| 07:44 GMT: Start of play for the day | |||
| England won the toss and will bowl | |||
| Hello and welcome to the coverage of the ICC World Twenty20 South Africa 2007 match number seventeen and it is the fifth match of the second stage - the Super Eights - between England and New Zealand in Group F. The match is the opening fixture and it comes from the Newlands in Durban. | |||
| England could be faced with an early exit if they do not up their game today while New Zealand could virtually book their place in the last four with a win. And all that despite their skipper Daniel Vettori giving the tournament a resounding thumbs down as a spectacle. But they have looked the part so far with some big hitting and competent bowling in their games so far. | |||
| Their opponents, on the other hand, are faced with a tricky selection dilemma in so much as who to pick and the might be forced in fielding a replacement wicket-keeper after Matthew Prior was injured - by his coach - in the nets yesterday so Vikram Solanki, an accomplished batsman, might be forced to take up the gloves too. The selection of Solanki might also balance out the team as their side of 'Twenty20 specialists' have come up horrendously short against the top class international players. | |||
| This is the fifth game in the Super Eights stage of the tournament and only four teams of the eight through will progress to the semi-finals. Who will make it is anyone guess! Sri Lanka were edging to become favourites but their defeat to Pakistan has opened up the tournament. Australia are finding form, Pakistan are looking good as are New Zealand. | |||
| This is the 35th Twenty20 International match to be played world-wide. England have got a fairly miserable record in the game they invented, winning just three of nine game while New Zealand have won four, lost three and had a tie that they won on a bowl-out. | |||
| The highest ever total, not only in Twenty20 Internationals but also anywhere in the world in this form of the game is Sri Lanka's 260-6 made against Kenya a couple of days ago while the lowest score, sadly for the men in green, is also held by the Kenyans, who were knocked over by New Zealand for just 73, having recovered from being 0-3 and 1-4! | |||
| Chris Gayle became the first player to hit a Twenty20 International century in the opening game (117), overtaking Ricky Ponting's 98* at Auckland. Mark Gillespie now takes the mantle of having the best bowling analysis in a Twenty20 international having taken 4-7 in that game against Kenya. | |||
| Simon Taufel and Steve Davis are the on-field umpires with Billy Doctrove the third umpire and Brian Jerling the fourth. Mike Procter is the match referee. | |||
| England team: DL Maddy, +VS Solanki, KP Pietersen, *PD Collingwood, OA Shah, A Flintoff, LJ Wright, AD Mascarenhas, CP Schofield, SCJ Broad, JM Anderson | |||
| New Zealand team: +BB McCullum, L Vincent, PG Fulton, RL Taylor, SB Styris, JDP Oram, CD McMillan, *DL Vettori, SE Bond, MR Gillespie, CS Martin | |||
| 08:00 GMT: Start of session's play | |||
![]() © New Zealand Cricket ![]() © Glamorgan Cricket Archives | L Vincent and BB McCullum to open the batting | ||
| 08:00 GMT: Start of innings | |||
| 08:00 GMT: Start of innings | |||
| JM Anderson comes on to bowl | |||
| 0 | b1 | 1wd | Anderson to Vincent wide down the legs, tries to flick it misses. |
| 0 | b2 | 1wd | another wide down the legs, left alone. |
| 0 | b3 | 1lb | good length ball on the legs, turns it to fine leg for a single. |
| 0 | b4 | 4 | Anderson to McCullum short of good length ball on the legs, turns it wide of fine leg for FOUR! |
| 0 | b5 | 0 | good length ball on the middle, pushed towards mid-wicket for no run. |
| 0 | b6 | 0 | fuller length ball on the middle, pushed to mid-on for no run. |
| 0 | b7 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, nips back, pushed to covers for no run. |
| 0 | b8 | 0 | Gone! good length ball just outside the off, tries to cut it got outside edge to keeper for an easy catch to Solanki. |
| McCullum c Solanki b Anderson (4 runs, 5 balls, 1x4, 0x6) | |||
| End of over 1: | (7 runs scored) New Zealand 7-1 (Vincent 0*, 1 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
![]() © New Zealand Cricket | PG Fulton comes in to bat | ||
| SCJ Broad comes on to bowl | |||
| 1 | b1 | 0 | Broad to Vincent good length ball just outside the off, leans forward and left alone. |
| 1 | b2 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off and nips back, left alone on the frontfoot. |
| 1 | b3 | 2 | good length ball just outside the off, chips it just wide of bowler for couple of runs. |
| 1 | b4 | 2 | fuller length ball on the middle, drives it and got top edge over mid-on for couple of runs. |
| 1 | b5 | 4 | good length ball just outside the off, punches it wide of covers and mid-off for FOUR! |
| 1 | b6 | 1wd | wide down the legs, tries to flick it misses. |
| 1 | b7 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, pushed to backward point for no run. |
| End of over 2: | (9 runs scored) New Zealand 16-1 (Vincent 8*, 7 balls, Fulton 0*, 0 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| A Flintoff comes on to bowl | |||
| 2 | b1 | 0 | Flintoff to Fulton good length ball just outside the off, steered it and got outside edge but it fall just short of slip for no run. |
| 2 | b2 | 0 | Gone! good length ball on the off, nips back, tries to play it across and misses, hit him on pads, shout for lbw, umpire Taufel raises finger. |
| Fulton lbw b Flintoff (0 runs, 2 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © New Zealand Cricket | LRPL Taylor comes in to bat | ||
| 2 | b3 | 0 | Flintoff to Taylor good length ball just outside the off, nips back, tries to push it got inside edge to pads. |
| 2 | b4 | 1lb | good length ball just outside the off, tries to push it misses, off the pads to backward point for a leg bye. |
| 2 | b5 | 1 | Flintoff to Vincent good length ball just outside the off, steered it to thirdman for a single. |
| 2 | b6 | 1 | Flintoff to Taylor good length ball just outside the off, opens the face of the bat and guides it to thirdman for a single. |
| End of over 3: | (3 runs scored) New Zealand 19-2 (Vincent 9*, 8 balls, Taylor 1*, 3 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| JM Anderson comes on to bowl | |||
| 3 | b1 | 0 | Anderson to Taylor good length ball just outside the off, tries to push it misses. |
| 3 | b2 | 6 | good length ball on the off, smashed it over to mid-wicket stands for SIX!! |
| 3 | b3 | 0 | short of good length ball just outside the off, tries to cut it misses. |
| 3 | b4 | 0 | good length ball outside the off, dancing down the track and tries to cut it misses. |
| 3 | b5 | 0 | Gone! fuller length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it towards mid-wicket got leading edge towards covers for a well judged catch by Flintoff. |
| Taylor c Flintoff b Anderson (7 runs, 8 balls, 0x4, 1x6) | |||
![]() © New Zealand Cricket | SB Styris comes in to bat | ||
| 3 | b6 | 1 | Anderson to Vincent good length ball on the off, punches it towards point for a single. |
| End of over 4: | (7 runs scored) New Zealand 26-3 (Vincent 10*, 9 balls, Styris 0*, 0 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 4 | b1 | 0 | Flintoff to Vincent good length ball just outside the off, tries to push it misses. |
| 4 | b2 | 0 | good length ball on the off, defended towards covers for a single. |
| 4 | b3 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, cuts it got top edge over backward point for a single. |
| 4 | b4 | 1 | Flintoff to Styris good length ball on the off, turns it towards square leg for a single. |
| 4 | b5 | 0 | Flintoff to Vincent good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards covers for no run. |
| 4 | b6 | 1 | short of good length ball on the off, turns it towards square leg for a single. |
| End of over 5: | (3 runs scored) New Zealand 29-3 (Vincent 12*, 14 balls, Styris 1*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SCJ Broad comes on to bowl | |||
| 5 | b1 | 0 | Broad to Vincent good length ball just outside the off, pushed to backward point for no run. |
| 5 | b2 | 1 | good length ball on the middle, turns it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 5 | b3 | 0 | Broad to Styris good length ball just outside the off, left alone. |
| 5 | b4 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, defended towards backward point for a quick single. |
| 5 | b5 | 0 | Broad to Vincent Gone! good length ball just outside the off, tries to push it got outside edge to keeper for an easy catch to Solanki. |
| Vincent c Solanki b Broad (13 runs, 17 balls, 1x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © New Zealand Cricket | CD McMillan comes in to bat | ||
| 5 | b6 | 0 | Broad to McMillan good length ball just outside the off, tries to push it misses. |
| End of over 6: | (2 runs scored) New Zealand 31-4 (Styris 2*, 3 balls, McMillan 0*, 1 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| JM Anderson comes on to bowl | |||
| 6 | b1 | 0 | Anderson to Styris good length ball just outside the off, left alone. |
| 6 | b2 | 2 | good length ball on the off, pulled it towards mid-wicket for couple of runs. |
| 6 | b3 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, tries to pull it got inside edge to mid-on for no run. |
| 6 | b4 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off, pushed towards mid-off for no run. |
| 6 | b5 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it to extra cover for no run. |
| 6 | b6 | 1 | fuller length ball on the off, pushed to long on for a single. |
| End of over 7: | (3 runs scored) New Zealand 34-4 (Styris 5*, 9 balls, McMillan 0*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| AD Mascarenhas comes on to bowl | |||
| 7 | b1 | 0 | Mascarenhas to Styris good length ball on the off, steered it to backward point for no run. |
| 7 | b2 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards extra cover for no run. |
| 7 | b3 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, moves away, tries to push it misses. |
| 7 | b4 | 0 | short of good length ball just outside the off, slower one, tries to pull it misses. |
| 7 | b5 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-on for no run. |
| 7 | b6 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, steered it to thirdman for a single. |
| End of over 8: | (1 run scored) New Zealand 35-4 (Styris 6*, 15 balls, McMillan 0*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| PD Collingwood comes on to bowl | |||
| 8 | b1 | 1 | Collingwood to Styris good length ball just outside the off, steered it to thirdman for a single. |
| 8 | b2 | 1lb | Collingwood to McMillan good length ball on the legs, tries to flick it misses, off the pads to square leg for a leg bye. |
| 8 | b3 | 1 | Collingwood to Styris good length ball on the off, pushed towards point for a quick single. |
| 8 | b4 | 1 | Collingwood to McMillan good lenght ball just outside the off, cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 8 | b5 | 0 | Collingwood to Styris fuller length ball on the middle, defended back to bowler. |
| 8 | b6 | 1 | fuller length ball on the middle, turns it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| End of over 9: | (5 runs scored) New Zealand 40-4 (Styris 9*, 19 balls, McMillan 1*, 3 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 9 | b1 | 6 | Mascarenhas to Styris good length ball on the off, smashed it out of the grounds towards square leg for SIX!! |
| 9 | b2 | 6 | good length ball on the off, moves across and smashed it over deep backward square leg for another huge SIX!! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the New Zealand 50 took 9.2 overs | |||
| 9 | b3 | 6 | good length ball on the off, smashed it towards deep square leg for another flat SIX!! |
| 9 | b4 | 0 | low full toss outside the off, pushed towards extra cover for no run. |
| 9 | b5 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 9 | b6 | 1 | Mascarenhas to McMillan fuller length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-on for a single. |
| End of over 10: | (20 runs scored) New Zealand 60-4 (Styris 28*, 24 balls, McMillan 2*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| CP Schofield comes on to bowl | |||
| 10 | b1 | 1 | Schofield to McMillan tossed up just outside the off, punches it to long off for a single. |
| 10 | b2 | 1 | Schofield to Styris fuller ball just outside the off, dancing down the track and punches it to deep point for a single. |
| 10 | b3 | 2 | Schofield to McMillan tossed up on the off, walks down the track and drives it got outside edge over covers for couple of runs. |
| 10 | b4 | 6 | fuller ball on the off, dancing down the track and smashed it over long off for SIX!! |
| 10 | b5 | 1 | short ball on the off, pushed towards covers for a single. |
| 10 | b6 | 1 | Schofield to Styris tossed up on the legs, turns it to deep square leg for a single. |
| End of over 11: | (12 runs scored) New Zealand 72-4 (Styris 30*, 26 balls, McMillan 12*, 8 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SCJ Broad comes on to bowl | |||
| 11 | b1 | 6 | Broad to Styris full toss on the off, smashed it to mid-wicekt roof for a huge SIX!! |
| 11 | b2 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, punches it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 11 | b3 | 0 | Broad to McMillan fuller length ball outside the off, tries to cut it got inside edge and bounces to keeper for no run. |
| 11 | b4 | 4 | fuller length ball on the off, punches it towards point for FOUR! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the partnership of 50 (Styris 35, McMillan 16) took 35 balls | |||
| 11 | b5 | 0 | good length ball outside the off, tries to drive it misses. |
| 11 | b6 | 1 | fuller length ball just outside the off, steered it to thirdman for a single. |
| End of over 12: | (12 runs scored) New Zealand 84-4 (Styris 37*, 28 balls, McMillan 17*, 12 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| AD Mascarenhas comes on to bowl | |||
| 12 | b1 | 1 | Mascarenhas to McMillan fuller ball on the middle, turns it wide of short fine leg for a single. |
| 12 | b2 | 0 | Mascarenhas to Styris fuller length ball outside the off, tries to drive it misses. |
| 12 | b3 | 4 | fuller length ball on the off, drives it straight down the ground for FOUR! |
| 12 | b4 | 1 | good length ball on the middle, turns it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12 | b5 | 1 | Mascarenhas to McMillan Gone! fuller length ball on the middle, pushed towards deep mid-wicket and looking for second run, Maddy fielded it and direct hit on the non striker's end, Styris is well short of crease. |
| Styris run out (42 runs, 31 balls, 1x4, 4x6) | |||
![]() © New Zealand Cricket | JDP Oram comes in to bat | ||
| 12 | b6 | 1 | fuller length ball on the middle, turns it to deep square leg for a single. |
| End of over 13: | (8 runs scored) New Zealand 92-5 (McMillan 20*, 15 balls, Oram 0*, 0 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| JM Anderson comes on to bowl | |||
| 13 | b1 | 2 | Anderson to McMillan good length ball just outside the off, steered it wide of thirdman for couple of runs. |
| 13 | b2 | 1 | low full toss just outside the off, punches it to long off for a single. |
| 13 | b3 | 1wd | Anderson to Oram short of length ball on the off, left alone. |
| 13 | b4 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards point for a single. |
| 13 | b5 | 1 | Anderson to McMillan yorker length ball just outside the off, digs it towards point for a single. |
| 13 | b6 | 1 | Anderson to Oram good length ball on the legs, turns it towards square leg for a single. |
| 13 | b7 | 1 | Anderson to McMillan fuller length ball just outside the off, pushed towards extra cover for a single. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the New Zealand 100 took 13.6 overs | |||
| End of over 14: | (8 runs scored) New Zealand 100-5 (McMillan 25*, 19 balls, Oram 2*, 2 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 14 | b1 | 6 | Mascarenhas to McMillan fuller length ball on the off, smashed it over long off for a huge SIX!! |
| 14 | b2 | 2 | low full toss on the off, punches it wide of deep mid-wicket for couple of runs. |
| 14 | b3 | 4 | short of good length ball just outside the off, slashed it over backward point for FOUR! |
| 14 | b4 | 1 | fuller length ball on the middle, turns it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 14 | b5 | 1 | Mascarenhas to Oram fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it to long off for a single. |
| 14 | b6 | 0 | Mascarenhas to McMillan fuller length ball on the legs, tries to flick it misses, off the pads to bowler for no run. |
| End of over 15: | (14 runs scored) New Zealand 114-5 (McMillan 38*, 24 balls, Oram 3*, 3 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| PD Collingwood comes on to bowl | |||
| 15 | b1 | 1 | Collingwood to Oram good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards covers for a single. |
| 15 | b2 | 2 | Collingwood to McMillan fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it towards long on for couple of runs. |
| 15 | b3 | 4 | fuller length ball just outside the off, smashed over extra cover for FOUR! |
| 15 | b4 | 6 | fuller length ball on the middle, smashed it over deep mid-wicket stands for another huge SIX! and McMillan completes his Fifty. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Craig McMillan has passed his previous highest score of 44 in Twenty20 International Matches | |||
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Craig McMillan has made 50 in 27 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes | |||
| 15 | b5 | 6 | fuller length ball on the off, smashed it to mid-wicket stands for another SIX!! |
| 15 | b6 | 1 | yorker length ball on the off, punches it to long off for a single. |
| End of over 16: | (20 runs scored) New Zealand 134-5 (McMillan 57*, 29 balls, Oram 4*, 4 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| DL Maddy comes on to bowl | |||
| 16 | b1 | 0 | Maddy to McMillan fuller length ball on the middle, pushed back to bowler. |
| 16 | b2 | 0 | Gone! fuller length ball on the middle, makes room and chips it to long off for an easy catch to Mascarenhas. |
| McMillan c Mascarenhas b Maddy (57 runs, 31 balls, 3x4, 4x6) | |||
![]() © New Zealand Cricket | DL Vettori comes in to bat | ||
| 16 | b3 | 4 | Maddy to Oram fuller length ball just outside the off, smashed it over extra cover for FOUR! |
| 16 | b4 | 0 | Gone! good length ball on the middle, kept low, makes room and tries to pull it misses, clean bowled this time. |
| Oram b Maddy (8 runs, 6 balls, 1x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © New Zealand Cricket | SE Bond comes in to bat | ||
| 16 | b5 | 1 | Maddy to Bond fuller length ball on the middle, pushed towards long on for a single. |
| 16 | b6 | 1 | Maddy to Vettori good length ball on the off, pushed towards long off for a single. |
| End of over 17: | (6 runs scored) New Zealand 140-7 (Vettori 1*, 1 balls, Bond 1*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 17 | b1 | 3 | Collingwood to Vettori good length ball on the middle, pulled it towards deep backward square leg for three runs. |
| 17 | b2 | 1 | Collingwood to Bond fuller length ball on the off, pushed to deep point for a single. |
| 17 | b3 | 1 | Collingwood to Vettori fuller length ball on the middle, slower one, chips it over bowler's head for a single. |
| 17 | b4 | 0 | Collingwood to Bond Gone! yorker length ball on the off, tries to steer it misses, clean bowled this time. |
| Bond b Collingwood (2 runs, 3 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © New Zealand Cricket | MR Gillespie comes in to bat | ||
| 17 | b5 | 0 | Collingwood to Gillespie low full toss on the off, pushed back to bowler. |
| 17 | b6 | 1 | full toss on the off, pushed to deep cover point for a single. |
| End of over 18: | (6 runs scored) New Zealand 146-8 (Vettori 5*, 3 balls, Gillespie 1*, 2 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| A Flintoff comes on to bowl | |||
| 18 | b1 | 1 | Flintoff to Gillespie fuller length ball on the middle, pushed towards point for a single. |
| 18 | b2 | 1 | Flintoff to Vettori low full toss just outside the off, pushed towards extra cover for a quick single. |
| 18 | b3 | 1 | Flintoff to Gillespie yorker length ball on the middle, tries to dig it got inside edge to pads and rolls to covers for a single. |
| 18 | b4 | 1 | Flintoff to Vettori fuler length ball just outside the off, moves across and paddles it to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the New Zealand 150 took 18.4 overs | |||
| 18 | b5 | 2 | Flintoff to Gillespie low full toss on the off, pushed it straight down the ground to long on for couple of runs. |
| 18 | b6 | 0 | low full toss on the off, makes room and punches it back to bowler, |
| End of over 19: | (6 runs scored) New Zealand 152-8 (Vettori 7*, 5 balls, Gillespie 5*, 6 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SCJ Broad comes on to bowl | |||
| 19 | b1 | 1 | Broad to Vettori fuller length ball just down the legs, makes room and punches it to long off for a single. |
| 19 | b2 | 1 | Broad to Gillespie short of good length ball on the legs, pushed towards point for a single. |
| 19 | b3 | 4 | Broad to Vettori low full toss on the off, moves across and paddles it over short fine leg for FOUR! |
| 19 | b4 | 4 | good length ball just outside the off, moves across and paddles it wide of short fine leg for FOUR! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Daniel Vettori has passed his previous highest score of 15 in Twenty20 Matches | |||
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Daniel Vettori has passed his previous highest score of 15 in Twenty20 International Matches | |||
| 19 | b5 | 1 | from around the wicket, fuller length ball on the legs, makes room and chips it to deep point for a single. |
| 19 | b6 | 1 | Broad to Gillespie Gone! yorker length ball on the off, makes room and digs it to thirdman, looking for the second run, Anderson fielded it and throws it to keeper, Solanki does the rest, Gillespie is no where near the crease. |
| Gillespie run out (7 runs, 8 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
| End of over 20: | (12 runs scored) New Zealand 164-9 (Vettori 17*, 9 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 09:24 GMT: End of innings | |||
| 09:25 GMT: England need 165 runs to win. | |||