Summary

  • England win with 12.1 overs to spare

  • England level five-match series at 1-1

  • Stokes 63* (74) after taking 2-42

  • Morgan 62, Buttler 36 (20)

  • NZ 223: Santner 63*, Guptill 50

  • Four run-outs; two great Roy catches

  1. Postpublished at 05:12 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018

    Right, it will be Matt Henry (no not the Kiwi fast bowler) to take you through the first part of England's reply.

    Catch you again later.

  2. Postpublished at 05:02 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018

    If you've set a very early alarm for 5am UK time - welcome!

    England put on a superb fielding display, backed up by some fine bowling, to dismiss New Zealand for 223 in the final over of their 50.

    The tourists pulled off four run outs, Jason Roy pulled off two sublime catches, while Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes and Ben Stokes all took two wickets each.

    There was resistance from Martin Guptill (50) and Mitch Santner (63 not out) but New Zealand have fallen well short of par.

    England need 224 to win and level the five-match series at 1-1. Play should be back under way within the next 15 minutes or so.

  3. Postpublished at 04:50 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    England were good with the ball - the score has been exaggerated by how good the fielding was.

    England's bowling out of 100, I would give 81.5.

    The fielding was 98.

  4. Postpublished at 04:44 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018

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  5. Postpublished at 04:41 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    There is no point Jason Roy going out playing like Test batsman. He should go out and play his natural game. Roy shouldn't be reckless but smash it everywhere if you can.

  6. Postpublished at 04:41 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018

    So Mitch Santner's maiden ODI fifty has given the hosts hope. The Kiwis will need Tim Southee and Trent Boult to find some pace and swing to nip out the England top order cheaply.

    The tourists should be confident of victory from here though. The pitch has been a touch sluggish but hardly vicious and, while there was swing early on, it wasn't drastic or long-lasting.

    We'll see how the impressive new ball pair of Boult and Southee fare though...

  7. Postpublished at 04:38 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    England can afford to be patient. New Zealand will bowl a lot of slower balls. England struggled with that but they should have worked on it.

    They should be saying that this is an easy chase in international cricket.

  8. Postpublished at 04:38 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018

    New Zealand were 82-5 and in serious trouble before Tom Latham and Colin de Grandhomme looked to be getting the innings back on track.

    But Latham cut the excellent Moeen Ali to point and De Grandhomme was run out by Jonny Bairstow, trying to force a second run that wasn't there.

    Tim Southee then sacrificed himself to a comical run out as Mitch Santner dropped and ran wildly.

    But that paid dividends as Santer found more fluency than any of the previous Kiwi batsman, putting on 69 with Lockie Ferguson and finishing on 63 not out off 52 balls.

  9. Postpublished at 04:35 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    That is a very impressive job from England. The wicket looks good and it is fairly slow.

    David Willey pulled off a very good catch and Jason Roy's catch at deep mid-wicket was phenomenal, as good as you will see. Then in the next over he took an incredible catch diving like a football goalkeeper of old.

  10. ENGLAND NEED 224 TO WINpublished at 04:35 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018

    A superb bowling and fielding display means England need 224 runs to win the second ODI at the Bay Oval in Tauranga.

    Chris Woakes did the damage early on, removing Colin Munro and debutant Mark Chapman for just one each.

    Martin Guptill steadied things but Ross Taylor never settled before he was superbly run out by David Willey from backward point.

    Guptill reached fifty but then was caught by a diving Jason Roy out near the boundary, before Roy pulled off a majestic catch at backward point to dismiss Henry Nicholls.

  11. Postpublished at 04:33 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Stokes is very fast off the line. He is probably the best fielder in world.

  12. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 49.4 overs

    Boult run out (Stokes) 2 (NZ 223 all out)

    Fittingly, England end the innings with another excellent piece of fielding.

    Stokes sprints in from mid-wicket and fires in a throw that Woakes takes before removing the bails in one smooth movement.

    England didn't celebrate but replays show Boult was inches short of his ground, attempting to complete a second run.

    It all means that New Zealand have been bowled out for 223 and England need 224 to win the second ODI.

    Mitchell SanterImage source, Getty Images
  13. Umpire reviewpublished at 49.4 overs

    Santner swipes it to mid-wicket, the throw comes in and Woakes whips off the bails at the non-striker's end.

    Not much interested from England, but it's gone upstairs...

  14. NZ 222-9published at 49.3 overs

    Woakes strays full and outside off and Santner duly slaps it down the ground for four.

  15. NZ 218-9published at 49.2 overs

    Big heave and a miss from Santer. Dot ball.

  16. NZ 218-9published at 49.1 overs

    No run as Santner toe ends it to mid-off. A quick single could've been on but Santner wants to face all six balls.

  17. Postpublished at 04:26 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018

    Sure enough, Tom Curran is removed from the attack and Chris Woakes will bowl the final over.

    What can he limit New Zealand to? One wicket ends the innings of course. Here we go...

  18. NZ 218-9published at 49 overs

    New Zealand's number 11 Trent Boult aims an almighty flay at Ben Stokes and the ball lands safe enough for him to scamper two.

    Can he put Santner on strike for the final over?

    Yes, just. Boult plays inside a straight one that zips past the edge and off stump.

  19. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 48.3 overs

    Ferguson c Rashid b Stokes 19 (NZ 216-9)

    Lockie Ferguson backs away and tries to clatter Ben Stokes over the in-field but can't get hold of it and Adil Rashid takes a solid tumbling catch at mid-off.

    That ends a superb partnership of 69 between Ferguson and Santner for the ninth wicket.

  20. Postpublished at 04:22 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2018

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    I think England could be missing a trick not bowling David Willey because he takes wickets. Tom Curran is not quite hitting his straps.