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NZ beat ENG by 5 wickets | England vs New Zealand, Highlights And Cricket Score 4th ODI Match - Commentary
England in New Zealand, 5 ODI Series, 2018
Date: Mar 07, 2018 Start Time: 03:30 IST | 22:00 GMT | 11:00 LocalVenue: University Oval, Dunedin
Venue: University Oval, Dunedin
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England vs New Zealand Highlights And Cricket Score 4th Match - ODI Commentary
Right then! 336 is what New Zealand need to stay alive in the series. Let me tell you, they have never lost an ODI at this venue. With shorter boundaries and the hunger to keep their hopes alive, expect them to come out all guns blazing. Will they be able to chase this down or will England seal the deal today? Join us back for the run chase in just a bit...
However, Tom Curran in the final over took Southee for a ride as he scored 18 runs to gain the momentum back heading into the break. New Zealand gave away too many at the start. All their bowlers were found wanting by the English batsmen. It was the part-timer, Munro who got them the breakthrough only for Sodhi to take over from there. The leggie picked up 4 and stopped the bleeding along with Boult. Southee had a day to forget as he was taken for aplenty.
Once that happened, Root joined forces with Bairstow and the duo then took the carnage forward. They amassed a huge 190-run stand for the second wicket with both scoring their respective tons. England were 267-1 when they lost Bairstow and they decided to promote Buttler up the order. The move didn't work and instead that led to a collapse. They lost next 8 wickets for just 46 runs and it seemed like they would not even play out their full quota of overs.
What a turnaround from New Zealand this has been. Simply outstanding and something that needs to be applauded. After being swatted around the park, New Zealand came back well in the end to restrict England under 350 which at once seemed easily on the cards. It all started with Roy and Bairstow who just didn't take anytime to settle. They raised a 77-run stand before the former departed.
Tim Southee to Tom Curran. CURRAN MAKES IT IN! He nearly had struck another boundary. Southee angles in a fuller ball on the stumps, Curran drags it off the inner half towards deep square leg where Nicholls dives full length to his right to stop it inside the boundary line. He then releases a quick throw to the keeper who disturbs the stumps. The umpire checks it upstairs to see if Curran has made it in. Replays confirm he has. 18 runs off the final over and ENGLAND HAVE 335 ON THE BOARD FOR THE LOSS OF 9 WICKETS!
They have gone upstairs to check for a run out. Has Curran completed the second run?
Tim Southee to Tom Curran. FOUR! Boom! Makes room to a slower length ball and slams it over extra cover. Can he make it 5 in 5?
Tim Southee to Tom Curran. FOUR! Make it three in a row! Tom Curran is winning a mini battle here! A low full toss, this time outside off, Curran goes hard at it and as a result he slices it down to third man to find the fence for the third time.
Tim Southee to Tom Curran. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! A full toss on the stumps, Curran clears the front leg and thumps it straight back down the ground for another boundary.
Tim Southee to Tom Curran. FOUR! What was that from Curran! He gets across to a fuller ball and scoops it over fine leg for a boundary.
Tim Southee to Tom Curran. Yorker to begin with, Tom looks to bring his bat down to dig it out but fails to do so.
Trent Boult to Mark Wood. Tries for another yorker but it turns out to be a low full toss. Mark punches it through backward point and comes back for a brace. Good over from Boult, just 4 off it!
Trent Boult to Mark Wood. Fifth yorker in a row. Wood digs out to the cover fielder.
Trent Boult to Mark Wood. This is good bowling from Boult! Once again bowls a yorker, number 11 could just jam it out towards backward point.
Trent Boult to Tom Curran. Another yorker from Trent, Tom slices it behind point for a single.
Trent Boult to Mark Wood. Yorker on middle and off, Wood squeezes it out to third man for a single.
Mark Wood is the last man in.
Trent Boult to Adil Rashid. OUT! Bowled 'em! Beautiful delivery from Boult! He goes wide of the crease and angles in a yorker on middle and off. Rashid looks to steer it away but the ball tails away and knocks the stumps behind. Will England play out their 50 overs?
Tim Southee to Adil Rashid. Was that off the edge? Fuller ball, straying down leg, Rashid looks to flick it away but it goes off something to the keeper who dives to his left but couldn't take it cleanly. The umpire signals it as leg bye as it flicked the pads on its way.
Tim Southee to Adil Rashid. FOUR! Smart shot! Southee bangs in a short one on middle and off, Rashid stays calm, waits for the ball to come and then when it arrives he just ramps it over Tom Latham and picks up a cheeky boundary.
Tim Southee to Tom Curran. Makes room to a length ball and slaps it through the cover region for one.
Tim Southee to Tom Curran. Lovely stop! Back of a length ball outside off, punched towards sweeper cover where Boult makes a diving stop near the boundary line to save a boundary for his side.
Tim Southee to Tom Curran. Good length outside off, punched back to the bowler who makes a good stop in his followthrough.
Tom Curran is the new man in.
Tim Southee to Joe Root. OUT! Caught down the leg side! Tim Southee finally gets a wicket to his name. He drops a short ball down the leg side, Root swivels to pull but it's the cutter from Tim. The ball goes off the gloves and Latham accepts a regulation. Root shakes his head as he starts to walk back. New Zealand continue to chip away at the wickets.
Trent Boult to Joe Root. Fuller ball sprayed wider outside off, Root slices it towards third man where de Grandhomme does well to cut that off. A single to end the over.
Trent Boult to Joe Root. 11th ODI ton for Joe Root! It has been a superb knock from him. Now then, since he has got to his milestone, can he finish well? Walks across to a fuller ball and works it wide of long on. Calls for two and completes it easily in the end. Removes the helmet, kisses the badge on it and takes a second to sink in all the applause.
Trent Boult to Adil Rashid. Inside edge! Rashid goes hard at a length ball outside off, squirts an inside edge past leg pole for a single towards fine leg.
Trent Boult to Joe Root. Fuller ball on off, driven square on the off side to move to 99!
Trent Boult to Adil Rashid. Angling away on a length outside off, Rashid opens the face of the bat and guides it uppishly past backward point for one. 300 up for England as well. It has taken them quite a while to reach there.
Trent Boult to Joe Root. Slants away a short ball on off from over the wicket, Root rises, fetches it from there to pull it to deep square leg for a single.
Trent Boult to bowl his 9th over now.
Tim Southee to Joe Root. Hangs back to a back of a length ball and steers it down to third man to keep strike. Root on 97!
Tim Southee to Adil Rashid. Slower delivery from Southee, Rashid waits for it to come and then flicks it through square leg for a single.
Tim Southee to Joe Root. Fuller delivery, angling in, wristed towards long on for a single.
Change of bat for Root now...
Tim Southee to Joe Root. Another one on a similar length, Root punches it towards mid on.
Tim Southee to Adil Rashid. Back of a length delivery outside off, Rashid taps it towards backward point for a single.
Tim Southee to Adil Rashid. Fuller ball in the zone outside off, Adil looks to drive but fails to put any bat on it.
Tim Southee back on.
Ish Sodhi to Adil Rashid. Tossed up outside off, driven past cover for a single. Ish Sodhi finishes his spell with figures of 10-1-58-4! Stupendous!
Ish Sodhi to Adil Rashid. Wide! Bowls a wrong 'un but it turns down leg, Rashid leaves it alone.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Punched towards cover for a single.
Ish Sodhi to Adil Rashid. It's been driven superbly through the covers. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Tossed up wider outside off, Root gets down and sweeps it along the ground towards deep mid-wicket for one.
Ish Sodhi to Adil Rashid. Flighted ball outside off, Rashid takes a stride forward and drives it towards long off for a single.
Ish Sodhi to Adil Rashid. Tossed up around middle and leg, worked towards mid-wicket.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. Defended off the back foot towards the off side.
Adil Rashid is the new man in.
Colin Munro to Chris Woakes. OUT! Another one bites the dust! Terrible from England! Munro lands it on a length on middle, Chris Woakes dances down the track and just goes on with a lofted shot down the ground. Doesn't get any meat behind the shot and Boult from long on charges to his left and takes a good catch. Since Bairstow's wicket, England have lost 6 wickets for 21 runs in 38 balls, bizarre!
Colin Munro to Chris Woakes. On a length outside off, dabbed towards backward point.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. Fuller in length and on the pads, clipped towards deep square leg for a single.
Colin Munro to Chris Woakes. Knuckle ball outside off, driven down to long off for a single.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. Fuller in length and angling in, clipped through mid-wicket for a single.
Colin Munro to bowl now.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Loopy ball outside off, driven through cover for a single. 9-1-52-4 read Ish's figures, with an over to go, can he pick up a 5-fer?
Ish Sodhi to Chris Woakes. The batsman works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Flighted ball around middle, swept towards mid-wicket for a single.
Ish Sodhi to Chris Woakes. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Short and outside off, slapped past point for a single.
Chris Woakes is the new man in.
Ish Sodhi to Moeen Ali. OUT! There goes another! Southee with a terrific catch this time! New Zealand surely have their tails up. 4th wicket for Sodhi and he is over the moon. But hold on, England what are you up to? Ali doesn't pick the wrong 'un as he looks to flick it away but the ball turns and he ends up getting a leading edge over mid off. Southee charges in, covers a lot of ground and dives with his hands outstretched to pluck an impressive catch.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali. Another yorker, dipping, jammed off the inner half through square leg for a single. What an over, just one off it.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali. In the air... in and out of de Grandhomme's hands! Tough chance, very tough! But we saw him pulling a stunner in the second ODI when he dismissed Root. Boult hurls it on a length outside off, after facing four dot ball Ali decides to thrash one. He drags the pull off the inner half and it flies towards de Grandhomme at mid-wicket who sticks his right hand out but the ball doesn't stick.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali. Fires in a yorker outside off, Ali brings his bat down to dig it out. Four dots now!
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali. Boult goes fuller, angling in on middle, jammed out back to the bowler by Ali.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali. On a back of a length outside off, defended towards cover.
Trent Boult to Moeen Ali. Back of a length delivery on middle, tucked towards mid-wicket.
Ish Sodhi to Moeen Ali. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. Another fruitful over from Sodhi, just 3 off it. He has two more to go.
Ish Sodhi to Moeen Ali. Beaten! Googly around off, Ali comes forward to defend but it turns away to beat the outside edge not by much.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Drops it short on middle and off, punched towards cover for a single.
Ish Sodhi to Moeen Ali. Flatter on middle, clipped through square leg for a single.
Moeen Ali is the new man in.
Ish Sodhi to Ben Stokes. OUT! Got him! England are falling now, they have lost 4 quick wickets for just 9 runs! Rejoice for New Zealand. Sodhi picks up his third and lets out a huge roar! Floats it up around middle and off, Stokes gets down on one knee to play the slog sweep. He does play it well but finds the man at deep mid-wicket to perfection. It's Henry Nicholls who takes it easily at the rope.
Ish Sodhi to Ben Stokes. Googly around off, Stokes punches it off the back foot.
Powerplay 3 now. Maximum of 5 fielders can be placed outside the circle. Sodhi will continue.
Trent Boult to Ben Stokes. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. Another successful over for the hosts.
Trent Boult to Joe Root. On middle and leg, flicked through square leg for a single.
Ben Stokes arrives next.
Trent Boult to Eoin Morgan. OUT! In the air... taken! This is turning out to be a good passage of play for New Zealand! Good change in bowling once again from Williamson. Boult drops it short on middle, Eoin dances down the track to play the pull but the ball gets big on him. He mistimes it high in the air and Munro from mid on takes a good catch running backwards.
Trent Boult to Eoin Morgan. Back of a length ball, angling in and cramping Morgan for room who could just stab it out.
Trent Boult to Eoin Morgan. FOUR! Chips it away! Fuller and veering on the pads, Eoin just chips it over mid-wicket for a boundary. Effortless!
Trent Boult to Joe Root. Shortish outside off, slapped towards sweeper cover for a single.
Trent Boult is back into the attack.
Ish Sodhi to Eoin Morgan. Bowls the googly, turning away from the southpaw, Morgan defends. What an over from the leggie, just 2 and a wicket off it.
Ish Sodhi to Eoin Morgan. A huge appeal for an LBW! Tossed up around middle and leg, Morgan goes back to tuck it away but misses and wears a bit high on the pads. Sodhi appeals but the umpire turns it down, indicating that height was an issue there.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Loopy ball outside off, driven through cover for a single.
Ish Sodhi to Eoin Morgan. Floated delivery outside off, Morgan opens his account with a drive down to long on.
Eoin Morgan walks out to bat next.
Ish Sodhi to Jos Buttler. OUT! Good return catch! So the ploy to send Buttler up the order doesn't work for England as he bags a duck! Flatter delivery, on a shorter length outside off. Jos goes back to punch but does so uppishly towards the left of Ish who dives low and takes a great catch. New Zealand surging a comeback?
Ish Sodhi to Jos Buttler. Tossed up outside off, driven towards cover.
Ish Sodhi back on.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. The batsman works it down the leg side.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. Good length ball on middle, defended.
So, England have promoted Jos Buttler. Expect some more carnage.
Jos Buttler is the new man in.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. OUT! A wicket against the run of play! Colin Munro has struck! A breathtaking innings from Jonny comes to an end as he walks off to a huge round of applause! Slower length delivery on the stumps, Bairstow looks to swing it across the line but is done in by the slowness on the ball. Gets a fat leading edge which spoons high up in the air. Southee from short third man calls for it and takes it safely near backward point.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Deft touch! Waits for the short ball and steers it past Southee at short third man for a boundary.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. SIX! 113 meter monster from Jonny! Once again reads the knuckle ball and dispatches it high and handsome over long on. The ball has disappeared again. Get the new ones please!
Colin Munro to Joe Root. Back of a length outside off, tapped towards cover for a single.
Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Slammed! De Grandhomme dishes out an absolute freebie! a full toss on the stumps and the next thing he sees is Jonny hitting it down the ground for a boundary. 12 off the over!
Colin de Grandhomme to Joe Root. Shortish in length on middle and leg, clipped through square leg for a single.
Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. In the air... falls short! Chips a fuller ball down to long on but doesn't carry to the fielder there.
Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. SIX! Thrashed away! Waits for the slower length ball, it's the knuckle ball. Bairstow stays back deep and sends it packing over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum. his 6th of the innings!
Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Well bowled! Bowls a yorker on middle and leg, Bairstow could only jam it out back to the bowler.
Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. On a back of a length outside off, cut away towards the cover-point fielder.
Another change. Colin de Grandhomme is brought into the attack. Southee and Williamson are seen having a word with the bowler.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. Stays back to a length delivery and punches it down to long on to keep strike.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. Gets down to play the paddle but misses to wear it on the chest.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. What was that? The LED bails come off! It's off Latham's gloves which excites Munro! Bairstow makes room and dabs it towards backward point.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. SIX! Dumps it! Reads the knuckle ball, stays leg side and just extends his arms to launch it over long off for a maximum.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. Fuller ball on the stumps, Root dances down the track and lofts it to long on for a single.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. Fuller ball outside off, driven towards mid off.
Colin Munro replaces Sodhi.
Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. 32 from the last 2 overs.
Tim Southee to Joe Root. Looks to play the paddle at first but then adjusts and guides it down to third man at the last moment. A single taken.
Tim Southee to Joe Root. SIX! Hugeee! On a back of a length outside off, Root stays put and pulls it over mid-wicket. Makes good connection to send it sailing over the fence.
Tim Southee to Joe Root. Shortish on middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single. 150-run stand comes up between Root and Jonny.
Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Hops back to a back of a length delivery and steers it fine down to third man for a single.
Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Sloppy! Sodhi gave away 16 in the previous over and now concedes a boundary too! Southee angles it in on middle, Bairstow clips it off the pads. Sodhi at short fine leg dives all over the ball. 20 runs from the last 7 balls.
Drinks called.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. FOUR! 16 off the over, a big one for England! Short ball outside off, Root looks to pull but drags it off the inner half. Doesn't matter as it races away through square leg.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. FOUR! Boom! Flighted ball outside off, Root gets down on one knee and unfurls a superb slog sweep over mid-wicket for a boundary.
Ish Sodhi to Jonny Bairstow. This time Bairstow cuts one through the same region for a single.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Cuts it through cover for one.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. FOUR! Nicely done! tossed up, a bit too full outside off, Root squeezes it past the man at short third man for a boundary.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Easily home! Dropped short on middle, Root pulls it towards deep mid-wicket and calls for two immediately. The fielder throws it to the keeper who takes the bails off as Root drags his bat in. They take it upstairs and replays find Root safely in. Two taken.
A run out appeal has been taken upstairs against Root but the batsman seems to be comfortably home...
Ish Sodhi is back into the attack, replacing Santner.
Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. A huge, huge appeal for a caught behind! Good length delivery outside off, Bairstow looks to pull it across the line but seems to have missed it. However, there is some noise as the ball passes the bat which makes the Kiwis put in a strong appeal. Nothing from the umpire and replays confirm it has brushed Jonny's pads.
Tim Southee to Joe Root. Good stop in the deep! Very full on the pads, Root moves inside the line and clips it behind square on the leg side. Munro comes rushing to his right, slides and pulls the ball back in play to save a run for his side.
Tim Southee to Joe Root. On a length and outside off, defended towards backward point.
Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Southee with another short ball outside off, Bairstow cuts uppishly towards third man for a single.
Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Gets forward but drives it straight to mid off.
Tim Southee to Joe Root. Shortish on middle, swiped through mid-wicket for a single. 200 comes up for England!
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. Santner ends his spell with a dot ball. Bairstow goes back and punches it towards the leg side. Mitchell's figures are 10-0-57-0!
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Beats the man at 45! And that's a ton for Jonny Bairstow! He needs a lot of praise here, came out all guns blazing and has made sure that he gets a big one under his belt! Third in this format and a huge round of applause follows next. Well played, JB! Santner drops it short and it's down the leg side. The English opener gets down on one knee and pulls it past the man at short fine leg for a boundary to celebrate the milestone.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. On the leg stump, slogged towards deep square leg where Guptill makes a diving stop. A single.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Tossed up outside off, driven along the ground through cover for one,
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. Drops it short outside off, punched towards sweeper cover for a single.
Tim Southee to Joe Root. Short and very close to the off stump line, Joe looks to cut but gets beaten.
Tim Southee to Joe Root. SIX! What a hit! Woaaah! That's some way to bring up the 28th ODI fifty, Root! Well played! Jumps down the track to a length delivery and smokes it with full power over long on for a biggie.
Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Bairstow runs it down to third man for a single.
Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Back of a length ball outside off, stabbed out towards cover.
Tim Southee to Joe Root. Back of the hand delivery, Root goes back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Starts his spell with a length delivery on the pads, clipped through square leg for a single.
Tim Southee is back into the attack. 4-0-28-0 read his figures so far. Can he break this stand?
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Santner drops it short on middle, pulled towards deep square leg for a brace.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Covers the line and defends it down.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. Goes back and punches it through cover for one.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Another shout for an LBW! Slower one around off, Root once again sits down to play the reverse paddle but it goes off something towards short third man as Michell keeps pleading for an LBW. The umpire, however signals it as runs. Replays show there is no inside edge but Hawk Eye shows it to be going over the stumps.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. Shorter one outside off, punched towards sweeper cover for a single.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. A loud appeal for an LBW! Length ball, angling in on middle, Root looks to turn it around the corner but misses to get hit on the pads. Munro keeps appealing but umpire Tucker shakes his head. Replays show it's pitched in line and would have clipped the top of leg. So the umpire's call.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. Brings up the 100-run stand between the two with a clip through square leg.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. Good length ball on the pads, worked towards the leg side.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Deft! Waits for the length ball outside off, makes room does Jonny and then at the last moment he opens the face of the bat to guide it down to the third man fence. Into the 90s!
Colin Munro to Joe Root. Root eases it to long off and gets to the other end.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller and angling in on middle, worked down to long on for a single.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Quicker again, landed around off, Root nearly chips one back to Santner who fails to collect it on the bounce.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Quicker full ball around off, pushed back down the pitch.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Flatter and shorter outside off, Root goes back to cut but chops it towards point.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Slower through the air outside off, bunted back to the bowler.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. FOUR! Cheeky from Joe! A bit flatter through the air on middle and off, Root gets down and reverse paddles it over the keeper for a boundary. A premeditated shot from Root there.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Floated delivery around off, pushed towards the cover fielder.
Mitchell Santner is back.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. Once again Munro keeps it full on off, stroked back in his direction by Jonny.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. Fullish again on off, bunted back to Munro.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. SIX! Murdered! Munro drops it short on middle, Bairstow stays back and pulls it with aplomb over square leg for his fourth maximum of the game.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller in length on off, defended back to the bowler.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. Drifts it on the pads, worked behind square on the leg side for a single.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. Good stop, Southee! Munro keeps it full outside off, Joe drives it towards cover where the Kiwi pacers dives full stretch to his left and stops it with one hand to save some runs for his side.
Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Shortish and skidding off a touch, Bairstow tries working it through the leg side but gets it off the thigh pad back to the bowler.
Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Beaten! Hurls it on a back of a length, angles it away and it zips off the surface a touch. Bairstow looks to cut but the line is too close to play that shot. Gets beaten on the outside edge by a whisker.
Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Back to over the wicket and this time he fires a wide yorker outside off, Jonny crouches to squeeze it out but fails to do so.
Trent Boult to Joe Root. Goes around the wicket does Boult and angles it in on middle and leg, Root hops and clips it down to fine leg for one.
Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Drops it short on middle and leg, Bairstow pulls it off the inner half through backward square leg for another single.
Trent Boult to Joe Root. Fuller and angling away outside off, driven neatly towards sweeper cover for a single.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. Half chance! Fuller in length on middle, Jonny hits it hard and uppishly towards the bowler who can't get down in time and the ball hits his leg and goes to mid off.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. Shortish outside off, Jonny waits for it and cuts it through point for a brace.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. The batsman has driven it through mid on. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. Worked around the corner and the call is for two. However, Jonny slips as he completes one and they are happy with a run.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. Good length on middle, driven down to long on for a run.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. On the pads, Root misses the flick to get hit on the pads.
Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Another short ball outside off, JB tries to drag his pull but misses.
Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Is that glove? The umpire does not feel so. A short ball on middle, Bairstow tries to pull but it goes off something to the keeper. The Kiwis appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Replays later show that it flicked the helmet on its way.
Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman guides it to third man.
Trent Boult to Joe Root. Guides it through point for a run.
Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. DROPPED! Santner is the culprit. A sitter by his standards, really. He took a good catch before but drops the one he should have taken. On a length around off, Bairstow strokes it uppishly towards Mitchell at covers. He gets two hands to it but it bursts through and goes towards mid off for a run. They needed that too be taken as JB is looking very dangerous out there. How costly will this prove?
Trent Boult to Joe Root. Back of a length on off, pushed through covers for a run.
Trent Boult is back into the attack.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. Just behind a length on off, guided towards point for a run.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. Length around off, kept out.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. Slower ball outside off, guided down towards short third man for a run.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. On the pads, tries to clip but misses to get hit high on the pads.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Excellent effort but in vain! Feel sorry for Santner there. A short ball which is pulled towards him at square leg. He runs to his right and dives full stretch, tries to push the ball in but is not able to do so. A boundary results.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. Back of a length on off, pushed through covers for a run.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. Bowls the arm ball on middle, kept out.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. Quicker on off, cut to point.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Excellent shot! Goes down on one knee to the delivery down the leg side and sweeps it hard through square leg for a boundary.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. Fires it in on off, kept out.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Hit through covers for an easy run.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. Goes for the bouncer, it hurries onto Root as he mistimes his pull towards short fine leg for a run.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller on middle, worked down to long on for a run.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. On the pads, flicked through square leg to add a run to the total.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. On middle, clipped towards mid-wicket.
Colin Munro to Jonny Bairstow. Angles it into the pads, JB works it around the corner to change strike.
Colin Munro to Joe Root. On the stumps, worked around the corner for a run.
Colin Munro is into the attack now.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. SIX! 50-run stand up in quick time again! This time this is just chipped! Floats it up on middle, Jonny plants his front foot forward and sends it sailing over the long on fence.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman gets an inside edge and the ball hits him on the pads.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. Just short! Santner tosses this one up on middle, Bairstow pushes at it with hard hands but luckily for him it lands just in front of the bowler.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Quicker on the stumps, punched down to long off for a run.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. Fires it on the pads, worked towards square leg for a run.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Eased down to long off for a run.
Ish Sodhi to Jonny Bairstow. Flatter on off, JB keeps it out.
Ish Sodhi to Jonny Bairstow. SIX! BANG! Picked the bones out of that one! The googly on off, JB picks it up and dispatches it over the long on fence for a maximum.
Ish Sodhi to Jonny Bairstow. Flighted ball on off, guided to covers.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Flatter on the stumps, Root mistimes his pull towards square leg for a run.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Slower through the air on off, turning away. Root tries to drive but the ball takes the outside edge and goes to short third man.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Loopy ball on off, driven to covers.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. Quicker on the shorter side on off, JB chops it to point.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. Flatter on off, defended.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. Beaten! Nice bowling! Flatter on off, it turns away sharply. Jonny lunges forward and tries to defend but gets beaten.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Floats it up on off, driven through covers for a run.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Flatter on off, punched to covers.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. It's been driven superbly through the covers. They pick up a single.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. CLOSE SHAVE! A half-tracker by Sodhi on the stumps. Root rocks back and tries to pull it out of the ground but he gets an inside edge onto his boot and the ball goes agonizingly close past the leg pole and rolls towards the keeper. New Zealand need these kind of things to go their way, it is all going England's way right now.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Ish Sodhi to Jonny Bairstow. Fifty for Bairstow, it is his 7th in ODIs. An excellent innings from the opener, he has looked to attack right from the outset. He taps the flighted ball towards cover for a quick run to get to that milestone.
The ball was hit so far that it is lost. The box comes out and it has been replaced.
Ish Sodhi to Jonny Bairstow. SIX! That is out of here! Wow! What a hit! A flighted ball on middle, Bairstow tonks it over long on for a maximum.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Eased down to long off for a run.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Taps it towards cover for a quick run to end the over.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. Driven through mid off by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! This time he hits it from the middle. Mitchell floats it up on leg stump. Bairstow goes down on one knee and sweeps it hard through square leg for a boundary. 100 up for England.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. The batsman has driven it through mid on. One run added to the total.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. In the air... but Jonny gets away with it. A fuller ball on middle by Santner. Bairstow goes for the sweep but it takes the top edge but just out of the reach of short fine leg who runs to his right and stops it on the bounce.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Shortish on off, pushed through covers for a run.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Flighted ball on off, eased down to long off for a run. Just 19 from the last 5 and also a wicket. Good passage for New Zealand, the run rate though is still more than 6.
Ish Sodhi to Jonny Bairstow. The googly outside off but on the shorter side, Jonny rocks back and punches it through covers for a run.
Ish Sodhi to Jonny Bairstow. Loopy ball on off, eased to covers.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Swept hard but straight to the fielder! Floats it up on middle, Root goes down on one knee and sweeps it hard but to the fielder at deep square leg for a run.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. FOUR! Bad ball and dispatched! Short and on the stumps, Root goes down on one knee and pulls it through square leg and the ball races away.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Gives it air on off, driven to covers.
Drinks!
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Fires it on the stumps, pushed down to long on for a run.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Driven through the covers by the batsman.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. FOUR! Uses his feet well, gets to the pitch of the ball and slices it with one hand through covers for a boundary.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Floats it up on off, driven to covers.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. Flatter on off, Jonny guides it towards point and sets off for a run. Ross is quick to the ball but fails to pick it up and the batsman add a run to the score.
Mitchell Santner to Joe Root. Shortish on off, Root has all the time in the world to rock back and stroke it through covers for a run.
Ish Sodhi to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Almost gets another! A wrong 'un outside off, it dips on the batsman as he tries to drive it through the off side against the spin. The ball takes the inside edge and goes towards short fine leg for a run.
Ish Sodhi to Jonny Bairstow. Loopy ball on off, driven down to long off to change strike.
Ish Sodhi to Jonny Bairstow. The googly outside off, Jonny plants his front foot forward and defends it.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Very full on middle, eased down to long on for a run.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. 7th dot ball for Sodhi, floats it up on off, Root drives it to covers.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. It's been driven superbly through the covers.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. Full on off, driven to covers.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. Nicely bowled but it costs him runs! Slower through the air outside off, it turns away a little. Jonny tries to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes through short third man for a brace.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. On the shorter side on middle, Bairstow goes back and tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. There is a stifled appeal by the players but the umpire stays put.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. Flatter on off, Jonny lunges forward and keeps it out.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Flatter on middle, defended. A wicket maiden by Sodhi, excellent by the wrist spinner.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Loopy ball on the fuller side on off, driven to covers.
Ish Sodhi to Joe Root. Floats it up on off, kept out.
Joe Root comes out at no. 3.
Ish Sodhi to Jason Roy. OUT! It's a clean take from Santner! Sodhi strikes in his first over! Just what he was brought into the attack for by Williamson and he will be a relieved man seeing the back of Roy. Not the best of deliveries by Sodhi but he will take it. A short ball around leg stump, Roy looks to pull but he seems to have hit it twice and the ball lobs towards Santner at short fine leg. Mitchell knew it is going to die in front so he quickly runs forward, dives and grabs a brilliant low catch inches above the ground. Roy though feels it is not clean and he waits there. The umpires take it upstairs to check. Replays show that Santner's hands are underneath the ball. The Kiwis are pumped up as they needed this badly. Roy was taking the game away from them. He goes for an entertaining innings and the 77-run stand has been broken. Can the hosts pull things back now?
Has Santner taken a stunner? He certainly feels so but Roy wants it to be checked upstairs and the umpires do so. Looks clean to me.
Ish Sodhi to Jason Roy. Nicely bowled! Tosses it up on off, kept out.
Spin from both ends as Ish Sodhi comes into the attack.
Powerplay 2 signaled! Now they can place 4 fielders outside the 30-yard circle and they surely need extra protection at the moment.
Mitchell Santner to Jason Roy. Eased down to long off for a run. 77 runs from the first Powerplay, outstanding start.
Mitchell Santner to Jason Roy. TURN AND BOUNCE! Quicker on off, it turns and bounces away from the batsman who tries to cut but misses.
Mitchell Santner to Jason Roy. Flatter on off, defended.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. Fires it on middle, worked away towards square leg for a run.
Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Effortless! Santner tosses it up on off, Bairstow makes room and goes inside out over covers for a boundary.
Mitchell Santner to Jason Roy. Starts off with a low full toss on middle, Roy drives it down the ground for a run.
Spin for the first time today! Mitchell Santner is into the attack.
Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Uppish but away from the fielder! Too easy for the English men! Fullish on off, Jonny drives it uppishly but away from mid off and the ball races away. The partnership is upto 70.
Colin de Grandhomme to Jason Roy. Fuller on middle, driven down to long on for a run.
Colin de Grandhomme to Jason Roy. WIDE! Bowls it outside the leg stump, Roy goes for the flick but misses. The crowd gets excited as there is some noise as the ball passes the bat but that is off the bat hitting the pads.
Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. A little too straight by Colin, Bairstow works it around the corner for a run.
Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Fuller on off, driven crisply to mid off.
Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Not a good ball with your third man up! Short and wide outside off, Jonny cuts it through point and the ball races away.
Colin de Grandhomme to Jonny Bairstow. Good length on off, driven to covers.
Colin de Gradhomme is into the attack. He needs to provide a breakthrough here.
Trent Boult to Jason Roy. Short and wide outside off, Roy looks to cut but gets a bottom edge and the ball rolls beside the pitch.
Trent Boult to Jason Roy. Down the leg side and the umpire stretches his hands to signal it a wide.
Trent Boult to Jason Roy. FOUR! Clever batting, very clever batting! Boult comes around the wicket and bangs it in short. Roy waits for it and plays the upper cut over the keeper for another boundary.
Trent Boult to Jason Roy. The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact.
Trent Boult to Jason Roy. Full and wide outside off, the sucker ball. Roy goes after it but only connects with thin air.
Trent Boult to Jason Roy. Back of a length on off, kept out.
Trent Boult to Jason Roy. Not out! Well, it was pad first but it was pitching outside leg. I did not see that coming though. A desperate review from New Zealand to be honest. A length ball shaping back in late around middle. Roy did not account for the swing as he tries to keep it out with the bat close to the pad. The Kiwi players appeal but the umpire shakes his head. After a chat with his teammates, Williamson goes for the review. Replays show it is pad first but it has pitched outside leg and it also looks to be going over the stumps. A waste of a review by the hosts and they lose their sole one.
Is that bat or pad first? New Zealand certainly feel it is pad as they have referred for an LBW after the umpire gives it not out. Roy is the man in question. Height also can be an issue here.
Tim Southee to Jason Roy. Good length on off, pushed down to long on for an easy run. Roy moves onto 35 with that single.
Tim Southee to Jason Roy. Another length ball around off, pushed with confidence towards mid off.
Tim Southee to Jason Roy. SIX! All the way! Slower ball by Southee around off, Roy picks it and lofts it over mid off for a biggie. Fifty comes up for England in just 40 balls. This is some start!
Tim Southee to Jason Roy. Angles it into the batsman, Roy works it to mid-wicket.
Tim Southee to Jason Roy. Slower ball on off, Roy buries it onto the ground.
Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. On the pads, Bairstow flicks it through square leg. This time though there is protection in the deep and it is only a run.
Trent Boult to Jason Roy. Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. Another big over as 11 comes from it.
Trent Boult to Jason Roy. Fullish on middle, driven to mid on.
Trent Boult to Jason Roy. SIX! First of the game! Short and on middle, Roy, maybe expected it as he was into the position early to counter it. Swivels a touch and pulls it with disdain as the ball flies over the square leg fence for half a dozen. Cracking!
Trent Boult to Jason Roy. Bowls it in the avenue of apprehension. Roy blocks it.
Trent Boult to Jason Roy. Once again Roy dances down the track and this time Boult shortens his length. Jason misses the flick and is hit near the box. He is in a little pain here but seems okay to continue.
Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Five overthrows! Boult is not happy here! A good delivery by him as he lands it on a length around off, Bairstow tries to defend but gets an inside edge on the leg side. Roy calls him for a single and he obliges. The keeper is quick to the ball and has a needless shy at the bowler's end but he misses. There is nobody backing up and the ball races to the long off fence.
Tim Southee to Jason Roy. Just ahead of a length on off, Roy drives it on the up towards mid on for no runs. End of the first five overs and England are going at 7 per over here.
Tim Southee to Jason Roy. On the pads, Roy misses the flick to get hit on the thigh pad.
Tim Southee to Jason Roy. The batsman has driven it straight down the ground.
Tim Southee to Jason Roy. Offers width again outside off, Roy cuts it towards third man for a brace. The Kiwi bowlers haven't got it right here.
Tim Southee to Jason Roy. FOUR! Top class shot! Fullish on off, Roy leans into it and drives it beautifully through extra covers.
Tim Southee to Jason Roy. A huge appeal but Roy was a long way down there! Jason shimmies down the track and tries to flick the ball on off through the leg side. He misses though and it hits him high on the pads. The players appeal but the umpire shakes his head.
Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Through the gap! England off to a flier here. Once again it's the length ball, Boult offers a little width to Bairstow which is enough for him to time it past the diving cover fielder for a boundary.
Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Good length angling away form the batsman. Jonny mistimes his drive towards cover.
Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Nicely driven but for no runs! Fuller on off, Bairstow eases it off the middle but straight to Williamson to mid off.
Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. On the leg pole and Bairstow couldn't take toll of it as he flicks it straight to mid-wicket.
Trent Boult to Jonny Bairstow. Back of a length on off, Jonny keeps it out with a back foot defense.
Trent Boult to Jason Roy. Good work by Munro! Boult bowls it on the pads, too easy for Roy as he flicks it through mid-wicket. Munro gives it a chase from square leg and manages to push it back just before the ball crosses the rope. Saves a run for his side.
Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Once again on the stumps, kept out. Another over which costs 8 runs. England off to a good start.
Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Good length on middle, Bairstow pushes it back towards the bowler who has a shy at the keeper's end but it hits the batsman instead.
Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. A scrambled seam delivery on middle, Bairstow tries to push it down the ground but gets an inside edge onto his pads.
Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. On the off pole, Jonny tries to drive but it goes off the inner half towards mid off.
Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Down the ground this time! Not a lot wrong with this delivery. Fuller on middle, Jonny lofts it over mid on and once it beats the infield, there is no stopping the ball. Back-to-back boundaries.
Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Dealing in boundaries here are England. Southee errs in line and bowls it on the pads. Bairstow uses his wrists and flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. Down the leg side and the umpire signals a wide.
Trent Boult to Jason Roy. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. An expensive start by Boult, 8 runs from his first.
Trent Boult to Jason Roy. FOUR! Clumsy by Williamson there, A shorter in length ball outside off, Roy rocks back and punches it off the middle through covers. Williamson from mid off hares after it, dives and tries to push it back in but is not able to do so. The skipper will be disappointed there as he must have felt he could have stopped that.
Trent Boult to Jason Roy. Back of a length on off, guided to point.
Trent Boult to Jason Roy. Another ball just ahead of a length. Shaping back in late. Roy adjusts well and flicks it to mid-wicket.
Trent Boult to Jason Roy. EDGED BUT FOUR! Fuller around off this time by Boult, he gets it to shape back in. Roy tries to go straight but gets an inside edge which goes close past the leg pole and down to the fine leg fence. Two boundaries for Roy and both haven't been convincing.
Trent Boult to Jason Roy. Hits the length straightaway on off, it comes in a little. Roy pushes it to mid on.
Trent Boult will bowl with the second new ball. He took a fifer the last time he bowled here, can he repeat the same?
Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow. A good ball to finish! On a length closer to the off pole but not close enough for the batsman to play at it. 5 from the first over.
Tim Southee to Jason Roy. Southee goes wide of the crease and angles it on off. Roy times it well towards mid off where Williamson misfields and concedes a run.
Tim Southee to Jason Roy. Bowls it on a length around off, Roy leaves it alone.
Tim Southee to Jason Roy. Length ball around off, it straightens a touch. Roy is squared up as he tries to defend but does manage to keep it out.
Tim Southee to Jason Roy. FOUR! Off the mark in style! A little short on middle, Roy pulls it in unconvincing manner but in the gap through square leg and the ball races away.
Tim Southee to Jason Roy. A good delivery first up, gets some shape too, encouraging signs. Southee bowls it on a length outside off, it shapes away further. Roy makes a watchful leave.
So, we are all set for the action to begin. It is bright and sunny, perfect cricketing conditions. The men who matter make their way out to the middle. Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow will open the batting for the visitors. The former will be taking strike and he will be facing Tim Southee who will bowl with the first new ball. He has two slips in place waiting for the outside edge. Here we go...
PITCH REPORT - Mark Richardson says, it is a better surface than the one Pakistan and New Zealand played on earlier this summer. Further adds there is a good grass covering on top. Reckons there might be some moisture underneath it and the pacers might get some movement. Ends by saying the spinners might get some slow turn.
Eoin Morgan too wanted to bowl first as it is the first day game. Informs they are unchanged. Mentions they have to be good with bat and ball if they are to seal the series today.
Kane Williamson mentions that the wicket has been under the cover for the last couple of days so they will look to exploit it. Informs Ross Taylor comes in for Mark Chapman. Hopes to put up a complete performance in order to win this game and stay alive.
TOSS - Kane Williamson flips the coin, Eoin Morgan calls for a head but it lands the opposite. New Zealand win the toss and opt to field.
2-1 is the scoreline after 3 games, three very good games I should say and we now head to Dunedin for the 4th ODI between New Zealand and England. A must-win for the hosts if they are to keep the series alive. They though have been handed a boost by the return of their in-form batsman, Ross Taylor who missed the last game due to an injury. They would hope for him to bring the stability to the middle order which they have been lacking in the last two games. England, on the other hand, will look to seal the series here today. They are unlikely to make any changes to their eleven from the last game as all their players have stepped up whenever required. Eoin Morgan will hope for the same to continue. Let us hope for another cracking encounter as we welcome you to our coverage. Toss coming up in just a bit...
It's been one heck of a series. It all started with New Zealand winning the first ODI only for England to come from behind and take the next two. It was an important one for the hosts today and they have come out victorious by chasing a mountain of runs. What this match has done is, it has made the final ODI the decider. Something that we as cricket fans die for. Tune in on 10th March at 1100 Local (2200 GMT previous day) to catch all the action. Until then, goodbye and cheers!
Man of the match, Ross Taylor says this knock will be right up there in the top drawer. Is really happy to have stayed till the end and pull it off for his side. Mentions the partnerships with Williamson and Latham were crucial and credits them as well. Adds the communication between them is phenomenal and that he enjoys batting with them. On the injury, he said he was really struggling to run between the wickets and informs when he just crossed 100, the physio asked him whether he wants to bat or leave the field. Smiles and says he is glad that he decided to bat on. Reckons one can't win a game in the first 10 overs but can surely lose it. Informs it's his birthday tomorrow and he wanted to win to enjoy it.
Victorious New Zealand skipper, Kane Williamson also calls it a great game of cricket. Is delighted with the win and that his side thrived under pressure pleases him all the more. Gives a lot of credit to his bowlers with the way they bowled in the second half. Is short of words to describe Ross Taylor's innings and calls it one of the best knocks he has witnessed in a run chase. Admits the intensity was dropped a bit at the start of the first innings but is proud of the boys to gain it back. On the surface, he feels it was a great one and didn't change much throughout the course of the game. Wishes Taylor a speedy recovery and hopes that he plays the next game too.
England skipper, Eoin Morgan starts by saying it was a beauty of a game. Smiles and says it was a good match as the crowd was thoroughly entertained. Adds there was a bit of moisture at the toss and he would have done exactly what Williamson did. States they were very much in the game as their openers set it up beautifully but the collapse towards the end has hurt them big time. Tells us that they bat deep and usually they go hard in that situation, today they just couldn't manage to do it. Credits the hosts' bowlers for pulling things back. Praises Ross Taylor for his outstanding knock which took the game away from them.
Also not to forget the comeback the Kiwis made with the ball towards the end of the first innings. It was that effort which kept them in the game. At one stage when Root and Bairstow were going great guns, 400 looked possible but an inspirational bowling performance by Sodhi saw them getting bundled out for a total which the home side, in the end, chased down quite comfortably. Stay tuned for the presentation in a while.
Colin de Grandhomme came in after that and played his shots but there was some drama towards the end as Chris Woakes and Tom Curran bowled a few tight overs and also picked the wicket of Colin de Grandhomme. But Ross Taylor stayed there till the end and ensured he took his team over the finish line.
It all started with New Zealand losing both their openers for a duck with Chris Woakes picking one and Mark Wood taking one. They looked down and out at 2-2. But then Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor joined forces and counter-attacked. They stitched a 84-run stand which did give them a little momentum. However, when Kane Williamson was adjudged out caught behind of Ben Stokes, it seemed like the Kiwis would once again go onto the back foot. That was not the case though. Ross Taylor continued milking the bowlers and Tom Latham joined the party after that. The southpaw did ride his luck as he was dropped once and he survived a few close calls but the two stitched a match defining 187-run stand, giving the spinners and the pacers a pounding in the course before the left-hander departed.
PHEW! What a game, take a bow Ross Taylor. He walks off to a standing ovation by the crowd, by his teammates and he deserves every bit of it. What a run chase and how well did he construct it. The hosts continue their domination on this ground and this victory will surely be one of their best.
Tom Curran to Henry Nicholls. SIX! BANG! The drama does not last for long as Nicholls finishes it in style! The series is ON! It is 2-2. A full ball on leg stump, Nicholls flicks it over the square leg fence for a biggie. A cool and calm celebration by Henry. He gives Ross Taylor a high-five as NEW ZEALAND WIN BY 5 WICKETS!
Tom Curran to Henry Nicholls. Drama, drama right at the end. Another dot. 3 now from 4. A full ball on off, Nicholls smashes it to mid off.
Tom Curran to Henry Nicholls. It is all happening out there, an LBW appeal, a run out missed and what not. A fuller ball around leg stump. Nicholls goes for the slog but misses to get hit on the pads. The bowler starts appealing as the batsman sets off for a run. He though is sent back by his partner as the point fielder is quick to the ball. Nicholls slips as he turns but the fielder misses his shy and Henry makes it back. A dot but, 3 needed off 5.
Just 3 needed off the final over. Tom Curran will be the one bowling it. Can he pull this off?
Chris Woakes to Henry Nicholls. Very full on middle worked through mid-wicket for a run.
Chris Woakes to Ross Taylor. A yorker on off, hit towards mid off for a run.
Chris Woakes to Ross Taylor. A short ball outside off, Taylor tries to pull but gets beaten.
Chris Woakes to Henry Nicholls. Slower ball outside off, eased through covers for a run.
Chris Woakes to Ross Taylor. Full and outside off, drilled through covers for a run. He is holding his arm now after hitting that shot, might have gotten a jerk there.
Chris Woakes to Ross Taylor. SIX! There she goes! A full toss, Taylor who is seeing the ball like a football out there deposits it in the stands at mid-wicket.
Tom Curran to Henry Nicholls. A yorker outside off, jammed out to covers. 13 from 12.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. Smart batting! He has been doing this all day. Good length on off, guided down to third man for a run.
Tom Curran to Henry Nicholls. Not watching the ball is Henry! Short and a slower one. Nicholls is completely foxed as he is early into the pull. He anyhow manages to get a bottom edge and down to third man for a run. 14 from 14 now.
Tom Curran to Henry Nicholls. A slower ball and on a shorter length. Nicholls tries to pull but gets a bottom edge back to the bowler.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. Smart batting! Watchfully flicks it through square leg and runs a single.
Tom Curran to Henry Nicholls. Slower ball on leg stump, tucked around the corner for a run. Singles is all they need, no need of anything fancy.
Chris Woakes to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Through extra covers! That should probably seal the game. A very full ball outside off, Taylor smashes it through covers for a boundary. 15 runs from the other and NZ need 17 from 18 balls now.
Chris Woakes to Ross Taylor. Brilliant effort by the fielder in the deep! A full ball outside off, Taylor carves it away on the off side. He runs one and somehow manages to go for the second and completes it in the end. The crowd is on its feet here for this man, what an effort from him!
Chris Woakes to Ross Taylor. SIX! BOOM! A rare bad ball by Woakes and that has cost him. Right in the slot, full and on off. Taylor sends it over the long on fence for a much-needed biggie. 23 in 20 now. Just a difference of 3 between balls and runs.
Chris Woakes to Henry Nicholls. A very full ball on middle, worked through mid-wicket for a run.
Chris Woakes to Ross Taylor. Excellent bowling! Woakes knows Taylor is looking to go on side so he fires it full outside off wanting Taylor to go for a wild slog. Taylor however, plays the ball on its merit and strokes it through point but only for a run as he can't go for the second.
Chris Woakes to Henry Nicholls. Fuller on off, driven through covers for a run.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. A dot to finish! Just 2 from this, 5 from the last 2 overs. A yorker on middle, Taylor gets an inside edge onto his boots. The players make a huge appeal, an ambitious one but the umpire shakes his head. Ross is down in agony and he needs to be treated again. 32 in 24, they need exactly 8 per over. The margin between ball and runs increasing now.
Tom Curran to Henry Nicholls. Fuller on off, driven through covers for a run.
Henry Nicholls strides out to the middle.
Tom Curran to Colin de Grandhomme. OUT! De Grandhomme has carved it straight to Chris Woakes! A timely wicket for England. This game is still on, folks. A good last over and now only 1 run and a wicket off the first four balls in this. Curran doles out a low full toss outside off, Colin smashes it straight to backward point where Woakes takes a sharp catch. They go upstairs to check the front foot but it is fine. A good cameo by Colin comes to an end but at the wrong time. England trying to fight their way back. 33 needed in 26 balls.
Tom Curran to Colin de Grandhomme. Another dot! 1 from the first three! A low full toss again. De Grandhomme this time can't take toll of it and he drives it to covers.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. Fuller on middle, worked down to long on for a run.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. A full toss, Taylor drives it to mid off and he can't run. Dot to begin with.
Chris Woakes to Colin de Grandhomme. A dot to finish! Just three from the over. England need two or three overs more like this. Short and wide outside off, Colin tries to cut it with all his force but misses. 34 now from 30.
Chris Woakes to Ross Taylor. Taylor hits it in the gap but can only run one! A short ball on middle, Taylor pulls it through square leg. The fielder in the deep runs to his left, dives and only concedes one.
Chris Woakes to Ross Taylor. Full outside off, drilled to mid off.
Chris Woakes to Colin de Grandhomme. Very good bowling here! Very full outside off, can't do a lot with that delivery as de Grandhomme jams it out towards point for a run.
Chris Woakes to Ross Taylor. A full toss on middle, eased down to long on and Taylor limps to the other end. 300 up for New Zealand only 36 needed now.
Chris Woakes to Ross Taylor. Full and wide outside off, Taylor swings his bat but only connects with thin air.
Chris Woakes is back on.
Tom Curran to Colin de Grandhomme. Excellent delivery! A yorker on middle, Colin digs it out. A dot to finish but the damage has been done in this over. 14 from it.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. Back of a length outside off, guided down to third man for a run.
Tom Curran to Colin de Grandhomme. Shorter in length on off, pulled through square leg for a run. 13 runs from the over so far.
Tom Curran to Colin de Grandhomme. SIX! Effortless! Slower ball on middle, Colin nonchalantly flicks it over the square leg fence for a biggie. 39 in 39 is the equation. Run-a-ball is what it has all come down to now.
Tom Curran to Colin de Grandhomme. Slower ball on off, Colin tries to work it on the on side for a run but gets an inside edge onto his pads.
Tom Curran to Colin de Grandhomme. SIX! Colin de Grandhomme means business here! He is on fire since the time he has come out. Short and on middle, uses the pace of the bowler as he ramps it over the keeper and it goes sailing over the third man fence for a maximum.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Tossed up wider outside off, Taylor takes a long stride forward and with those strong bottom hands he drills it through extra cover for a brace. 12 from Rashid's last over and he finishes with figures of 10-0-74-0!
Adil Rashid to Colin de Grandhomme. Leans ahead and drives it past the cover region for one.
Adil Rashid to Colin de Grandhomme. FOUR! More runs! Tossed up wider outside off, de Grandhomme makes room and lofts it over extra cover to find the fence again.
Adil Rashid to Colin de Grandhomme. FOUR! Downtown! Tossed up delivery around middle and off, Colin hits it straight down the ground and picks up a boundary.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Loops it up around off, Ross looks to slog sweep it but gets it off the inner half towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Tossed up outside off, skidding off the surface, Taylor looks to cut but chops it towards point.
Colin de Grandhomme walks out to bat.
Tom Curran to Tom Latham. OUT! The 187-run partnership has been broken! Latham is the man who has been dismissed after playing an excellent knock. But after already getting a boundary in this over, was this shot needed? England won't mind though as Curran bowls a slower ball on off which completely deceives Latham. He tries to go big but slices it towards Moeen Ali at covers who stations himself under it and takes it. A ray of hope here for England, 63 needed off 48 balls.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. A short delivery which has been pulled away. They pick up a single.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. FOUR! 150 up Ross Taylor, what an innings it has been from this man. Even though he is struggling with an injury, he is just milking the runs. A true champion. He squeezes this full ball outside off through point. The fielder in the deep does get a hand to it but can't stop it.
Tom Curran to Tom Latham. Angles it into the batsman, eased down to long on for a run. Just three form the first three.
This is exactly where England faltered. 267 was the score when they lost Bairstow and it led to a collapse. Is that going to hurt them? We shall wait and find out...
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. Slower short ball on middle, pulled through square leg for a run.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. Fuller on middle, Taylor goes for the paddle but hits it straight to short fine leg.
Tom Curran is back on.
Adil Rashid to Tom Latham. Nails the reverse sweep but straight to short third man. 70 needed in 54.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Mistimes his heave through mid-wicket for a run.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. SIX! Why run singles when you can tonk them out of the ground? Rashid tosses it up on middle, Taylor lines behind it and dispatches it over the long on fence for a maximum.
Adil Rashid to Tom Latham. Makes use of his feet again and flicks it in the gap between deep mid-wicket and long on but only gets one as Taylor is struggling.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Eases it down the ground to long on for an easy run.
Adil Rashid to Tom Latham. Uses his feet and works it down to long on for a run.
Adil Rashid is back on.
Mark Wood to Tom Latham. A single to end the over, 15 off it. Shorter on middle, worked around the corner for a run.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. Drills this through covers but only for a run.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Make that three in row! 82 more needed! Taylor wants to end it early. Short and wide outside off, he loves cutting it and does exactly that as he slaps it through point for a boundary.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Second boundary of the over! Once again it is a lucky one! Full and wide outside off. Taylor throws the kitchen sink at it and gets an outside edge past the diving keeper for another boundary.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. WIDE! Outside off, Taylor leaves it and the umpire calls it a wide.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Up and over! Short ball outside off, Taylor cuts it high up in the air. It goes over point but away from the third man fielder for a boundary.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. Good bowling by Wood. Bowls it wide outside off, wanting Taylor to go over the off side. The batsman does try but does not connect.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. The fielder goes for a direct hit but misses the stumps. One run added to the total. 95 more needed now. New Zealand in control.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. EDGY FOUR! Taylor won't mind though! On a length around off, Taylor looks to heave it on the leg side but the ball takes the top edge and goes over the vacant slip cordon for a boundary.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. WIDE! The pressure is getting to Stokes here. A slower ball which is way down the leg side, it must have slipped out of his hands and the umpire signals a wide.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. SIX! BOOM! That has gone a long way! Stokes bowls it just where Taylor likes it, full on middle. Taylor sends it sailing over the mid-wicket fence for half a dozen.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. Gets under the ball and drives it down towards mid on. Latham comes down the track in search of a single but Taylor sends him back.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. Uppish but safe! Short ball and a lot of room on offer, Tom looks to cut it hard but does so aerially past backward point for a single.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. Stokes angles it into the pads, Taylor is happy to milk a single by clipping it through mid-wicket.
Ross Taylor once again calls for the physio and is strapping up his thigh area.
Mark Wood to Tom Latham. FOUR! A much-needed boundary! Fuller ball on the pads, Latham just chips it nonchalantly over mid on. Root gives it a chase, slides and tries to pull the ball back in play but fails to do so. A boundary results! 109 needed from 72 balls now.
Mark Wood to Tom Latham. Back of a length outside off, steered straight to the point fielder.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. Angling in on middle, another mistimed pulled by Taylor towards mid-wicket for a single. He is really struggling out there, isn't able to run.
Mark Wood to Tom Latham. Dishes out a low full toss on the pads, whipped away past the man at mid-wicket for a single.
Mark Wood to Tom Latham. Shortish outside off, TL hops back and defends it back down the pitch.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. Attacks the stumps does Mark, Ross looks to swipe it across the line but mistimes it behind square on the leg side for a single.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. Good length delivery outside off, pushed towards cover. 116 needed off 78 balls.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. Hops and with an angled blade Taylor guides it down to third man. He looks uncomfortable as soon as he started to run.
Ross Taylor after the dive seems to have pulled his quad muscle. He is getting a bit of treatment. His side would hope that he's fine.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. Misfield! England are feeling the pressure now! Taylor cuts it fiercely towards backward point where Roy lets it through. They want another one and the throw from the deep is a good one as Taylor has to dive to get back in.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. Latham punches it towards cover and calls through for a single. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but no harm done.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. SIX! Pummeled! New Zealand have started to fire now! It's a length delivery, angling in towards middle, Tom walks across and short-arm pulls it over deep square leg. Boom!
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. Shortish outside off, dabbed towards short third man for a single.
Double change as Ben Stokes comes on to bowl.
Mark Wood to Tom Latham. SIX! What a hit! Fifty comes up for Latham with the meaty blow. Wood comes from around the wicket and angles it in on middle and leg, Tom stays back and just drops kicks it over deep square leg for a maximum all the way. 14 coming from that over, a good one for the hosts.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. Looks to cut again but gets it off the edge down to third man for a single.
Mark Wood to Tom Latham. Shortish on middle and leg, Tom Latham inside edges it on the pads as the ball rolls beside the pitch. Taylor calls him through for a single. Wood charges towards the ball and tries to kick it onto the stumps but misses.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. Another one on a similar length, it's cut away fine down to third man where Rashid cuts it off. A single taken.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Flayed! Short and a tinge of width on offer. Enough for Taylor to slap it over the backward point fielder for a boundary. 200 up for the Kiwis.
Mark Wood to Tom Latham. Back of a length delivery outside off, a nice punch through cover for a single.
Mark Wood is brought back into the attack. He has given 29 runs and has picked up a wicket in the 5 overs that he has bowled so far.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Flatter again outside off, Ross wants to cut but ends up chopping it once again towards point.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Comes down the track but ends up pushing it back to the bowler.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Flatter and closer to off stump, Ross chops it towards point.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. 19th ODI ton for the experienced campaigner! Well played, Rosco! Goes back and cuts it behind point for a double to bring up the milestone. Can he take his side home?
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Floats it up on the stumps, Ross drives it back to the bowler.
Adil Rashid to Tom Latham. Very full around leg, Latham digs it out towards mid-wicket. Rashid himself runs after the ball as the batsmen take a run.
Drinks are on the field.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Glorious! Takes Taylor to 98 now. Ali fires it full around middle and off, Ross makes a bit of room and creams it past the diving cover fielder for a boundary to end the over. 10 from it, NZ need 144 more to win.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. Gets down and sweeps it towards the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Another single taken.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Fired on leg, whipped to deep square leg for a single.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Quicker one on the stumps, RT looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Drilled it! That brings up the century stand between Taylor and Latham. These two have kept NZ in the hunt. Tossed up ball outside off, Ross bashes it through cover for a boundary to start the over.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Cuts it behind point for a single.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Good effort from Bairstow again! Nearly pulled off a stunner. Adil bowls a short ball on the stumps, Ross goes back and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. Jonny moves across to his right, sticks his right hand out and nearly plucks it but the ball doesn't stick. Instead it trickles away to the fence.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.
Adil Rashid to Tom Latham. Stumping chance missed! Buttler was busy appealing for the LBW! Tom dances down the track, a long way down the track in fact to flick but misses. It goes off the pads as Jos ducks under it and keeps appealing for an LBW. The umpire turns it down and a leg bye is also signaled. Replays show it would have gone on to hit the stumps.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Flatter one around leg, clipped towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Bowls a googly, Taylor takes a stride forward and pushes it back to Rashid.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. Good running! Tom flicks it with soft hands towards mid-wicket and calls for two. Jonny from the deep charges towards the ball, picks it up and fires it at the non-striker's end but misses. The stand moves to 89 now.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Drills a tossed up ball through cover for a single.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. Uses his feet to a flatter delivery and wrists it away towards mid-wicket for a single.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. Flighted ball around middle, Tom sweeps it towards deep mid-wicket where it is stopped inside the boundary line with a dive. Two more taken.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Clips it behind square leg and gets one. This ball stayed a bit low as well.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Tossed up ball outside off, worked with the spin towards square leg.
Adil Rashid to Tom Latham. Tossed up around middle and leg, Tom wrists it through backward square leg and gets two for doing so.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Rashid drops it short, Ross rocks back immediately and pulls it powerfully towards deep mid-wicket where Bairstow comes running to his right and dives to keep them down to one. Exceptional!
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Quicker ball around off, Taylor presses forward and defends.
Adil Rashid to Tom Latham. Uses his feet to a tossed up ball and clips it towards mid-wicket for one.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Tossed up outside off, Ross drives it towards cover where the fielder half stops it. A single taken.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Short and quicker through the air, chopped to point.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Taps it off the back foot towards backward square leg to keep strike.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. Too full and straight, Latham looks to play the reverse sweep but doesn't connect.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Worked with the spin through square leg for a single.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. Huge shout for an LBW! Ali keeps it full on the stumps, Tom comes down the track to flick but misses and wears it on the pads as the ball rolls towards point. The batsmen cross for a leg bye but Moeen is busy appealing. The umpire, however shakes his head. Replays show it's pitched in line and would have gone on to hit the stumps. So, it wasn't a bad appeal!
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. FOUR! So, so close! Ali fires it full on the stumps, Latham once again wants to play the sweep but gets a bottom edge through his legs and past the stumps towards fine leg for a streaky boundary.
Adil Rashid to Tom Latham. Around middle and leg, flicked towards mid-wicket for a single.
Adil Rashid to Tom Latham. Floated delivery outside off, Tom nails the reverse sweep towards deep square leg where Root dives to keep them down to two.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Quicker and flatter again, this time around middle and leg. Clipped through mid-wicket for a single.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Quicker and shorter in length outside off, Taylor punches it square on the off side and gets a brace. 150 comes up for his side!
Adil Rashid to Tom Latham. This time he gets down and plays the conventional sweep towards deep square leg for a single.
Adil Rashid to Tom Latham. Quicker and flatter through the air, reverse swept through cover-point for a brace.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. Jumps down the track and eases it down to long on for a single. 13 off the over and NZ need another 190 to win.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Goes back and tucks it through square leg for one.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. SIX! Flies over! Tossed up around off, spinning back in, Taylor gets down to sweep but gets it off the top edge. Doesn't matter as he had enough meat to send it sailing over the backward square leg fence for half a dozen.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Clever play from Ross! Ali goes fuller outside off, Taylor gets into the position early and reverse sweeps it fine down towards third man for a boundary to bring up the 50-run stand between the two. Replays show it had come off the back of the bat.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Fires it on off, Taylor drives it towards mid on.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. Flatter one on the stumps, TL looks to play the reverse sweep but gets it off the back of the bat to short fine leg for a single.
Adil Rashid to Tom Latham. Tom skips down the track and nearly yorks himself. Jams it out over the bowler and will get a single.
Adil Rashid to Tom Latham. Latham tries to play the reverse sweep but misses as this leg break turns towards leg and he gets rapped on the pads.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Rashid gives it some more flight, lands it full outside off, Taylor smashes it down to long off for just a single.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Loopy leg break around middle and leg, tucked through mid-wicket and scampers through for a double.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Bowls a googly, it skids off the deck, Taylor waits for it and nearly is done in by it. Luckily for him he manages to keep it out.
Adil Rashid to Tom Latham. Tossed up delivery from over the wicket, Latham gets down to sweep but gets it off the inner half towards short fine leg.
Adil Rashid is brought back into the attack.
Adil Rashid is back on.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Ball hits the batsman low on the pads.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Tosses it up on off, driven back towards the bowler who dives to his right and fields the ball. He bumps into the batsman who falls onto the ground.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Tosses it up outside off, Taylor defends it.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. Comes down the track and works it through mid-wicket for a run.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Eases it down the ground for a run.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. Sweeps it all along the ground for a run.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. Due to the extra man brought in the cover region. Latham shuffles across and tries to flick but the ball takes the outside edge due to the angle. it goes down to third man for a run.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. A good shot but not a boundary! Short and outside off, Latham reaches out for it and slaps it through covers. The player in the deep runs to his left, dives and keeps it down to two.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. Shortish on off, pulled towards mid-wicket for a single.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. On a length around off, pushed through covers for a run.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. Slower ball on off, Taylor checks his shot back towards the bowler. Stokes gets a hand to it and deflects it towards cover and the batsmen take a run.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. Good length on off, kept out solidly. Just one from the last 7 balls.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Just a single from this over! Tosses it up on off, worked through square leg for a run. A few tight overs here by England, the rate is going up, New Zealand need a move on here.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Five dots in a row! Pressure building! Loopy ball on off, driven to covers.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Four dots in a row! Fuller on middle, Taylor flicks it to mid-wicket.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Worked with the spin to mid-wicket.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Floats it up on off, turning back in. Taylor misses the flick to get hit on the pads. There is a stifled appeal by the players but the umpire stays put.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Slower through the air on off, defended.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. Slower delivery but on the pads, flicked through square leg for a run.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. Fuller on off, driven towards mid off for a quick run.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. Slower ball on middle, kept out.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. On a length around off, pushed to mid off.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. A bumper on middle, Taylor tries to pull but it goes off the top edge but well short of the fielder at deep square leg for a run.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. Angles it into the batsman who works it towards mid-wicket.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Works it with the turn through square leg for a run.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. Fires it on the stumps, pushed to covers.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. Flatter on off, played to point.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. Comes down the track and takes it on the full. Can't find the gap though as he hits it to covers.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Shuffles acorss and works it with the spin down to long on for a run.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. Very full outside off, drives it on the bounce to covers. 224 more needed now.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. Length outside off, guided down to third man for a run.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. The batsman has driven it through mid off. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. Works it around the corner for a run.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. On a length around off, guided down to third man for a run.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. 42nd fifty in ODIs for Taylor. His good form in this series continues. Missed the last game but that didn't affect his form. Flicks this ball towards fine leg for a run and acknowledges the applause of the crowd. Ross knows his job is not done yet and needs to carry on.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. SIX! An over which started with a drop catch ends with a maximum! Short ball on middle, Latham rocks back and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. Floats it up on off, defended.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Moeen Ali to Ross Taylor. Very full on off, Taylor drives it through covers for a run.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. Flatter on off, pushed through covers for a run.
Moeen Ali to Tom Latham. DROPPED! Moeen almost had Latham again! He tosses it up on middle, Tom tries to play across the line but closes the bat face early, he gets a leading edge back to the bowler who has three attempts at it but can't hang on. Another English bowler could have struck on his first ball. Nevertheless, a reprieve for Latham, he would now look to make the most of it.
Moeen Ali is into the attack.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. On a length around off, Latham guides it down to third man for a run.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. On a length around off, it takes off the surface. Taylor defends it.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. NOT OUT! Pitched outside leg! England too lose their sole review now. That never looked out to be honest. Stokes bowls it full around leg stump. Latham misses the flick to get hit on the pads. The players appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Stokes though feels Latham is a goner and he convinces his captain to review it. His captain does so and Hot Spot at first shows a mark on the bat but there is nothing on Ultra Edge. Hawk Eye later on shows the ball is pitching outside leg. The on-field call stays and a leg bye has been added to the total.
Review time! England review now as Stokes feels he has Latham LBW. The umpire does not feel so as the it seems to be pitching outside leg.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. Shorter in length on off, Latham tries to tap and run but there is not a run in it.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. Excellent stop! Back of a length on off, pushed towards point where the fielder dives to his right and makes a very good stop. He also has a shy at the non striker's end as Taylor had taken a start but misses.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. Length ball around off, defended.
Tom Curran to Tom Latham. Fuller on the pads, flicked through mid on for a run.
Tom Curran to Tom Latham. Comes around the wicket to the left hander and lands it on a length around off. Defended.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. On a length outside off, guided down to third man for a run.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. FOUR! That has been hit with authority! Short, this time it came at a good height for the batsman. He rocks back and pulls it with disdain beating the dive of the fielder in the deep for a boundary.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. Good bowling! A surprise bouncer on middle, Taylor is surprised by it as he goes for the pull but is beaten by pace.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. Back of a length on off, punched through covers for a run.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. A short delivery which has been pulled away.
Ben Stokes to Ross Taylor. Angles it into the batsman, flicks it through fine leg for a run.
Ben Stokes to Tom Latham. On the pads, worked around the corner for a run.
Tom Latham is the new man in, replacing Williamson.
Ben Stokes to Kane Williamson. OUT! Gone! Stokes gets the big wicket and once again an English bowler strikes off his first ball. A similar way to how Root got out earlier today. A short ball down the leg side, Williamson goes for the pull but only manages to glove it to Buttler who accepts it and appeals. The umpire gives it a thought and then raises his finger. Huge breakthrough for England and they have broken the 84-run stand. Williamson walks back in disappointment as he falls 5 short of his fifty. New Zealand's woes deepen as they still need another 250 runs. Wait... hold on, Williamson was not disappointed about his shot, he was disappointed as he had not gloved it as there was no spike on Snicko as it passed the bat. Well, there is nothing he could do as Munro wasted the review very early in the innings. Nevertheless, England won't mind as they have dented the hopes of New Zealand chasing this target down.
Ben Stokes is into the attack.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. Hangs back to a short ball and taps it towards backward point. Wants a run but Roy is quick to deny them.
Tom Curran to Kane Williamson. Drops it on a back of a length outside off, punched towards sweeper cover for a single.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. Short ball, too close outside off, Taylor goes deep in the crease to cut it down to third man for a single.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. Curran bangs in a short one and directs it towards the batsman. Taylor picks it up but is a tad early in pulling it across. Gets beaten.
Tom Curran to Kane Williamson. Now stays back and steers it down to third man to get off strike.
Tom Curran to Kane Williamson. Up and over! On a length outside off, Kane comes down the track and lofts it over a leaping extra cover fielder for a couple.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Bread and butter for Taylor! Rashid sends it flatter but the length his short outside off. Ross rocks back and with those quick hands his cut it behind point for a rocketing boundary.
Adil Rashid to Kane Williamson. Tossed up on off, driven through cover for a single.
Adil Rashid to Kane Williamson. What a stop from Stokes! Drops it short on middle, Williamson rocks back and pulls it towards mid-wicket. Stokes initially was moving to his right but then adjusts and quickly dives to his left and stops it with one hand. Stunning! Saved a certain boundary.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Quicker through the air around middle and leg, Taylor goes back and clips it through mid-wicket for a single.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Tosses it up on off, kept out.
Adil Rashid to Kane Williamson. Flatter on middle, whipped through mid-wicket for a run.
Tom Curran to Kane Williamson. Guides it down to third man for a run. 7 from the over, just what they need of each over.
Tom Curran to Kane Williamson. Excellent stop! Fuller on off, Williamson times it through covers. The fielder in the deep runs to his right, dives and keeps it down to two.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. Another run! Down the leg side, tucked towards fine leg for a run.
Tom Curran to Kane Williamson. Back of a length on off, pushed through point for a run. Good batting, if the boundaries are not coming, keep the singles ticking over.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. On the pads, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.
Tom Curran to Kane Williamson. Angles it on middle, worked through square leg for a run.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Gives it air on off, Taylor lunges forward and keeps it out.
Adil Rashid to Kane Williamson. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Adil Rashid to Kane Williamson. SIX! Once again uses his feet, he does not get to the pitch of the ball though but still goes on with his shot and lofts it over long on for half a dozen.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Advances down the track and works it around the corner for a run.
Adil Rashid to Kane Williamson. Tosses it up on off, driven through covers for a run.
Adil Rashid to Kane Williamson. Dances down the track and tries to defend but misses to get hit on the pads. The keeper appeals but the umpire shakes his head.
Tom Curran to Kane Williamson. Length outside off, guided down to third man for a run.
Tom Curran to Kane Williamson. Almost chops it on! Williamson tries to run down a delivery that was too close to him. The ball takes the inside edge and hits his pads.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. Back of a length on off, Taylor shimmies down the track and works it towards point for a run.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. On middle, worked to mid-wicket.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. On off, worked to mid-wicket.
Tom Curran to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Welcome Curran! He errs in line and bowls it on the pads, Taylor flicks it through backward square leg and there is no stopping that ball.
Tom Curran is into the attack.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. 50-run stand up between the two, still a long way to go.
Adil Rashid to Kane Williamson. The googly on off, Williamson picks it and pulls it through mid-wicket for a run.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. A low full toss on the leg side, Taylor sweeps it off the toe end of the bat down to fine leg for a run. 50 up for the Kiwis.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. Floats it up on off, kept out.
Adil Rashid to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Bad ball! Short again and also offers width. Taylor cashes in on it and cuts it through point and into the fence. The partnership is now 47 between the two.
Adil Rashid to Kane Williamson. Short ball but Williamson could not take full toll of it as he pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Spin! Adil Rashid comes into the attack.
Powerplay 2 has been signaled! Now a maximum of 4 fielders can be placed outside the circle till the 40th over.
Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Good running! A single to end the Powerplay, a good one for England. Williamson taps it towards the off side and gets to the other end.
Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Good length on off, defended.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. Good batting! Follows the boundaries up with a run. On a length around off, guided down to third man for a run.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. FOUR! 10 runs from the last two balls! New Zealand getting a move on here. On the pads, Taylor helps it on its way through fine leg and the ball races away.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. SIX! All the way! First of this innings! A short ball, not that short on middle. Taylor walks down the track a little and pulls it over the fine leg fence for a biggie.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. Angles it into the batsman. Taylor works it to mid-wicket.
Chris Woakes to Kane Williamson. Length ball around off, pushed to covers.
Chris Woakes to Ross Taylor. On the pads, Taylor misses the flick and the ball hits the pads and rolls towards square leg. The batsmen take a leg bye.
Chris Woakes to Kane Williamson. Shortish outside off, Williamson cuts it hard towards point where Roy misfields and concedes a run.
Chris Woakes to Kane Williamson. Back of a length on middle, defended to mid on.
Chris Woakes to Kane Williamson. FOUR! What placement! They have 3 men near the point region but he picks the gap to perfection! Length outside off, Williamson waits for it and guides it through cover-point and the ball races away. 306 more needed.
Chris Woakes to Kane Williamson. Fullish on middle, driven to mid on.
Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Another length ball around off, guided down towards third man for a run.
Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Overthrow! Just ahead of a length on off, Williamson drives it straight to cover where Bairstow has a needless shy at the non-striker's end but misses. There is nobody backing up and the batsmen run two overthrows.
Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. FOUR! Might be a strong off side field but placement was perfect. Short and wide outside off, Williamson cuts it through point and the ball races away.
Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. On a length around middle, whipped to mid on.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. Short ball on middle, Taylor pulls it along the ground towards deep square leg for a run.
Chris Woakes to Kane Williamson. Length ball on off, Williamson solidly keeps it out.
Chris Woakes to Ross Taylor. Shorter in length around off, cut through point for a run.
Chris Woakes to Ross Taylor. Fuller on middle, eased to mid on.
Chris Woakes to Ross Taylor. On a length on off, defended back to the bowler.
Chris Woakes to Ross Taylor. Fullish on the pads, flicked to mid-wicket.
Chris Woakes to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Wonderful! All timing from Taylor. Slightly fuller on off, Taylor leans into it and times it through covers to find the fence.
Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. A dot to finish! Length ball on off, kept out.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. Goes wide of the crease and angles it into the pads, Taylor flicks it down to fine leg for a single.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. On off, Taylor tries to force it through the off side but mistimes it to covers.
Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Good length outside off, guided down to third man to change strike.
Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. FOUR! Top shot! Full and on middle, Williamson drives it straight down the ground where there are no fielders placed and a boundary results.
Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Fullish ball on middle, eased down to mid on.
Chris Woakes to Kane Williamson. Shorter in length on middle, Williamson whips it towards wide mid on for a run.
Chris Woakes to Kane Williamson. Streaky runs! On a length around off, Williamson tries to defend it but gets an inside edge which goes close past the leg pole and down towards fine leg for a brace.
Chris Woakes to Kane Williamson. Make that 16. On the stumps, Williamson plays it back to the bowler.
Chris Woakes to Kane Williamson. Back of a length on off, pushed to covers. 15 dots in a row for Woakes.
Chris Woakes to Kane Williamson. Length ball around off, kept out.
Chris Woakes to Ross Taylor. On a length outside off, Taylor guides it down to third man for a run.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. Taylor is away as he flicks this ball down to fine leg for an easy run. Just a run from this over! 3 from the first 4 overs and also two wickets down. A sorry-looking start when you are chasing 336.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. Fullish on off, driven to mid off.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. Once again gives no room to the batsman and bowls it tight on the stumps. Taylor guides it to point.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. Fuller on the pads, Taylor can't find the gap as he flicks it to mid-wicket.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. Good length around middle, blocked confidently.
Mark Wood to Ross Taylor. Length ball around off, Taylor defends it solidly.
Chris Woakes to Kane Williamson. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. Second consecutive maiden for Woakes, this one is a wicket maiden though.
Chris Woakes to Kane Williamson. Back of a length on off, guided to covers.
Ross Taylor walks out to the middle.
Chris Woakes to Martin Guptill. OUT! In the air... caught! Guptill is the man walking back now. Two wickets in two overs for England and both the Kiwi openers are back in the hut for a duck. All those dot balls have brought about a wicket. Guptill walks down the track and Woakes bangs it a little short. Martin tries to go big but only manages to hit it up in the air towards cover where Ben Stokes runs towards the ball, settles under it and takes it easily. Another big wicket for England and New Zealand are in deep, deep trouble here.
Chris Woakes to Martin Guptill. The batsman gets a bottom edge on that one.
Chris Woakes to Martin Guptill. Good length on off, kept out.
Chris Woakes to Martin Guptill. On a length, angling into the batsman, it also skids off the surface. Guptill tries to flick but misses to get hit near the box.
Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Shortish on off, punched to covers. End of a successful over. Two really good overs to begin with by England.
Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Back of a length ball on off, Williamson keeps it out.
Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Shorter in length on off, Kane defends it.
Mark Wood to Kane Williamson. Off the mark starightaway! Back of a length on middle, Williamson rocks back and flicks it through square leg for a brace.
Kane Williamson is the next man in.
Mark Wood to Colin Munro. OUT! No bat involved and Munro bags a golden duck! Wood strikes off his first delivery! That looked very plumb. A poor review by Munro and the Kiwis have lost their sole review early. Simon Doull on air calls it as an 'Incredibly selfish decision from Munro'! True that! A full ball by Wood on middle, it swung back in late. Munro tries to flick but is done in by the late swing and nearly falls over to get hit on the pads. The players appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Munro after a chat with Guptill opts to review. They go upstairs and Hawk Eye shows three reds. An early wicket for England and it is the dangerous Colin who walks back cheaply, yet again.
Munro is a goner! He has been adjudged LBW but he has reviewed it. Looks plumb only an inside edge could save him.
Mark Wood will bowl with the second new ball.
Chris Woakes to Martin Guptill. A maiden to begin with! On a length around off, Guptill defends it towards point.
Chris Woakes to Martin Guptill. Hits the length hard on off, Guptill defends it onto the ground.
Chris Woakes to Martin Guptill. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Chris Woakes to Martin Guptill. Confusion but safe! Shorter in length on off, Guptill taps it towards point and sets off for a run. The fielder from point is quick to the ball and seeing that Munro sends him back. Guptill turns and tries to make it back. The fielder has a shy but misses. Had he hit it would have been interesting.
Chris Woakes to Martin Guptill. Another delivery on the stumps, Guptill lunges forward and keeps it out.
Chris Woakes to Martin Guptill. Starts off with a back of a length delivery on off, Guptill rocks onto the back foot and punches it to covers.
Welcome back for the run chase. Can the Kiwi openers - Colin Munro and Martin Guptill provide their side a flying start? Remains to be seen. Here comes Chris Woakes running in to kickoff the proceedings with the ball. Two slips in place.