New Zealand bat first against England

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New Zealand bat first against England

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Both teams lost their opening Group 1 match.

29 September,2012 02:51 pm

New Zealand captain Ross Taylor won the toss and elected to bat against defending champion England in the Super Eights match of World Twenty20 on Saturday.Both teams lost their opening Group 1 match, with Sri Lanka defeating New Zealand in a one-over eliminator and West Indies beating England by 15 runs.New Zealand had to leave out ill allrounder Jacob Oram, who was replaced by fast bowler Doug Bracewell.England shuffled its bowling options and brought in seamer Tim Bresnan and spinner Danny Briggs, replacing Jade Dernbach and Samit Patel.