By Taha Hashim

CENTURIES from Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell took New Zealand to a thumping eight-wicket win in the first ODI against England at Sophia Gardens. This was the first time the two sides had met in ODIs since the 2019 World Cup final, but it wasn’t to be a close one again. Set a target of 292, New Zealand chased it down with more than four overs to spare, Conway hitting 111 off 121 balls while Mitchell went to work at a rapid rate, his 91-ball 118 including seven sixes. The pair were not part of New Zealand’s 50-over set-up four years ago – Conwa...