ICC Champions Trophy 2017: Match 6: Highlights: England Vs New Zealand; Root-Buttler shine

Cardiff, June 6: A clinical England team defeated New Zealand by 87 runs and became first team to qualify into the semi-finals in the going ICC Champions Trophy 2017 here on Tuesday (June 6).

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Chasing a daunting total of 311, New Zealand faltered in their run chase, thanks to an impressive bowling and fielding effort from the hosts.

Skipper Kane Williamson top scored with 98-ball 87 but that didn't help New Zealand to register their first win in the 50-over global tournament.

Earlier, riding over half-centuries from Alex Hales, Joe Root and Jos Buttler, England scored 310 in a crucial match at the Sophia Gardens here.

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl against England. But their bowlers were no match to explosive English batting attack.

Valuable contribution from the top order as well as the middle and lower order helped England post another 300-plus total which proved too much for the Kiwis to chase.

Here are the highlights from the tie between England and New Zealand:

# England were bundled out for 310 by New Zealand.

# At 6.4 overs, the match was stopped to observe a minute's silence to remember the lives lost in London attack on Saturday (June 3).

# Jason Roy was the first English wicket to fall after being clean bowled by Adam Milne for 13.

# Roy put up an opening stand of 37 runs in 8 overs with Alex Hales.

# Alex Hales scored his second fifty of the Champions Trophy after completing his half-century against New Zealand.

# Hales was dismissed for 56 by Adam Milne immediately after getting hit for a SIX.

# Hales stitched a partnership of 81 runs for the second with Joe Root.

# England reached their hundred in the 20th over against New Zealand.

# Eoin Morgan was the third English wicket to perish after he was caught behind the stumps by Luke Ronchi.

# Morgan departed after scoring 13 runs and left England at 134/3.

# Joe Root completed his 32nd ODI half-century, drawing him level with Graeme Hick and Alec Stewart for England.

# Joe Root was dismissed by Corey Anderson for 64.

# He stitched a partnership of 54 runs with Ben Stokes before getting dismissed played-on.

# 200 comes up for England in the 36th over of their innings, for the loss of 4 wickets.

# Ben Stokes fell two short of a well-deserved half-century after he was caught at third-man region for 48.

# Jos Buttler got the third fifty of the England innings, bringing it up with a six! He took just 41 deliveries to reach his half-century.

# Buttler ensured England get past the psychological 300-run mark with a crucial 49-run stand off just 30 balls for the eighth wicket with Liam Plunkett (15).

# New Zealand's Right-arm pacer Adam Milne (3/79) inflicted the early damage for England.

# Corey Anderson (3/55) struck thrice in the middle overs getting the important wickets of skipper Eoin Morgan (13), Root and Moeen Ali (12).

# Trent Boult (1/56) and Mitchell Santner (1/54) picked up a wicket each for New Zealand.

# Luke Ronchi was dismissed in the first over itself by Jake Ball. He departed without even scoring.

# Martin Guptill was the second wicket to fall. He was caught in the slip cordon by Joe Root.

#Kane Williamson completed his fifty off 66 deliveries. It was the 30th ODI fifty for him.

# He top scored from both the side by scoring 87 off 98 deliveries.

# Williamson has slammed 5 consecutive 50-plus scores for in ODIs against England: 93, 118, 90, 50, 87 (today).

# Most times 300+ totals conceded in ODIs since 2015 WC: 13 Eng, 11 Aus, 10 Ind/Pak, 9 NZ, 8 SL, 6 SAf/WI, 5 Ban.

# Most times 300+ totals in ODIs since 2015 WC: 23 Eng, 13 SAf, 11 Aus, 9 Ind, 8 Pak, 7 NZ/SL, 4 Ban, 2 WI/Zim

# Chasing a target of 311, New Zealand were bungled out for 223.

# England thus became the first team to qualify into semis of CT 17.

# Pacer Liam Plunkett was the pick of the bowlers for England with figures of four for 55.

# Leg-spinner Adil Rashid also picked up two crucial wickets giving away just 47 runs from his 10 overs.

# Together with Ross Taylor (39), Williamson stitched 95 runs for the third wicket to keep New Zealand in the hunt.

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