New Zealand Takes ODI Series 3-1!

First Win for New Zealand!

Match 1: Wellington

Toss: England

Result: New Zealand won by 6 wickets with 20 overs Remaining

Man of the Match: Styris (New Zealand)
Score:

England 130 in 49.4 overs (Mustard 31, Shah 20, Martin 2 for 22, Styris 2 for 22, Patel 2 for 14) lost to New Zealand 131 for 4 in 30 overs (Ryder 31, McCullum 42, How 28, Taylor 24 not out, Broad 3 for 26)

New Zealand led 2-0! One more Easy Win!

Match 2: Hamilton

Toss: New Zealand

Result: New Zealand won by 10 wickets 31.5 overs Remaining

Man of the Match: Ryder (New Zealand)
Score:

England 158 in 35.1 overs (Cook 53, Pietersen 29, Martin 2 for 44, Mason 2 for 29, Vettori 2 for 16) lost to New Zealand 165 for no loss in 18.1 overs (Ryder 79 not out, McCullum 80 not out)

England Captain series is still alive!

Match 3: Auckland
Toss: New Zealand

Result: England won by 6 wickets 3 overs Remaining

Man of the Match: Collingwood (England)
Score:

New Zealand 234 for 9 in 50 overs (Taylor 31, Oram 88, Vettori 42, Anderson 2 for 41, Broad 3 for 32, Collingwood 3 for 43) lost to England 229 for 4 in 44 overs (Revised Target is 229 in 47 overs) (Bell 73, Pietersen 41, Collingwood 70 not out, Vettori 2 for 23)

Thriller! Still Series Live after Tied Match!

Match 4: Napier

Toss: New Zealand

Result: Match Tied--1st ball 1 run by centurian How, 2nd ball 1 run by Vettori, 3rd ball 2 runs by How, 4th ball, 1 run by How, 5th ball, How was run out, last ball 2 runs, captain Vettori on strike, a chance of run out was missed and they take one run and the match is tied
Score:

England 340 for 6 in 50 overs (Cook 69, Mustard 83, Bell 43, Pietersen 50, Collingwood 54 not out, Vettori 2 for 66, Ryder 2 for 14) tied with New Zealand 340 for 7 in 50 overs (Ryder 39, McCullum 58, How 139, Taylor 48, Broad 2 for 75)

New Zealand Wins the Series 3-1!

Match 5: Christchurch

Toss: New Zealand

Result: New Zealand won by 34 runs and 4 wickets by Duckworth Lewis (D/L) method

Man of the Match: McCullum (New Zealand)

Special News: Chasing 243, when rain stopped play, New Zealand were 213 for 6 in 37 overs. The play didn't resume and at the end of 37 overs, by D/L method, they should have been in 180. Since they were at 213, New Zealand won by 4 wickets and 34 runs.
Score:

England 242 for 7 in 50 overs (Cook 42, Pietersen 39, Shah 29, Wright 47, Mascarenhas 29 not out, Mills 4 for 36, Vettori 2 for 28) lost to New Zealand 213 for 6 in 37 overs (Supposed to be at 180 in 37 overs when rain stopped play) (McCullum 77, Taylor 41 not out, Styris 25, Sidebottom 3 for 51)

England Wins the 20-20 Series 2-0! Continues its Winning Habit!

Match 1: Auckland

Toss: New Zealand

Result: England won by 32 runs

Man of the Match: Mascarenhas (England)

Score:

England 184 for 8 in 20 overs (P. Mustard 20 in 13 balls with 2 fours and a six, Pietersen 43 in 23 balls with 6 fours and a six, Collingwood 26 in 22 balls with 1 four and a six, Shah 23 in 17 balls with 2 fours and a six, Mascarenhas 31 in 14 balls with 1 four and 4 sixes, Swann 15 not out in 10 balls with 2 fours, Mills 2 for 43, Martin 2 for 34) beat New Zealand 152 in 19.2 overs (Ryder 22 in 21 balls with 4 fours, Oram 61 in 40 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes, Sidebottom 3 for 16, Mascarenhas 2 for 19)

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Match 2: Auckland
Toss: Christchurch
Result: England won by 50 runs
Man of the Match: Collingwood (England)
Score:

England 193 for 8 in 20 overs (Mustard 40 in 24 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes, Wright 30 in 19 balls with 5 fours and a six, Collingwood 54 in 28 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes, Shah, 47 in 35 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes, Hitchcock 2 for 43, Southee 2 for 22) beat New Zealand 143 for 8 in 20 overs (Taylor 21 in 10 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes, How 31 in 25 balls with 3 fours, Mills 30 not out in 22 balls with 2 fours and a six, Sidebottom 2 for 19, Mascarenhas 2 for 25, Swann 2 for 30)