{"id":205873,"date":"2025-10-21T18:26:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T05:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz\/?p=205873"},"modified":"2025-10-21T18:26:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T05:26:33","slug":"england-beat-black-caps-in-t20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz\/?p=205873","title":{"rendered":"England beat Black Caps in T20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"59\" data-end=\"332\">England have scored a huge 65-run victory over New Zealand in the second T20 match, taking a 1\u20130 lead in the three-game series. The match was played at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, where England set a new ground record with a total of 236\u20134 \u2013 their fifth-highest T20 score ever.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"604\">Phil Salt and captain Harry Brook were the stars of the show, smashing a 129-run partnership from just 69 balls. Salt hit 85 runs from 56 balls, while Brook struck 78 from 35, including five sixes. 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