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Electric England canter to victory

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England chose to bat and Jason Roy came out with two early big sixes before being run out  Getty Images
There was turn for Mitchell Santner and he quickly had England in trouble  Getty Images
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It was once again Joe Root who led England away from danger, he went to his latest half-century  Getty Images
Wickets continued to tumble and it looked like England would fall before par  Getty Images
But Ben Stokes whacked 24 off 13 balls to lift England to 191  Getty Images
New Zealand's chase got off to a dreadful start with Martin Guptill cleaned up early  PA Photos
Brendon McCullum came firing out of the blocks...  Getty Images
...only to be bowled by Mark Wood just when he was most dangerous  Getty Images
Kane Williamson steadied the chase with a 31-ball fifty and for a time New Zealand looked in good shape...  Getty Images
...only for wickets to clatter and the chase wilted  Getty Images
A brilliant run-out of Williamson by David Willey effectively sealed the match  Getty Images
And England ended up bowling out New Zealand with 22 balls to spare to win by a hefty 56 runs  Getty Images
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