Martin Guptill plays a shot. Photo / Photosport
England got the better of New Zealand by 13 runs in their T20 World Cup warm-up cricket match in Abu Dhabi.
They posted 163 for six. The Black Caps were dismissed for 150 with Martin Guptill making 41 off 20 deliveries and Ish Sodhi and Todd Astle combining for a
10th wicket stand of 47.
But pace bowler Lockie Ferguson said there was no reason to panic.
"The bowling effort was good, we could've been potentially more clinical at the end but that happens," Ferguson said. "It was a little bit interesting getting up for a warm-up game and you don't sort of see the score kind of thing.
"I think the boys played well, they'll be much better for it, but certainly the halfway mark we felt confident about chasing that down. We gave it a decent go but unfortunately, there was a bit of a collapse in the middle."
