For the match in Auckland, New Zealand brought in Jimmy Neesham and Scott Kuggeleijn for Daryl Mitchell and Blair Tickner, whilst, for England, Saqib Mahmood, James Vince and Adil Rashid came in for Dawid Malan, Patrick Brown, and Matthew Parkinson.
Rain delayed the start of play and reduced the match from 20 overs a side to 11 each.
It was England who won the toss and decided to field first, but then were forced to take a back seat as the Kiwis made an excellent start, with Martin Guptill and Colin Munro putting on 83 for the first wicket in a little over 5 overs. Guptill had just reached his 50, including 5 sixes and 3 fours, when he was caught by Tom Banton off Rashid.
In the following over Mahmood had Colin de Grandhomme caught by Vince, but Munro and Tim Seiffert added 27 for the third wicket in rapid time, until Munro, who had made 46, including 4 sixes, was caught by Vince again, Sam Curran the bowler this time. Seiffert made 39 off just 16 balls, including 5 sixes, but he fell in the final over, bowled by Tom Curran. His brother Sam then ran out Ross Taylor off the last ball of the innings as New Zealand closed on 146 – 5.
England lost early wickets in their chase, in the shape of Banton, lbw to Trent Boult, and Vince, caught by Kuggeleijn off Tim Southee. Jonny Bairstow and captain Eoin Morgan put on 30, but Morgan fell for 17, Kuggeleijn again supplying the catch, Boult the bowler. Bairstow and Sam Curran got their side back in the contest, putting on 61 for the fourth wicket, until Bairstow, who made 47, was caught behind off Jimmy Neesham. He had struck 5 sixes.
Curran, with 2 sixes of his own, was stumped next ball for 24, off Mitchell Santner, with Lewis Gregory, having hit a six, departing two balls later to the same over. Sam Billings and Tom Curran added 27, but when Curran was caught by de Grandhomme off the bowling of Neesham, England still needed 12 from the last three balls to tie the match. Chris Jordan proved to be the hero for his side, scoring a six, a four, and a scrambled two to draw the scores level.
Like in the World Cup final, England batted first in the Super Over, with Bairstow and Morgan scoring 17, each hitting a six each. When it was New Zealand’s turn, Jordan once again proved to be the match winner, restricting them to just 8, and taking the wicket of Seiffert in the process.