England vs New Zealand 17th match at Pallekele, 29 Sep, 2012

Toss: New Zealand, who choose to bat first
New Zealand 148/6 (20)
England 149/4 (18.5)
England won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: LJ Wright
  • Jonny Bairstow 5 * (2)
  • Jos Buttler 5 * (8)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 KD Millsto C Kieswetterno runs

Goes back and defends it to the bowler.

Over 0.2 KD Millsto C Kieswetterno runs

Gets forward and leaves the outswinger to the keeper.

Over 0.3 KD Millsto C Kieswetter2 runs

Goes back and flicks it through mid wicket for a couple.

Over 0.4 KD Millsto C Kieswetterno runs

Goes back and dabs it to backward point.

Over 0.5 KD Millsto C Kieswetterno runs

Gets forward and defends it to mid on.

Over 0.6 KD Millsto C Kieswetterno runs

Gets forward and defends it to point.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 TG Southeeto Alex Hales2 runs

Flicks the length ball through squareleg for a couple.

Over 1.2 TG Southeeto Alex HalesBoundary!

Goes back and sweetly punches it through backward point and the ball races away for a boundary.

Over 1.3 TG Southeeto Alex Hales2 runs

Pulls the rising delivery in the air safely towards deep wide mid wicket for a couple.

Over 1.4 TG Southeeto Alex Halesno runs

Ducks under a bouncer around off.

Over 1.5 TG Southeeto Alex HalesBoundary!

Picks the length early off a rising delivery and pulls it away flat through backward squareleg for a boundary.

Over 1.6 TG Southee to Alex Hales Boundary!

This is full and wide, and Hales drives it in the air flat over backward point for a boundary.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 KD Millsto C Kieswetterno runs

Goes back and defends it to mid on.

Over 2.2 KD Millsto C Kieswetterno runs

Goes back and inside edges his defence onto the pad.

Over 2.3 KD Millsto C Kieswetterno runs

Flicks the half volley to the diving Taylor at mid wicket.

Over 2.4 KD Millsto C Kieswetterno runs

Gets forward and punches the length delivery to mid off.

Over 2.5 KD Millsto C Kieswetter1 run

Flicks the length ball through squareleg for one.

Over 2.6 KD Millsto Alex Halesno runs

Drives the slower length ball on the up to covers.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 DL Vettorito C Kieswetter1 run

Gets forward and drags his drive through mid wicket for one.

Over 3.2 DL Vettorito Alex Halesno runs

Goes back and punches the arm ball to covers.

Over 3.3 DL Vettorito Alex Hales1 run

Goes back and flicks the arm ball through squareleg for one.

Over 3.4 DL Vettorito C Kieswetterno runs

Digs out the yorker infront of off.

Over 3.5 DL Vettorito C Kieswetter Clean Bowled!

Terrible shot selection from Kieswetter! He was on a bent knee looking to play the premeditated sweep shot and this was a fuller length arm ball, almost a yorker which sneaks through to hit the base of off and middle!

Over 3.6 DL Vettorito LJ Wright1 lb

Gets hit on the pad by a flighted delivery that was sliding down leg. Picks up a leg bye from squareleg.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 KD Millsto LJ Wrightno runs

Goes back and defends it to the bowler.

Over 4.2 KD Millsto LJ Wrightno runs

Moves back and defends the rising delivery to covers.

Over 4.3 KD Millsto LJ WrightBoundary!

Shuffles across on the frontfoot and flicks it away to square fine leg for a boundary.

Over 4.4 KD Millsto LJ Wright1 run

Goes back and nudges the slower one to point and steals a single.

Over 4.5 KD Millsto Alex Hales3 runs

This is a widish slower length ball and Hales slices his big shot over backward point and a diving stop from Nathan McCullum saves the boundary.

Over 4.6 KD Millsto LJ Wrightbeaten, no runs

Goes back for a square cut and is beaten by the away movement.

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