By Admin 
New Zealand defeated England in the 3-match ODI series by winning by 2 wickets in the third ODI played at Wellington Regional Stadium. The New Zealand team, captained by Mitchell Santner, had already won the series by winning the first two matches, but today England also lost the battle for honour. Batting first, England had set a target of 223 for New Zealand to win, which the team achieved in the 45th over.
Jamie Overton took England’s score beyond 200 by playing an inning of 68 runs in the third ODI, otherwise the team would have had difficulty reaching even 150. The total score of England’s top-5 batsmen is 32 runs. New Zealand bowler Blair Tickner took the maximum of 4 wickets, giving 64 runs in his spell of 10 overs. He received the Player of the Match award in the third ODI. Jacob Duffy took 3 wickets and Zachary Foulkes took 2 wickets.
New Zealand’s innings faltered, bowlers took charge
New Zealand had made a good start while chasing the small target of 223 runs. Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra made a partnership of 78 runs for the first wicket. But the middle order faltered. Will Young (1), Tom Latham (10), Michael Bracewell (13) were out cheaply. Mitchell Santner played an important inning of 27 runs, but New Zealand was in trouble due to the dismissal of Daryl Mitchell at 196, Mitchell played a good inning of 44 runs. But New Zealand still needed 27 runs, only 2 wickets were in hand.
Then Blair Tickner and Zachary Foulkes played an important role in helping New Zealand win by 2 wickets by playing unbeaten innings. Tickner scored 18 runs and Foulkes scored 14 runs.
Daryl Mitchell won the Player of the Series award
Daryl Mitchell scored 44 runs in the third ODI, he had scored half-centuries in the first two ODIs against England. He scored 78 not out in the first ODI and 56 not out in the second. He was chosen the best player of the series.
England’s batting was a flop in all three matches of the ODI series, especially the top order. In the first match of the series, England batted first and scored 223 runs. In the second match, the team was all out for 175 runs only. New Zealand won all three ODIs while chasing the target.