<p>England cruised home against New Zealand in a World Twenty20 Super Eight tie at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium here Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>New Zealand suffered their second successive defeat of the Super Eights by six wickets as English batsman Luke Wright smashed a 43-ball 76, including five sixes and five boundaries, to take England home.<br /><br />Electing to bat first, the Black Caps kept losing wickets at regular intervals right from the start which halted them from putting together partnerships, from where they could never recover.<br /><br />English pacer Steven Finn wrecked havoc for the Kiwi top order taking three wickets for 16 runs from his four overs.<br /><br />Off-spinner Graeme Swann also played an important role in restricting New Zealand to a sub-150 total, chipping in the wicket of Rob Nicol and giving away 20 runs from his four.<br />The only batsman who provided some fireworks was James Franklin who scored a 50 of 33 balls before being run out. His innings included four boundaries and two sixes.<br /><br />New Zealand captain Ross Taylor and Nathan McCullum chipped in with 22 and 16, respectively, in the end to take the Black Caps to 148.<br /><br />During the England innings, after losing openers Craig Kieswetter (4) and Alex Hales (22) early, Wright and Eoin Morgan (30) put up a 89-run partnership which literally took the game away from Ross Taylor led side.<br /><br />Morgan provided support to Wright chipping in with ones and twos throughout his 31-ball innings. While Wright's brilliant hitting and strokeplay earned him the Man-of-the-match award.<br /><br />Both teams play there next must-win ties here Monday. New Zealand take on West Indies while defending champions England take on hosts Sri Lanka.<br /></p>
<p>England cruised home against New Zealand in a World Twenty20 Super Eight tie at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium here Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>New Zealand suffered their second successive defeat of the Super Eights by six wickets as English batsman Luke Wright smashed a 43-ball 76, including five sixes and five boundaries, to take England home.<br /><br />Electing to bat first, the Black Caps kept losing wickets at regular intervals right from the start which halted them from putting together partnerships, from where they could never recover.<br /><br />English pacer Steven Finn wrecked havoc for the Kiwi top order taking three wickets for 16 runs from his four overs.<br /><br />Off-spinner Graeme Swann also played an important role in restricting New Zealand to a sub-150 total, chipping in the wicket of Rob Nicol and giving away 20 runs from his four.<br />The only batsman who provided some fireworks was James Franklin who scored a 50 of 33 balls before being run out. His innings included four boundaries and two sixes.<br /><br />New Zealand captain Ross Taylor and Nathan McCullum chipped in with 22 and 16, respectively, in the end to take the Black Caps to 148.<br /><br />During the England innings, after losing openers Craig Kieswetter (4) and Alex Hales (22) early, Wright and Eoin Morgan (30) put up a 89-run partnership which literally took the game away from Ross Taylor led side.<br /><br />Morgan provided support to Wright chipping in with ones and twos throughout his 31-ball innings. While Wright's brilliant hitting and strokeplay earned him the Man-of-the-match award.<br /><br />Both teams play there next must-win ties here Monday. New Zealand take on West Indies while defending champions England take on hosts Sri Lanka.<br /></p>