LONDON: England were inches away to bag a historic win against New Zealand chasing 398 runs in second match at Oval, when rain came down.
In pursue of a mammoth total England were 345/7 after 43.5 overs requiring 54 more runs from 37 balls when rain stopped play.
England looked positive and promising throughout their inning despite having a giant target to follow.
If chased, it would be the second highest total chased in ODIs after South Africa’s 434 chase against Australia back in 2006.
England are 1-0 up in a 5-match series.
However, England are still 9 runs short according Duckworth-Lewis method which makes New Zealand an ultimate winner if play did not resume.
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