During the fourth one-day international on Friday, England defeated New Zealand by 100 runs to take a 3-1 series lead thanks to opening batsman Dawid Malan’s outstanding century and Moeen Ali’s four wickets. When Jos Buttler claimed the toss and decided to bat at Lord’s, Malan scored a 114-ball 127 including 14 fours as well as three sixes to set the stage for a solid 311/9 in 50 overs.
New Zealand needed to win the ODI in order to level the series, got off to a bad start when they lost star opener Devon Conway quickly after Buttler’s superb run out. Henry Nicholls who scored 41 offered the visitors a little shot for victory, but Moeen’s sharp bowling put an end to the danger, despite the spinner’s denial of a hat-trick on the route to statistics of 4-50.
All-rounder Rachin Ravindra also starred with the bat for New Zealand and fought courageously to the end, reaching 61 runs off 48 balls, but Sam Curran’s brilliant yorker put an end to his fight.
Tim Southee did not take part in the game after broken thumb
Tim Southee’s broken thumb while attempting a catch caused New Zealand to be one batter short as their innings ended with 211 during the 39th over. They lost the game by a huge margin of 100 runs but have a fair few positives to take home.
But the ruling out of Tim Southee might be an issue that New Zealand need to find a solution to. New Zealand’s white-ball skipper Kane Williamson is also just recovering from a knee injury. The last thing that the Kiwis would want is their veteran pacer to be ruled out from the tournament before it even started.
Tom Latham, the stand-in skipper for New Zealand spoke to the media after the series loss and discussed the injury situation. He said, “When you’re faced with those challenges (injuries), it’s important for guys to step up. Southee’s in good spirits. He’ll be assessed further to see how he is. Fingers crossed.”
Fans react as England clinch ODI series after epic 100-run win during 4th ODI:
ENGLAND WON THE ODI SERIES…!!!
New Zealand won the first match then defending champions came strongly & won the series 3-1, A perfect preparation for the World Cup. pic.twitter.com/uLne92RUSf
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 15, 2023
2022 – England won last 2 bilateral T20I series before T20 WC. After losing 3 previous series.
2023 – England won last 2 bilateral ODI series before ODI WC. After not winning 4 previous series.
2022 T20 WC winners – England
2023 ODI WC?— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) September 15, 2023
England is coming for worldcup with full strength… and they are the only team who can give tough competitions to India and Pakistan.. I am seeing India vs pakistan Worldcup Final.
— Cricket Updates (@rameez_kazmi) September 15, 2023
Ben Stokes hundred and his comeback will always be the highlight of this series
— Anuj Mishra (@anujmishra003) September 15, 2023
Congratulations to Team England!!
— Arvind Kejriwal(???? 420) (@arvindKejri420) September 15, 2023
England ?
— GEETROCKKER (@GEETROCKKER) September 15, 2023
This England team is too dangerous. They have the ability to retain their world cup title.
— Teri Meri Baatein (@TeriMeriBaatein) September 15, 2023
— Diptiman Yadav (@diptiman_6450) September 15, 2023
Nice fight by Rachin tho
— ?? (@dtsaae) September 15, 2023
