England suffered a humiliating eight‑wicket thrashing by New Zealand as Tim Southee became only the fourth man to take seven wickets in a World Cup match.

Southee's 7‑33 saw England blown away for 123, the last seven wickets falling for 19 runs.

Brendon McCullum then smashed an 18‑ball half‑century, the fastest in World Cup history, to propel New Zealand to their target in just 12.2 overs.

That equalled the shortest ODI chase against England, in a match that lasted just 45.4 overs in total.

In ICC Cricket World Cup matches today, Pakistan will clash with the West Indies at 10am while Australia will meet Bangladesh at 12.30pm.

Afghanistan will meet Sri Lanka 10am tomorrow while India will clash South Africa at 1.30pm.