England lose the toss in Auckland and are put in by the hosts, who take the early wicket of opener Luke Wright for one Ian Bell helps take the score on to 65-2 with Kevin Pietersen, before he is cleaned up by a fine Jacob Oram yorker But Pietersen continues on his merry way and plays some gorgeous cricket shots in his 23-ball knock of 43 Big-hitting Dimitri Mascarenhas takes up the reins and plunders four sixes in succession from one Jeetan Patel over Graeme Swann chips in at the death and England post a very defendable target of 184 from their 20 overs New Zealand's reply is in early trouble and Ryan Sidebottom quickly gets rid of Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor After his 14-ball blitz with the bat, Mascarenhas gets in on the wicket-taking act with two crucial middle-order strikes The home fans do not have much to cheer on the field, but ahead of Waitangi Day on Wednesday, the party begins early Jacob Oram crunches 61 from only 40 balls after walking to the crease with the Kiwis teetering on the brink at 64-5 But the run-rate is too steep and the wily Sidebottom returns to wrap up the innings and seal a 32-run win for England
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