New Zealand held to 223 despite Santner, Nicholls fifties

Tight England knocking down some pins limited New Zealand to 223 in their choosing one-day universal with the innings propped up significantly hundreds of years from Mitchell Santner and Henry Nicholls. 

New Zealand, playing without batting rock Ross Taylor who fizzled a wellness test before the hurl, attempted to be six for 93 preceding Santner and Nicholls put on 84 for the seventh wicket to give the innings some substance. 

Santner, who saved New Zealand in the principal coordinate, hit an individual best 67 while Nicholls was out for 55. 

With the arrangement bolted at 2-2, there was pre-coordinate foresight the victor takes-all fifth and last match at Hagley Oval would deliver another nail-gnawing wrap up. 

In any case, that is not the way England considered it to be they showed from the begin how they had worked out the New Zealand batsmen. 

Colin Munro went on the second ball he confronted, got behind off Chris Woakes for the third time in five innings. 

It was a moment successive duck in a hopeless arrangement for Munro who made 49 in the third ODI however totalled just seven in the other four innings. 

Check Wood knocked down some pins Kane Williamson for 14 preceding spinners Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali ventured up to obliterate the center of the New Zealand innings. 

Rashid, who completed with three for 42, represented Tom Latham (10), Martin Guptill (47) and Colin de Grandhomme (six). 

Ali completed his 10 overs with one for 39, taking the wicket of Taylor's substitution Mark Chapman for a third-ball duck. 

Nicholls, who had totalled just 14 in his past four innings, hunkered down to play a taught innings that included just a single four and one six. 

Santner had two sixes and four fours in his 67 off 71 balls before he was gotten in the profound by Alex Hales off Woakes in the penultimate over. 

Woakes, the most efficient of the England bowlers completed with three for 32 off his 10 overs.