NZ VS ENG - 2nd ODI, England tour of New Zealand, 2018

Ever heard the cliche 'catches win you matches?' Well, I would like to rephrase that a bit, just to add more aptness to today's game. 'Run-outs win you matches' and how! England were lively in the field; threw themselves to all corners, and inflicted four run-outs. That, IMO, is where they sealed the game. It's always exciting to see athleticism on full display. Cricket continues to evolve. On that bright note, we [Raju Peethala, Rishi Roy and Sriram] bid you goodbye. Have a great rest of the day folks. Cheers!!

Morgan: We certainly raised our level of intensity. Particularly in the first ten overs and the chances that we created, the run-outs and fielding, probably the difference today. I think it is a really good surface to field on, we just have to do the basics right. We dropped a few chances in the first game and wanted to set that right. The guys are very experienced and the intention is very clear with the bat which is to go out and score runs and not hold back. Ben is a big character. He lifts everyone in the side and it is great to see him back in form.

Southee: Never easy when you hand the opposition 4 run-outs. We tried to put pressure on England, but they were too good. As I said earlier, the run-outs didn't help. England were excellent with the ball, the mindset was to create chances with the ball, but didn't work for us. The surface was decent. Nothing changes in our preparation. Don't want to catch up too much on the past. Not sure how bad it is (speaking of Ross Taylor's injury) at the moment. We will assess it in the next two days.

Stokes, [2/42 with the ball and 63*] Man of the Match: We wanted to comeback strong. We let ourselves down in the field in the first game. We restricted them to a below par total on a good batting track. I have been training a lot and working on my strengths. You don't want to be doing too much training before the game. We came here and showed how good a fielding side we are. I think the wickets are quite similar to what we get back in the county. We made good use of the conditions today.

20:51 local: England's chase didn't exactly pan out the way they'd anticipated, but skipper Morgan repaid the selectors faith with a fiery fifty; his first in 13 games. Stokes might not have a sponsor for his willow, but it didn't take long for the Durham lad to stamp his authority in the side. Root and Roy couldn't kick on, while YJB wasted a start. And the rest is a rumble...

Santner to Buttler, SIX, smoked over cow corner to end New Zealand's 9-match unbeaten streak at home (in ODIs). England square the series 1-1. A comprehensive victory for them which has been superbly set up by some outstanding fielding

Santner to Stokes, 1 run, flights it up on the pads, Stokes clips it through mid-wicket

Santner to Buttler, 1 run, tucked round the corner, easy single

Santner to Buttler, no run, slides in and clips Buttler's thigh pad en route to the keeper. Mild appeal from Latham, but nothing from the umpire

Santner to Stokes, 1 run, nicely tossed up on middle, driven down to long-on

Mitchell Santner [7.0-0-31-0] is back into the attack

Munro to Buttler, no run, waits on the back foot and checks his punch towards cover

Munro to Stokes, 1 run, eases a single down to long-on

Munro to Stokes, no run, flighted on off, flicked into the leg-side

Munro to Stokes, FOUR, drilled through extra cover, England in a hurry here

Munro to Stokes, no run, pulls, but can't find the gap on the leg-side

Munro to Stokes, no run, floated up on off, pushed back to mid-off from the crease

Southee to Buttler, FOUR, absolute rubbish this, hacks this length ball behind square with a muscular pull

Southee to Buttler, SIX. Oh! There comes a crowd catch. That bloke is absolutely pumped, holds the ball for an eternity while having his hands aloft. He will get 50 grand for claiming that catch and gee, what wild celebrations. Buttler miscued the pull, straight off the top-edge and straight into the hands of spectator over deep backward square leg. BTW, that's a one-handed catch mind you

Southee to Buttler, FOUR, shuffles across and flick-pulls this off his hip, superbly placed. Needles the gap between fine leg and deep square with great precision