| 0.1 : 0.1: Tim Southee to Jason Roy, OUT! TIMBER! Tim Southee strikes on his very first ball. This is a really bad start for England. Don't know what Jason Roy was thinking there! Southee hurls in a length ball, around middle. The ball nips in a bit. Roy comes across the line and looks to flick it away but misjudges the ball completely. He misses his attempt and the ball goes behind him to disturb the furniture. Roy had put himself in an awkward position which cost him his wicket. |
| 0.3 : 0.3: Tim Southee to Dawid Malan, FOUR! Cracking shot. Malan gets off the mark with a boundary. Full-length ball, outside off. Malan leans in and pushes it through cover-point. The ball races away. |
| 2.3: Lockie Ferguson to Jos Buttler, FOUR! First boundary for Jos Buttler! Length ball, around off. Buttler drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Lockie Ferguson to Jos Buttler, SIX! First maximum of the innings! Full ball, on the stumps, Jos Buttler gets across and paddle scoops it over the wicketkeeper's head for a maximum. |
| 3.4: Tim Southee to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Length ball, on off, Jos Buttler stays deep in his crease and slaps it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: Tim Southee to Jos Buttler, FOUR! This time he uses his strong bottom hand and gets another boundary! Full ball, on off, Jos Buttler goes deep in his crease and lifts it over mid off for another boundary. Brilliant batting. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Tim Southee to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Three in a row! This time Jos is a little lucky! Length ball, on off, Jos Buttler swings hard across the line but gets the inside edge towards fine leg for another boundary. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: Mitchell Santner to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Buttler is getting into full gear now. He used a back leg movement to play with the bowler's mind. Floated, full and on off. Buttler rocks on the back foot and lifts it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Mitchell Santner to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Nicely played. Flatter, sliding down leg. Buttler moves back, makes room for himself and lifts it over covers for the second boundary of the over. |
| 6.4 : 6.4: Ish Sodhi to Dawid Malan, OUT! Dawid Malan goes for another low score! Fuller, on middle and off, Dawid Malan looks to go for a reverse-sweep this time but misses. The ball hits his pads. Ish Sodhi appeals and the umpire raises his finger. A little while back, another David, i.e. David Warner was also given lbw while attempting a reverse sweep in Australia's warm-up game against India. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: Ish Sodhi to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Extra ball in the over costs Sodhi. Shorter length again, outside off, Jos Buttler rocks back and cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 8.6: Kyle Jamieson to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Tickles it fine! Back of a length, on the hips. Morgan stays back and clips it to fine leg. Boult runs to his left from deep square leg but in vain. The ball ends up in the boundary. This will give some confidence to Morgan, who needs runs under his belt heading into the mega event. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: Ish Sodhi to Eoin Morgan, OUT! Given lbw! Morgan is looking visibly upset with the decision, gives a stare to the umpire and then walks back. Perhaps, there was some bat involved that was not spotted by umpire Marais Erasmus. Ish Sodhi bowls this fuller, on the stumps, Eoin Morgan goes for the reverse sweep but misses. He gets rapped on the pads, they appeal and the finger goes up immediately. Yet another failure for the English skipper and his lean period is refusing to leave him. |
| 11.1 : 11.1: Daryl Mitchell to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Another quality shot by Buttler! Full, around off, Jos Buttler drives it powerfully through covers for a boundary. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Daryl Mitchell to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Streaky! Full ball, on off, Jos Buttler drives but gets a thick outside edge towards third man for a boundary. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Todd Astle to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Good use of the feet by Buttler. Floated, full and on off. Buttler skips down the track and lofts it over covers. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: Todd Astle to Jos Buttler, FOUR! And again! Buttler is on a roll here. Full and outside off. Buttler comes down the track and slashes it through the cover region for another boundary. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Ish Sodhi to Jos Buttler, SIX! Mitchell Santner fumbles and the ball goes over the ropes. Loopy ball, full and outside off. Buttler gets under it and lifts it towards sweeper cover. Mitchell Santner there leaps, he gets his hands on it but the ball spills out over the boundary. Maximum. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: Ish Sodhi to Jos Buttler, OUT! CAUGHT! Ish Sodhi strikes again and gets rid of the set batsman, Jos Buttler. Sodhi picks up his third wicket. Tossed up, on off. Buttler skips down the track and looks to clear the long on fence, but he does not get the distance on it. Kyle Jamieson comes forward and takes an easy catch. A fine knock by Jos comes to an end. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: Glenn Phillips to Liam Livingstone, OUT! Bowled! Glenn Phillips strikes with his first ball! Glenn Phillips fires this quicker through the air. At the stumps, Liam Livingstone gets across and looks to paddle sweep it but misses and the ball shatters the stumps. Timber! |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Glenn Phillips to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Jonny Bairstow connects well this time! Full toss, on off, Jonny Bairstow drives it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Ish Sodhi to Jonny Bairstow, SIX! BANG! Short and on off. Jonny Bairstow smokes it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Mitchell Santner to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Well played by Jonny! He bags a boundary! Flatter, on middle and leg, Jonny Bairstow gets low and sweeps this past the short fine leg fielder for a boundary. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Tim Southee to Jonny Bairstow, SIX! Jonny Bairstow is talking with his blade now. Short ball, on off. Jonny Bairstow removes his frustration with all his power. He smokes it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. You surely don't want to trigger the big man. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Kyle Jamieson to Sam Billings, FOUR! Improvisation and it works for Billings. A slower bouncer, outside off. Billings comes across and scoops it over the wicket-keeper's head for a boundary behind him. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Kyle Jamieson to Sam Billings, SIX! This is a top shot from Billings. He uses all the pace of the bowler. Full length and on off. Sam Billings gets low and slog-sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. 10 runs off the first two balls, how will it end for England? |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Kyle Jamieson to Sam Billings, FOUR! Nicely played. Billings is adding some crucial runs in the penultimate over. On a length, outside off. Sam Billings lifts it over covers, into the gap and into the boundary. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: Kyle Jamieson to Sam Billings, FOUR! Billings makes the most of the full toss. Back-to-back boundaries. A full toss, outside off. Sam Billings hangs back and slaps it through covers. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Lockie Ferguson to Jonny Bairstow, OUT! CAUGHT! Jonny Bairstow's cameo comes to an end. A slower short ball, outside off. Jonny Bairstow looks to lift it over point but does not get any pace to work with. He ends up mistiming the ball in the air. It floats towards point and Mitchell Santner takes an easy catch. |
| 0.1 : 0.1: Liam Livingstone to Martin Guptill, SIX! What a shot that is to start with! Guppy does not take long to get going! Fuller, tossed up, around off, Martin Guptill gets low and mows a slog-sweep well over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. The Kiwis are underway! |
| 0.6 : 0.6: Liam Livingstone to Martin Guptill, SIX! A six to start and a six to end the over! Great shot. Fuller, around off, Martin Guptill swings this one hard and well over the bowler for a massive biggie. 14 of the opening one. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: Chris Woakes to Tim Seifert, FOUR! Tim Seifert gets his first boundary here. He steps out well to this shortish delivery around off and thwacks this one through backward point for a boundary. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: Mark Wood to Tim Seifert, OUT! BOWLED! Mark Wood beats the batter with his sheer pace! He hurls across a delivery which is on the shorter side around off, Tim Seifert rocks back to punch it down the ground but his bat comes down late and the ball hurries through him to shatter the stumps. First wicket for England. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: Mark Wood to Martin Guptill, FOUR! This time Martin Guptill uses the pace of Wood and fetches a boundary! A half-volley, around off, Martin Guptill makes some room and gently lofts this one over mid off. One bounce and four! |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Mark Wood to Martin Guptill, FOUR! Top shot! A touch shorter, around off, Martin Guptill stands tall and powers this one over the mid on region for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Mark Wood to Martin Guptill, FOUR! And again! Martin Guptill has started off really well! Back of a length, around off and middle, angling in, Martin Guptill moves to the leg side slightly and bangs this one over mid-wicket. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Tymal Mills to Martin Guptill, FOUR! Slightly shorter this time, a good amount of pace on this delivery, Martin Guptill rocks back and punches this one through covers for a boundary. Martin is looking in fine touch! |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Tymal Mills to Devon Conway, FOUR! It was the slower one but Conway gets a boundary. He anticipates this one well, it is bowled around off and middle, Devon Conway just works this one behind square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Adil Rashid to Martin Guptill, SIX! BANG! Tossed up, in the line of the stumps, Martin Guptill slog-sweeps it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: Adil Rashid to Martin Guptill, OUT! Adil Rashid strikes in the very next ball after being hit for a six! Tossed up, googly on middle and off. Martin Guptill stays in his crease and looks to go big down the ground. But fails to get enough distance on that as his one hand comes off the handle. The ball flies off the toe end of the bat and Jason Roy takes the simplest of catches at wide long on. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: Adil Rashid to Devon Conway, FOUR! Clears the man in the deep. Floated, full and on leg. Conway gets low and sweeps it towards deep square leg. The fielder in the deep covers a lot of ground to his right, he puts in a dive but in vain. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: Adil Rashid to Devon Conway, FOUR! And again! Conway sweeps again and gets a similar result. Full and on off. Conway prods and sweeps it through square leg for another boundary. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: Adil Rashid to Devon Conway, OUT! RUN OUT! Excellent work by the fielder in the deep. Flatter and on off. Conway pushes it to deep backward point. The batters look to take two runs. Sam Billings collects the ball and throws it to the keeper at the strikerâs end. Jos Buttler does well to collect the ball and clip the bails off. Conway is found short in the replays. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: Liam Livingstone to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Nicely played. Full and outside off. Phillips leans in and slashes it through point for a boundary. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: Liam Livingstone to Glenn Phillips, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A good end to the over by Liam Livingstone. He picks up his first wicket. Short and outside off. The ball is turning away. Glenn Phillips hangs back and looks to cut it but the ball takes the outside edge and Jos Buttler does well behind the stumps to catch it. New Zealand's innings going downstairs now. |
| 10.1 : 10.1: Adil Rashid to Mark Chapman, OUT! Gone! Rashid bowls the googly on the off stump line, Chapman looks to cut but gets an outside edge to first slip. Jordan there takes a good sharp catch. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: Adil Rashid to Mitchell Santner, OUT! TIMBER! Adil Rashid gets his second wicket of the over. New Zealand are in trouble now. Floated, full and around off. Mitchell Santner hangs back and looks to push it away but misses. The ball goes through to rattle the stumps. Santner should have been forward but was beaten in the flight. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: Liam Livingstone to Tim Southee, Four! |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Mark Wood to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! TAKEN! A great catch is taken and the 7th wicket falls. Wood strikes and the Kiwis slip further. Daryl Mitchell looked to go hard at this but he loses his wicket in the process. A shortish ball, around off, Daryl Mitchell lines up to play the pull shot but he hits it towards the man at mid-wicket. Chris Woakes gets low and takes a good catch. |
| 14.2: Mark Wood to Kyle Jamieson, OUT! Mark Wood gets another one! Back of a length, on the stumps, Kyle Jamieson backs away and looks to go over covers but miscues. The ball goes high in the air and Jordan running from mid off takes a fine catch. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Mark Wood to Tim Southee, OUT! Another one bites the dust! Length ball, Tim Southee backs away again and looks to heave away across the line. Gets an inside edge to the wicketkeeper, Jos Buttler. He takes a fine low catch. Hat-trick ball coming up. |
| 15.3: Chris Woakes to Ish Sodhi, SIX! DISPATCHED! Length ball, in the slot for Ish Sodhi. He clears his front leg and tonks it over long on for a biggie. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Chris Woakes to Ish Sodhi, SIX! Second maximum of the over! Shortish delivery around off, Ish Sodhi backs away and hammers this over long on for another biggie. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Chris Jordan to Ish Sodhi, FOUR! Over the fielder at mid off! A full toss, around off and middle, Ish Sodhi lofts this one over the leaping mid off fielder for a boundary. Sodhi moves into the 20s. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Chris Jordan to Todd Astle, SIX! What a great strike! This brings the equation down for the Kiwis as they need 15 more from the last 6 balls! Slower ball, full on off, Todd Astle judges this well and gets low to smoke this one well over deep mid-wicket. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Chris Woakes to Todd Astle, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Chris Woakes ends the game well for England. Todd Astle and Ish Sodhi gave them a nervy end but the Brits do well to cross the line here. This is bowled slightly shorter, around off and middle, Todd Astle gets inside the line and looks to work this to the leg side but the ball takes the thigh pad and clips the top of the leg pole. England win by 13 runs! |
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