BRISBANE: England openers Jos Buttler and Alex Hales laid a solid foundation with a half-century each at the top and powered their side to amass 179/6 in the first innings in a must-win ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12s match against New Zealand.
England, batting first after winning the toss, amassed a decent total of 179/6 in their quota of 20 overs, thanks to brilliant half-centuries from Buttler and Hales.
In a must-win game, the English openers chipped in and laid a solid foundation for a defendable total with a magnificent 81-run partnership.
Hales remained the core aggressor of the 62-ball stand and brought up his 11th T20I half-century.
His stay at the crease, however, remained brief and fell in the 11th over, soon after amassing the landmark. He scored 52 off 40 deliveries with the help of seven boundaries and a six.
England skipper Buttler, on the other hand, stood firm and stitched brief partnerships with Moeen Ali (5), Liam Livingstone (20), and Harry Brook (7) and took his side past the 160-run mark in the 19th over.
The right-handed batter then fell in the same over, courtesy of a brilliant piece of fielding by Tim Southee and Kane Williamson.
He top-scored for the side with a terrific 73 off just 47 balls, laced with seven boundaries and two sixes.
Lockie Ferguson bagged two wickets for New Zealand but was expensive, while Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi struck out a batter each.
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