England vs. New Zealand, 3rd ODI: Highlights, Scorecard, Report from Southampton

New Zealand successfully chased 303 as they beat England by three wickets in the third one-day international at Southampton.

Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor both scored centuries as the Black Caps reached their target with six balls to spare.

The tourists now hold a 2-1 lead in the series after their victory at the Rose Bowl.

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Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor both hit fine centuries to help @BLACKCAPS win the 3rd #EngvNZ ODI by 3 wickets pic.twitter.com/TY6Kkqv4Yj

— ICC (@ICC) June 14, 2015"

Joe Root, Eoin Morgan and Ben Stokes all scored half-centuries as England passed 300 for the third consecutive time in this series.

However, they were dismissed in 45.2 overs as they collapsed from 288-5 with Tim Southee and debutant Ben Wheeler taking three wickets apiece.

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.@englandcricket lose their final five wickets for 14 runs. @BLACKCAPS need 303 to win. More: http://t.co/jjKOjNMIOP pic.twitter.com/YAy7stcN0B

— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) June 14, 2015"

Openers Alex Hales (23) and Jason Roy (9) were dismissed in the space of three balls as the hosts slipped to 34-2 in the seventh over, but Root and Morgan put on 105 for the third wicket.

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Third 50 in this series up for the skipper from 67 balls: http://t.co/jjKOjNMIOP pic.twitter.com/DYCvPEbpOX

— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) June 14, 2015"

Root hit six boundaries in making 54 from 63 before being clean bowled by Mitchell Santner, and Morgan made 71 from 82 before also falling to spin, bowled by Williamson after failing to connect with an attempted slog sweep.

Stokes was the most aggressive as he hit seven boundaries and two sixes in his 68 from 47 balls. That included a 61-run partnership for the sixth wicket with Sam Billings, who made an international-best 34 from 16 balls.

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A fifty-run stand in 4.3 overs for Stokes & Billings. Eng close in on 300 for 3rd inns in a row for the first time http://t.co/84w4dqEnTL

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) June 14, 2015"

However, Stokes played one expansive shot too many and was the eighth man out at the end of the 43rd over. NZ then polished off the tail as England failed to use 28 balls of their allocation.

New Zealand’s openers were also back in the pavilion inside seven overs with Martin Guptill (2) and Brendon McCullum (11) trapped lbw by David Willey and Mark Wood, respectively, both bowlers playing in their second ODI.

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WICKET! Guptill heads back to the pavilion for two after Willey traps him plum lbw: http://t.co/jjKOjNMIOP pic.twitter.com/xJIOPmEk7g

— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) June 14, 2015"

However, Williamson and Taylor made batting look comfortable as they shared a 207-run partnership, a record for any wicket by New Zealand against England in ODI cricket

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7 - Williamson and Taylor have put on seven century ODI stands; only Astle and Fleming (nine) have recorded more for @BLACKCAPS. Partners.

— OptaJim (@OptaJim) June 12, 2015"

Taylor was dropped twice off Wood, by Jos Buttler on 67 and Stokes on 72, but Williamson was chanceless in bringing up his century off 88 balls.

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Kane WIliamson 24y-310d now has 17 intl 100s At this very age only Sachin Tendulkar 26 & Virat Kohli 19 have made more intl 100s... #EngvNZ

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) June 14, 2015"

He was afforded a life when Wood put down a simple catch at mid-off from Willey's bowling before Taylor reached his 14th ODI century, and his second in three days, from 105 balls.

Wood did take a much tougher catch to end Williamson's innings on 118, giving Willey a second wicket in the process, and when Grant Elliott (5) was caught at slip off Adil Rashid, it left NZ needing 54 from the final 10 overs.

Santner (21) edged Stokes to Root at slip and Taylor finally departed for 110, with NZ still 13 runs short of their total, when he was bowled by Willey.

Stokes removed Luke Ronchi (13) in the penultimate over, but Southee hit the winning boundary.

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New Zealand got home with an over to spare and now lead the series 2-1. http://t.co/csgKdMbAHu #ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/idSL7dZRv5

— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) June 14, 2015"

The teams head to Nottingham for the penultimate game of the five-match series on Wednesday.