| 2.5 : 2.5: Sam Curran to M Guptill, OUT! Dragged on! There falls the first wicket. This was coming. No boundary scored in the first 16 balls, with as many as 10 dots. The pressure was building and Guptill has fallen prey. A short ball, around off, angling away, Guppy looks to pull but the ball comes on slowly after pitching. Takes the inside edge and illuminates the Zinc bails as the stumps are dislodged. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Tom Curran to C Munro, FOUR! Nice shot. On a length on leg, Munro flicks it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 4.3: Sam Curran to Tim Seifert, SIX! Amazing shot. Short of a length delivery, Seifert pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Sam Curran to C Munro, SIX! Second maximum of the over. Good shot. Munro comes down the track and lofts it over long on for a biggie. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Sam Curran to C Munro, SIX! Back-to-back maximums for Colin Munro. Length delivery on leg, Munro plays a slog sweep over square leg for a maximum. 21 runs have come from the over. Big over for New Zealand. |
| 5.6: C Jordan to C Munro, OUT! Caught! A wicket off a full toss. Jordan goes for the yorker but gets it wrong. Thankfully, for him, isn't it? Munro looks to get it over the infield on the leg side but he is not able to get the elevation. Ends up chipping it straight to Eoin Morgan at short mid-wicket who takes it and celebrates! |
| 6.2 : 6.2: A Rashid to de Grandhomme, FOUR! Nice shot. Short delivery on middle, de Grandhomme pulls it over mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep tries to pull it back before the ropes but it goes through him to the fence. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: A Rashid to Tim Seifert, FOUR! That is a typical Seifert shot. Landed outside leg, Tim gets to the leg side, brings out the reverse and pulls it over short third man. Gets more height but just about clears the men in the ring. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: Pat Brown to de Grandhomme, SIX! Excellent shot. One hand had come of the handle. Short of a length delivery, de Grandhomme pulls it over square leg for a biggie. |
| 10.1 : 10.1: A Rashid to de Grandhomme, OUT! Caught! Big wicket. Rashid has taken out Colin de Grandhomme. The batsman has not nailed that shot. We have seen some big sixes from him but this is a mistimed shot. A drag down, outside off, de Grandhomme looks to pull but perhaps the ball comes on a bit too quickly. The mistimed shot goes straight to James Vince at deep mid-wicket who makes no mistake. The 33-run stand is broken. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: A Rashid to R Taylor, FOUR! That is a bad ball. Full and down the leg side, Taylor sweeps it very fine and gets it to the boundary. No short fine leg on that occasion and now, he comes in. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: C Jordan to Tim Seifert, OUT! Caught! Jordan gets a wicket immediately on return. A high full toss, dipping down, Seifert looks to pull but the ball hits him high on the bat. He gets more height than distance and Jonny Bairstow takes it running in from deep mid-wicket. Seifert has a look at the umpires and they ask him to wait. The replay is shown on the giant screen and Siefert starts to go back to the batting crease to resume batting. That is strange. Looks to be below the waist as it wa |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Tom Curran to R Taylor, FOUR! FOUR! Slower ball, but gone awry. Full and down the leg side, Taylor tickles it past the keeper, to the fine leg fence. 100 up for New Zealand. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: Pat Brown to D Mitchell, SIX! As clean as a whistle. Boy, that is a treat to the eye. Knuckle ball, outside off, Mitchell spots it, holds his position and lofts it through the line, over long off! 11 from the over, Brown's figures read 3-0-27-0 so far. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: C Jordan to R Taylor, FOUR! That is a terrific shot but Jordan will be disappointed with himself. There are not too many bowlers in world cricket who are as good as Jordan off their own bowling. Full and outside off, Taylor hammers it straight back. Jordan looks to stop it but the ball races past him. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: C Jordan to D Mitchell, SIX! Misses the length and is punished! A low full toss, around leg and Mitchell swings it over square leg! 13 from the over, 24 off the last 2! |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Tom Curran to D Mitchell, FOUR! BANG! Full and outside off, Mitchell hamers it straight back. Curran looks to stop it but the ball whizzes past him. Long off gets across, dives to his right but in vain. |
| 18.4: C Jordan to R Taylor, SIX! Amazing shot. Short of a length delivery, Taylor pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum. 50 partnership between Ross Taylor and Daryl Mitchell. It has come at a good time for New Zealand. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Pat Brown to R Taylor, OUT! Caught! Pat Brown has his first international wicket for England, thanks to Jonny Bairstow. Not keeping in this game but that has made no difference to his athleticism. An ordinary ball, a half tracker, Taylor pulls and pulls with aplomb. The connection is good as well but the elevation, not so. The hit is a flat one and Bairstow at deep mid-wicket spots it like a hawk. Comes running in a touch and dives forward to take the catch inches above the ground. Never e |
| 2.1 : 2.1: S Kuggeleijn to J Bairstow, FOUR! Welcome into the attack! Full and around off, Bairstow looks to drive hard but the ball swings in, takes the inner half of the bat and runs wide of mid on! |
| 2.3 : 2.3: S Kuggeleijn to J Bairstow, SIX! BELLIGERENT! A length ball outside off, Bairstow picks it up and swings it over square leg! |
| 2.5 : 2.5: S Kuggeleijn to J Bairstow, FOUR! Short and outside off, Bairstow pulls it over mid-wicket! |
| 2.6 : 2.6: S Kuggeleijn to J Bairstow, FOUR! This time on the other side. Short and outside off, Bairstow cuts it through point and the ball races away! 18 from the over and England are up and running. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: L Ferguson to D Malan, FOUR! A short ball outside off, Malan pulls it wide of mid on and gets a boundary! |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Tim Southee to D Malan, DROPPED, FOUR! A short ball, around middle, Malan pulls it straight to square leg. Martin Guptill leaps, sticks out his right hand but cannot quite take it. The ball is parried to the mid-wicket fence. Tough chance. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: M Santner to J Bairstow, FOUR! GORGEOUS! Full and outside off, Bairstow leans and drives it through the covers! |
| 5.4 : 5.4: M Santner to D Malan, OUT! Caught! The first wicket falls at last. Full and around middle and leg, Malan comes down the track, looks to go downtown but is not to the pitch of the ball. The ball lands, spins away, takes the leading edge and goes to short third man where Ish Sodhi takes it calmly. The entertaining opening stand is broken. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: M Santner to J Vince, FOUR! Nice way to get going. Short and outside off, Vince rocks back and cuts it through point. The fielder dives to his left but in vain. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Ish Sodhi to J Vince, FOUR! Short and outside off, Vince rocks back and punches it through the covers! |
| 8.3 : 8.3: Ish Sodhi to J Vince, FOUR! Half chance. Full and around off, Vince hammers it straight back. Sodhi takes evasive action, looking to duck, then going for the catch on the second attempt but misses. The ball races away. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: Ish Sodhi to J Bairstow, FOUR! A short ball, outside leg, Bairstow pulls it behind square leg and the ball races away! 10 from the over. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: M Santner to J Bairstow, OUT! CAUGHT! Brilliant stuff in the field from Martin Guptill! What a catch in the deep by the Kiwi stalwart there. Santner goes flatter and wide outside off, Bairstow has to go and fetch his pull from wide outside off. But Jonny fails to get it from the middle of the bat. Finally he could manage a drag pull which goes to deep mid-wicket where Martin Guptill Takes a good tumbling grab. So Bairstow departs and England lose their second one. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: Ish Sodhi to J Vince, FOUR! Pleasing to the eye stuff. Sodhi bowls a fuller one outside off, Vince gets on the front foot and drives it superbly through the covers for a boundary. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: Ish Sodhi to J Vince, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. This time Sodhi goes short and Vince just cuts it through point. The ball races away to the fence in a flash. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: S Kuggeleijn to J Vince, SIX! Fine shot. A length ball, around off, Vince lofts this straight back over long on! |
| 12.5 : 12.5: S Kuggeleijn to J Vince, FOUR! Cracking shot. A short ball, outside off, Vince pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary! |
| 13.2 : 13.2: L Ferguson to J Vince, FOUR! MAIDEN FIFTY FOR VINCE! Brilliant timing on that. Ferguson bowls it wide outside off, Vince punches it through point off the back foot for a boundary. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: L Ferguson to E Morgan, FOUR! Morgan shows his batting skill there. Ferguson goes short and outside off, Morgan Rocks back crunches a bit and upper cuts it over the slip cordon. The ball goes to the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: Tim Southee to E Morgan, FOUR! Superb shot. Just fractionally short of a length and not too wide outside off. But captain Morgan backs away and punches it behind point. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Tim Southee to J Vince, SIX! Terrific shot. Full and around off, Vince comes down the track and flicks it all the way over square leg, with his right leg in the air. Flamingo! |
| 15.2 : 15.2: M Santner to J Vince, OUT! CAUGHT! Another wicket and the man to take is Guptill. Santner goes short and Vince pulls it through mid-wicket. But as he failed to get under the ball which means that the fails to get the timing and the distance. Guptill stationed there in the deep this time takes an easiest of the grab. Vince throws away another start. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Ish Sodhi to Sam Billings, Billings this time attempts a reverse sweep and gets a boundary. Sodhi goes full and down leg, Billings is quick to switch over and places the ball in the gap between point and third man. The ball races to the fence for a boundary at third man. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: L Ferguson to E Morgan, FOUR! Good start to the over. Full and outside off, Morgan gets underneath it and lofts it over mid off. 17 more needed from as many balls. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: L Ferguson to Sam Billings, FOUR! That is lucky. A length ball, outside off, Billings swings hard and gets a thick inside edge past the stumps towards fine leg! |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Tim Southee to E Morgan, FOUR! Morgan stays back to this length ball and flats bats it past the bowler. Santner at mid off dives across to his left. But fails to field it. The ball in the end reaches long off for a boundary. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Tim Southee to E Morgan, SIX! ENGLAND WIN BY 7 WICKETS! What a batting effort form the the English team. Southee goes short and on middle, Morgan pulls it handsomely. The ball sails up and over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. The fielder there is a mere spectator. |
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