Adil Rashid leaves Will Young shocked with a 'Jaffa' during ENG vs NZ 1st ODI - WATCH

England and New Zealand kicked off ir 4-match ODI series on Friday,  September 8, 2023, at Sophia Gardens. New Zealand won toss and elected to bowl. England Cricket Team mand to make 291 runs at a loss of 6 wickets in 50 overs. New Zealand emerged victorious during ir innings, as y made 297 runs with loss of 2 wickets in 45.4 overs to take series lead.

3 things you need to kw 

• New Zealand beat England by 8 wickets (26 balls left) in 1st ODI 
• England vs New Zealand t20I series ended in a draw (2-2)
• David Convey was named  Player of Match in 1st ODI of ENG vs NZ

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England vs New Zealand witnessed many 50s

After England lost coin toss and chose to bat first, y put up a good score of 291/6 on scoreboard. Half-centuries from Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, and Liam Livingstone were main building blocks for this excellent score.

Captain Jos Buttler was player who scored most runs for his team. He added 72 important runs to total. Ben Stokes and Liam Livingstone showed how good y are at hitting by getting 52 runs each. Dawid Malan added 54 runs to score.

As New Zealand tried to reach this goal in difficult conditions, Devon Conway and Will Young gave m a good start with ir batting. openers kept up a good strike rate, which helped New Zealand get to 50 runs in only 7.5 overs. 

When it came to bowling, New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra stood out with an impressive three-wicket performance. Tim Soue got two wickets, and Lockie Ferguson got one.

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Adil Rashid bowls an absolute ‘Jaffa’ against Will Young 

seasoned leg-spinner Adil Rashid took ball in hand and produced a critical breakthrough for his team just as Devon Conway and Will Young seemed to be forming a sizable partnership.  Rashid bowled a brilliantly flighted delivery that deftly drifted in on first ball of 10th over, tricking Young into making a forward defensive move. hitter was clearly shocked when ball suddenly turned sharply away from outside edge, shattering off-stump. Rashid happily rejoiced after taking his first wicket of game and 100th for England.

Before returning to dugout, Will Young, Kiwi opener, had scored 29 runs off 33 balls, including 5 well-hit fours. He and Conway had put toger an outstanding 61-run combination in just 61 balls, giving New Zealand team a great start. Conway scored 111 runs in 121 balls (t out) and Daryl Mitchell made 118 runs in 91 balls. In end, New Zealand emerged victorious and took 1-0 lead, y will play ir 2nd ODI match on Sunday, September 10, 2023.