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harry brook Dug an amazingly lonely tunnel, saving his 135 people England With utmost dedication in the first ODI against new zealand In Mount Maunganui.
Brook walked out with the team reeling at five runs for three wickets jamie smith Matt Henry was clean bowled on the very first ball, before Jack Foulkes took advantage of bowler-friendly conditions to have Ben Duckett caught behind and Joe Root dismissed.
England were 10 for four and then 56 for six, but Brook got some support from Jamie Overton, who was the only other batsman to reach double figures with 46, before the Yorkshireman combined with last man Luke Wood to take three figures and bowl out his side for 223 all out in 35.2 overs.
Brook was given a lease of life on 63 when a diving Rachin Ravindra bowled a tricky low chance in the ring and New Zealand had to suffer the consequences as the England captain hit 11 sixes and nine fours in 101 balls.
It was Brook’s eighth 50-plus score and his fourth century in 12 innings across all formats in New Zealand.
Foulkes was the best of the New Zealand attack with figures of four for 41, while Jacob Duffy had a mixed performance, taking three, but was largely outclassed by Brook for 55 runs in six overs.