| 0.4 : 0.4: Sam Curran to M Guptill, FOUR! First of the match! Full in length around off, not much movement off the track, Guptill easily picks it up and flicks it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 1.4: Tom Curran to M Guptill, FOUR! Wow, this outfield is lightning quick. Good length ball around off, angling in, Guptill does well to glance it across the line and it keeps racing away from the short fine leg fielder. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: Tom Curran to M Guptill, FOUR! A bit edgy on this occasion. Fuller and on middle, Guptill tries flicking it off his pads but it catches the inside edge and beats the short fine leg fielder to his right. Had Guptill missed that ball, he was plumb in front. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: S Mahmood to M Guptill, EDGY FOUR! Back of a length delivery just outside off, Guptill charges down with the intention of powering it over long on but it takes the outside edge and flies over short third man for a boundary. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: S Mahmood to M Guptill, FOUR! No half measures this time! Guptill is on the attack against the young man. Back of a length ball on off, Martin lines himself up behind the delivery and pulls it magnificently over mid-wicket. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: S Mahmood to M Guptill, FOUR! Hat-trick of boundaries and Mahmood is under immense pressure. Shortish and down the leg side, Guptill nudges it fine down the leg side for a boundary. Yet again Guptill has got a start here. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Pat Brown to M Guptill, FOUR! Brown bangs in a short ball around off, Guptill rides the bounce and pulls it powerfully over square leg for a boundary. He's looking in cracking form. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: Pat Brown to M Guptill, OUT! Tremendous running catch by Tom Curran! Brown strikes and credit to him for dishing out his variation to fox the on-song Guptill. A knuckle delivery, landing on a length wide outside off, Guptill attempts to launch it over mid off but is beaten due to the lack of pace on the delivery. He ends up slicing it in the air and Tom Curran runs back from extra cover to attempt the catch. He does well to keep his eyes on the ball and grabs it safely. Not easy but he has |
| 4.3 : 4.3: Tom Curran to C Munro, OUT! Another good catch in the field from England. They have certainly pulled up their socks after a disappointing outing in the last match. Yet another wicket that can be credited to the slower one. It's a cutter by Tom around leg, Munro fails to pick it and tries to heave it across the line. He is early into the swing of his bat and gives it the top edge of his bat. It balloons towards short third man where Saqib Mahmood dives forward to collect the catch that's dyi |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Tom Curran to de Grandhomme, FOUR! Boom! That's hit ferociously. Good length ball just outside off, de Grandhomme shuffles across a bit and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Pat Brown to Tim Seifert, FOUR! 50 comes up for New Zealand! Once again Pat lets out a slower delivery and Seifert picks it very early. He gets behind the line and lofts it over mid off. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: S Mahmood to de Grandhomme, FOUR! Poor line and duly punished! Angling down the leg side, de Grandhomme picks it up and powers it behind square leg for a boundary. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: S Mahmood to de Grandhomme, FOUR! And again. Change in pace by the bowler but he offers plenty of width outside off. Colin de Grandhomme delays his shot a bit and smashes it through point. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: S Mahmood to de Grandhomme, SIX! Dismissed from presence! 30 runs in 2 overs of Mahmood so far. Short in length around off, de Grandhomme swivels on the back foot with his pull shot and finds the sweet spot of his bat. It flies over backward square leg and clears the fence with ease. |
| 7.5 : 7.5: M Parkinson to Tim Seifert, OUT! Massive moment for the debutant! A wicket in his first over and Parkinson is all smiles. Poor shot selection must say. It's premeditated as well. A flighted delivery, landing full around leg, Seifert tries to play an expansive reverse sweep to this one but misses the ball completely. It goes through his legs and tickles the leg stump. Parkinson is over the moon and the developing partnership has been nipped in the bud. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: M Parkinson to de Grandhomme, SIX! Effortlessly done! A tossed up ball landing full around off, turning away after pitching, de Grandhomme lofts it nonchalantly over extra cover for a biggie. Fantastic. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: Sam Curran to de Grandhomme, FOUR! Poor line with the fine leg up. Full and on the legs, de Grandhomme is not going to miss out on those. He flicks it to the fine leg fence. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: Pat Brown to de Grandhomme, FOUR! One bounce into the fence! Colin de Grandhomme is looking in fine touch. He picks the slower one early and dismisses it over covers for a boundary. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Pat Brown to de Grandhomme, SIX! High and handsome! Another slower one on middle. The length is on the fuller side and Colin waits for it. Lines himself behind the delivery and launches it over the bowler's head. Lovely followthrough of his bat. 3rd T20I fifty for Colin de Grandhomme! |
| 12.4 : 12.4: Pat Brown to R Taylor, FOUR! First blip in the field for England today. Shortish and outside off, Taylor walks forward and drags his attempted pull shot down to wide long on. Tom Banton overruns to his left slightly and then slides to scoop the ball up with his hand but misses. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: L Gregory to R Taylor, FOUR! Wrong line by Gregory. A touch short and angling down the leg side. Taylor goes to pull but fails to middle. Still he manages to get some part of his bat behind it and the ball speeds away to the fine leg fence. That's not all, Gregory has overstepped. |
| 13.3: L Gregory to R Taylor, SIX! Out of here! Taylor loves them there. Gregory pitches it up and the line is very straight. Taylor clears his front leg and muscles his heave over square leg for a maximum. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Tom Curran to de Grandhomme, OUT! Caught! This time it's curtains for de Grandhomme. Good length ball on middle, slightly slower in pace. Colin looks to deposit it over the long on fence but mistimes the shot due to the slow pace on the ball. His bat turns at the point of contact and he can only manage to lob it straight to Tom Banton. An excellent innings nonetheless from Colin and the 66-run stand is broken. Beautiful bowling by Tom Curran, he dished out his entire arsenal of variations |
| 15.6 : 15.6: S Mahmood to J Neesham, FOUR! Shortish length ball around off, Neesham swings his bat across the line and powers it over mid-wicket for a boundary. End of a 9-ball over, 11 runs coming off it. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Pat Brown to J Neesham, FOUR! Rockets away to the fence! Brown tries to bowl a yorker outside off but fails to land it. It turns out to be a low full toss and Neesham drills it square of the wicket on the off side for a cracking boundary. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: S Mahmood to J Neesham, SIX! Technically a dropped catch but what an effort by Brown! A low full toss on off, Neesham slogs it across the line and it flies in the air. Brown jumps near the fence with his right hand stretched out. It comes into his palm but then slips out for a biggie. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: S Mahmood to R Taylor, OUT! End of a struggling stay in the middle for Rosco! Mahmood angles in a good length ball on middle, rolling his fingers on the side of the ball, Taylor makes room to swing it across the line but misses. He is struck on the back leg, they appeal and the finger goes up. Taylor walks straightaway. Neesham tries to stop him and suggest for the DRS but Ross is in a hurry to leave. Maybe, he knew that he's struggling and someone else can do the job more efficiently. The |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Sam Curran to M Santner, FOUR! There is zero margin for error! Curran tries to nail his yorker in the line of the stumps but instead serves a juicy full toss on the legs of the batsman. Santner accepts it gleefully and muscles it behind square leg for a boundary. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Sam Curran to J Neesham, OUT! Bowled 'em! Dangerous Neesham departs with 6 balls left in the innings. Curran bowls a seam up delivery this time at 131 kph. There is a bit of a tail on this one as it lands. Neesham tries slogging it across the line but is beaten comprehensively. It goes through and rattles the stumps. 4-0-29-1, a good outing for Sam Curran! |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Tom Curran to M Santner, FOUR! Shot! Curran lets out a full toss on off, Santner latches onto it and smashes it straight down the ground for a boundary. No stopping this one. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Tom Curran to Tim Southee, OUT! Run out to finish this innings! Curran bowls a slower one. It's on the shorter side around middle and leg. Southee moves back to swing hard at it but misses. They try to steal a bye but Billings comes up with a direct hit at the striker's end to find the diving Santner short. NEW ZEALAND END ON 180/7! |
| 0.4 : 0.4: Tim Southee to Tom Banton, FOUR! Shot of the day so far and it has come off the bat of the debutant, Tom Banton! Fullish delivery outside off, Banton lunges forward and creams the cover drive past the cover fielder and into the fence. |
| 0.6 : 0.6: Tim Southee to D Malan, FOUR! Beautiful shot! Short delivery outside off, Malan rocks on his back foot and slashes the ball towards the backward point region for the second boundary of the over. 11 runs have come off the first over. Good start for the visitors. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: L Ferguson to Tom Banton, SIX! This is brilliant batting from Banton! Good length delivery on middle and leg, Tom flicks it off his pads and way over the deep mid-wicket fence. Banton is looking really good on his debut. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: L Ferguson to Tom Banton, EDGY FOUR! Lockie bowls a good length delivery on off, Banton looks to defend but it goes off the outside edge towards the third man region for a boundary. The fielder at short third man tries to stop it with a dive but it goes beneath him and into the fence. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: B Tickner to Tom Banton, OUT! BOWLED! Banton has to go after playing some sumptuous shots! Tickner bowls a good length ball on middle, Tom looks to play the scoop shot over short fine leg but misses it altogether. The ball goes on to whip the leg stump bail. Tickner immediately makes an impact since returning to the side. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: L Ferguson to D Malan, MISFIELD AND FOUR! Poor fielding yet again from the Kiwis! Ferguson dishes a full ball outside off, Malan drives it towards the cover region and into the boundary. The fielder at mid off tries to make a diving stop but it bursts through and goes into the fence. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Tim Southee to D Malan, Droppped and Four! That was a very tough chance though. A slower delivery around off and middle, Malan hammers it down the ground. Southee throws his hand at the ball, it hits his palm but races to the long off fence even after getting a touch of the bowler. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Tim Southee to D Malan, FOUR! A great attempt in the deep but to no avail. Southee bowls it on the pads of the batsman who blazes it away flat over square leg. The fielder dives near the fence but fails to cut it off. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: Ish Sodhi to J Vince, FOUR! Hammered away! Short and on middle, Vince pulls and connects. The ball races away in a jiffy to the deep mid-wicket fence. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: Ish Sodhi to D Malan, FOUR! Innovative this time. Full and outside off, Malan gets in the position and reverse sweeps it to the short third man fence. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: Ish Sodhi to D Malan, FOUR! Third boundary of the over. Not the kind of start the spinner would've wanted. He bowls this shortish length ball way outside off, Malan reaches out and punches it to the deep cover. 14 runs from the first off Sodhi. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: J Neesham to D Malan, SIX! Brilliant shot from Dawid! England needed this! Good length ball on middle, Malan plays the lofted shot over deep mid-wicket for a huge maximum. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: J Neesham to D Malan, FOUR! Thrashed! Neesham bowls a fullish delivery outside off, Dawid lunges forward and creams the cover drive past the mid off and cover fielder for another boundary. 50-run partnership is up between the two. |
| 9.5: M Santner to D Malan, FOUR! Nicely done! A scoop over the keeper's head. It lands on middle, Malan shuffles across and lobs the ball over the keeper's head. It races to the fine leg fence. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: Ish Sodhi to D Malan, OUT! CAUGHT! A poor ball but Malan has found the fielder to perfection. Ish Sodhi bowls a wide low full toss outside off, Malan shuffles across the stumps and looks to slog sweep it into the stand at deep mid-wicket but does not time it well. The ball goes high in the air and Martin Guptill stationed there takes a simple catch. 91 runs still required from 58 balls. Eoin Morgan makes his way out to the middle. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: M Santner to J Vince, FOUR! Clever from Vince. Low full toss on the middle stump, Vince sweeps it to the deep square leg fence. It went all around the turf as Vince rolled his wrists on that one nicely. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: M Santner to J Vince, FOUR! Poor ball and gets the punishment it deserves. Short and on middle, Vince rocks back on the back foot and hammers it to the deep mid-wicket fence. Easy pickings these for Vince. 11 from this over. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: B Tickner to J Vince, FOUR! What a shot! Good length delivery outside off, Vince stands tall and creams the cover drive for a boundary. The fielder at mid off tries to stop it but fails to do so. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: B Tickner to J Vince, SIX! Brilliant shot! On a length on middle, James towers this one towards deep square leg for another maximum. Two fielders were there but it went into the crowd. 11 runs off the first three balls. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: M Santner to E Morgan, SIX! Beautiful shot! Santner bowls a full delivery on off, Morgan moves a little to the off side and lifts this over deep mid-wicket for his first maximum of the game. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: M Santner to E Morgan, SIX! Excellent batting this. Flatter ball on off, Eoin goes down on his knees and slog sweeps this one over the deep mid-wicket region for the second biggie of the over. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: M Santner to E Morgan, OUT! CAUGHT! This time the skipper finds the fielder! He had already got two sixes in the over and perishes in looking for the third. Santner bowls a full delivery on off, Eoin looks to lift this over the long on fielder but it goes off the bottom half of his bat. Colin Munro standing in the deep does not move an inch and takes a simple catch. New Zealand desperately needed this wicket. 42 more required off 30 balls. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Tim Southee to Sam Billings, OUT! RUN OUT! What an effort from Munro and he has found Billings short of the crease. He has one stump to aim at as he came running from the point region and he hits the bull's eye. A little bit of indecision from the batters and it has cost England a wicket. Coming to the ball, it lands around off and middle and jags back in. Billings looks to turn it towards the leg side but the ball thuds his thigh pad and goes towards point. Both the batters think of a run |
| 16.6 : 16.6: B Tickner to J Vince, OUT! CAUGHT! Vince falls searching for the elusive boundary! A good over from Tickner has ended as a great one. Full delivery outside off, Vince looks to hit it over the mid off fielder but does not get the required elevation on it. Southee, the NZ skipper, jumps up and pouches it safely. England in a spot now. 34 required from the last three overs. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: L Ferguson to L Gregory, OUT! BOWLED! After bowling a slower delivery, Ferguson dishes a 144 kmph delivery on middle and leg stump. Gregory looks to smash it down the ground but misses it completely. The ball goes on to demolish the leg stump. England crumbling at the moment and need some magic to win the game from here. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: L Ferguson to Sam Curran, OUT! CAUGHT! Sam is the latest casualty to make his way back to the pavilion. Short delivery outside off, Curran looks to go over the deep cover fence but does not get the required distance on it. Munro who is standing in the deep does not make a mess of it and takes a simple catch. A roaring celebration from Munro. |
| 18.5: Ish Sodhi to Tom Curran, SIX! Bang! Flighted delivery on off, Tom sends it sailing over the deep mid-wicket fence for a massive maximum. |
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