| 0.1 : Over 0.1: Willey to Guptill, FOUR, short and wide and slashed up and over backward point, great start for Guptill! |
| 0.5 : Over 0.5: Willey to Guptill, FOUR, width on offer outside off stump and Guptill blazed that one away over point to the boundary |
| Over 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! |
| 2.1 : Over 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 |
| 2.5 : Over 2.5: Willey to Munro, FOUR, charges and lofts the ball up and over wide long on, finds the boundary |
| 3.4 : Over 3.4: Plunkett to Williamson, FOUR, clipped off his pads and he beats the short fine leg fielder |
| Over 4.4: Jordan to Williamson, FOUR, pulled off his hip hard to the fine leg boundary! |
| 5.2 : Over 5.2: Plunkett to Munro, FOUR, full on off stump, he swings hard and hammers it back past the stumps for four! |
| 5.3 : Over 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 : Over 5.4: Plunkett to Munro, FOUR, whipped away over deep backward square leg for another boundary! |
| 7.3 : Over 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! |
| 8.2 : Over 8.2: Rashid to Munro, SIX, extravagant reverse slog and he whacks it flat over cover for six! |
| 8.4 : Over 8.4: Rashid to Williamson, FOUR, cuts and waits very nicely, places it backward of point and finds the boundary! |
| 9.1 : Over 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! |
| 9.5 : Over 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 |
| 10.3 : Over 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 |
| 11.1 : Over 11.1: Rashid to Munro, FOUR, reverse sweeps and he smokes it backward of point to find the boundary! |
| 12.3 : Over 12.3: Ali to Anderson, FOUR, on the back foot, slams it down to long off and it beats the dive of Jordan! |
| 13.2 : Over 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 |
| 14.6 : Over 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. NZL 121/3 (Taylor 3, Anderson 16) |
| 15.5 : Over 15.5: Plunkett to Anderson, SIX, big full toss, Anderson swings and connects! Like a baseball shot over deep mid wicket! |
| 16.3 : Over 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 |
| Over 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 : Over 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 |
| 18.5 : Over 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 |
| 19.2 : Over 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 |
| 19.6 : Over 19.6: Stokes to McClenaghan, OUT, no run. NZL 8/153 (Elliott 4, McClenaghan 1) |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 0.2 : Over 0.2: Anderson to Roy, FOUR, short length ball, enough width to cut and he hammers it away through point |
| 0.4 : Over 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 : Over 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 : Over 0.6: 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 0/16 (Roy 16, Hales 0) |
| 1.3 : Over 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! |
| 2.4 : Over 2.4: McClenaghan to Hales, SIX, big stride down the wicket and he launches a hard flat six over long on! |
| 2.6 : Over 2.6: 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 0/36 (Roy 27, Hales 9) |
| 3.4 : Over 3.4: Milne to Hales, FOUR, pulls a short length ball powerfully to the mid wicket boundary |
| 3.6 : Over 3.6: Milne to Roy, SIX, backs away and slaps a short length ball, flat-bats it over long off for another massive six! ENG 0/49 (Roy 34, Hales 15) |
| 4.3 : Over 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 : Over 4.4: Santner to Roy, FOUR, walks across and pulls it from leg stump, gets it away very fine, four more! |
| 5.5 : Over 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! |
| 6.4 : Over 6.4: Sodhi to Roy, FOUR, reverse sweeps and hammers it past backward point! |
| 8.2 : Over 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 |
| 8.4 : Over 8.4: Santner to Roy, FOUR, back of a length, Roy stands tall and pulls flat through mid wicket, races to the boundary |
| 9.5 : Over 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! |
| Over 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 |
| 12.1 : Over 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 : Over 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 |
| 12.6 : Over 12.6: Sodhi to Root, FOUR, pulls a half-tracker away to the boundary beating the fielder at deep mid wicket. ENG 3/117 (Root 16, Buttler 1) |
| 15.5 : Over 15.5: Elliott to Buttler, FOUR, releases the pressure with a magnificent reverse sweep past backward point! |
| 16.1 : Over 16.1: Sodhi to Root, FOUR, plays a delicate reverse lap sweep and it races away fine for four! |
| 16.3 : Over 16.3: Sodhi to Buttler, FOUR, pulled away over square leg and he finds the boundary, just 14 needed now for England |
| 16.4 : Over 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 : Over 16.5: Sodhi to Buttler, SIX, launches a full ball for another massive six over long off! Just 2 needed now! |
| 17.1 : Over 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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