Kiwis to equal their best ODI streak against England
Kiwis to equal their best ODI streak against England
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New Zealand will be going in search of their tenth straight ODI victory, equalling their best ever run, but may have to do it without their captain and best player Kane Williamson who has a hamstring strain. His absence would leave the home side's batting looking rather reliant on Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor, who scored a brilliant hundred in Hamilton, and if England can once again make early inroads as David Willey and Chris Woakes did in the opening match, New Zealand could struggle.

A captivating opening contest in Hamilton has whet the appetite for the rest of the five-match ODI series between New Zealand and England which resumes with the second game in Mount Maunganui on Wednesday. Two evenly-matched sides produced a compelling match in the first ODI, the home side winning by three wickets in the last over, and it promises to be another interesting match-up at the beautiful Bay Oval.

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (w), Henry Nicholls, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Todd Astle, Mark Chapman

England (From): Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (w), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Craig Overton, Mark Wood, Sam Billings, Alex Hales

 

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