Martin Guptill hit 189* as New Zealand scored the fifth highest ever total in ODI's which was too much for England to chase. New Zealand's 86 run victory in the second ODI meant that they took a 2-0 series lead and consequently the series. Jonathan Trott hit an unbeaten 109* but nobody else was able to stay in and build a meaningful partnership with him which ultimately cost England the game.
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first on a good pitch. Three overs into the innings, Ronchi (2) was bowled by James Anderson which left the tourists 12-1. Martin Guptill (189*) and Kane Williamson (55) then provided stability as they both passed their fifties in a partnership that was worth 120 runs. Swann came into the attack to bowl Williamson, leaving New Zealand 132-2. Guptill and Taylor (60) then provided another century partnership as Guptill made his century in 111 balls whilst Taylor passed fifty. At 241-3, Taylor was caught on the boundary in an attempt to pile on the runs which meant that McCullum (40*) was able to take advantage of the good pitch. Guptill passed the 150 off 141 balls whilst putting on another century partnership with the Kiwi captain. The pair then ran riot as they hit 118 runs off 50 balls to guide New Zealand to 359-3 after 50 overs, with a run rate of 7.18, as McCullum hit 40* off 19 balls.
England needed a fast start to their innings as they chased a target of 360 runs. This was the case until the seventh over when Kyle Mills bowled Alistair Cook for 34 as England were left at 50-1. Joe Root (28) was next to be dismissed after being caught in the field. Jonathan Trott (109*) made his fifty without any trouble before seeing both Morgan (21) and Buttler (2) being dismissed in quick succession, leaving England in trouble at 169-5. The game was over when New Zealand took another three quick wickets as Woakes (13) was stumped, Bresnan (0) run out and Swann (1) bowled which put England on the brink of defeat as they quickly became 218-8 after being 212-5. Trott managed to complete a fine century amongst all the chaos and although Anderson was able to score 28 runs off 18 deliveries, he was bowled by Mclenaghan before Dernbach (2) was caught as New Zealand dominated their way to an 86 run victory and a 2-0 series lead.
Performance of the Day: Martin Guptill for his brilliant and match winning knock of 189*.
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