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New Zealand and England squared off in the final ODI of the four-match series at Lords. The Three Lions opted to bat first after winning the toss. England suffered an early blow when they lost Jonny Bairstow after he made 13 off 16 balls. Joe Root came in at number three and hit 29 off 40 balls with two fours and one six. Root’s stay was short-lived as he was castled by Rachin Ravindra.
It was not the best day for Harry Brook with the bat as he was caught by Glenn Philips off Ravindra for just 10 off 15 balls. Jos Buttler came and tried to steer the game in England’s favour but he had to walk back after making 36 off 31 balls with three fours and one six. On the other hand, while wickets were falling around him, David Malan cracked a superlative 127 off 114 balls with 14 fours and three sixes.
Moeen Ali picked up 4-50 against New Zealand for England
His amazing batting helped England get to 311-9 in their 50 overs. Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Moeen Ali and David Willey made starts but could not convert them and get a big score. Ravindra picked up 4-60 in his 10 overs. Matt Henry and Daryl Mitchell picked up two wickets each in their respective spells. The Three Lions somehow made their way to a competitive total.
In the second innings, The New Zealand batters were not up to the task as the England bowlers just blew them away. Moeen broke the New Zealand batting lineup as he took 4-50 in his ten overs spell. Curran, Livingstone, Willey and Brydon Carse picked up a wicket each in their respective spells.
The Three Lions lost the first ODI but came back strongly to win the others and take the four-match ODI series 3-1. This is a great sign for England cricket ahead of the ODI World Cup in India. The Three Lions last won the World Cup in 2019 and are primed for a title defence in the sub-continent.
Let us take a look at the reactions on Twitter:
Dawid Malan might just have cemented his place ahead of Jason Roy for the World Cup. I’m happy for Rachin Ravindra. I remember his batting performance in the U19 but he also grew up to be a terrific bowler. Getting the wickets of top order batters. #ENGvsNZ
— Raghavan Vinjamuri (@Raghavanvinjam1) September 15, 2023
So @MoeenaliAli has taken more wickets than he scored runs today. We’ll take it. @bbcsport #BBCCricket #ENGvsNZ
— Hywel ap Rees (@haprees) September 15, 2023
A convincing 100 runs win gives England a comprehensive 3-1 series victory against New Zealand. Malan’s top notch century and consistency cements his place as Bairstow’s opening partner for WC#ENGvsNZ
— Ambika (@apmahapatra) September 15, 2023
England have got good preparation Atleast for their First match against New Zealand in #CWC23
They’ll go in with Confidence about beating Nz 3-1
Don’t mess it up 😂#nzveng #Engvsnz #nzvseng #Engvsnz
— Mr (@mThinkr) September 15, 2023
England Won the ODI series against New Zealand by 3-1…!!!!
What a clinical performance by England in this ODI series, they dominated in this series – Stokes, Malan are the Heroes for England in this series.#ENGvNZ #NZvENG #ENGvsNZ #NZvsENG #ECB #Cricket pic.twitter.com/qTIwa4fN5G
— PABEL 🇧🇩 (@iampablu) September 15, 2023
Dawid Malan is in superb form ahead of the World Cup 🔥
He’s the Player of the Match at Lord’s and the ODI Player of the Series 🏅#IndiaWCJerseyLeak #ENGvsNZ #Tamasha2 #kyys5onjiocinema #RedmiSmartFireTV4K #SultanOfDelhi pic.twitter.com/gflBzaDx3C
— Crickstufffs (@farzibhai45) September 15, 2023
Congratulations 🥳💪
England cricket team for winning ODI series against New Zealand.All The Best For Upcoming World Cup❤💪🔥
Beware & Be Ready World Cricket We Are Coming ❤💪🥳🙌#ENGvsNZ | #NZvENG | #INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/I0Sif7tpog
— Cricistan (@cricistan_12) September 15, 2023
Congratulations! This is terrific! Well done! So happy to see you happy! 🙂 🎉🍾🍓 #ENGvsNZ https://t.co/QOmOPwYhxv
— Elena Vassilieva (@EVassilievaT) September 15, 2023
It’s been incredibly special to have a true legend with us for this series. Freddie, thank you ❤️#INDvsBAN #ENGvsNZ pic.twitter.com/OCG302pmE8
— Zaryab khan (@ZaryabMmd) September 16, 2023
Congratulations @englandcricket & @josbuttler! #ENGvsNZ #ODI https://t.co/vdCpWknxNA
— Sanjeewa K. (@SanjeewaKUK24) September 16, 2023
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