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28-Jun-2013 02:06:00 GMT
England v New Zealand, 2nd T20, The Oval

England, Kiwis T20 Washes Out by Rain

London: Kevin Pietersen's England return after injury ends early as the Twenty20 game with New Zealand is abandoned because of rain.

England recalled Kevin Pietersen on his 33rd birthday, his first international game since a knee injury forced him out of the tour to New Zealand in March.

Spinner James Tredwell, captaining the side in place of the injured Eoin Morgan, lost the toss at The Oval.

Michael Lumb flicked the first ball for two but edged the next one to slip before steady drizzle intervened.

A capacity crowd had gathered in anticipation of similar scenes to Tuesday evening at The Oval when 33 fours and 15 sixes were struck in the sunshine as New Zealand won by five runs.

Teams

England:
Alex Hales, Michael Lumb, Luke Wright, Kevin Pietersen, Ravi Bopara, Jos Buttler (wk), Ben Stokes, James Tredwell (Capt.), Jade Dernbach, Boyd Rankin, Danny Briggs

New Zealand: Hamish Rutherford, James Franklin, Brendon McCullum (Capt.), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (wk), Colin Munro, Ian Buttler, Nathan Mcullum, Corey Anderson, Kyle Mills, Ronnie Hira


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