Champions Trophy 2017: England beat New Zealand by 87 runs
Chasing a target of 311 set by England, New Zealand was bowled out to 223 in 44.3 overs.
The New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was the only batsman who scored a fifty for his team and went out at 87.
Liam Plunkett had the best bowling figure with 4/55 from 9.3 overs for England.
Earlier losing the toss, England batsmen came out to bat first and scored a 300 plus total, boasting on contributions made by Alex Hales (56), Joe Root (64) and Jos Butler's unbeaten 61.
All-rounder Ben Stokes too added to the total with a knock of 48 runs off 53 balls.
Adam Milne and Corey Anderson picked up three wickets each of the English batting line up.
New Zealand will have to chase down the target of 311 at a run-rate slightly higher than six per over.
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