(UTV|COLOMBO) – England all-rounder Ben Stokes’ bowling was “brilliant” on his return to the side after five months out, said captain Eoin Morgan.
Stokes took 2-43 as New Zealand won the first match of the one-day series in Hamilton by three wickets with four balls to spare.
Batting at number five, he made 12 off 22 balls in England’s 284-8.
The 26-year-old missed England’s tour of Australia and appeared in court this month on a charge of affray.
The first hearing of his trial is scheduled for 12 March in Bristol, although he is not required to return to the UK to attend it.
“He adapted really well to the conditions,” Morgan told BBC Test Match Special.
Courtesy: BBC Sport
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