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Taylor and Williamson ace 303 chase

England chose to bat on an overcast morning, and their newest opening combination - Jason Roy and Alex Hales - got them off to a brisk start  Getty Images
Ben Wheeler, making his international debut, had Hales caught at slip in the sixth over. Tim Southee nipped one in to disturb Roy's stumps in the next over as both openers were removed in the space of three balls  Getty Images
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Ben Stokes played an enterprising knock, smashing a stroke-filled 68 which included seven fours and two sixes  PA Photos
England lost wickets in a bunch to collapse from 288 for 5 in the 42nd over to 302 all out, thereby failing to bat 28 balls in their innings  Getty Images
Defending a target much lower than expected, England got off to a good start as David Willey trapped Martin Guptill in front of his stumps in the second over of the innings  PA Photos
Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson steadied the innings for a while before McCullum was lbw of the bowling of Mark Wood for 11  PA Photos
Williamson got into his element quickly, keeping the required run-rate in check. He and Ross Taylor added 206 for the third wicket - New Zealand's highest third-wicket partnership in ODIs - in just 184 balls  Getty Images
Williamson made a fluent 118, his seventh ODI century, which included 12 fours and a six  PA Photos
Taylor made his second consecutive century to take New Zealand within touching distance of the 303 target  AFP
New Zealand lost four wickets after Williamson's dismissal but held on to win by three wickets and took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series  Getty Images
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