| 0.5 : 0.5: Tim Southee to J Roy, FOUR! Good shot! Fuller delivery outside off, Roy prods forward and shows his elegant face of his bat to drive it crisply through covers. McCullum on air had just mentioned that Roy just needs a couple of boundaries to get back in the nick. Could this be the start he needed? |
| 1.2 : 1.2: T Boult to A Hales, FOUR! That's creamed! Width outside off by Boult this time, Hales pounces it and slashes it through the point region for a boundary. Hales gets off the mark with that one. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: T Boult to A Hales, SIX! First maximum of the day! Short and into the day, Hales pounces on it and pulls it over the mid-wicket region for half a dozen. |
| 6.4: Tim Southee to A Hales, FOUR! Good shot! Another good length delivery around off, Hales dances down the track and slaps it over the point region for a boundary. That was a terrific hit and seems like Hales is done with ball watching. |
| 7.4: A Milne to J Roy, FOUR! Top shot! Fuller delivery outside off, Roy shuffles way across and drives it crisply down the ground through the mid off region for a boundary. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: A Milne to J Roy, OUT! Roy pays the price for the shuffle! Fuller delivery into the leg stump, He comes way across and tries to clip it fine on the leg side. Misses it completely and finds his timber disturbed. Another failure from him. Milne draws first blood of this encounter and the struggling innings of Jason Roy comes to an end. |
| 9.6: A Milne to A Hales, FOUR! A bit risky but surely worth it! Fuller length delivery around off, Hales whips it powerfully over the leaping mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: M Santner to Joe Root, SIX! Root takes the charge! Floats this one around middle and leg, Root dances down the track, reaches the pitch of the ball and sends the ball deep into the stands behind long on for half a dozen. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: M Santner to Joe Root, SIX! DUMPED! Root isn't letting Santner to settle. Tossed up around off stump, Joe steps down the track and lofts it comfortably over long on for a biggie. Beautiful batting this, nice footwork and clean striking. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: M Santner to Joe Root, FOUR! Wrong line from Santner, slides it down the leg side and all that Root has to to do is get bat on it. Sweeps it fine down the leg side to pick up a boundary. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: J Neesham to Joe Root, FOUR! Finds the edge but no slip in place. On a good length around off stump, Root pokes tentatively at it. Gets a thickish edge that flies wide of the keeper to the third man fence. Joe has a big smile on his face, he knows he got away there. 100 up for England. |
| 20.1: A Milne to Joe Root, FOUR! CRACKING SHOT! Width on offer and Root reaches it to steer it with an angled bat. Uses the pace to his advantage and beats Broom at point comfortably. Third man had no chance of cutting it off although Boult did try. Nearly hurt himself too in the process. |
| 20.5 : 20.5: A Milne to A Hales, SIX! KABOOM! What a shot that is! Hales has had enough of plodding around. Steps out to the length ball and blasts it over long off for a maximum. That's gone for a flat maximum into the stands. Cracking stuff! |
| 20.6 : 20.6: A Milne to A Hales, OUT! MILNE HAS HIS REVENGE! Decides to bowl a slower one and it pays off. Hales is rooted in the crease and looks to whip across the line but the length isn't there for the shot. It keeps a tad low too and disturbs the timber. Hales departs just after his fifty, he will know that there was a ton in the offing. |
| 21.5 : 21.5: T Boult to E Morgan, FOUR! Intent from Morgan! This has been his success mantra. Positive from the outset irrespective of the situation and it's worked for him. Charges down the track and lofts it over extra cover. Not entirely off the middle but clears the infield with ease to find the fence. |
| 23.5: T Boult to E Morgan, FOUR! Not entirely in control is Morgan but gets it away! Short ball around off stump, he pulls but gets it slightly off the top half of the blade. Aerial too but nobody in the deep at backward square leg. Boundary to the total. |
| 24.3 : 24.3: C Anderson to E Morgan, OUT! MORGAN DEPARTS! This is an absolute gift for New Zealand and they know it. Anderson bowls a half-volley very wide outside off, it's there to be put away but Morgan only manages a thin feather on it. Ronchi accepts it with glee and the caught behind appeal is accepted almost instantly by the umpire. The in-form captain has to go. Good passage of play for NZ here, two big wickets of Hales and Morgan in fairly quick succession. |
| 25.5 : 25.5: M Santner to Joe Root, FOUR! A bit streaky but safe! Floated around off, Root goes for the reverse sweep but hasn't quite got hold of it. Flies over short third man and it races to the fence for a boundary. Taylor had put in a slide to mop up but his foot touched the ropes in the process. |
| 26.5: C Anderson to Ben Stokes, SIX! STOKES SPECIAL! He has the ability to manufacture maximums out of nowhere. This is shortish but not that bad a ball really, he goes back in a flash and clubs it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. Easy bat swing yet so powerful. He can be lethal once he gets going. |
| 27.3 : 27.3: T Boult to Ben Stokes, FOUR! SHOT! Slower ball around off, he picks it early and drives beautifully past mid off. Touch too full from Boult and Stokes doesn't miss out. The southpaw is off and running pretty quickly. |
| 29.4 : 29.4: J Neesham to Ben Stokes, FOUR! BANG! This is sheer power from Stokes and this time Root had to react quickly to avoid getting a blow. Steps out to a shortish ball and flat-bats it powerfully down the ground for a boundary. Mid off was in the ring and so it was a profitable stroke always. |
| 31.2 : 31.2: J Neesham to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Beautiful! Fuller delivery outside off, Stokes drives it elegantly through the extra-cover region for a boundary. That was timed to perfection. |
| 33.1 : 33.1: C Anderson to Ben Stokes, SIX! Stokes welcomes Anderson in a superb fashion! Fuller delivery in the line of the stumps, Ben sends the ball packing deep into the stands straight down the ground. It had power written all over it. |
| 33.3 : 33.3: C Anderson to Joe Root, OUT! Dragged on! Corey Anderson strikes again! Good length delivery outside off, Root goes hard at it. Gets a thick inside edge and the ball goes onto disturb the stumps. He is unhappy and Corey Anderson gets another wicket on a decent delivery. Another English batsman could not make it big and that could hurt the Englishmen in the end. |
| 34.4 : 34.4: A Milne to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Super Ben! Length delivery around off, Stokes stays in his crease and presents the full face of the bat to drive it straight down the ground. Beats the mid off fielder and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 37.3 : 37.3: T Boult to Ben Stokes, OUT! Boult strikes finally! Short delivery into the batsman, Stokes goes to play the upper cut. Plays it towards the shorter side but against the wind. The second part makes him pay the price as the ball goes straight to the fielder at third man. Milne settles under it and makes no mistake. Stokes has to depart and New Zealand would be really happy to have him because he could be deadly in the fag end of the innings. |
| 40.1 : 40.1: C Anderson to M Ali, SIX! Ali, you beauty! Length delivery around off, Moeen Ali plays the slog. Executes it to perfection as the ball goes over the mid-wicket region for half a dozen. |
| 40.3 : 40.3: C Anderson to M Ali, OUT! Boult, pulls out a stunner! Short delivery into the body, Ali again goes for the pull shot. The ball flies towards the backward square leg region. Boult leaps and dives to his left to pull a special catch out of the thin air. Anderson gets his third and Moeen Ali has to walk back to the hut. |
| 42.4 : 42.4: Tim Southee to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Lucky runs! Short delivery into the batsman, Buttler goes for the pull. Gets a top edge on it and the ball goes over the keeper's head for a boundary. |
| 43.3 : 43.3: M Santner to A Rashid, FOUR! Deft! Fires this one around off, Rashid goes for the slog at first then improvises to play it really fine past the third man region for a boundary. |
| 43.6 : 43.6: M Santner to A Rashid, OUT! Umpire's call stays! Angling in from outside off, the ball does not spin much. Adil Rashid tries to clip it on the leg side but fails to make contact. Gets hit flush on the back thigh and the players appeal. The umpire acknowledges it and rules it out. England opt for the review. Replays show that it was plumb as there was no bat involved. |
| 44.5 : 44.5: Tim Southee to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Shot! Another short delivery outside off, Buttler stays deep and pulls it hard through the mid-wicket region. Guptill tries to cut it off with a dive but fails to stop it as the ball races away to the fence. |
| 45.5: T Boult to Jos Buttler, SIX! What a shot, Buttler! Length delivery in the line of the stumps, Buttler shuffles way across and plays the scoop. Gets it over the keeper's head for a maximum. That went way over the sight screen. |
| 46.3 : 46.3: A Milne to L Plunkett, FOUR! Powerful! Short delivery into the body, Plunkett pulls it through the front of square leg region for a boundary. |
| 46.6 : 46.6: A Milne to Jos Buttler, SIX! Shot! Short and wide outside off, Buttler muscles his slap over the mid off region for a maximum. |
| 48.1 : 48.1: A Milne to L Plunkett, SIX! Good shot! Short delivery into the body, Plunkett pulls it brutally over the backward square leg region for half a dozen. |
| 48.6 : 48.6: A Milne to L Plunkett, OUT! Milne gets his third! Short delivery into the batsman, Plunkett goes for the pull. Gets a top edge on it and the ball flies towards the fielder at mid on. Southee settles under the skier and takes it comfortably. |
| 49.2 : 49.2: Tim Southee to M Wood, OUT! Southee strikes! Shorter delivery outside off, Mark Wood goes back a bit and tries to slap it. Gets it straight towards the fielder at covers. Ross Taylor excepts it gleefully and another wicket bites the dust. |
| 49.3 : 49.3: Tim Southee to J Ball, OUT! Boult pulls out another stunner! Short delivery into the body, Jake Ball tries to fend it. Gets it off the bat towards the square leg region. Boult comes running in from mid-wicket and takes a superb diving catch. ENGLAND ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 310! |
| 0.4 : 0.4: J Ball to L Ronchi, OUT! Golden duck for Ronchi! Jake Ball does the talking with the ball this time. Angles this in from a length around off, Ronchi tries to defend it but gets beaten by pace. He finds his timber disturbed and Ronchi has to walk back to the hut. Just the start England needed. |
| 6.1 : 6.1: J Ball to M Guptill, FOUR! SHOT! Lovely timing from Guptill! Fuller ball on off stump, gets across to that one and pushes it past mid on. Excellently timed and it races away to the fence for a boundary. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: J Ball to M Guptill, FOUR! SLAPPED! Short and wide outside off, Guptill rises on his toes and slashes it powerfully wide of the backward point fielder. Excellently struck and third man had no chance of cutting it off. |
| 7.5: M Wood to K Williamson, FOUR! UPPISH BUT SAFE! Williamson clips it uppishly but wide of Hales who is stationed at short mid-wicket. Once it cleared the infield, it was always going to be a boundary. A bit risky but Kane pulled it off. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: J Ball to M Guptill, FOUR! HAMMERED! Back of a length outside off, a bit wide and Guptill punishes it. Stands tall to thrash it on the up through the covers. In the air but also in the gap as the ball rockets to the fence. That was hit really hard. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: J Ball to K Williamson, FOUR! CREAMED! Classy drive from Williamson. It's a fuller ball and he gets across to ease it past the right of the bowler. It goes down the ground and mid on gives a chase in vain as the ball races to the fence. Lovely timing! |
| 13.2 : 13.2: Ben Stokes to M Guptill, FOUR! PUMMELED! Shortish and around off stump, sits up nicely for Guptill who stands tall to pull it over wide mid on. Clean strike and it races away to the fence for a boundary. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: Ben Stokes to M Guptill, OUT! STOKES HAS THE LAST LAUGH! Must say this is excellent captaincy from Morgan that has brought about this wicket. On most days against most teams, this would be a slice down to third man for a single. Not today as there is a man at where a proper fifth slip would be. Guptill's wild drive gets a thick slice that goes straight to Root who is stationed there. He takes the catch with ease and this is a huge blow to NZ's chances in this game. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: L Plunkett to K Williamson, FOUR! That was surely not what Williamson wanted! Short delivery outside off, Kane tries to duck under it. Cannot get his bat down and the ball kisses the bat and flies past the keeper through the short fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 21.3 : 21.3: A Rashid to R Taylor, FOUR! Just over the fielder! Tossed up around middle, Taylor comes down the track and tries to clear mid on. He just manages to clear the leaping Jake Ball and the ball ball races away to the fence. |
| 22.1 : 22.1: Ben Stokes to K Williamson, FOUR! Good shot! Short delivery into the batsman, Williamson pulls it over the square leg region for a boundary. |
| 22.3 : 22.3: Ben Stokes to R Taylor, FOUR! Beautiful! Short delivery outside off, Taylor cuts it over the point region. The fielder from third man tries to cut it off but the ball wins the race. |
| 23.1 : 23.1: A Rashid to K Williamson, FOUR! Good shot! Floats this one down the leg side, Kane Williamson charges the track and clips it through the wide mid on region for a boundary. |
| 24.4 : 24.4: Ben Stokes to K Williamson, FOUR! Good shot! Short into the pads, Williamson shuffles a bit and pulls it over the square leg region for a boundary. |
| 24.6 : 24.6: Ben Stokes to K Williamson, FOUR! Good shot! Wide outside off, Williamson carves it over the point region for a boundary. |
| 25.3 : 25.3: A Rashid to R Taylor, FOUR! A much needed boundary! Taylor gets to the pitch of the ball and clips it over the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 26.2 : 26.2: M Wood to K Williamson, FOUR! You don't bowl those to Kane! Fuller into the stumps, Williamson shows his class there by chipping it beautifully over the mid on region for a boundary. |
| 30.2: M Wood to K Williamson, OUT! Wood gets the much-needed breakthrough! Back of a length delivery outside off, Williamson stays tall and tries to dab it down towards third man. Gets surprised by the extra bounce as Kane gloves it. Buttler accepts it gleefully and sends the Kiwi skipper back to the hut. The Kiwis still need 153 from 118 balls. |
| 33.4 : 33.4: J Ball to R Taylor, OUT! BIG WICKET! Taylor succumbs to the pressure of the asking rate which was mounting a bit. Tries to whip a fuller ball uppishly but only pops it to short mid-wicket where Root takes an easy catch. No glory stuff from Ross today and New Zealand have lost both their set batsmen in fairly quick succession. England on top. |
| 34.5 : 34.5: L Plunkett to J Neesham, FOUR! Clean strike! A touch full and around off, Neesham lifts it easily over the mid on fielder. Comfortably clears the infield and finds the fence. Much-needed one for the Kiwis. They need a partnership to get some momentum back. |
| 36.5: L Plunkett to J Neesham, SIX! CLUBBED OVER LONG ON! Good meaty blow from Neesham. Gets underneath the length ball and deposits this over the ropes for a biggie. Lovely strike with a clean bat swing. He's looked positive right from the outset. |
| 36.6 : 36.6: L Plunkett to J Neesham, OUT! NEESHAM FALLS! Plunkett drags his length short and forces a pull shot. It's struck fairly well but manages to pick out Hales at deep mid-wicket to perfection. England chipping away at the wickets with some wily bowling. NZ are under the pump. 120 needed from 78 balls. |
| 37.6: A Rashid to N Broom, OUT! NO, IT HASN'T! Rashid has a wicket to his name. Lovely leg break around middle, Broom gets across to sweep but is struck on the back leg. Huge lbw shout and it's given by the umpire. After a chat with Anderson, the review is taken by Neil. No bat involved as confirmed by Hot Spot and Snicko. Ball Tracking shows the impact in line and going to clip the top of off stump. Umpire's call and so the on-field decision will stay. Broom has to go. NZ continue to implode. |
| 40.1 : 40.1: Ben Stokes to C Anderson, FOUR! Slammed! A boundary for Anderson. NZ need plenty of these quickly to have some chance in this chase. Fuller length outside off, Anderson makes room and blasts this past the diving mid off fielder. The ball races to the fence for a boundary. |
| 41.1: A Rashid to M Santner, OUT! ANOTHER ONE FALLS! This a flighted fuller ball around leg stump, Santner steps out to dig it out but misses. Buttler takes it well and whips off the bails comfortably. Santner was well down the track and that's the second scalp for Adil. Good stuff by Buttler as he was blinded by the batsman but did really well. It's a wide but that's okay for stumpings. England romping towards a big win at the moment. |
| 42.5 : 42.5: L Plunkett to C Anderson, OUT! FINAL NAIL ON THE COFFIN FOR NZ! Anderson looks to go big on the leg side but miscues it high towards deep square leg. Hales settles under the skier comfortably to send the Kiwi all-rounder on his way. That should be the game for England. Not that Anderson or NZ were threatening to gun this down in the recent few overs but for the sake of academic interests. |
| 42.6 : 42.6: L Plunkett to A Milne, FOUR! Length ball outside off, Milne pushes at it but gets an inside edge that just goes past the leg stump. Beats Buttler to his left as well as the ball goes to the fine leg fence. |
| 44.1 : 44.1: L Plunkett to A Milne, OUT! ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST! Back of a length around off, Milne steps out to go big down the ground but skews it towards mid on. Rashid stationed there goes forward to take a sharp catch. Another scalp for Plunkett, his third and England now just need a wicket to mop up the game. |
| 44.3 : 44.3: L Plunkett to Tim Southee, OUT! ENGLAND QUALIFY FOR THE SEMIFINALS! They have lived up their pre-tournament tag of being favorites. Shortish on off stump, Southee goes for the pull but miscues it high towards deep mid-wicket. Roy in the deep takes the catch with ease. Completes a dominating win for the hosts. They were on top throughout. ENGLAND WIN BY 87 RUNS. |
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