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Bairstow guides England home in dramatic chase

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England won the toss and chose to bowl at Chester-le-Street and Steven Finn struck in his first over after a delayed start  Getty Images
Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson made half-centuries as New Zealand recovered well...  Getty Images
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...but Ben Stokes removed both as the bowlers found helpful conditions for the first time in the series  Getty Images
David Willey took two important middle-order wickets to keep England on top  Getty Images
Ben Wheeler's cameo at the death, striking 39 off 28 balls, helped New Zealand reach a respectable 283 for 9  Getty Images
Rain began to fall again during the interval and led to a lengthy delay. When the teams returned, England's revised target was 192 from 26 overs  Getty Images
Mitchell Santner picked up three early wickets as England slumped to 45 for 5  AFP
Sam Billings helped revive the innings with a puckish 41 from 30 balls  Getty Images
Jonny Bairstow added 80 in partnership with Billings and went on to score an unbeaten 83 that sealed the match and the series for England  Getty Images

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