Photo GettyNew Zealand coach Mike Hesson has sought to take the pressure off his struggling death bowlers by saying all three of the twenty20 tri-series squads’ quicks have toiled throughout the tournament. Deploying Colin de Grandhomme, Trent Boult and Tim Southee in the latter stages of England’s innings on Sunday, the Black Caps shipped 61 runs in four overs. The home team still qualified for the tri-series final on net run-rate. ‘‘All three sides are against pretty potent batting line-ups and at times have been exposed — we’re no different,’’ Hesson said. ‘‘We’ve had three pretty close T20 games - Australia batting exceptionally well at Eden Park and chasing down a score that was pretty formidable,’’ Hesson said.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 19, 2018 19:30 UTC