1st ODI: Harry Brook smashes 11 sixes, 135 runs to star in England’s rout of New Zealand | Cricket News

England’s Harry Brook scored a remarkable 135 runs with 11 sixes, but it was not enough as New Zealand registered a four-wicket victory in the first one-day international.New Zealand reached their target of 224-6 with more than 13 overs remaining at Mount Maunganui’s Bay Oval, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Daryl Mitchell remained undefeated at 78, hitting the winning runs.New Zealand’s Zakary Foulkes delivered an impressive bowling performance, taking 4-41 and reducing England to 10-4 and then 56-6 early on.Brook’s career-best ODI performance included three consecutive sixes against Jacob Duffy to reach his century. He was the last batsman dismissed after facing 101 balls.This innings surpassed his previous record of 110 not out against Australia at Chester-le-Street last year.“I felt like we were in good contact. Obviously we didn’t get off to a good start and I tried to take it upon myself to counter,” Brook said.“I tried to get us to a decent total that we could defend. I thought we started really well with the ball, but we just struggled to take wickets in the middle.”Jamie Overton chipped in with a career-best 46 runs, forming an 87-run partnership with Brook for the seventh wicket.Matt Henry claimed 2-53 and dismissed Jamie Smith with the first ball after England were sent into bat. Foulkes then removed Ben Duckett and Joe Root in his first over.“They were exceptional. We know Matt Henry can do that, but I think Zak was exceptional in the way he did it,” New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner said.“We knew we had to keep taking wickets. Brooky a little earlier would have been good, he was outstanding today.”New Zealand’s innings started poorly at 24-3, with Brydon Carse taking 3-45. Kane Williamson was dismissed for his first golden duck in 166 ODIs in his first international match in almost eight months.Mitchell has formed strong partnerships with Tom Latham (24) and Michael Bracewell (51). He survived a dropped catch when he was at 33 points.The series continues with matches in Hamilton on Wednesday and Wellington on Saturday. England had already won the T20 series 1-0, with two matches canceled due to rain.