England’s top-order struggles continued forward of the Ashes throughout a two-wicket defeat to New Zealand within the third one-day worldwide, because the hosts accomplished a sequence sweep in Wellington.
The vacationers slumped to 44-5 and 102-7 after shedding the toss and batting first on the Sky Stadium, with England’s prime 4 of Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, Joe Root and Jacob Bethell combining for simply 21 runs.
Jamie Overton posted his maiden ODI half-century and completed England prime scorer for a second successive match, scoring 68 from 62 balls, with Jos Buttler (38) and Brydon Carse (30) providing late help earlier than they have been finally dismissed within the forty first over.
New Zealand appeared accountable for the chase till openers Devon Conway (34) and Rachin Ravindra (46) fell in successive overs, with the hosts slipping from 78-0 to 149-5 earlier than Daryl Mitchell and Mitch Santner pushed them nearer to their goal.
Three fast wickets left New Zealand eight down and nonetheless requiring 27 runs, however Zak Foulkes (14) and Blair Tickner (18) closed out victory – with 32 balls to spare – to safe a 3-0 sequence victory.
England’s prime order fails to ship
Smith (5) continued his poor sequence by edging behind to Foulkes, who additionally trapped Root (two) LBW, with Duckett (eight) top-edging Duffy to mid-off as England’s top-order fragility continued.
Brook (six) edged to Bracewell at second slip off Duffy, who additionally noticed Bethell (11) edge behind to depart England in disarray at 44-5 simply after the 10-over powerplay, with Sam Curran and Buttler stabilising with a 53-run stand earlier than each have been bowled by Tickner.
Carse fired 4 sixes in his optimistic 30-ball innings and 58-run partnership with Overton, which ended when Mitchell took a very good catch within the covers off Tickner, with Archer (13) dismissed by the identical bowler to scale back England to 184-9.
Overton – not out there for the Ashes after ruling himself out of consideration – reached his half-century with consecutive boundaries off Tickner and took management of the strike, with 10 fours and two sixes in his innings that ended when he picked out Younger within the covers.
It was the third time within the three-match sequence what England have been bowled out significantly inside 50 overs, which will probably be a priority simply weeks out from the first Check in opposition to Australia in Perth on November 21.
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Hosts maintain on regardless of England fightback
New Zealand constructed on a gradual begin to their chase with a chaotic 24-run over off Archer on the finish of the powerplay, which included three consecutive Ravindra boundaries and a most from Conway.
A run out on the non-striker’s finish ended Conway’s innings quickly after, with Overton deflecting Ravindra’s drive onto the stumps, earlier than Ravindra was bowled by a magnificence from Sam Curran within the subsequent over.
Sam Curran bowled Ravindra within the 14th over
Will Younger (one) top-edged Overton, presenting Jos Buttler with a easy catch, whereas Carse’s block inadvertently ran out Tom Latham (10) on the non-striker’s finish, with Bracewell then slog sweeping Rashid’s opening ball to Bethell within the deep to depart New Zealand 149-5.
Santner (27) smashed Carse for a 103-metre most onto the roof however gave England a lifeline when he top-edged to Brook at mid-off to finish a 44-run stand, the primary of three wickets in 4 overs as Overton bowled Nathan Smith (two) and Mitchell edged by to Buttler.
England have been left to depend on Curran and Rashid to attempt to declare the ultimate two wickets however have been unable to interrupt the ninth-wicket partnership, with their defeat an eleventh in 15 matches within the 50-over format throughout a dismal marketing campaign.
It’s the first time in 42 years that England have been swept in an ODI sequence away in New Zealand
Brook: England have not been adequate
England captain Harry Brook:
“It was an amazing game of cricket at the end. For us to nearly defend a score that wasn’t quite enough was a great effort from the lads.
“We’ve not acquired large enough scores to defend and provides the bowlers the perfect probability to win us video games, so we are going to return and take the learnings.
“It probably didn’t help that I didn’t win a toss but New Zealand are the second best team in the world [in ODIs] for a reason. They have outplayed us and we haven’t been good enough. [Conditions] have been tricky but if we want to be one of the best teams in the world and win competitions we have to find a way.”
Brook was one among three gamers dismissed by Duffy
Santner: Successful the toss was huge
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner:
“Winning the toss and bowling in this game was massive. There was a bit there with the new ball and when you can get wickets in the powerplay, it is massive. It is a challenge when it’s nipping around.
“Our opening partnership with the bat was then excellent. You need guys to complete the job at occasions however you additionally don’t need them to go away from their pure sport.”
England in New Zealand: Last outcomes
What’s subsequent for England?
England have a three-day match in opposition to England Lions in Perth from November 13-15, their solely warm-up fixture forward of taking up Australia within the Ashes.
All occasions UK and Eire
- First Check: Friday November 21-Tuesday November 25 (2.30am) – Optus Stadium, Perth
- Second Check (day/evening): Thursday December 4-Monday December 8 (4.30am) – The Gabba, Brisbane
- Third Check: Wednesday December 17-Sunday December 21 (12am) – Adelaide Oval
- Fourth Check: Thursday December 25-Monday December 29 (11.30pm) – Melbourne Cricket Floor
- Fifth Check: Sunday January 4-Thursday January 8 (11.30pm) – Sydney Cricket Floor
