5th ODI: England won by 3 wickets (D/L)

20 June, Durham (CRICKETNMOMRE): England won the fifth ODI by 3 wickets against New Zealand at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street here.

Scorecard: England  vs   New Zealand

Toss - England won the toss & elected to field first

New Zealand Innings - NZ scored 283/9 in 50 overs. M Guptil (67), K Williamson (50) and Ross Taylor (47) were the main contributors with the bat. For England, B Stokes claimed 3 wickets for 50 runs.

Revised Target for England (D/L Method) - Rain interupted the play and and England was given the revised target of 192 runs from 26 overs.

England Innings - J Bairstow (83* of 60 balls) and S Billings (41) helped home team to achieve the target in 25th Over. M Santner was the most successful bowler who took 3 wickets for 31 runs for New Zealand.

Man of the Match - Jonny Bairstow (83* from 60 balls, 11 fours)

Series Score - England won the five match series 3-2

Team:

ENGLAND: J Roy , A Hales , J Root , E Morgan (Capt) , B Stokes , J Bairstow (Wkt) , S Billings , A Rashid , M Wood ,D Willey , S Finn

NEW ZEALAND: M Guptill , B McCullum (Capt) , K Williamson , R Taylor , G Elliott , M Santner , L Ronchi (Wkt) , M Henry , T Southee , B Wheeler , A Mathieson

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