Ross Taylor and Mitchell Santner give New Zealand dramatic win over England
" England 284-8; New Zealand 287-7 - NZ win by three wickets
" Ben Stokes's efforts eclipsed by Black Caps' recovery in first ODI
Ben Stokes may be an England player again but New Zealand quashed any hopes of a fairytale return, winning an absorbing first one-day international by three wickets. While the all-rounder was able to have a say with the ball, the headlines belong to Ross Taylor for a magnificent 113 and Mitchell Santner, whose blazing cameo of 45 from 27 balls saw the Black Caps home to their target of 285.
Victory looked beyond them after Chris Woakes and David Willey (drafted in after Mark Wood's late ankle complaint) took out their top three for only 27 runs - the former accounting for the openers, Martin Guptill and Colin Munro - by midway through the 10th over.
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