I am enjoying the match between New Zealand vs England. The captain of the England team won the toss and decided to field. And the bowlers have been successful bowling on this pitch. The batsmen of New Zealand stumbled at the beginning of the innings. They lose wickets quite quickly. The top order players did not bat well. New Zealand lost three important wickets for just 35 runs. At the end of 20 overs, New Zealand was able to give a target of only 135 runs. Even if the target is more than 155-160, I would say New Zealand has a chance to win. Giving a target of just 139 runs is much more difficult to win.
England's bowlers bowled well today. Luke Wood took three wickets but gave away a lot of runs. He gave 37 runs in 4 overs. Apart from this, the performance of all the other bowlers was quite controlled. Brydon Carse took three wickets for 23 runs.
England did well both in bowling and batting performance to beat New Zealand. However, New Zealand can bat and bowl very well, their poor batting causes wickets to fall very quickly and they come under pressure. However, England batted well and got a huge win by 7 wickets, their batting permanent was excellent which helped them win the match against New Zealand. England's great performance may see them through the next few matches but New Zealand must improve their game. If New Zealand cannot improve their game then they may not be able to win the next matches against England so they need to improve their batting and bowling.
The top order of New Zealand's batting lineup didn't perform well once again. Their top-order batters played irresponsibly, which helps to a convincing win for England. Nonetheless, there's still some player shuffling to be done before finalizing the World Cup squads. New Zealand has players like Boult, Williamson, Latham, and a few others who will be joining and adding strength to the team. This particular match doesn't really reflect how they'll perform in ODIs. Anyway, Kiwis need to analyze and come back stronger in the upcoming T20 matches.