England won by 7 wkts
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Jonny Bairstow
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Morgan gets the trophy and is joined by his smiling teammates. End of the white-ball leg of the tour and we move onto Test cricket now. Eden Park will host New Zealand's first ever day-night Test come March 22, so join us for that bit of history. Hope you liked the coverage. Until next time, ta-ta!
Morgan - captain, England: "Our bowlers set the tone. Probably a little bit of extra bounce early on, and we took advantage of that. We created opportunities by creating pressure. Spinners took advantage of a little bit of turn here today. Woakes has been outstanding. He can bat as well, believe me. He's led our attack with the ball; just doesn't take the limelight. We did get the hundreds but the process through which we got them (was commendable). Bairstow and Hales batted really well but the game today was won by the bowling unit. We had a good competitive series. Happy with the cricket we played. It's a great country to tour."
Williamson - captain, New Zealand: "We lost the toss and they bowled very well. The ball did stand up a little bit but we had to weather that. Santner and Nicholls batted really well. A disappointing result from our side. It's such a shame. Putting all that aside, England are a very very good One-Day side and deserved to win the series. Too many soft dismissals throughout our innings. the wicket was a good surface and we did need a lot more from the bat. We weren't good today, which is such a tough pill to swallow. They have great depth, have a number of all-rounders and bat a long way down. So they can play the aggressive brand of cricket a lot longer. We know when we do well, we can beat anyone. The game keeps teaching us lessons."
Chris Woakes - Player of the Series: "The ball's coming out alright. Wickets upfront are important, else the guys can take it away. It's nice to pick those wickets and thankfully I've been able to do that. A couple of wickets offered a bit. Pitches have been okay. You've to adapt to the conditions and realize what deliveries are best on that pitch. You've to think on your feet."
Jonny Bairstow - Player of the Match: "Very fortunate to travel to this amazing country. It's a case of giving yourself a bit of extra time at the top. You can be 1 or 2 off 10 balls but you can catch up later. Delighted to get the win. Opening the batting is different to batting in the middle order. My job now is to contribute with big hundreds. It's still work in progress. There was grip for our spinners, so maybe there was some moisture in the wicket early on. Decent toss to win. The catch I took was more luck than judgement. Can't wait for the Tests. First D/N Test as well here, so a new experience for everyone."
A convincing victory for England, one that wasn't in doubt since the start of the match. The seamers set it up beautifully, the spinners made most of the early damage and the hosts were reduced to 223 all-out - in conditions that were good for batting. It wasn't going to be enough for the bowlers to defend, but Jonny Bairstow made a mockery of the chase - belting England's third fastest ODI hundred. Hales, in for Roy, helped himself to a fifty and there were some runs for Root and Stokes as well. Delight for England, despair for the hosts as New Zealand's white-ball summer comes to an end. Stay tuned for the presentations..
Ish Sodhi to Stokes, SIX, Stokes finishes it off in style and England take the series 3-2. This was tossed up just outside off, Stokes went down low and swiped it high and deep into the stands at mid-wicket
Ish Sodhi to Stokes, FOUR, fraction too short and wide of off, clattered away square past cover and the scores are level
Ish Sodhi to Stokes, 2 runs, another chance and Chapman can't quite get underneath the skier! This was tossed up invitingly outside off, Stokes was looking to swing it over long-on, this was the wroing 'un and he only managed a thick leading edge. Chapman ran back from mid-on, but the ball dropped in front of him
Ish Sodhi to Stokes, no run, That sums up New Zealand's day! This was dropped short and well outside off, the attempted wrong 'un from Sodhi, Stokes was backing away on the cut, gets a top-edge that loops slowly and towards point. The fielder gets across and makes a hash of a simple chance
END OF OVER 32
4 Runs
ENG: 217 - 3
1 1 1 1 0 0
Ben Stokes
14 (14)
Joe Root
23 (37)
Santner
10-0-44-1
Santner to Root, no run, pushed through quicker and outside off, Root was backing away on the cut, is surprised by the extra bounce and finds point
Santner to Root, no run, Santner gave this one more air, Root finds cover with the drive
Santner to Stokes, 1 run, slower and on Stokes's pads, worked away behind square on the on-side
Santner to Root, 1 run, very full and on Root's pads, clipped towards short fine and Stokes pinches a quick single to Sodhi
Santner to Stokes, 1 run, Santner tosses one on Stokes's pads, nudged away past mid-wicket for a single
Santner to Root, 1 run, slower and just outside off, eased square on the off-side for a single
END OF OVER 31
4 Runs
ENG: 213 - 3
0 1 0 0 1 2
Joe Root
21 (33)
Ben Stokes
12 (12)
Ish Sodhi
7-0-66-1
Ish Sodhi to Stokes, 2 runs, Sodhi drops one short and well outside off, Stokes was backing away, has to reach out for the cut and toe-ends it past cover for a brace
Ish Sodhi to Root, 1 run, slower and wider of off, dabbed to the left of short third man for a single
Ish Sodhi to Root, no run, flighted on off, Root goes right back and turns it towards the on-side
Ish Sodhi to Root, no run, fraction short and well outside off, Root cuts it straight to the fielder at point