
England started the ICC Champions Trophy with a comprehensive batting display against Bangladesh to pick up a crucial two points early on. New Zealand’s quest to do the same was half complete before heaven’s opened up and forced them and Australia to share points. The equation thus puts England in a better position while New Zealand need a win to try and put a dent on Australia’s hopes of moving forward. England looked good with the bat but need to improve with their bowling effort and will be missing Chris Woakes. Catch live scores and updates from England vs New Zealand in ICC Champions Trophy 2017.
England vs New Zealand Live Score and Updates from ICC Champions Trophy 2017: 250/6 after 43 overs. Alex Hales and Joe Root have England in cruise control now after Jason Roy became the first wicket to fall. Roy shifted touch too much to the off and Adam Milne had him bowled down the leg. Earlier, he and Alex Hales started briskly. New Zealand won the toss and chose to field first. Here are the teams:
England XI: Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett, Jake Ball, Mark Wood
New Zealand XI: Martin Guptill, Luke Ronchi, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Neil Broom, Jimmy Neesham, Corey Anderson, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Trent Boult