Well, that concludes all the action from the match today. New Zealand takes a crucial 1-0 lead in the three-match series! Do join us again for the 2nd ODI on October 29th in Hamilton. Until then, this is Rashad Mahbub, signing off on behalf of Andrew Miller, Chandan Duorah, and M Venkat Raghav. Goodnight and goodbye!

Mitchell Santner: "It was tough work in the end, but the way we started off, wickets in the Powerplay is always a great start. Our opening bowlers were outstanding. We know Matt Henry can do that, and Zak Foulkes was outstanding the way he swung it. It looks like a bit of a nightmare facing him as a left-hander as well. Long spells were required, and we knew wickets were massive. Even when they're four or five down, they've got quality players down to eight, so we knew we had to keep taking wickets. Brookie's wicket a little bit earlier would have been nice, but he was outstanding today. [Run Chase] That was a pretty clinical chase on what was a difficult wicket, especially early on. We obviously lost a couple more wickets than we would have liked in the chase, but the intent was still there. One big partnership kind of killed their defense, and the partnership between Bracewell and Daryl Mitchell was massive for us. [Series Lead] It was a brilliant game for us. We thoroughly enjoyed watching it, and hopefully, we can get the series done and dusted in the next game."

Player of the Match, Harry Brook: "I felt like I was in good touch. Obviously, we didn't get off to a great start, and I tried to take it upon myself to land a counter-punch. Thankfully, it came off today. I've done it a few times, to be honest; it's either a do-or-die moment, and thankfully, I've been on the right side of that a few times and managed to get us to a decent score to try and defend. [Defending the Total] I still think that 220 was defendable. We started really nicely with the ball, taking three or four wickets in the Powerplay was an awesome start. But it was just that we struggled to take wickets throughout the middle stage of their innings. That is a talking point for us; we have to try and find ways to take wickets through that middle stage. [Conditions] We kind of knew the ball was going to seam around a bit. They bowled really well. They always kept the stumps in play. I think most of our wickets hit the stumps. The question is, could we have gone a little bit harder with the bat to put them under more pressure? I probably think so. That's something we can learn from this game and take forward. You have to get the bowlers off their lines and lengths. You've got to try and take it to them and put them under as much pressure as possible, whether that's going aerial or using your feet down the pitch. We talk a lot about trying to put them under pressure, and in those conditions, especially, it is very important."

Machakaari : "When you dont play 15 overs/ 50., 9/10 times you stand to lose the match"

Azhagee : "If anything shot selection let the visitors down ! Duckett, Buttler Could have been more aware of their off stump ! Harry Brook is the next big thing on the world stage! "

Tomo: "I'm loving how Daryl Mitchell is playing right now. He's really an inspiration to all us New Zealanders out here."

8:35 pm England got the start they wanted with the ball, as Carse picked up two quick, back-to-back wickets of Young and Williamson early in the innings. When Rachin Ravindra departed, chipping to second slip, and Carse struck again to trap Latham in front, New Zealand were in deep trouble. However, Daryl Mitchell and Bracewell began the crucial rebuilding phase. They played beautifully in the middle overs, rotating the strike and punishing bad deliveries, despite Root dropping a catch off Bracewell. The 92-run partnership finally ended when Bracewell was run out going for a tight, impossible single right after reaching his fifty. Mitchell, who was dropped by Wood on 43, stayed composed. Santner then provided the finishing kick, smashing two sixes off Rashid's over. Mitchell held the innings together with a match-winning, unbeaten 78 runs to take New Zealand over the line. Carse finished with three wickets, while Wood and Rashid got one each. Earlier, Harry Brook and Jamie Overton gave England a fighting total after their disastrous start, but in the end, it was not enough on the scoreboard for the home team.

New Zealand won by 4 wickets

slip in place

Overton returns