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Roderick Easdale

England vs New Zealand T20 live stream: How to watch 1st match from Durham

England New Zealand T20 Durham Chris Jordan Gus Atkinson Brydon Carse Josh Tongue Tim Southee T20 series

Tim Southee bowls ahead of the England vs New Zealand live stream

Chester-Le-Street in Durham hosts the first game in the four-match T20 series between England and New Zealand. The remaining matches take place this Friday, Sunday and Tuesday in Manchester, Birmingham and Nottingham respectively. All bar Sunday's match are evening games.

Read on and we'll show you where to watch an England vs New Zealand T20 live stream from anywhere with a VPN, and potentially for FREE.

England vs New Zealand 1st T20 from Durham: TV schedule

Date: Wednesday, August 30
Time: 6pm BST / 1pm EDT / 10am PDT / 3am (Thu) AEDT / 11.30pm IST / 5am (Thu) NZST

►New Zealand — TVNZ Plus (FREE)
► Australia — Fox Sports
► U.S. — Willow TV / Sling
► U.K. — Sky / Now
► India — Sony Liv
► Watch anywhere — try ExpressVPN 100% risk free

England and New Zealand face each other in a T20 series for the first time since the 2019-20 season, when the two teams played a five-match series won by England 3-2. They have only met in four bilateral multi-match series, and all four have been won by the away team.

England have lost three of their last four T20 series: last summer’s against India and South Africa, and their most recent defeat this winter, against Bangladesh, where they went down 3-0. But England are the current T20 World Cup champions.

Four of the XI who won that final against Pakistan — Alex Hales, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes and Chris Jordan — were not in the 15-man squad for this series (although Jordan has now come in as a replacement for the injured Josh Tongue.)

Uncapped trio Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse and Josh Tongue had been called up. All are pace bowlers. The quickest, Atkinson, who is capable of bowling at over 90mph, has also been selected in England’s 50-over squad for the world cup in India in October, despite only having played two List A games.

New Zealand have also been casting their selectorial net far and wide. Twenty-two different players have been called up for this series and/or the one in UAE earlier this month, what with a number involved in the Hundred a the same time. Since the T20 World Cup, New Zealand have played five T20 series, with a record of won two, lost two and drawn one.

Here's how to watch every ball of the England vs New Zealand 1st T20 live stream at Durham online.

England vs New Zealand T20 free live stream

Cricket fans in New Zealand can watch the 1st T20I from Durham for FREE on TVNZ Plus.

But what if you're based in New Zealand but aren't at home to catch England vs New Zealand T20 live stream? Maybe you're on holiday and don't want to spend money on pay TV in another country, when you'd usually be able to watch for free at home?

Don't worry — you can watch it via a VPN instead. We'll show you how to do that below.

England vs New Zealand T20 live streams around the world

It's only natural that you might want to watch a free England vs New Zealand T20 live stream from your home country, but what if you're travelling overseas when the cricket is on?

Look no further than a VPN, or virtual private network. A VPN makes it look as if you're surfing the web from your home country, rather than the one you're in. That means you can access the streaming services you already pay for, from anywhere on Earth. Or anywhere that has an internet connection, at least.

They're totally legal, inexpensive and easy to use. We've tested lots of the best VPN services and our favorite right now is ExpressVPN. It's fast, works on loads of devices and even offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Using a VPN is incredibly simple.

1. Download and install a VPN - as we say, our top choice is ExpressVPN.

2. Connect to the appropriate server location - open the VPN app, hit 'choose location' and select the appropriate location.

3. Go to the broadcaster's stream - head to your home broadcaster's site or app and watch as if you were at home.