NOTTINGHAM, June 18 (AFP): England captain Eoin Morgan struck a blistering century in a record winning-chase as his side beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the fourth One-day International at Trent Bridge to level the five-match series at 2-2.
Morgan made 113 and Joe Root 106 not out as England finished on 350 for three with six overs to spare.
It was the equal fourth highest total by any team batting second to win an ODI. Root and Morgan�s stand of 198 was the highest third wicket ODI partnership against New Zealand.
Kane Williamson top-scored with 90 following his 118 in World Cup finalists New Zealand�s three-wicket win at Southampton on Sunday.
The most England had previously made batting second to win an ODI was 306 for five against Pakistan at Karachi in 2000.
But they stayed true to their intention to play an attacking brand of cricket following a humiliating first-round exit at this year�s World Cup � which included an eight-wicket defeat by New Zealand.
They scored 97 runs in the first 10 overs of their reply after the innings started with a maiden from left-arm paceman Ben Wheeler. Following a brief rain break, Alex Hales carried on from where he had left on his Nottinghamshire home ground, with Mitchell McClenagan�s first over going for 22.
SCORECARD
New Zealand: Guptill c Finn b Stokes 53, McCullum c Buttler b Wood 35, Williamson c Rashid b Willey 90, Taylor lbw b Finn 42, Elliott not out 55, Ronchi c Stokes b Willey 8, Santner c Billings b Stokes 44, Southee c Stokes b Rashid 1, Wheeler not out 3. Extras: (LB-2, W-13, NB-3) 18. Total: (For 7 wkts, 50 overs) 349. Fall of wickets: 1-88, 2-116, 3-217, 4-250, 5-271, 6-342, 7-344. Bowling: Willey 10-0-89-2, Finn 10-1-51-1, Wood 10-0-49-1, Stokes 10-0-73-2, Rashid 8-0-75-1, Root 2-0-10-0.
England: Roy c Williamson b Henry 38, Hales b Henry 67, Root not out 106, Morgan c Henry b Southee 113, Stokes not out 19. Extras: (LB-4, W-3) 7. Total: (For 3 wkts, 44 overs) 350. Fall of wickets: 1-100, 2-111, 3-309. Bowling: Wheeler 8-1-75-0, Southee 10-0-70-1, McClenaghan 8-0-64-0, Henry 10-0-77-2, Williamson 4-0-28-0, Santner 4-0-32-0.
NOTTINGHAM, June 18 (AFP): England captain Eoin Morgan struck a blistering century in a record winning-chase as his side beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the fourth One-day International at Trent Bridge to level the five-match series at 2-2.
Morgan made 113 and Joe Root 106 not out as England finished on 350 for three with six overs to spare.
It was the equal fourth highest total by any team batting second to win an ODI. Root and Morgan�s stand of 198 was the highest third wicket ODI partnership against New Zealand.
Kane Williamson top-scored with 90 following his 118 in World Cup finalists New Zealand�s three-wicket win at Southampton on Sunday.
The most England had previously made batting second to win an ODI was 306 for five against Pakistan at Karachi in 2000.
But they stayed true to their intention to play an attacking brand of cricket following a humiliating first-round exit at this year�s World Cup � which included an eight-wicket defeat by New Zealand.
They scored 97 runs in the first 10 overs of their reply after the innings started with a maiden from left-arm paceman Ben Wheeler. Following a brief rain break, Alex Hales carried on from where he had left on his Nottinghamshire home ground, with Mitchell McClenagan�s first over going for 22.
SCORECARD
New Zealand: Guptill c Finn b Stokes 53, McCullum c Buttler b Wood 35, Williamson c Rashid b Willey 90, Taylor lbw b Finn 42, Elliott not out 55, Ronchi c Stokes b Willey 8, Santner c Billings b Stokes 44, Southee c Stokes b Rashid 1, Wheeler not out 3. Extras: (LB-2, W-13, NB-3) 18. Total: (For 7 wkts, 50 overs) 349. Fall of wickets: 1-88, 2-116, 3-217, 4-250, 5-271, 6-342, 7-344. Bowling: Willey 10-0-89-2, Finn 10-1-51-1, Wood 10-0-49-1, Stokes 10-0-73-2, Rashid 8-0-75-1, Root 2-0-10-0.
England: Roy c Williamson b Henry 38, Hales b Henry 67, Root not out 106, Morgan c Henry b Southee 113, Stokes not out 19. Extras: (LB-4, W-3) 7. Total: (For 3 wkts, 44 overs) 350. Fall of wickets: 1-100, 2-111, 3-309. Bowling: Wheeler 8-1-75-0, Southee 10-0-70-1, McClenaghan 8-0-64-0, Henry 10-0-77-2, Williamson 4-0-28-0, Santner 4-0-32-0.
