20.0 -
Matt Henry to Stokes, FOUR, jumps up and pulls this slower bumper through square leg, the fielder at deep mid-wicket didn't spot it early and it races away to the fence. Nice way to finish the innings on a high
19.3 -
Matt Henry to Adil Rashid, FOUR, back-of-the-hand slower ball outside off, almost on a yorker length. Rashid waits for the ball to arrive, opens the face of the bat late and gets it fine and to the left of short third man, who dives but fails to stop the ball. It hurries across the turf and crashes into the fence
19.1 -
Matt Henry to Stokes, FOUR, full delivery well wide outside off, Stokes reaches out and drives it to the left of extra cover, who didn't move an inch. He might have been blinded by the sun there. Long-off runs to his right but the ball wins the race. That was smashed by Stokes
18.4 -
Southee to Stokes, FOUR, slower length ball on the stumps, Stokes goes for a big heave, gets it off the inside half of the bat and the ball rolls away fine, splits the fielders at backward square leg and short fine leg, runs away to the fence in no time
18.1 -
Southee to Stokes, FOUR, slightly back of a length and just outside off, Stokes clears his front leg and smacks the pull over square leg, the square leg umpire had to duck for cover as well, it runs away to the fence
16.5 -
Southee to J Root, FOUR, Root moves leg-side, reverses his stance and converts the yorker into a full toss, he laps it over short third man and the ball runs away to the fence in no time. Good batting from Root
15.1 -
McClenaghan to J Root, FOUR, short of length delivery from round the wicket, might have been the cutter as well. Root stays back and pulls it behind square on the on-side for another boundary
14.5 -
Nathan McCullum to S Billings, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Billings, he goes deep in the crease to this short ball and pulls it over mid-wicket, it races away to the fence in no time
14.4 -
Nathan McCullum to S Billings, FOUR, comes down the track and lofts it to the right of long-off, the fielder runs to his right but the ball beats him to the fence
14.2 -
Nathan McCullum to J Root, FOUR, poor ball from McCullum, drags it well short. Root rocks back and pulls it to the deep square leg region, similar result for the batsman as deep mid-wicket fails to stop it with a dive after running to his right
14.1 -
Nathan McCullum to J Root, FOUR, McCullum drags this one flatter and Root gives the charge to him. He hoicks it through square leg, deep mid-wicket can't stop it with a dive and Root gets to his 2nd T20I fifty with this boundary
11.3 -
Matt Henry to J Root, FOUR, change of pace, it was the back of the hand slower ball, it was short, Root is quick to transfer his weight on the back foot and pulls wide of long-on, Nathan McCullum runs to his right and dives in vain
9.5 -
Matt Henry to J Root, FOUR, he has got a four this time around. Henry digs it in short and just outside off, Root was waiting for it, goes back and pulls it over mid-wicket, no one protecting the fence in the deep and four more to Root
7.4 -
Southee to J Root, FOUR, top stuff! Root was going for the leg-side scoop, but the line was well wide of off, he switches his shot at the last instant, opens the bat face and guides it past the diving short third man
5.2 -
Southee to J Root, FOUR, poor bowling from Southee, short and wide, Root had enough room to free his arms, rocks back and cuts it powerfully past the man at backward point, the ball beat him even before he could put in the dive
4.5 -
Mitchell Santner to Hales, FOUR, fires the low full toss around off, Hales backs away, does well to get underneath that, squeezes it past the cover-point, Williamson dives to his left in vain. The ball hurries across the turf
3.1 -
McClenaghan to Hales, FOUR, short and width on offer, Hales is quick to pounce on it, he goes back and cracks it square on the off-side, places it between backward point and cover-point
2.2 -
Mitchell Santner to Jason Roy, FOUR, Roy was ready for the arm-ball, it was quicker and close to off, Roy uses the depth of the crease, cuts it past the diving short third man, the ball raced away to the fence
18.0 -
McClenaghan to Willey, SIX, one too many slower balls from McClenaghan. He bowls it just short of a good length and outside off, Willey moves across and short-arm-jab pulls it over deep mid-wicket, the fielder moves to his right and could only see the ball sailing over him
15.0 -
Nathan McCullum to S Billings, SIX, most expensive over of the innings, 23 runs came off it. He comes down the track and takes this on the full, whacks it over the cow-corner fence and clears the boundary easily. England are once again on the charge
5.3 -
Southee to J Root, SIX, Root has come out attacking. Not afraid to use his feet, gives the charge and gets under the fuller length delivery, lofts it beautifully over the long-on fence for a maximum
5.0 -
Mitchell Santner to Hales, SIX, that's the one he was looking for off the first ball of the over, bit more on this, Hales moves across, goes down on one and sweeps it behind square. He got plenty of wood as the ball carried the distance
2.0 -
McClenaghan to Jason Roy, SIX, fabulous hitting! The pitch is already showing how good it is. A length ball on off and middle, Roy plants his foot forward, presents the full face of the bat and lofts it handsomely straight back over the bowler's head. Second six of the over and it is a costly over from McClenaghan, 14 runs off it
1.2 -
McClenaghan to Jason Roy, SIX, wow! That is some hit from Roy. Stokes loved it in the dugout. He too went wow. Gives the charge to McClenaghan, converts it into a length delivery, swings through the line and sends it soaring over wide long-on for the first six of the game. That got the crowd going as well
18.3 -
Southee to Willey, out Caught by Mitchell Santner!! Good catch from Santner as he was looking into the sun there. It was a slower length ball angled across off, Willey goes for a big slog, but doesn't get enough distance on it. The ball goes high in the air, Santner from deep mid-wicket runs forward, judges it well and takes the catch. Willey c Mitchell Santner b Southee 6(3) [6s-1]
17.2 -
McClenaghan to J Root, out Caught by Guptill!! Finally, New Zealand get the big wicket of Root. End of a very good innings from the youngster. It was short and wide outside off, Root tries to cut it up and over short third man, but can only hit it squarer. Guptill from deep point runs forward and takes an easy catch. J Root c Guptill b McClenaghan 68(46) [4s-8 6s-1]
15.5 -
McClenaghan to S Billings, out Caught by Ronchi!! Billings' cameo comes to an end. England have now lost half their side. It was another slower short ball outside off from McClenaghan, Billings gives the charge and wanted to flat-bat it hard, gets a top-edge, the keeper moves back and takes a simple catch. S Billings c Ronchi b McClenaghan 21(11) [4s-2 6s-1]
11.5 -
Matt Henry to Eoin Morgan, out Caught by Ross Taylor!! England losing wickets in pursuit of quick runs. They have now lost their skipper. It was the slower ball that does the trick for Henry, fullish and on the stumps, Morgan takes a couple of steps down the wicket, heaves it across the line, gets the height and not the distance, Taylor runs to his left from deep mid-wicket, slides and takes a low catch. He almost lost it in the sun, but did well to hang on. Eoin Morgan c Ross Taylor b Matt Henry 4(6)
9.0 -
Mitchell Santner to Bairstow, out Bowled!! Top delivery! The hero from the final ODI has been sent back. Bairstow didn't have a clue about that ball. Slower through the air, pitches on middle and straightens, Bairstow was caught in the crease, pushes at it feebly, the ball beats the outside edge and hits top of off-stump. Superb spell from Santner comes to an end, he finishes with: 4-0-28-2. And has got New Zealand back into the game. Bairstow b Mitchell Santner 1(2)
8.1 -
Mitchell Santner to Hales, out Caught by Brendon McCullum!! That was a superb catch and Baz made it look easy. Another England batsman who has thrown away a start. Santner saw the batsman give the charge, held it back, Hales was not to the pitch as he went for the loft, gets a fat leading edge over extra cover, McCullum runs back from cover, he keeps his eyes on the ball and takes it over his right shoulder. Hales c Brendon McCullum b Mitchell Santner 27(23) [4s-2 6s-1]
3.0 -
Mitchell Santner to Hales, out Jason Roy Run Out!! A poor way to get out. Roy was looking good, but he has been run-out. There was never a run, Hales called for it and Roy responded. Once 'OUT' was displayed on the giant screen, Hales threw his head back in disappointment. Flatter and around off, Hales punches it towards cover, Williamson gets a good bounce as he swoops in, fires it to Ronchi, who does the rest. Roy was just short of the crease. The third umpire had to make an easy decision. Jason Roy run out (Williamson/Ronchi) 23(13) [4s-1 6s-2]
2.3 -
Mitchell Santner to Jason Roy, 2 runs, Munro almost pulls off a stunner. Santner causing a trouble or two for Roy, tossed up on the stumps, Roy kneels down and goes for the slog sweep, the top-edge skies over backward square, Munro runs back, dives full length and gets a fingertip. It would be harsh to call it a drop
7.5 -
Southee to J Root, 1 run, shimmies down the wicket, takes it on the full and flicks it to deep mid-wicket. That single brings up the 50-runs stand