Guptill, Taylor Shine in T20 Warm-up

London: New Zealand eased to a 42-run victory over Kent at Canterbury on Saturday as they warmed-up for their two Twenty20 internationals against England.

Chasing 185 for seven, Kent were already behind the asking rate at the midway point.

But there was still time for Fabian Cowdrey, the grandson of former Kent and England skipper Colin and son of Chris Cowdrey, to make his first-team debut where he finished unbeaten on 20.

Kent's on-loan Durham seamer Mitchell Claydon earlier took five for 31 when the Kiwis batted.

But Martin Guptill (56) and Ross Taylor (52) made the crucial runs to put New Zealand in charge.

Brief scores
New Zealanders 185 for 7 (Guptill 56, Taylor 52, Latham 38, Claydon 5-31)
Kent 143 for 7 (Stevens 41)
Result New Zealanders won by 42 runs

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