New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum has conceded that his side were in danger of losing the second one-day international against England despite posting 398 in their innings.
Ross Taylor scored an unbeaten century and Kane Williamson notched 93, while Martin Guptill also scored a half-century to punish the England bowlers at The Oval.
The Three Lions responded with firepower of their own to come close to their victory target, but Eoin Morgan's men fell narrowly short as they lost by 13 runs due to the Duckworth-Lewis method.
McCullum told Sky Sports News: "It was terrifying at times, actually - you think 400 should be plenty but this England team play a completely different brand of cricket to what we've seen from them over a period of time and credit to them for taking us close.
"It was an outstanding game of cricket, I'm sure the crowd enjoyed it. Also credit to our boys, we held our nerve there at the end - it's not easy. When you score 400 and the team comes as hard as they did at us, to still hold your nerve under pressure - obviously both teams put up a hell of a fight.
"I thought 400 was a good start but there are no guarantees in this day and age - the wicket was pure, the outfield was fast and the players that they possess are always going to be dangerous."
The series is tied at 1-1 ahead of the third ODI at the Rose Bowl on Sunday.
