England v New Zealand: tourists triumph in thrilling opening Twenty20 international match at the Oval Only four members of the team beaten at Edgbaston featured last night and there was a first cap for Boyd Rankin. He led probably the weakest attack fielded by an England team for some time and fears there could be a lingering effect from Sunday's defeat were realised early on with the three bowlers from the Champions Trophy squad - Chris Woakes, Ravi Bopara and James Tredwell - conceding 83 runs from the five overs they bowled. Rankin struck with his fourth ball, bowled at 90mph, which James Franklin edged behind and bowled four tidy overs, going at a run a ball which, in Twenty20 terms, is a good return. The early strike was followed by a 114-run stand for the second wicket as Hamish Rutherford and Brendon McCullum struck powerfully. Rutherford hit Tredwell for three sixes, while McCullum pinged Bopara into the second tier of the OCS Stand at the Vauxhall End. Rutherford reached his fifty off just 28 balls but fell to Luke Wright, England's best bowler. Wright changes his pace and is accurate, often enough in Twenty20 against batsmen looking for the big hits and Rutherford was caught at long-off. Michael Lumb gave the reply early impetus as New Zealand copied England's habit of serving up half-volleys. At the mid-point, England were on course for victory at 103 for one. Alex Hales has been in shocking form for Nottinghamshire with eight consecutive single-figure scores but he worked hard trying to make it all click again before holing out for 35. Wright is a powerful stand-and-deliver type of batsman and he regularly found the boundary, reaching his fifty off 29 balls. Eoin Morgan lost the battle of the captains. Brendon McCullum stationed a slip for the left-hander, a brave move in Twenty20, but Morgan is a player who swings hard and he offered an edge which Ross Taylor held one-handed to his right. England still had a chance but Mitchell McClenaghan claimed a crucial breakthrough when his tactic of bowling wide of off stump paid off as Wright edged a slash. It brought Bopara to the crease and despite his best efforts it was another disappointing end for England.