New Zealand vs England, 5th ODI at Christchurch, Mar 10 2018, England tour of Australia and New Zealand

RESULT
5th ODI, Christchurch, March 10, 2018, England tour of Australia and New Zealand
(32.4/50 ov, T:224) 229/3

England won by 7 wickets (with 104 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
104 (60)
jonny-bairstow
Player Of The Series
30 runs • 10 wkts
chris-woakes
Match centre 
Scores: Ranjith P | Comms: Andrew Miller
Scorecard summary
New Zealand 223/10(49.5 overs)
3/42 (10)
England 229/3(32.4 overs)
61 (74)
1/50 (6)

5.46pm So, Morgan takes receipt of the series trophy, and that wraps up our coverage from an enthralling ODI leg of England's tour. Don't forget though, that the fun continues as we switch from white ball to pink and ultimately red, with the Test series just around the corner. And don't stray too far from your laptop/mobile, as a compelling Australia-South Africa Test is set to resume in just over three hours' time. From myself and Alan, and Ranjith the scorer, it's goodbye for now.

Eoin Morgan: "I thought our bowlers set the tone after winning the toss, took advantage of the bounce, good line and length, the execution was outstanding, and we created opportunities by building pressure. Woakes has been outstanding, he contributes a huge amount for us down the order, and leads the line with the ball. The aggressive nature that we play, we want to impart that on a game at any stage. But ultimately today the game was won by our bowling unit. We've had a good competitive series here, and we've loved every minute of the tour."

Kane Williamson: "We lost the toss and they bowled very very well. We lacked discipline with the bat today, a good showing from Mitch Santner and Henry Nicholls, but a really disappointing effort on our part. We didn't get a complete performance all series, but England were outstanding, a very good one-day unit, and deserved to win the series. Too many soft dismissals throughout our innings. England have great depth, a number of allrounders, and they play an aggressive brand of cricket for a lot longer."

Chris Woakes is Player of Series: "Thought there were a few better knocks than my bowling, but happy to take it, nice to come out on top in a tight series. Nice to pick up some wickets up top, a couple of pitches have offered a little bit, a bit of extra bounce this morning. The important thing is, if you take wickets up front, you naturally stem that flow of runs. You look at their strengths and weaknesses and try to expose them. Think on your feet a little bit."

Jonny Bairstow is Man of the Match. "The bowlers set the platform, and they have done first up all through the series, but obviously delighted to get the win. It's massive for me, opening the batting is different, my job is to go out and score big hundreds, still a work in progress. A bit of grip for our spinners in the first innings, but a decent toss to win, and we learnt from the first innings, which shots were right or wrong."

And on that catch .. "More luck than judgement. You cop a bit of stick out there, especially being a ginge!"

5.30pm Soham Basak: "As a neutral supporter, this has been an enthralling series with twists and turns all the way. Even with a one-sided finale, this series has been a great advertisement for ODIs. Kudos to both teams."

Pranjal Raj: "Oh boy!! NZ desperately missed Taylor. Enough said." A massive loss, it has to be admitted. But England were ruthless.

5.25pm What a barnstorming performance from England. Dominant with the ball, ruthless with the bat, particularly while Jonny Bairstow and Alex Hales were in harness, and they've wrapped up a 3-2 series win with a hefty 17.2 overs left unused.

Dave: "What a joy England's top order is…Roy out injured and in comes Hales to step in to knock up an accomplished half century in partnership with Jonny as England chase down their target to take the series. One of the most feared top orders in white ball cricket. "

Dhaval : "This England side looks scary and are already a serious contenders for the finalists of WC19. "

32.4
6
Sodhi to Stokes, SIX runs

high and mighty, onto the grassy banks at cow corner, and England claim the spoils!

32.3
4
Sodhi to Stokes, FOUR runs

scores level...

32.2
2
Sodhi to Stokes, 2 runs

another hoick off a good length, another chance, another drop! Chapman rushing back at mid-off, can't get his bearings in time

32.1
Sodhi to Stokes, no run

toe-ended to point, and dropped! Oh dear, that's a horror show. Down it goes, and Stokes looks suitably bashful

end of over 324 runs
ENG: 217/3CRR: 6.78 RRR: 0.38
Joe Root23 (37b 1x4)
Ben Stokes14 (14b 1x6)
Mitchell Santner 10-0-44-1
Ish Sodhi 7-0-66-1
31.6
Santner to Root, no run

up on the toes, trying to force his way through the covers, the end of a tidy spell in uncompromising circumstances

31.5
Santner to Root, no run

head over the ball, punched into the covers, Santner's making England wait

31.4
1
Santner to Stokes, 1 run

tucked to the leg side

31.3
1
Santner to Root, 1 run

flicked around the corner, another sharp single as Sodhi gathers at backward square leg but can't get his shy in in time

31.2
1
Santner to Stokes, 1 run

on the legs, no wild swipe just yet, just another single off the hips to midwicket

Stokes on strike with 11 needed.. hmmm

31.1
1
Santner to Root, 1 run

fully forward, blocked to the off side

end of over 314 runs
ENG: 213/3CRR: 6.87 RRR: 0.57
Ben Stokes12 (12b 1x6)
Joe Root21 (33b 1x4)
Ish Sodhi 7-0-66-1
Mitchell Santner 9-0-40-1
30.6
2
Sodhi to Stokes, 2 runs

makes room for a smash through the covers, but toe-ends his shot a touch. A long chase to haul it in

30.5
1
Sodhi to Root, 1 run

late cut, gathered well at backward point, but another single chipped off the total

30.4
Sodhi to Root, no run

pushed onto the back foot, defended to the leg side

30.3
Sodhi to Root, no run

dropped a touch short outside off, cut out to cover

30.2
1
Sodhi to Stokes, 1 run

down the track, meeting this one on the full, and chiselling another single to wide long-on

30.1
Sodhi to Stokes, no run

outside off, poked to point

end of over 304 runs
ENG: 209/3CRR: 6.96 RRR: 0.75
Joe Root20 (30b 1x4)
Ben Stokes9 (9b 1x6)
Mitchell Santner 9-0-40-1
Ish Sodhi 6-0-62-1
29.6
2
Santner to Root, 2 runs

finds the gap in the covers, and England are all but home

Dave Fern : "As an English supporter, it's often a case of riding the tension of the ups and downs, hoping they are not going to stuff it up. With a RRR of 1.27, I think I can finally relax a bit!! In sport all things are possible, but hopefully it's a one horse race now." I think it's almost safe to go to bed... almost

29.5
Santner to Root, no run

onto the front foot, tapped to point

29.4
1
Santner to Stokes, 1 run

clipped to the leg side

29.3
Santner to Stokes, no run

lots of air on leg stump, Stokes' eyes lit up for a moment, but it dipped late and he adjusted accordingly

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
JM Bairstow
104 runs (60)
9 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
slog shot
24 runs
0 four4 sixes
Control
89%
MJ Santner
67 runs (71)
4 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
pull
29 runs
3 fours1 six
Control
78%
Best performances - bowlers
CR Woakes
O
10
M
1
R
32
W
3
ECO
3.2
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
1W
AU Rashid
O
10
M
0
R
42
W
3
ECO
4.2
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Match details
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
TossEngland, elected to field first
Series
Season2017/18
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series resultEngland won the 5-match series 3-2
Match numberODI no. 3992
Hours of play (local time)11.00 start, First Session 11.00-14.30 Interval 14.30-15.15, Second Session 15.15-18.45
Match days10 March 2018 - day (50-over match)
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