England v New Zealand: Finn Allen hits 83 as tourists win third T20 by 74 runs

England were outplayed by a resurgent New Zealand who won the 3rd T20 planetary by 74 runs astatine Edgbaston.

Jonny Bairstow was caught for 12 from 16 balls, Dawid Malan struggled for 10 balls for lone 2 portion in-form Harry Brook holed retired for eight.

Jos Buttler gave England fans anticipation with 40 from 21 balls but his dismissal, caught and bowled disconnected Mitchell Santner, efficaciously ended his side's hopes.

They were bowled retired for 128 successful the 19th implicit with leg-spinner Ish Sodhi taking 3-33 and seamer Kyle Jamieson an fantabulous 3-23 connected his instrumentality from a backmost injury.

Earlier, Allen deed six sixes and 4 fours portion New Zealand's innings was fixed further impetuous by Glenn Phillips' 69 from 34 balls.

The effect means the four-match bid heads to the finale connected Tuesday astatine Trent Bridge with the last people to beryllium decided.

An disconnected time for England

England eased to triumph successful the archetypal 2 matches of this bid - a contention that is portion of the white-ball build-up to the 50-over World Cup adjacent month.

Here, New Zealand were acold improved and the lucifer was one-sided from the constituent Allen got into his stride.

In contrast, England's batters, speech from Buttler who deed 3 sixes and 3 fours, could not get going.

Malan's turgid knock, which ended erstwhile the left-hander mistimed a Tim Southee slower shot to heavy cover, volition lone springiness those who question his spot successful the World Cup squad further ammunition.

That said, Brook, amazingly near retired of that party, missed different accidental to property his lawsuit erstwhile helium picked retired mid-on.

Liam Livingstone is different abbreviated of runs and helium pulled Matt Henry consecutive to heavy mid-wicket for 2 from six balls.

Will Jacks missed different accidental to further property his lawsuit astatine the apical of the bid - helium deed 2 fours earlier besides being caught heavy connected the disconnected broadside - but Malan, Brook and Livingstone person the astir to play for successful Nottingham connected Tuesday.

More to follow.