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New Zealand beat hosts England by 8 wickets in the first ODI to take a 1-0 lead in the 4-match series. Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell were the heroes of the victory for the Kiwis as they put on an unbeaten 180 for the third wicket to give the team a comfortable victory. In this match played at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, England scored 291 runs batting first. England’s batting looked like a challenging target, but when New Zealand came out to bat, they made it easy. The Kiwi team achieved this score by losing only 2 wickets in 45.4 overs. Conway was unbeaten on 111 and Mitchell on 118. Conway was awarded the player of the match for his strong innings.
Batting first after losing the toss, England scored 291 for 6 in 50 overs on the back of half-centuries from captain Jos Buttler (72), David Malan (54), Ben Stokes (52) and Liam Livingstone (52). Put on the run board. The Kiwi bowlers dominated the hosts throughout the innings. Towards the end when England looked to strike, they tried to keep the hosts calm by using slow bouncers.
Chasing this score, New Zealand got off to a good start. Conway shared a 61-run partnership with Will Young (29). After this the team got another blow in the form of Henry Nicholls (26) at 117.
At that point it looked as though England might claw their way back into the match, but Daryl Mitchell, who had come on to support Conway, found his feet and denied the hosts a wicket. Meanwhile, both the batsmen completed their respective centuries and put on an unbeaten partnership of 180 runs to give the team an easy victory. This is the third highest partnership for the third wicket for New Zealand.
Daryl Mitchell is becoming difficult for any team to stop in ODI cricket. This is the batsman’s third century in the last 5 matches. Conway has crossed the 100-run mark for the fourth time in his first 19 ODIs.