World Cup 2019: England vs New Zealand-three reasons why England won the match

#3 Williamson and Taylor’s run-outs

The beginning of the end: England appeal for Kane Williamson's wicket.

Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor are the cornerstones of the New Zealand batting. The Kiwis had again put their hopes on the pair, hoping they could propel them to victory against England in a tough chase.

They came together with the score on 14/2 and their team in big trouble. The pair steadied the ship with a 47-run partnership. Both of them looked comfortable at the crease.

Williamson and Taylor played a few good shots during their time in the middle. Williamson played an elegant straight drive back past the bowler in the ninth over. In the tenth over, Taylor slashed at the ball and it raced to the cover boundary. Soon after, Williamson pounced on a short ball and cut it for four.

But out of nowhere Williamson was run out in unlucky circumstances when Mark Wood got his hands to a a Taylor drive that broke the stumps at the non-striker's end with Williamson, the Kiwi captain, out of his ground. His wicket was a huge blow for New Zealand.

In the next over, Taylor was also run out attempting a rash second run. These two wickets were the death knell for the Kiwis. The men in black plummeted from 61-2 to 186 all out post the departure of their key men.