- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR12.5 checked drive to wide long-off! A wicket out of the blue, and a rare systems failure for Bairstow's off-side play! Opened his stance, looked for the loft over extra cover, but skewed his shot too straight, and Mitchell was lurking inside the rope to gobble the offering 64/27.4 edged and gone this time! Malan has a flash outside off, Henry had troubled him in the channel all innings long, but his feet didn't stride with the same purpose on that stroke, and an over-balanced reaching drive gives Latham a comfortable catch 40/141.1 reverse-sweep and bowled him! Huge scalp! Phillips the golden-arm! That is a critical blow, too full for the stroke, the ball just sneaks under his bat, through his legs, and into his leg stump... a fine innings, but he's left the door open to the tail, and bang goes 300 par! 229/716.6 Ravindra strikes back. One of his best mates and Wellington team-mate Conway snags the catch in the deep this time. Stokes throws his head back in despair in the dressing room. This is shortish once again, fairly closer to off, but this sort of sticks in the surface and messes with Brook's pull. He splices it in the air, Conway runs around from deep square leg and pouches it. All-action first over from Ravindra 94/321.2 Moeen was sent to tackle Ravindra and Santner. Latham gives him GP who strikes with his second ball. GP wheels away in celebration. Pushed through flat and quick, skids on and pings off stump. Moeen swipes and misses. NZ's spinners are doing the job for their side 118/433.2 Henry returns and takes out Buttler! Nicked off to Latham. Back of a length, threatens to angle in at off but leaves Buttler outside off with extra bounce and snags the outside edge. Latham does the rest behind the stumps. Henry continues to step up in the absence of Ferguson and Southee. Replays indicate it was the wobble-seam variation from Henry 188/538.5 chipped straight to long-on! Soft dismissal from Livingstone, but full credit to Boult, those dots were on his mind, and finally he gets one angled into his pads from round the wicket again, and looks for the launch. But it's another knuckleball, Livingstone can't get enough power through the clip and 4long-on is poised to pounce! 221/645.4 Short, swishes outside off, and a thin snick to the keeper! England's innings is falling in a heap now! Curran lined up the cut, but the angle from round the wicket was following him all the way. Steepling bounce from Henry as standard, and Latham swallows the edge 252/944.6 Lots of air, takes all the pace off, Woakes is drawn into the wide-eyed hack, and point swallows a steepling leading edge! 250/8Extras6 (w 6)TOTAL282/9 (50 Overs, RR: 5.64)Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Dawid Malan, 7.4 ov), 2-64 (Jonny Bairstow, 12.5 ov), 3-94 (Harry Brook, 16.6 ov), 4-118 (Moeen Ali, 21.2 ov), 5-188 (Jos Buttler, 33.2 ov), 6-221 (Liam Livingstone, 38.5 ov), 7-229 (Joe Root, 41.1 ov), 8-250 (Chris Woakes, 44.6 ov), 9-252 (Sam Curran, 45.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TA Boult 10 1 48 1 4.80 34 3 2 1 0 MJ Henry 10 1 48 3 4.80 31 6 0 0 0 MJ Santner 10 0 37 2 3.70 26 0 0 1 0 JDS Neesham 7 0 56 0 8.00 15 5 2 2 0 R Ravindra 10 0 76 1 7.60 14 6 2 0 0 GD Phillips 3 0 17 2 5.66 5 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.1 ...and Sam Curran strikes with his very first ball. He has strangled Young down the leg side. Buttler throws himself to his left and completes a smart catch. Nice and full, nipping down the leg side, Young doesn't get enough bat on ball. Caught down the leg side for a golden duck 10/1Extras8 (b 4, lb 1, w 3)TOTAL283/1 (36.2 Overs, RR: 7.78)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Will Young, 1.1 ov)
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.00 start, First Session 14.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-18.00, Second Session 18.00-21.30
Match days
5 October 2023 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
New Zealand 2, England 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 51 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 1.1: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - DJ Malan (Struck down)
- England: 50 runs in 9.6 overs (60 balls), Extras 2
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 173 runs, 5 wickets)
- Drinks: England - 79/2 in 16.0 overs (JE Root 19, HC Brook 11)
- England: 100 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 2
- England: 150 runs in 26.6 overs (162 balls), Extras 3
- JE Root: 50 off 57 balls (2 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (JE Root 19, JC Buttler 34, Ex 0)
- Drinks: England - 188/5 in 33.2 overs (JE Root 59)
- England: 200 runs in 34.6 overs (210 balls), Extras 3
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 58 runs, 3 wickets)
- England: 250 runs in 44.4 overs (268 balls), Extras 3
- Innings Break: England - 282/9 in 50.0 overs (AU Rashid 15, MA Wood 13)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 81 runs, 1 wicket)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (DP Conway 14, R Ravindra 38, Ex 1)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 202 runs, 0 wicket)
- R Ravindra: 50 off 36 balls (7 x 4, 3 x 6)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 1
- DP Conway: 50 off 36 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 75 balls (DP Conway 42, R Ravindra 57, Ex 1)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 138/1 in 17.0 overs (DP Conway 70, R Ravindra 67)
- Over 17.5: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - DP Conway (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 117 balls (DP Conway 77, R Ravindra 73, Ex 1)
- DP Conway: 100 off 83 balls (13 x 4, 2 x 6)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 26.5 overs (161 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 171 balls (DP Conway 100, R Ravindra 97, Ex 3)
- R Ravindra: 100 off 82 balls (9 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 245/1 in 34.0 overs (DP Conway 120, R Ravindra 117)
- New Zealand: 250 runs in 34.1 overs (205 balls), Extras 8
- 2nd Wicket: 250 runs in 202 balls (DP Conway 126, R Ravindra 117, Ex 8)
- DP Conway: 150 off 119 balls (19 x 4, 3 x 6)
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