New Zealand vs England, Live Cricket Score and Updates: New Zealand take on England in series-decider in Wellington. (Source: Twitter/Black Caps)
With the series level at 1-1, England didn’t give themselves a big chance of clinching it by scoring a well below par 234 in the first innings at Westpac Stadium in Wellington. The visitors didn’t get the desired start or finish and Colin de Grandhomme primarily controlled proceedings in the middle with smart line and length to concede just 24 runs in the ten overs. At the death, England’s attempt at surge was significantly hurt by fall of regular wickets. But if England were to draw back with early wickets in the New Zealand chase, the situation could change as well. NZ’s record at Westpac isn’t the greatest with one win in five recent matches. Catch live scores and updates from New Zealand vs England in the third ODI at Wellington.
The third and final ODI of the series between New Zealand and England will be played at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington. The two teams head into the contest with the series locked at 1-1 and all to play for. The short and straight boundaries at the ground could well mean plenty of big hits. The contest can be watched live on Star Sports Select 1 and Select 1 HD.
The equation with ten overs to go: New Zealand need 67 runs from 60 balls with four wickets in hand. Doable?
Drinks at 35 overs. Williamson is on 66* and Santner on 18* with New Zealand at 149/6 and in need of 86 runs. Can the hosts get 86 runs from 90 balls with four wickets in hand?
Back after a hamstring injury, Kane Williamson has New Zealand battling with a 50 from 69 balls.EQUATION: NZ need 118 from 126 balls
Jason Roy unsure whether he's taken this catch successfully or not. Asks for it to be taken upstairs. Soft signal is not out. Santner came down and played it for a low full toss, went in front of Roy who dived forward but it hit the ground first it seems. And NOT OUT flashes on the big screen
Woakes takes a fine catch as Colin de Grandhomme departs. New Zealand crumbling as they are 103/6 now in the 25th over
Moeen Ali is now on a hat-trick. Slip and a leg slip for Williamson. And it has been defended well to deny the England bowler more. England are oozing confidencen now!
Henry Nicholls has been given lbw by the on field umpire. Adil Rashid the bowler. No bat on that for sure. Ball tracking: Impact and pitching in line and then going on to hit the leg stump. Decision stands! Nicholls had no clue where that ball was going. Went to defend with the bat expecting a googly, with the bat for the leg break. It is the leg break and New Zealand go five down! Duck for Nicholls. NZ 98/5 after 22 overs
Tom Latham is given out leg before after England successfully review. Pitched up to Latham by Moeen Ali, tries to flick it on to the on side but misses it completely. On field umpire says not out. No bat involved, the impact is in line and pitching in line and going on to hit the leg stump. NZ 97/4 after 21 overs
That is dreadful. Poor, poor cricket from Mark Chapman. Throws his wicket away with a poor choice of shot. Well flighted delivery by Moeen Ali, Chapman comes down the track and gets an outside edge which goes flying to Morgan at backward point. New Zealand are 97/3 in the 21st over
FLYING BEN! England needed someone to produce something extraordinary to stop this partnership from developing. The bowling wasn't doing it so the fielding stepped up. Stand up and make yourself count - Stokes providing example once again. Tossed up by Rashid to Munro, lobbed in the air after going for an uppish drive, Stokes goes full length to his left to take the catch with both hands - all while being airborne. WHAT. A. CATCH! New Zealand are 80/2 in the 18th over
Smashing start to the 12th over for New Zealand. Colin Munro making the most of two balls coming on to his pads. The first one is flicked for a four despite a desperate dive from Wood to take that on the boundary. The second is sent towards the square leg region for another boundary. Third ball on the pads too but length a touch different than the first two.
FOUR! Milestone inducing boundary for Kane Williamson. The NZ skipper smacks a short and wide delivery square of point to add four runs to his tally. It brings up his 5000 ODI runs from 119 innings - fifth fastest batsman to the mark
New Zealand don't get the desired start they would have hoped for. Good length delivery by Woakes, comes into the right hander, Guptill went for the flick but the bat turned on impact only to hand a simple catch to Curran at mid-on. Soft dismissal. New Zealand are 20/1 after 5 overs
New Zealand get their chase underway. 235 runs to get to not just clinch the series but also stop their dismal record at Westpac Stadium. Martin Guptill and Colin Munro get things underway
Curran with a push on to the leg side and the duo set off for a double immediately. Get the one but not the second. Third run out in nine balls and England are bowled out for 234 on the final ball of the 50 overs.
Adil Rashid is run out in an attempt at collecting more and more runs in the final over. Sets off for a single after playing a bouncer, Boult's under-arm pings the bails at non-striker's end. ENGLAND ARE 231/9
England begin final over with a boundary. Pitched up by Boult, slashed away by Rashid for a four. ENGLAND 227/8
England have made a right mess of their late push. Moeen Ali walks back having been run out by a combination of Colin de Grandhomme and Tim Southee. Bit of a mixup between Ali and Rashid and the former is dismissed. Hit straight at midwicket by Rashid, single wasn't on but Ali ran for it anyway. Southee whips the bails behind him. ENGLAND 222/8 in the 49th over
Trent Boult removes Chris Woakes and England lose their seventh wicket. An attempted inside out shot and looking to go over the infield but Williamson intercepts it at short cover. Another stoppage in England's quest for adding some key runs at the death. ENGLAND ARE 215/7
Jos Buttler goes for a rash and wild shot and pays for it. Looped up by Ish Sodhi, giving it plenty of air and bringing Buttler out of his crease and get a thin edge behind to Latham. Hint of that being a stumping too but Buttler had his foot firmly behind the line. However, he did nick it behind to go for 29. Credit to Buttler for walking away even though the appeal was for a stumping. ENGLAND ARE 184/6 after 43 overs
Ben Stokes is about a yard or two from sending an Ish Sodhi delivery out of the park. Instead, it remains inside the playing area and is taken by Colin Munro on the boundary to fall for 39 from 73 balls. Stokes' patience eventually runs out. Makes room outside the off stump, doesn't connect properly though and Munro is a safe pair of hands at long-off. ENGLAND ARE 169/5 in the 41st over
Eoin Morgan is bowled and the 71 run partnership for the fourth wicket comes to an end. What a fantastic over from Tim Southee and he is rewarded with a wicket on the final ball. Varying the pace exceptionally here Southee and the last ball foxes Morgan who doesn't quite read the pace well. 134kmphs and it maintains the line to hit bang on the off stump. Kept cutting room outside the off stump to cramp Morgan for room. ENGLAND 139/4 after 36 overs
Colin de Grandhomme has run through his spell in the middle overs. Bowls 10 overs on the trot and has successfully put the brakes on the England batting. 10-1-24-1. That one wicket - key dismissal of Joe Root. England are 112/3 after 30 overs
Halfway through the first innings at the Westpac Stadium where New Zealand won the toss and put England in to bat. Kane Williamson is back in the side in this series decider. Mark Wood has been recalled in place of David Willey. The Kiwis have brought in Ish Sodhi to provide bowling variations and Lockie Ferguson is sitting out as a result. After 23 overs, England were 78/3 with Roy (15), Bairstow (19) and Root (20) getting out. Morgan and Stokes in the middle now for England.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the third ODI between New Zealand and England from Westpac Stadium in Wellington. After numerous one-sided 50 over series this year, these two have broken that spell. England come into it with the advantage of momentum on their side and the series locked at 1-1.