Root had batted more than three hours for his 51 to rally England's resistance in the face of that heavy deficit but his dismissal on the brink of stumps on day 4 swung the match back in New Zealand's favour.
After an eventful first day on which England was bowled out for only 58, the first day-night Test match in New Zealand has effectively come to a soggy halt.
Williamson demonstrated his immense talent and the great promise of his relatively young Test career when he achieved his 18th century at 27 years of age and in his 64th Test.
Williamson previously shared the tie with Martin Crowe and his current teammate Ross Taylor with the record of 17 Test centuries.
Kiwi pacers - Trent Boult took a career-best 6/32 and Tim Southee took 4/25 in the first day-night Test played in New Zealand to jointly bowl out England for 58 in 20.4 overs on day 1.
Kane Williamson made an amazing dive to claim a breath-taking catch during the 1st Test against England at Eden Park, Auckland. Take a look.
It's the sixth lowest score for England and their lowest against New Zealand as their debacle lasted only 93 minutes at Eden Park, Auckland.
The Black Caps on Wednesday named its team for the match which will be the first pink-ball Test played in New Zealand and the ninth in any country.
The opening warm-up match would have been Stokes' first match since his last Test appearance against West Indies in September 2017, after which he was ruled out the Ashes in the wake of his alleged involvement in a nightclub brawl in September.
Bairstow posted his century with eight fours and six sixes and reached 104 from 60 balls as he helped the visitors clinch a nail-biting series 3-2.
Munro, who is the world's top-ranked batsman in Twenty20 cricket has played only one Test for New Zealand, against South Africa in 2013.
Limping and often grimacing in pain, the 34-year old Taylor hit the 19th ODI century of his career, surpassing his highest score of 131 and steered New Zealand to 339/5 with three balls to spare.
Williamson tried everything but the odds were against him on a pitch which did not favor attacking stroke play.
Stokes signaled his return to form after a five-month layoff with an unbeaten 63 as England surpassed New Zealand's total of 223 with more than 12 overs remaining.
Taylor reached his 18th century in one-day internationals, surpassing 7,000 runs in the 50 over format as he did so, and Latham passed 2,000 runs in a pivotal partnership.
England have not yet named the squad for the first ODI, but skipper Eoin Morgan has hinted that Stokes will be seen playing.
Sodhi was recently ranked number one bowler in ICC T20I Rankings has been one of New Zealand's first-choice players in the shortest format of the game.
Williamson posted his eighth T20 half century but his first in 10 innings since January last year to guide New Zealand to 196/5 as it batted first after winning the toss. England was held to 184/9 in reply.
Wellington: Scoreboard of New Zealand vs England Group A, 9th Match of the ICC World Cup 2015 played at Westpac Stadium here Friday.New Zealand beat England by 8 wicketsMan of the Match: Tim SoutheeToss: England
Top News
Latest News
