New Zealand vs England 2019 4th T20I: England need win to stay alive

New Zealand will go head to head against England for the fourth T20I of the five-match series at McLean Park, Napier on Friday. New Zealand bounced back by winning two consecutive matches after losing the first match of the series by 7 wickets. So the visitors will be looking for a win to keep the hopes alive of winning the series.

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New Zealand vs England 2019: Team News

England's middle-order batsmen have let the team down in the absence of some senior players. Newly appointed T20I vice-captain Sam Billings and all-rounder Sam Curran have been big failures in the previous two matches. Billings scored 8 and 1 runs in the second and third T20Is respectively. On the other hand, Sam Curran scored 9 and 2 runs across the two matches.

Meanwhile, New Zealand batsmen Ross Taylor and James Neesham have been enjoying sizeable returns. The biggest positive for the Black Caps has been the form of all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme after being promoted to bat at No.4. de Grandhomme has scored a total of 102 runs so far in the ongoing series at a strike rate of 167.21.

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As for bowling, England bowlers Pat Brown and Saqib Mahmood proved to be expensive for them. The visitors will consider bringing back Chris Jordan, who was rested for the previous game. On the other hand, New Zealand fast bowlers have been in a good form in death overs. Trent Boult will probably join them after being absent from the first three games.

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New Zealand vs England 2019: Previous Clashes

In the previous clash, electing to bat, New Zealand posted a total of 180 runs for the loss of seven wickets. Grandhomme top-scored with a 35-ball-55 for the hosts. Tom Curran picked two wickets with an economy rate of 7.25. Bowling second, the Black Caps restricted the visitors to 166 runs for the loss of seven wickets. Dawid Malan top-scored for England with a 34-ball-55. Lockie Ferguson and Blair Tickner picked two wickets each for the hosts.

The fourth T20I between New Zealand and England is scheduled to start at 10:30 am IST on Friday.