From 104/3 at one stage, England suffered a dramatic collapse to bowl out for a paltry 123 in 33.2 overs. Joe Root scored 46, while Moeen Ali made 20. Tim Southee took seven wickets by conceding just 33 runs in 9 overs.
New Zealand batsmen were not behind when they started chasing the total. Brendon McCullum blew the England bowling attack off with his explosive 77 off 25 balls with 8 boundaries and 7 sixes. Guptill scored 22. McCullum scored the fifty off just 18 balls – the fastest fifty in World Cup history.
New Zealand reached 125/2 in just 12.2 overs and won the match by 8 wickets. It was a massive victory for the Kiwis. Southee was declared ‘Man of the Match’.