Highlights
T20 WC 2012
England vs. New Zealand, 17th Match, Super Eights
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sep 29, 2012
Batting: New Zealand
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | FOUR | Briggs to Guptill, FOUR, terrific shot from Guptill, flighted delivery on middle, Guptill dances down the track and blasts it past Nicol and the ball screams away to the long on fence, Nicol had to take evasive action there | 6/0 |
| 1.3 | OUT | Finn to Guptill, out Lbw!! Finn gets a big wicket. Full ball angling in at pace, Guptill plonks his front foot across and tries to whip it through mid wicket, he misses it and the ball hits the front pad, Finn appeals and the umpire gives Guptill his marching order, easy decision that as the ball would have hit middle stump, the batsman was stuck in the crease there. Guptill lbw b Finn 5(6) [4s-1] | 7/1 |
| 2.5 | FOUR | Briggs to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, KABOOM! That has been hit with immense power. Full and loopy delivery just outside off, Brendon charges down the track and blasts it to long off, Luke Wright dives over to his right but it goes past him | 15/1 |
| 3 | FOUR | Briggs to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, and another one, superb use of the feet from Brendon, Briggs bowls this delivery on the middle and leg stump line, Brendon again advances down the track and belts it over Broad at mid on, one bounce over the ropes at long on | 19/1 |
| 3.4 | OUT | Finn to Brendon McCullum, out Caught by Luke Wright!! That will not matter though. The dancing proves costly to Brendon and he throws his wicket away, short of length ball outside off, Brendon skips down the track and slashes at the delivery, the outside edge flies down to third man where Wright moves to his left to take a simple catch. Brendon McCullum c Luke Wright b Finn 10(10) [4s-2] | 20/2 |
| 3.5 | FOUR | Finn to Nicol, leg byes, FOUR, poor line from Finn, length delivery but he strays onto leg stump, Nicol looks to glance it to fine leg but the ball brushes the pad and rolls to the fence | 24/2 |
| 5.4 | FOUR | Finn to Williamson, FOUR, nicely done by Williamson, Finn persists with the short of length line just outside off, Williamson makes a bit of room and he frees his arms as he cracks the square cut to the deep backward point fence | 34/2 |
| 6 | FOUR | Finn to Nicol, FOUR, CRACK! Superbly done by Nicol. Goodish length ball on the middle and leg stump, Nicol backs away slightly and sizes it up as he wallops it hard to the long on fence | 39/2 |
| 6.5 | OUT | Swann to Nicol, out Caught by Bairstow!! Swann strikes in his first over. The Kiwis are in a lot of trouble here. Tossed up delivery outside off, Nicol bends down and slog sweeps it to deep square leg, he does not time it well and he holes out to Bairstow who takes a simple catch. Nicol c Bairstow b Swann 11(15) [4s-1] | 42/3 |
| 9.1 | FOUR | Broad to Ross Taylor, FOUR, that should ease the pressure a bit, short ball just outside off, Taylor stays on the front foot and muscles the pull to the mid wicket fence, the ball hit the bat high on the splice but he hit it hard enough | 54/3 |
| 11.4 | OUT | Briggs to Williamson, out Caught by Kieswetter!! Briggs gets a wicket at a crucial time. He bowls this delivery a bit slower through the air and lands it on a good length, it spins away a touch as Williamson is rooted to the crease, he attempts to cut it and gets a faint outside edge that is snapped up by the keeper. Williamson c Kieswetter b Briggs 17(23) [4s-1] | |
| 12.4 | FOUR | Swann to Ross Taylor, FOUR, Taylor holds the key now for New Zealand, flatter delivery and spinning back in, Taylor moves to the off side and bends the back leg as he sweeps it to the fine leg fence | 73/4 |
| 14.2 | SIX | Briggs to Franklin, SIX, wonderful shot from Franklin, Briggs stays round the wicket and floats this delivery on the pads, Franklin swings across the line and wallops it into the grass banks at deep mid wicket, he hit that very hard | 86/4 |
| 14.5 | FOUR | Briggs to Franklin, FOUR, BOOM! Flatter delivery on middle, Franklin dances down the track and hammers it over the head of Briggs and it screams away to the long on fence | 94/4 |
| 15.3 | FOUR | Broad to Franklin, FOUR, Broad bowls this delivery short but this time Franklin plays this well, he plays this late and uses the pace to glide it to third man, Finn puts in the slide to his left but cannot stop it from reaching the ropes, good effort from Finn | 101/4 |
| 15.5 | FOUR | Broad to Franklin, FOUR, Broad misses his length and bowls a full toss on the middle and leg stump, Franklin thumps it to the long leg fence, the fielder at fine leg had no chance | 105/4 |
| 16.2 | OUT | Finn to Ross Taylor, out Caught by Hales!! Finn continues to have an excellent day. Taylor moves to the off side and Finn bowls a short delivery outside off, it comes on sluggishly to Taylor who attempts to muscle the pull, he miscues it and does not achieve the distance, holes out to Hales at deep mid wicket. Ross Taylor c Hales b Finn 22(23) [4s-2] | |
| 17.5 | SIX | Bresnan to Franklin, SIX, terrific shot from Franklin, short ball on leg stump, Franklin helps it along the way by hooking it into the stands at fine leg | 120/5 |
| 18 | FOUR | Bresnan to Franklin, FOUR, this is excellent batting from Franklin, Bresnan bowls a low full toss on middle, Franklin gets the bat forward and paddle-scoops it over the keeper and it lands just in front of the boundary in between third man and fine leg | 124/5 |
| 18.3 | SIX | Broad to N McCullum, SIX, majestic shot from Nathan, he makes a little bit of room and Broad bowls a full ball on leg stump, Nathan gets undereath the delivery and launches it high over wide long off, it hits the rope on the full, vital runs these for New Zealand | 132/5 |
| 19 | SIX | Broad to N McCullum, SIX, this is magnificent hitting from Nathan, he moved around a lot in the crease and Broad bowls this delivery short and on the middle and leg stump, Nathan swivels and mauls the pull shot way over the ropes at fine leg, 15 runs conceded by Broad in his final over | 141/5 |
| 19.3 | OTHER | Bresnan to N McCullum, byes, 1 run, Bresnan bowls a pin-point yorker just outside off, Nathan cannot dig it out and Kieswetter misses with the under-arm throw at the striker's end, Nathan drops his bat and steals a bye | 145/5 |
| 19.5 | OUT | Bresnan to Franklin, out Franklin Run Out!! 1 run completed. Franklin gets to his fifty but perishes in the process. Full ball on the middle and leg stump, Franklin looks to clip it to mid wicket and the bottom hand comes off the bat, it rolls to deep mid wicket and Franklin goes for the second, this time Bairstow fires a flat throw to Kieswetter and Franklin does not put in the dive, the keeper whips the bails off to catch Franklin just short of the crease, excellent knock though from Franklin. Franklin run out (Bairstow/Kieswetter) 50(33) [4s-4 6s-2] | 146/6 |
| 20 | OTHER | Bresnan to Doug Bracewell, 2 runs, Kieswetter misses a run-out, fuller length ball just outside off, Bracewell whacks it to long off without any timing, he goes for a non-existent second but Kieswetter cannot collect the ball cleanly and that allows Bracewell to take a couple | 148/6 |
Batting: England
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | FOUR | Southee to Hales, FOUR, this lad is a really sweet timer of the cricket ball, back of a length delivery outside off, Hales stands tall and opens the face, gets it past point and the ball races away to the fence. Third man had no chance at all | 8/0 |
| 1.5 | FOUR | Southee to Hales, FOUR, this is brilliant hitting, making full use of the powerplay, just back of a length on middle, Hales stays low and pulls it away wide of the man at deep midwicket for a boundary. | 14/0 |
| 2 | FOUR | Southee to Hales, FOUR, England off to a rocketing start, full and wide outside off, Hales opens the face and hits it well over the man at backward point, one bounce and the ball thuds into the hoardings. | 18/0 |
| 3.5 | OUT | Vettori to Kieswetter, out Bowled!! This was on the cards. Fast and full on middle, the bogged down wicketkeeper batsman was trying to play across the line and missed it compeletly. The ball crashed into the stumps. Kieswetter b Vettori 4(14) | 21/1 |
| 4.3 | FOUR | Kyle Mills to Luke Wright, FOUR, back of a length delivery on the pads, Wright flicks it wristily behind square, with ease to the boundary rope. Gets off the mark with that shot | 26/1 |
| 5.4 | FOUR | Vettori to Luke Wright, FOUR, nice shot from Wright, second four already, on the pads, Wright flicks it off the front foot through the gap in the midwicket region. | 35/1 |
| 6.2 | OUT | N McCullum to Hales, out Bowled!! Flatter and turning in, Hales was getting bogged down, comes down the track and goes for a wild slog. He misses the ball completely and the ball crashes into the leg stump. England struggling against spin once again. Hales b N McCullum 22(15) [4s-3] | |
| 9.2 | FOUR | Nicol to Luke Wright, FOUR, deceived in the flight, but does well to play it well, Nicol gives a lot of air, Wright reaches out and drives it past cover, to the boundary rope. | 56/2 |
| 10.5 | SIX | N McCullum to Luke Wright, SIX, Wright breaks the shackles with a big hit, tossed up on middle, Wright stays down and sweeps it in the air, gets a lot of distance as well, over the deep backward square leg boundary for a maximum. First of the innings. | 69/2 |
| 11.3 | SIX | Franklin to Eoin Morgan, SIX, seemed like he mistimed that, but it went well over the rope. Attempted slower delivery, Morgan walks forward and smacks it over long on for a big six. | 77/2 |
| 12 | FOUR | Franklin to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, this is a big over for England, short and wide outside off, Morgan plays a well timed cut shot, just past the diving point fielder, the ball races away to the fence. | 83/2 |
| 13.2 | OTHER | Vettori to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, the partnership between Eoin Morgan and Luke Wright is now 50. Tossed up outside off, Morgan drives it down to long on for a single | 88/2 |
| 14.2 | SIX | Southee to Luke Wright, SIX, amazing shot and really important considering the situation, length delivery on middle, Wright picks it up and deposits it over the bowler's head and the sight screen for a big six. | 103/2 |
| 15 | SIX | Southee to Luke Wright, SIX, third T20I fifty for Wright and that has come thanks to a big six. Full and on middle, Wright clears his front leg and lofts it up high and long over midwicket, it travels a lot of distance and falls in the crowd. England firm favorites now. | 111/2 |
| 15.3 | SIX | Nicol to Luke Wright, SIX, another six for Wright, he is stepping on the accelerator, tossed up well outside off, Wright reaches out for it and sweeps it over the deep midwicket boundary for a big six. | 119/2 |
| 15.4 | SIX | Nicol to Luke Wright, SIX, this is too easy for Wright, floated up outside off, Wright gets down the track, reaches out yet again and smacks it over long on for his fifth six. | 125/2 |
| 16.2 | OUT | Kyle Mills to Eoin Morgan, out Caught by Doug Bracewell!! What a brilliant catch. Slower delivery outside off, Morgan smacked it lazily, towards wide long on. Bracewell ran towards the ball and dived forward to take that brilliant catch. Despite not getting a ball, he is making his presence felt in the field. But is it too little too late? Eoin Morgan c Doug Bracewell b Kyle Mills 30(31) [4s-1 6s-1] | 127/3 |
| 16.5 | FOUR | Kyle Mills to Luke Wright, FOUR, great effort from Guptill at sweeper cover, but fails to hold on to the ball. Full and wide outside off, Wright plays an exquisite extra cover drive, Guptill ran and dived to the right, held the ball and dropped the ball as he fell. | 134/3 |
| 17 | FOUR | Kyle Mills to Luke Wright, FOUR, Wright is not only winning the match single-handedly, but has also destroyed Mills' figures. Short and wide outside off, Wright pulls it in the gap between long on and deep midwicket, for a two bounce four. | 138/3 |
| 18.2 | OUT | Doug Bracewell to Luke Wright, out Caught by Ross Taylor!! Is there a final twist in the tale? Length delivery outside off, Wright makes room, but flat bats it straight to Taylor at cover. That brings an end to yet another brilliant innings in this T20 Cup from Wright. Luke Wright c Ross Taylor b Doug Bracewell 76(43) [4s-5 6s-5] | |
| 18.3 | FOUR | Doug Bracewell to Bairstow, FOUR, no there isn't. Short and down the leg side, Bairstow pulls it down to the fine leg fence for a boundary. | 146/4 |