| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to the Semi Finals of the ICC World Twenty20 2016! Tonight is the first of the two matches with England taking on New Zealand at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi. India face the West Indies in the other game tomorrow in Mumbai. |
| Half an hour until the start of play and that means it's time for the toss. England have won it and they will bowl first. No change for them from the previous match. New Zealand play the extra seamer with Milne in and McCullum missing out. |
| We are all set for a cracking contest tonight! New Zealand unbeaten in the tournament and top of their group that included giants India, Pakistan and Australia, whilst England have shown great improvement in short form cricket since the ODI World Cup. |
| The anticipation builds as the players line up for the respective national anthems, New Zealand first then followed by England. |
| The pre-game formalities are over now and we are ready to get underway! David Willey to open the bowling for England, Guptill facing first up. |
| 0.1 : Willey to Guptill, FOUR, short and wide and slashed up and over backward point, great start for Guptill! |
| 0.2 : Willey to Guptill, APPEAL, no run, big shout for LBW, probably just swinging down the leg side |
| 0.3 : Willey to Guptill, one run, pushes forward and nudges to the off side, takes a quick single and Morgan misses the pick up, could have been a run out chance there |
| 0.4 : Willey to Williamson, one run, on the back foot tucking it off a length to deep mid wicket |
| 0.5 : Willey to Guptill, FOUR, width on offer outside off stump and Guptill blazed that one away over point to the boundary |
| 0.6 : Willey to Guptill, one run, full on the stumps and he swings hard, dragged off the inside edge to deep square leg. End of over: NZL 11/0 (Guptill 10, Williamson 1) |
| 1.1 : Jordan to Guptill, no run, tries to pull and misses as it keeps low from short of a length |
| 1.2 : Jordan to Guptill, no run, short quick ball follows Guptill as he fends it down to the off side |
| 1.3 : Jordan to Guptill, no run, short length ball at pace, Guptill defends it down to the on side |
| Jordan to Guptill, wide, short length again and this one slides down the leg side |
| 1.4 : Jordan to Guptill, no run, width there and he cuts, mistimed straight to cover point |
| 1.5 : Jordan to Guptill, FOUR, just short of a length, Guptill stands tall and drives off the back foot, hammers it backward of point! |
| 1.6 : Jordan to Guptill, one run, tucked off the body behind square leg for a single. End of over: NZL 17/0 (Guptill 15, Williamson 1) |
| 2.1 : Willey to Guptill, OUT, no run, full outside off, Guptill goes the big drive and gets a healthy edge, simple catch behind the wicket to Buttler and England strike! NZ 17/1 |
| 2.2 : Willey to Munro, one run, charges and whips it away over the leg side, fielded at deep square leg |
| 2.3 : Willey to Williamson, one run, full ball defended with soft hands, they sneak a single as it rolls behind point |
| 2.4 : Willey to Munro, no run, drives outside the off stump and he is beaten |
| 2.5 : Willey to Munro, FOUR, charges and lofts the ball up and over wide long on, finds the boundary |
| 2.6 : Willey to Munro, no run, drives and mistimes the ball to extra cover. End of over: NZL 23/1 (Williamson 2, Munro 5) |
| 3.1 : Plunkett to Williamson, one run, full on the pads, clipped hard and it's nearly a chance to Rashid at short fine leg, does well to save a boundary in the end, that may have in fact carried |
| 3.2 : Plunkett to Munro, one run, good length ball nudged into the gap at mid wicket |
| 3.3 : Plunkett to Williamson, no run, defends and he edges, soft hands and the ball lands well short of the slip in place |
| 3.4 : Plunkett to Williamson, FOUR, clipped off his pads and he beats the short fine leg fielder |
| 3.5 : Plunkett to Williamson, no run, squared up there defending back of a length, he plays it down to cover |
| 3.6 : Plunkett to Williamson, two runs, smartly worked away off his legs through mid wicket for a couple. End of over: NZL 31/1 (Williamson 9, Munro 6) |
| 4.1 : Jordan to Munro, no run, struck on the pad outside leg stump as he tries to whip it away |
| 4.2 : Jordan to Munro, leg bye, tries to flick off his body, struck on the upper leg and it drops down towards point, they take a quick single |
| Jordan to Williamson, wide |
| 4.3 : Jordan to Williamson, no run, defended down into the gully |
| 4.4 : Jordan to Williamson, FOUR, pulled off his hip hard to the fine leg boundary! |
| 4.5 : Jordan to Williamson, no run, on the back foot and he defends it down to mid wicket |
| 4.6 : Jordan to Williamson, one run, cuts very hard and Roy at point makes a fine save, knocks it down to third man for a single instead of a certain boundary. End of over: NZL 38/1 (Williamson 14, Munro 6) |
| 5.1 : Plunkett to Williamson, one run, defends nice and late, guides it off the face down to third man |
| 5.2 : Plunkett to Munro, FOUR, full on off stump, he swings hard and hammers it back past the stumps for four! |
| 5.3 : Plunkett to Munro, FOUR, pulls off his leg stump, thick bottom edge and it races away to vacant fine leg for four more! |
| 5.4 : Plunkett to Munro, FOUR, whipped away over deep backward square leg for another boundary! |
| 5.5 : Plunkett to Munro, no run, beaten outside off by a slower ball that moves away off the surface |
| 5.6 : Plunkett to Munro, no run, yorker length outside off stump, he digs it out to extra cover. End of over: NZL 51/1 (Williamson 15, Munro 18) |
| 6.1 : Rashid to Williamson, no run, yorker length ball and he digs it out back to the bowler |
| 6.2 : Rashid to Williamson, one run, nudged to short fine leg for a quick single |
| 6.3 : Rashid to Munro, one run, on the back foot and he pushes down to long on |
| 6.4 : Rashid to Williamson, no run, advances looking to work it, struck on the pad outside leg |
| Rashid to Williamson, wide, down leg and he misses the sweep shot, wide called |
| 6.5 : Rashid to Williamson, no run, pitches on leg, he tries to work against the spin and plays it straight back |
| 6.6 : Rashid to Williamson, one run, punched down to long on for a single. End of over: NZL 55/1 (Williamson 17, Munro 19) |
| 7.1 : Stokes to Williamson, one run, nudges a length ball down to third man for a single |
| 7.2 : Stokes to Munro, one run, short ball is pulled along the carpet out to deep square leg |
| 7.3 : Stokes to Williamson, SIX, full length, Williamson stays leg side and plays a glorious lofted drive, up and over extra cover all the way for six! |
| 7.4 : Stokes to Williamson, leg bye, tries to flick it away, high off the pad and away behind square leg |
| 7.5 : Stokes to Munro, one run, cuts it away to deep cover point for a single |
| 7.6 : Stokes to Williamson, one run, punches a half volley down the ground to long on for a single. End of over: NZL 66/1 (Williamson 25, Munro 21) |
| 8.1 : Rashid to Williamson, one run, uses his feet and works it down to long on |
| 8.2 : Rashid to Munro, SIX, extravagant reverse slog and he whacks it flat over cover for six! |
| 8.3 : Rashid to Munro, one run, googly outside leg stump, he punches it away to deep mid wicket |
| 8.4 : Rashid to Williamson, FOUR, cuts and waits very nicely, places it backward of point and finds the boundary! |
| 8.5 : Rashid to Williamson, no run, dabs it off a length straight to short third man |
| 8.6 : Rashid to Williamson, no run, punched off the back foot and he finds backward point. End of over: NZL 78/1 (Williamson 30, Munro 28) |
| 9.1 : Stokes to Munro, FOUR, tries to whip over the leg side, thick inside edge races past his legs and fine to the boundary, lucky shot! |
| 9.2 : Stokes to Munro, leg bye, struck on the pad trying to whip over the leg side again, deflects away to third man |
| 9.3 : Stokes to Williamson, one run, pulls, right off the splice but it lands safely behind square leg |
| 9.4 : Stokes to Munro, no run, short ball angled across the left hander, he shapes to play before letting it go |
| 9.5 : Stokes to Munro, FOUR, excellent yorker on leg, but Munro somehow jams it out off the bottom edge and it flies to the fine leg boundary |
| Stokes to Munro, wide, very wide down leg and he'll have to re-bowl it |
| 9.6 : Stokes to Munro, no run, full on off stump, he drives hard but finds mid off. End of over: NZL 89/1 (Williamson 31, Munro 36) |
| 10.1 : Ali to Williamson, one run, worked off his pads to the big gap at mid wicket |
| 10.2 : Ali to Munro, one run, plays a solid back foot punch down to long on |
| 10.3 : Ali to Williamson, OUT, no run, skied very high and Ali runs back to mid off to take an excellent catch! NZ 91/2 |
| 10.4 : Ali to Munro, one run, punched down to long on for a single |
| 10.5 : Ali to Anderson, no run, back pushing down the on side and the bowler fields |
| 10.6 : Ali to Anderson, no run, good length ball punched straight to extra cover. End of over: NZL 92/2 (Munro 38, Anderson 0) |
| 11.1 : Rashid to Munro, FOUR, reverse sweeps and he smokes it backward of point to find the boundary! |
| 11.2 : Rashid to Munro, one run, on the back foot, punches it away through mid wicket |
| 11.3 : Rashid to Anderson, no run, googly on his leg stump and he defends it with a dead bat |
| 11.4 : Rashid to Anderson, no run, quicker ball on his toes and he digs it out to short fine leg |
| 11.5 : Rashid to Anderson, one run, punched off the back foot out to deep mid wicket |
| 11.6 : Rashid to Munro, one run, worked away to deep mid wicket for a single. End of over: NZL 99/2 (Munro 44, Anderson 1) |
| 12.1 : Ali to Munro, no run, beaten outside off as it spins away |
| 12.2 : Ali to Munro, one run, punched out to deep mid wicket for a single and the NZ 100 |
| 12.3 : Ali to Anderson, FOUR, on the back foot, slams it down to long off and it beats the dive of Jordan! |
| 12.4 : Ali to Anderson, no run, looks to drive hard and mistimes it down the on side |
| 12.5 : Ali to Anderson, one run, hit hard to long on for a single |
| 12.6 : Ali to Munro, one run, drags a full length ball away to deep mid wicket. End of over: NZL 106/2 (Munro 46, Anderson 6) |
| 13.1 : Plunkett to Munro, wide, very wide there outside the off stump and it's called |
| Plunkett to Munro, no run, full and wide, he has a big slash and he misses |
| 13.2 : Plunkett to Munro, OUT, no run, drives hard outside off stump, sliced away high in the air and straight to Ali at third man. NZ 107/3 |
| 13.3 : Plunkett to Anderson, no run, defended off a good length straight to extra cover |
| 13.4 : Plunkett to Anderson, two runs, tucked out to deep backward square leg, they run hard and make it back for a quick two |
| 13.5 : Plunkett to Anderson, one run, hammers a drive out to deep extra cover |
| 13.6 : Plunkett to Taylor, one run, nicely punched down to long on for a single. End of over: NZL 111/3 (Taylor 1, Anderson 9) |
| 14.1 : Rashid to Taylor, wide, full down the leg side there |
| Rashid to Taylor, one run, pushed off leg stump and he gets a single to the vacant on side |
| 14.2 : Rashid to Anderson, two runs, low full toss on his pads, nicely clipped out to deep mid wicket |
| 14.3 : Rashid to Anderson, one run, short of a length, tucked backward of square for a single |
| 14.4 : Rashid to Taylor, no run, doesn't pick the googly as it spins back and he mistimes the shot on off stump |
| 14.5 : Rashid to Taylor, one run, tucks it into the gap at mid wicket for a single |
| 14.6 : Rashid to Anderson, FOUR, very full, driven hard back past the bowler, Jordan races from long off and dives to save it but ends up knocking it into the rope. End of over: NZL 121/3 (Taylor 3, Anderson 16) |
| 15.1 : Plunkett to Taylor, no run, back of a length and he fends it down to mid wicket |
| 15.2 : Plunkett to Taylor, three runs, pulled off a length and he gets it through mid wicket, Willey with a great diving save on the boundary to keep it in play |
| 15.3 : Plunkett to Anderson, no run, wide yorker outside off stump, he swings hard and misses |
| 15.4 : Plunkett to Anderson, two runs, full on his legs, tugged away over mid wicket, Roy does well fielding on the boundary |
| 15.5 : Plunkett to Anderson, SIX, big full toss, Anderson swings and connects! Like a baseball shot over deep mid wicket! |
| 15.6 : Plunkett to Anderson, one run, good yorker and he jams it out towards deep mid wicket. End of over: NZL 133/3 (Taylor 6, Anderson 25) |
| 16.1 : Jordan to Anderson, one run, full and wide, he jams it down to deep third man |
| 16.2 : Jordan to Taylor, no run, excellent yorker at middle peg and Taylor is only able to defend it back |
| 16.3 : Jordan to Taylor, OUT, no run, swings hard at a length ball, slices in the air to extra cover, Morgan there dives forward to his right and takes a good catch. NZ 134/4 |
| 16.4 : Jordan to Ronchi, one run, full at the stumps, he gets an inside edge on to pad and it rolls to the off side for a single |
| 16.5 : Jordan to Anderson, no run, slashes and misses wide of the off stump, very close to a wide but not called |
| 16.6 : Jordan to Anderson, one run, digs out a good yorker towards cover and he gets a single. End of over: NZL 136/4 (Anderson 27, Ronchi 1) |
| 17.1 : Stokes to Anderson, one run, hammered straight to mid off, takes a quick single as it's fielded on the edge of the circle |
| 17.2 : Stokes to Ronchi, two runs, slower ball outside off stump is nicely steered away to deep backward point |
| 17.3 : Stokes to Ronchi, OUT, no run, full toss, he swings and hits hard down the ground but doesn't catch all of it, sends the ball straight down the throat of Willey. NZ 139/5 |
| 17.4 : Stokes to Anderson, OUT, no run, full toss gets a wicket again! Has a swing down the ground, gets it high on the bat and goes dead straight, Jordan runs around from long off to complete the catch. NZ 139/6 |
| 17.5 : Stokes to Elliott, one run, yorker dead on off stump, he squeezes it out to point for a quick single |
| 17.6 : Stokes to Santner, one run, another fine yorker and he digs it out to the off side, they rush through for a single. End of over: NZL 141/6 (Elliott 1, Santner 1) |
| 18.1 : Jordan to Santner, one run, fine yorker, he can only dig it out to mid on for a single |
| 18.2 : Jordan to Elliott, no run, fires a wide yorker, Elliot made room and couldn't reach it in the end |
| 18.3 : Jordan to Elliott, two runs, digs it out off his stumps, thick inside edge rolls away to deep backward square |
| 18.4 : Jordan to Elliott, one run, full and wide, driven away to deep cover for a single |
| 18.5 : Jordan to Santner, FOUR, full toss outside off stump, he slaps it hard through extra cover and beats the fielder on the boundary |
| 18.6 : Jordan to Santner, one run, hacks a length ball off the inside edge to mid wicket for a single. End of over: NZL 150/6 (Elliott 4, Santner 7) |
| 19.1 : Stokes to Santner, no run, short length slower ball, Santner swings through it early and misses |
| 19.2 : Stokes to Santner, OUT, no run, full outside off stump, he plays a lofted drive and hits it straight down Jordan's throat at long off. NZ 150/7 |
| 19.3 : Stokes to Elliott, bye, slashes at a length ball outside off stump and misses, they scramble for a bye |
| 19.4 : Stokes to McClenaghan, one run, slower ball, he has to wait for it and mistimes the slog down to long on |
| 19.5 : Stokes to Elliott, leg bye, tries to flick it away off his legs, takes pad and they are through for a leg bye |
| 19.6 : Stokes to McClenaghan, OUT, no run. |
| Stokes to McClenaghan, OUT, no run, misses and they run for a bye, Buttler's underarm misses the stumps and Stokes gets a shot at the non-striker's end, and he hits this time. NZ 153/8 |
| New Zealand finish on a respectable total of 153/8 after their 20 overs. They maybe would have liked a few more runs but it's still a decent total and they will be happy with runs on the board in the pressure of a Semi Final. |
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England wanted to bat second and they will fancy themselves to chase this total down on what is a pretty good batting deck. Stay tuned for the England run chase coming up shortly. End of over: NZL 153/8 (Elliott 4, McClenaghan 1)
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| 0.0 : All set for the England chase! 154 runs the target and Hales and Roy will kick things off. Anderson to open the bowling. |
| 0.1 : Anderson to Roy, no run, defends just outside off stump and is beaten by a good ball angled across him |
| 0.2 : Anderson to Roy, FOUR, short length ball, enough width to cut and he hammers it away through point |
| 0.3 : Anderson to Roy, no run, defended to cover point off a tight line and length |
| 0.4 : Anderson to Roy, FOUR, charges and has a big dip, thick inside edge goes past leg stump and races to the fine leg boundary |
| 0.5 : Anderson to Roy, FOUR, short length, he slashes hard and a thick edge flies away to third man for four more! |
| 0.6 : . End of over: Anderson to Roy, FOUR, good line and length, Roy defends and steers it beautifully off the middle backward of point, it splits the fielders and races to the boundary! ENG 16/0 (Roy 16, Hales 0) |
| 1.1 : Milne to Hales, one run, short of a length and he's across tucking it away towards fine leg |
| 1.2 : Milne to Roy, no run, beats the edge as he tries to cut it away close to his body |
| 1.3 : Milne to Roy, FOUR, short of a length, width to cut and he smokes it away beating backward point. Roy goes to 20 with 5 fours! |
| 1.4 : Milne to Roy, no run, short quick ball response there, Roy pulls and misses as he is beaten for pace and bounce |
| 1.5 : Milne to Roy, two runs, slashes away and skies it over backward point, the fielders run back but can't get there on the full |
| 1.6 : Milne to Roy, no run, walks right across outside off and is struck on the pad trying to whip over the leg side. End of over: ENG 23/0 (Roy 22, Hales 1) |
| 2.1 : McClenaghan to Hales, no run, tight line and length on his stumps, defended to mid wicket |
| 2.2 : McClenaghan to Hales, one run, nicely worked off his pads away to deep square leg |
| 2.3 : McClenaghan to Roy, one run, full on leg stump, he drives and drags it away to mid wicket with a strong bottom hand |
| 2.4 : McClenaghan to Hales, SIX, big stride down the wicket and he launches a hard flat six over long on! |
| 2.5 : McClenaghan to Hales, one run, controls a pull shot to ground and away to deep backward square leg |
| 2.6 : . End of over: McClenaghan to Roy, FOUR, off stump half volley and he plays a perfect straight drive, just misses the stumps and flies to the boundary! ENG 36/0 (Roy 27, Hales 9) |
| 3.1 : Milne to Hales, one run, steers it off a length down to deep third man |
| 3.2 : Milne to Roy, no run, another cracking straight drive and the bowler fields well with his left hand |
| 3.3 : Milne to Roy, one run, full and wide, he drives and mistimes the shot but gets a single to extra cover |
| 3.4 : Milne to Hales, FOUR, pulls a short length ball powerfully to the mid wicket boundary |
| 3.5 : Milne to Hales, one run, good yorker there and it's jammed out to mid on for a quick single |
| 3.6 : . End of over: Milne to Roy, SIX, backs away and slaps a short length ball, flat-bats it over long off for another massive six! ENG 49/0 (Roy 34, Hales 15) |
| 4.1 : Santner to Hales, no run, plays a firm defensive push to mid on |
| 4.2 : Santner to Hales, leg bye, darted on his pads and it drops to the leg side for a quick single |
| 4.3 : Santner to Roy, FOUR, makes room to leg, full on the stumps and he whacks it flat back over the bowler for four |
| 4.4 : Santner to Roy, FOUR, walks across and pulls it from leg stump, gets it away very fine, four more! |
| Santner to Roy, wide, quicker ball darted down leg and that's an extra |
| 4.5 : Santner to Roy, no run, tight line and length on leg stump, Roy defends that one back |
| 4.6 : Santner to Roy, one run, pushes for a quick single between cover and point. End of over: ENG 60/0 (Roy 43, Hales 15) |
| 5.1 : McClenaghan to Roy, no run, goes to pull off his hip, misses and is struck on the thigh pad |
| 5.2 : McClenaghan to Roy, one run, advances and reaches to drive it, goes with the shot to take a single to mid off |
| 5.3 : McClenaghan to Hales, one run, pulls off leg stump and gloves it, gets a single to short fine leg |
| 5.4 : McClenaghan to Roy, no run, short length slower ball, Roy through the pull shot early and he misses it |
| 5.5 : McClenaghan to Roy, FOUR, short of a length slower ball, he stands and waits for it to sit up and slams a pull shot to the square leg boundary! |
| 5.6 : McClenaghan to Roy, one run, pulled hard along the ground to deep mid wicket for a single. Brilliant Power Play for England there netting 67 runs and they are in the box seat. End of over: ENG 67/0 (Roy 49, Hales 16) |
| 6.1 : Sodhi to Roy, one run, pushed off leg stump out to deep mid wicket, that's 50 for Roy from just 26 balls |
| 6.2 : Sodhi to Hales, no run, advances and pushes a length ball straight back to the bowler |
| 6.3 : Sodhi to Hales, one run, on the back foot and he punches it away off his pads to deep backward square |
| 6.4 : Sodhi to Roy, FOUR, reverse sweeps and hammers it past backward point! |
| 6.5 : Sodhi to Roy, one run, short length, pulled off the bottom edge to deep backward square |
| 6.6 : Sodhi to Hales, one run, digs it out to long on for a single. End of over: ENG 75/0 (Roy 55, Hales 18) |
| 7.1 : Elliott to Hales, no run, good line and length, defended down to mid wicket |
| 7.2 : Elliott to Hales, one run, nicely clipped away to deep backward square leg |
| 7.3 : Elliott to Roy, one run, walks across and punches a length ball off his stumps out to deep mid wicket |
| 7.4 : Elliott to Hales, no run, charges, has a swing and misses it, Ronchi misses a tough stumping as it just went past the leg stump |
| 7.5 : Elliott to Hales, one run, chops a cut shot away to deep cover point |
| 7.6 : Elliott to Roy, one run, pulled away hard to deep mid wicket where it's gathered on the bounce. End of over: ENG 79/0 (Roy 57, Hales 20) |
| 8.1 : Santner to Roy, two runs, charges and hacks it away to deep mid wicket for a couple |
| 8.2 : Santner to Hales, OUT, no run, lofted down the ground and he's caught at long on, New Zealand get a breakthrough! ENG 1/82 |
| 8.3 : Santner to Roy, no run, tight line and length and he plays it straight back |
| 8.4 : Santner to Roy, FOUR, back of a length, Roy stands tall and pulls flat through mid wicket, races to the boundary |
| 8.5 : Santner to Roy, one run, tugs a pull shot out to deep mid wicket for a single this time |
| 8.6 : Santner to Root, one run, driven nicely down to long off for a single. End of over: ENG 88/1 (Roy 65, Root 1) |
| 9.1 : Elliott to Root, one run, length ball, he's on the back foot punching down to long on |
| 9.2 : Elliott to Roy, one run, worked off the back foot out to deep mid wicket |
| 9.3 : Elliott to Root, no run, steers a late cut straight to short third man |
| 9.4 : Elliott to Root, one run, pushed nicely down to long on for a single |
| 9.5 : Elliott to Roy, SIX, length ball on his pads, whipped away hard and flat to fine leg and it hits the padding on the full, that's six! |
| 9.6 : Elliott to Roy, one run, works it to deep mid wicket from outside the off stump. End of over: ENG 98/1 (Roy 73, Root 3) |
| 10.1 : Sodhi to Roy, one run, shuffles down the track and punches a length ball to long on |
| 10.2 : Sodhi to Root, one run, nicely pushes away to deep cover and that brings up the 100 for England |
| 10.3 : Sodhi to Roy, one run, pushed in the air but wide of the bowler, goes down to long off |
| 10.4 : Sodhi to Root, one run, full outside the off stump and he drives down the ground for a single |
| 10.5 : Sodhi to Roy, one run, short length ball and he flat bats it along the ground to long off |
| 10.6 : Sodhi to Root, DROPPED, no run, looks to flick off the back foot, keeps a bit low and was that a bottom edge on it? Ronchi doesn't take it cleanly but was very tough if it was a chance. End of over: ENG 103/1 (Roy 76, Root 5) |
| 11.1 : Milne to Roy, one run, pulls a short length ball powerfully down to long on |
| 11.2 : Milne to Root, one run, wide outside off stump and he guides it away to deep point |
| 11.3 : Milne to Roy, no run, slower ball outside off stump and he misses trying to cut it away |
| 11.4 : Milne to Roy, one run, swings hard and drags a full length ball down to long on |
| 11.5 : Milne to Root, FOUR, short of a length, he pulls away over backward square leg and gets a good piece of it, and places it perfectly between the fielders |
| 11.6 : Milne to Root, no run, drives on the up and finds the cover fielder. End of over: ENG 110/1 (Roy 78, Root 10) |
| 12.1 : Sodhi to Roy, OUT, no run, advances, short length ball shoots through low and spins past the edge on to the stumps. Ends a brilliant knock from Roy who has guided his team into a very strong position. ENG 2/110 |
| 12.2 : Sodhi to Morgan, OUT, no run, Morgan gone for a golden duck! Still a chance for NZ? Sodhi gives them hope as he beats the inside edge of Morgan and hits him dead in front. ENG 3/110 |
| 12.3 : Sodhi to Buttler, no run, Buttler defends the hat-trick ball away calmly to the off side |
| 12.4 : Sodhi to Buttler, one run, tugs a pull shot away to deep backward square leg |
| 12.5 : Sodhi to Root, two runs, low full toss and he clips it away to deep mid wicket placing it in the gap |
| 12.6 : Sodhi to Root, FOUR, pulls a half-tracker away to the boundary beating the fielder at deep mid wicket. End of over: ENG 117/3 (Root 16, Buttler 1) |
| 13.1 : McClenaghan to Buttler, one run, digs out a full ball and takes a quick single to mid off |
| 13.2 : McClenaghan to Root, no run, nudged defensively down to the off side |
| 13.3 : McClenaghan to Root, one run, cuts it away to deep backward point for a single |
| 13.4 : McClenaghan to Buttler, no run, good length ball, he plays from the crease and guides it to cover |
| 13.5 : McClenaghan to Buttler, one run, back of a length and he pulls it down to mid wicket for a single |
| 13.6 : McClenaghan to Root, one run, strong pull shot off his body down to fine leg for a single. End of over: ENG 121/3 (Root 18, Buttler 3) |
| 14.1 : Santner to Root, one run, pushed down to long off for an easy single |
| 14.2 : Santner to Buttler, one run, nudged away backward of square leg |
| 14.3 : Santner to Root, one run, tugged away off the back foot, easy single to deep mid wicket |
| 14.4 : Santner to Buttler, no run, comes forward and defends a good ball straight back |
| 14.5 : Santner to Buttler, no run, close to off stump, he cuts it straight to backward point |
| 14.6 : Santner to Buttler, no run, another good ball is kept out as he defends it straight back. End of over: ENG 124/3 (Root 20, Buttler 4) |
| 15.1 : Elliott to Root, one run, nicely steered away off the back foot to deep backward point |
| 15.2 : Elliott to Buttler, one run, worked out to deep mid wicket for another single |
| 15.3 : Elliott to Root, no run, nudged to short third man, wants a single but is sent back |
| 15.4 : Elliott to Root, one run, pushed out to deep mid wicket for another single |
| 15.5 : Elliott to Buttler, FOUR, releases the pressure with a magnificent reverse sweep past backward point! |
| 15.6 : Elliott to Buttler, no run, pushes back to the bowler. End of over: ENG 131/3 (Root 22, Buttler 9) |
| 16.1 : Sodhi to Root, FOUR, plays a delicate reverse lap sweep and it races away fine for four! |
| 16.2 : Sodhi to Root, one run, full outside off, guided out to deep point |
| 16.3 : Sodhi to Buttler, FOUR, pulled away over square leg and he finds the boundary, just 14 needed now for England |
| 16.4 : Sodhi to Buttler, SIX, flighted on off stump, Buttler smokes it on the half volley for a flat six into the sight screen! |
| 16.5 : Sodhi to Buttler, SIX, launches a full ball for another massive six over long off! Just 2 needed now! |
| 16.6 : Sodhi to Buttler, one run, pushes back to the bowler who throws it back, Buttler has to dive for his crease. It hits the stumps and deflects away for an over-throw. End of over: ENG 153/3 (Root 27, Buttler 26) |
| 17.1 : Santner to Buttler, SIX, short of a length, he rocks back and pulls a huge six over mid wicket, brings up the winning runs in style! |
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