England (ENG) boosted their ICC World Cup 2019 semifinal hopes by defeating India, but face a tough clash against a strong New Zealand (NZ) side at The Riverside, Chester-le-Street today. If England lose, Pakistan will pip them to a semifinal slot should they beat Bangladesh on Friday (July 5). If the World Cup hosts lose, the Black Caps, who are bidding to avoid a third successive defeat, should be safe in the final four whatever the result. They can be matched on 11 points by Pakistan but have a significantly better net run rate. Get live updates and live cricket score of England vs New Zealand here. (LIVE SCORECARD | LIVE STREAMING | POINTS TABLE | FULL SCHEDULE)

17:39 hrs IST: Impressive over from Henry, only three from it. England are 214/3 after 34 overs. Buttler 11*, Morgan 3*. Boult again

17:35 hrs IST: Just five runs off Boult's seventh. England are 211/3 after 33 overs. Buttler 9*, Morgan 2*

17:30 hrs IST: OUT! Full from Henry, wide of off, straightens a bit, Bairstow looks to drive through cover but gets a thick inside edge into the stumps. End of a wonderful innings from the England opener! Eoin Morgan comes to the crease. England are 206/3 after 32 overs. 

17:21 hrs IST: OUT! Root goes for the pull but appears to get an edge. He's given out but he opts for the DRS. UltraEdge confirm a spike. There was some bat involved. New Zealand still can't breathe easy. Jos Buttler comes to the crease. England are 200/2 after 31 overs. Time for drinks! 

17:15 hrs IST: FOUR! Second consecutive century for Bairstow. What a player! A high full toss from Southee, middle and leg, the Englishman clips it through square leg for a boundary. England are 194/1 after 30 overs. Boult comes back into the attack. 

17:09 hrs IST: Single and Root crosses the 500-run mark in this World Cup. Becomes the fifth player to do so (after Rohit Sharma, David Warner, Shakib Al Hasan and Aaron Finch). England are 186/1 after 29 overs. Bairstow 92*, Root 24*

17:04 hrs IST: SIX! Pitched up from Southee, Bairstow launches it straight down the ground for a maximum. Classy! England are 182/1 after 28 overs. Bairstow 90*, Root 22*

16:59 hrs IST: Solid over from Neesham, five off it. England are 173/1 after 27 overs. Bairstow 83*, Root 20*. Southee comes back into the attack. 

Root appears to have a nose-bleed. A slight delay

16:53 hrs IST: Seven off Santner's seventh. England are 168/1 after 26 overs. Bairstow 80*, Root 19*

16:48 hrs IST: Double off the last ball for Root. England going well here. Anything around 340-350 should be a winning score. In such a pressure game, the Kiwis would find it difficult to chase. England are 161/1 after 25 overs. Bairstow 76*, Root 16*

16:43 hrs IST: FOUR! Fraction short from Santner, enough time for Bairstow to rock back and pull through cow corner. 11 off the over. England are 156/1 after 24 overs. Bairstow 74*, Root 13*. Neesham again

16:36 hrs IST: Thirty runs and a wicket from the last five overs. England are 141/1 after 22 overs. Bairstow 68*, Root 4*

16:29 hrs IST: Another costly over from Southee, nine off it. England are 133/1 after 20 overs. Bairstow 62*, Root 2*

16:25 hrs IST: OUT! Fuller and straighter from Neesham, no footword from Roy, he looks to hit it over cover but finds Santner, who takes a simple catch. Good innings! He has laid the foundation for a big score. Joe Root comes to the crease. England are 124/1 after 19 overs. 

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16:19 hrs IST: Four singles off Southee's third. He has been expensive so far (3-0-27-0). England are 115/0 after 18 overs. Bairstow 54*, Roy 52*

16:12 hrs IST: Half-centuries for Roy and Bairstow. Also, they are the second pair to register three consecutive 100+ partnerships in a World Cup after T Dilshan and K Sangakkara (in 2015). England are 111/0 after 17 overs. Drinks are on the field now. 

16:08 hrs IST: Nice over from Santner, just three off it. England are 107/0 after 16 overs. Roy 49*, Bairstow 49*. James Neesham comes into the attack. 

16:04 hrs IST: FOUR! Good length delivery from De Grandhomme, Bairstow carves it in the gap between backward point and short third man. England are 104/0 after 15 overs. Bairstow 48*, Roy 47*

16:00 hrs IST: FOUR! Too full from Santner, Roy drives it powerfully through cover. Fifteen off the last 12 balls. England are 93/0 after 14 overs. Roy 45*, Bairstow 39*. Colin de Grandhomme comes into the attack. 

15:53 hrs IST: FOUR! Flatter delivery from Santner, Roy makes room and hits it inside out over cover. Beautiful! England are 78/0 after 12 overs. Roy 36*, Baristow 33*

15:48 hrs IST: Magnificent over from Henry, just a single for Roy towards deep square leg. England are 68/0 after 11 overs. Bairstow 32*, Roy 27*. Santner comes back into the attack.

15:44 hrs IST: Tidy over from Boult, only one run off it. England are 67/0 after the end of the first Powerplay. Bairstow 32*, Roy 26*

15:40 hrs IST: FOUR! Short ball from Henry, Roy pulls but gets a top edge that flies over the keeper and almost goes for six! England are 66/0 after 9 overs. Bairstow 32*, Roy 25*

15:34 hrs IST: FOUR! Short delivery from Boult, wide of off, Roy pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket. Shot! England are 59/0 after 8 overs. Bairstow 31*, Roy 19*

15:30 hrs IST: Decent start from Henry, five off his first six balls. England are 53/0 after 7 overs. Bairstow 30*, Roy 14*

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15:25 hrs IST: Fine over from Boult, only four off it. England are 48/0 after 6 overs. Bairstow 27*, Roy 13*. Another change in bowling. Matt Henry comes into the attack. 

15:21 hrs IST: FOUR! Short from Southee, Bairstow gets into position early and pull sit to wide of deep square leg. Costly over from Southee, 13 off it. England are 44/0 after 5 overs. Bairstow 23*, Roy 13*

15:17 hrs IST: FOUR! LEG BYES - Too straight, Boult gets some away shape, Roy didn't get bat on it, but a boundary anyway. England are 31/0 after 4 overs. Roy 13*, Bairstow 10*

15:13 hrs IST: A couple of boundaries for Bairstow, both towards the cover region. Excellent start from England, just what Morgan would have been hoping for. This opening pair is majestic! England are 25/0 after 3 overs. Boult to continue.

15:08 hrs IST: FOUR! Too straight from Boult, down leg, Roy clips this away to square leg for a boundary. England are 15/0 after 2 overs. Roy 11*, Bairstow 0*. Tim Southee, playing his first competitive game in two months, comes into the attack. 

15:03 hrs IST: FOUR! Full toss from Santner, outside off, Roy reaches for it and hits it wide of cover for a boundary. Easy pickings! England are 9/0 after the first over. Trent Boult comes into the attack. 

15:00 hrs IST: Time for live action. Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow to open. Mitchell Santner has the new ball. This was expected.

14:38 hrs IST: Playing XIs

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(w), Colin de Grandhomme, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Trent Boult

England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

14:33 hrs IST: England have won the toss and have opted to bat 

14:20 hrs IST: STAT ATTACK - Kane Williamson's ODI average of 74.64 in England is his highest in any country.

14:05 hrs IST: The all-important toss in 25 minutes

13:53 hrs IST: Meanwhile, New Zealand's Lockie Ferguson has a tight left hamstring and will miss today’s match as a precaution.

13:43 hrs IST: Trent Boult became the first bowler from his country to complete a hattrick in World Cup history, achieving the feat against Australia.

13:32 hrs IST: England's Liam Plunkett bowled a full 10-over allocation at a World Cup for the first time in his most recent match against India, taking his best figures ever in a World Cup game (3/55, econ 5.5).

13:29 hrs IST: BIG NUMBER - New Zealand's Kane Williamson passed 6,000 ODI runs in his most recent World Cup game, becoming the third-fastest to reach the mark (139 innings) behind Hashim Amla (South Africa, 123 innings) and Virat Kohli (India, 136 innings).

13:24 hrs IST: New Zealand will be looking to avoid three consecutive defeats at the World Cup for the first time since 1979-1983.

13:19 hrs IST: STAT ATTACK - England have won three of their last four ODIs against New Zealand. It is a different story in their World Cup rivalry, where England won the first three meetings between the teams but have since lost five in a row.

13:15 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to Outlook's live coverage of the ICC World Cup 2019 match between hosts England and last edition's finalists, New Zealand. 

England made a fine start by winning four of their opening five games, but defeats to Sri Lanka and Australia inflicted major blows. They were impressive in their previous encounter against India, with Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes all scoring well.

Bairstow (111) and Roy, who made 66 following his return from a hamstring injury, put on 160 for the opening wicket before the in-form Stokes hit 79, his third successive half-century, to boost the total to 337/7.

England, bidding to win their first World Cup, then kept things tight in the field, with Chris Woakes and Liam Plunkett taking wickets in the middle overs.

"Winning a game like this, under the pressure we were under, can only stand us in good stead, potentially for the New Zealand game and hopefully after that," said Woakes.

New Zealand, on the other hand, also began the tournament in style, but losses to Pakistan and Australia hurt their progress.

An attack led by left-arm quick Trent Boult, who took a hattrick against Australia, and Lockie Ferguson is a testing proposition for any side.

But New Zealand look over-reliant on captain Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor for runs.

Colin Munro was dropped for the Australia game, while Martin Guptill has managed just 85 runs from six innings since his half-century against Sri Lanka.

"We're still in charge of our destination and where we're heading, and that's always a nice thing to have," said Craig McMillan, New Zealand's batting coach.

"Obviously (Guptill and Latham) are short on runs but we're excited by the fact that we haven't quite clicked as a batting group yet."