0 35 1 Martin 4.0 0 45 1 Hitchcock 3.0 0 43 2 Southee 4.0 0 22 2 Styris 3.0 0 25 0 Ryder 2.0 0 22 0

Fall of wicket   65 Wright 70 Pietersen 71 Bell 76 Mustard 178 Shah 178 Collingwood 193 Mascarenhas 193 Broad

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Ryder	c Shah	b Anderson	12	13	2	0
McCullum		b Sidebottom	5	9	0	0
Taylor	c Bell	b Broad	21	10	1	2
How		b Mascarenhas	31	25	3	0
Styris	c Sidebottom	b Mascarenhas	13	14	0	1
Fulton	c Anderson	b Swann	2	5	0	0
Flynn	c Wright	b Swann	1	2	0	0
Mills	not out		30	22	2	1
Hitchcock		b Sidebottom	13	11	1	1
Southee	not out		12	10	2	0
Extras		1nb 2lb	3
Total		for 8	143	(20.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Anderson 4.0 0 36 1 Sidebottom 4.0 0 19 2 Broad 4.0 0 31 1 Mascarenhas 4.0 0 25 2 Swann 4.0 0 30 2

Fall of wicket   14 Ryder 19 McCullum 42 Taylor 72 Styris 79 Fulton 86 How 94 Flynn 122 Hitchcock

Umpires: G A Baxter, B F Bowden
New Zealand: McCullum, Ryder, Taylor, Styris, How, Flynn, Fulton, Hitchcock, Mills, Southee, Martin
England: Wright, Mustard, Pietersen, Bell, Collingwood, Shah, Mascarenhas, Swann, Broad, Sidebottom, Anderson

England vs New Zealand First Twenty20 at Christchurch

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AMI Stadium, formerly Jade Stadium and Lancaster Park, is a sports stadium situated in Christchurch, New Zealand. It has hosted various sports, including rugby union, rugby league, cricket, soccer, athletics, trotting, and non-sporting events such as concerts by U2 in 1989 and Billy Joel in 1987.
It is, however, primarily a rugby and cricket ground. Its current capacity is 36,500 and is the home of the Crusaders rugby union team, who compete in the Super 14. In 1998 Jade Stadium became the new name of Lancaster Park after naming rights were sold to Jade Software Corporation Limited. In 2007 AMI Stadium became the new name after naming rights were sold to AMI Insurance Limited.
Cricket has long been played at AMI Stadium. Day/night cricket was made possible after the lighting towers were added in 1996 - the first in a major New Zealand stadium. These were put to use in 1997 when New Zealand played England in front of a crowd of 25,000.

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