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England clash with New Zealand in the Tasmanian Tri Series Twenty 20 competition in Wellington on Saturday in a game that will decide who faces Australia in the final and Nick Harris takes you through the T20 betting for the sixth game of the series.

New Zealand v England

(Sun, 06:00)

England to beat New Zealand @ 6/5 BET NOW

England go into the game having been soundly beaten in their opening three games against Australia, twice, who have already qualified for the Tri Nations final, and New Zealand in midweek. New Zealand’s loss to Australia on Friday means a first win of the series could be good enough to see Eoin Morgan’s men in to the showpiece game.

It will not be easy for the Three Lions though as they need to beat New Zealand and at the same time better the Kiwis net run rate to finish above them in the table. Whether there was a place in the final on the line or not, England will be desperate not to end the series without registering at least one victory so, with that in mind, I am backing England in the T20 betting to win this one.

England are hopeful of having Eoin Morgan available, the captain having missed the last two games with a groin injury. Should he fail a fitness check then Jos Butler will again stand in as skipper, while  James Vince will keep his place in the team.

England’s problem in the series, apart from having a host of players missing who would normally be considered for such games, is they have not played well enough for any length of time. In the first two matches they did not bat well enough and in the defeat to New Zealand last time out they failed to perform with the ball. 

It will be interesting to see what selection they go with in the bowling department as Mark Wood, in particular, was given some tough treatment last time out. The loss of Yorkshire’s Liam Plunkett to a hamstring injury further limits England’s options with youngster Tom Curran likely to replace him.

Rashid to be top England Bowler @ 3/1 BET NOW

If you are looking through the T20 odds for a England top bowler it may well be a better idea to look at Yorkshire’s leg spinner Adil Rashid.

Rashid, who has just announced he will concentrate on white ball cricket next season, took the wickets of Martin Guptill and Colin de Grandhomme in successive deliveries in the last game and could rip through the Black Caps lower order given how dangerous he was in the last match.

Williamson to be top New Zealand batsman @ 3/1 BET NOW

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson looks to have shaken off his back injury and proved his fitness with 46 from 72 balls in their win over England.

He will be delighted to be back in form and is still though one of the best batsman in the World and my tip to be top New Zealand run scorer.

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