ICC Cricket World Cup, 22nd Match, Pool A: England v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Mar 1, 2015

ICC Cricket World Cup, 22nd Match, Pool A: England v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Mar 1, 2015

England 309/6 (50.0 ov)                                                                      Sri Lanka RR 6.59
                                                                                                           Last 5 ovs 42/0 RR 8.40

Sri Lanka 312/1 (47.2 ov)                                                                   England RR 6.18

Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

Current partnership 212 runs, 28.2 overs, RR: 7.48 (Sangakkara 117, Thirimanne 88)

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Last bat TM Dilshan c Morgan b Ali 44 (81m 55b 4x4 2x6) SR: 80.00
Fall of wicket 100/1 (18.6 ov); Partnership: 100 runs, 19.0 overs, RR: 5.26 (Dilshan 44, Thirimanne 51)

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This was easy, wasn't it? Not for one moment since Thirimanne was dropped early - technically by Root but in spirit by Buttler - did England look like threatening this chase. A walk along Galle Face, really. All three batsmen who batted today looked comfortable. England never looked like getting a wicket. Their batting was pre-modern once again, putting up - as usual - what was par in the last World Cup given similar conditions underfoot and overhead. If there are no more upsets in the rest of the league matches, we have India v England locked in for the MCG quarter-final. Sri Lanka all but there in the quarters now, but if they can beat Australia, they can avoid South Africa. All this assuming there are no upsets in the other group. Don't let the mind race, though. Let the World Cup unfold itself day by day. That's all we have for you from this game. Cheers
"Brilliant performance," says Angelo Mathews. "310 was a bit too much but brilliant batting by Sangakkara and Thirimanne. Two of the greatest knocks I have seen. If the bowlers fail, the batters need to step up. That's what we want. Two of the areas we need to improve on is the fielding and bowling at the death."
"We certainly lost it with the ball," says Eoin Morgan. "We had a par score on the board. Joe Root batted beautifully. I was happy at half time. Sri Lanka had seven or eight overs where they bowled really well, but we ended well. We were happy with the score. We were flexible in our batting order, but we thought it was right to send James when he went in. Today we bowled a bad ball every over. Which you get punished for. We have got variations. two tall bowlers, two swing bowlers. When we are bowling well, it is a good attack. You can pick it apart when they are not. Today they didn't."
"Pretty good," says Kumar Sangakkara, the Man of the Match. "Credit should go to the openers. They had a great start. Thiri batted out of his skin. We were getting 5.5-6 an over throughout. It was just a case of batting long. It is always imposing when someone scores 300. Joe Root batted beautifully, but then again there are days like this. Getting old. Quite quickly. Still enjoying the game [About retiring after the Cup]. Thiri has batted from No. 1 to No. 9 for us. To watch him get that hundred was quite special."

47.2

Woakes to Thirimanne, SIX, all over with a six. Thiri gets a length ball outside leg, he opens the front leg a touch and lofts him over wide long-on for a six to finish a comprehensive chase of 310 with consumnate ease

47.1

Woakes to Sangakkara, 1 run, pushed to mid-off for a quick single

47.1

Woakes to Sangakkara, 1 wide, wide outside leg as he pre-empts a move away from the stumps

Ribhav Bansal: "Stat Alert : Sangakkara (1258*) becomes the third highest run getter in World Cup matches overtaking Lara (1225). Only Ponting (1743) and Sachin (2278) are in front of him."

End of over 47 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 304/1 (6 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.46, RRR: 2.00)

• • HDRL Thirimanne 133 (142b 13x4 1x6)
  • KC Sangakkara 116 (85b 11x4 2x6)
• • ST Finn 8-0-54-0
  • CR Woakes 9-0-64-0

46.6

Finn to Thirimanne, no run, slower short ball, looks to cut it over cover, but is beaten

46.5

Finn to Sangakkara, 1 run, full, can't get under it, driven to deep cover for one

46.4

Finn to Sangakkara, no run, wide yorker, dug out to point

46.3

Finn to Thirimanne, 1 run, slower ball, on the pads, chipped away for a single

46.2

Finn to Sangakkara, 1 run, cramps him up with a shortish delivery, pulled away for a single

Marcus: "I've got four word to describe this result- com pre hen sive!"

46.1

Finn to Thirimanne, 1 run, hsort ball, pulled away to deep midwicket for one

Partnership is worth 200 now. Here is Finn. This could be the last over

End of over 46 (10 runs) Sri Lanka 300/1 (10 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 6.52, RRR: 2.50)

• • HDRL Thirimanne 131 (139b 13x4 1x6)
  • KC Sangakkara 114 (82b 11x4 2x6)
• • CR Woakes 9-0-64-0
  • SCJ Broad 10-1-67-0

45.6

Woakes to Thirimanne, 1 run, full outside off, driven to the left of mid-off for one

45.5

Woakes to Thirimanne, no run, well bowled as he sees him make room and slips this wide outside off

45.4

Woakes to Thirimanne, no run, drives this back to him

45.3

Woakes to Thirimanne, FOUR, short of a length, no room, but he arches back to make room and ramps it fine of third man for four

45.2

Woakes to Thirimanne, FOUR, slower ball, beats his shot, Thiri is early into the shot, lofts this wide of deep midwicket, Taylor makes good ground, gets both hands to it, but can't hold on. Also it trickles over the rope for four

Over the wicket

45.1

Woakes to Sangakkara, 1 run, follows him as he backs away, clipped away to deep square

End of over 45 (11 runs) Sri Lanka 290/1 (20 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 6.44, RRR: 4.00)

• • HDRL Thirimanne 122 (134b 11x4 1x6)
  • KC Sangakkara 113 (81b 11x4 2x6)
• • SCJ Broad 10-1-67-0
  • CR Woakes 8-0-54-0

44.6

Broad to Thirimanne, 2 runs, mis-hit over mid-on for two more

44.5

Broad to Thirimanne, 4 byes, all falling apart for England. Broad beats him but Buttler fails to collect it as the ball dips on him down the leg side and then goes for four byes

44.4

Broad to Sangakkara, 1 run, slower short ball, pulled away to deep midwicket. That man has been busy this over

44.3

Broad to Thirimanne, 1 run, pulled away this time, gets a single to deep midwicket

44.2

Broad to Sangakkara, 1 run, makes room, Broad follows him, plays this to deep midwicket for one

44.2

Broad to Sangakkara, 1 wide, wide down the leg side even though Broad is appealing

44.1

Broad to Thirimanne, 1 run, short, angling in from round the wicket, pulled away to deep midwicket for one

End of over 44 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 279/1 (31 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 6.34, RRR: 5.16)

• • KC Sangakkara 111 (79b 11x4 2x6)
  • HDRL Thirimanne 118 (130b 11x4 1x6)
• • CR Woakes 8-0-54-0
  • SCJ Broad 9-1-60-0

43.6

Woakes to Sangakkara, no run, slower ball, defeats his attempt to make room and hit through covers. Hits the toe end of the bat

43.5

Woakes to Sangakkara, 2 runs, full, middle and leg, driven between long-on and long-off for two

43.4

Woakes to Thirimanne, 1 run, sharp short ball, Thiri beaten by the pace again, gets a single off the top edge into the crest on his helmet

43.3

Woakes to Sangakkara, 1 run, nearly a yorker, dug out to long-on for one

43.2

Woakes to Thirimanne, 1 run, looks to pull but the ball hits the bat as opposed to the other way around. Gets a single to cover

Manoj: "The best thing about Sanga's inning is that he didn't slog at all. Just played proper shots in the gap. Of course English bowlers overdid the short ball. You don't do this to a player of Sanga's caliber"

43.1

Woakes to Sangakkara, 1 run, low full toss, on the pads, worked away for an easy single

Matt: "20 straight balls scored off might be a record. AB had a 19 & a 20 this week, but didn't score off more than 10 consecutive balls in his 149 last month."

End of over 43 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 273/1 (37 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 6.34, RRR: 5.28)

• • KC Sangakkara 107 (75b 11x4 2x6)
  • HDRL Thirimanne 116 (128b 11x4 1x6)
• • SCJ Broad 9-1-60-0
  • JM Anderson 8-0-48-0

42.6

Broad to Sangakkara, 1 run, short of a length, angling in, helped around the corner for a single

42.5

Broad to Thirimanne, 1 run, full, middle and leg, he makes room to drive this to long-on

ICC Cricket World Cup, 21st Match, Pool B: India v United Arab Emirates at Perth, Feb 28, 2015

ICC Cricket World Cup, 21st Match, Pool B: India v United Arab Emirates at Perth, Feb 28, 2015

United Arab Emirates 102 (31.3 ov)                                                      India RR 5.52
                                                                                                                Batting PP 16/0 (2.5) RR 5.64
India 104/1 (18.5 ov)                                                                              Last 5 ovs 32/0 RR 6.40
                                                                                                                United Arab Emirates RR 3.23
India won by 9 wickets (with 187 balls remaining)

Current partnership 75 runs, 12.2 overs, RR: 6.08 (RG Sharma 42, Kohli 33)

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Last bat S Dhawan c Rohan Mustafa b Mohammad Naveed 14 (27m 17b 3x4 0x6) SR: 82.35
Fall of wicket 29/1 (6.3 ov); Partnership: 29 runs, 6.3 overs, RR: 4.46 (Dhawan 14, RG Sharma 15)

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Umpire reviews remaining India 1 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful); United Arab Emirates 1 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful)

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R Ashwin is the man of the match. "I bowl at such phases of the game, it's more of cutting the runs out, it can get a little difficult, but [the lack of a four-wicket haul] was playing on my mind today after the first five overs. When it comes to this format, I'm pretty much unselfish, it doesn't matter if I get the numbers or not as long as I put in the effort required. My wrist is getting into a good position, and that helps with the arm ball, the breeze helped as well. It was good to play the big teams initially, now we're on a roll."
6.52pm For the first time at this World Cup, an Associate team has played like an Associate team. UAE collapsed in the face of some pretty good bowling in bouncy conditions, and the target of 102 was always going to be a stroll for India. A half-century for Rohit, and valuable time in the middle.

18.5

Mohammad Tauqir to RG Sharma, FOUR, down the track, to the pitch, flat-bats it down the ground, to the right of long-off, and that is that

18.4

Mohammad Tauqir to RG Sharma, no run, length ball on middle stump, pushed through, defended towards straight midwicket

18.3

Mohammad Tauqir to RG Sharma, no run, slow, loopy delivery on middle stump, clipped to straight midwicket

18.2

Mohammad Tauqir to RG Sharma, no run, back of a length on off stump, looks to punch to long-on, straight midwicket is quick to run around and cut it off

18.1

Mohammad Tauqir to RG Sharma, no run, tossed up outside off, defended to short cover

End of over 18 (6 runs) India 100/1 (3 runs required from 32 overs, RR: 5.55, RRR: 0.09)

• • V Kohli 33 (41b 5x4 0x6)
  • RG Sharma 53 (50b 9x4 1x6)
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  • Krishna Chandran 3-0-17-0
  • Mohammad Tauqir 2-0-17-0

17.6

Krishna Chandran to Kohli, no run, back of a length on off stump, whipped to short midwicket

17.5

Krishna Chandran to Kohli, FOUR, short and wide, cut away crisply through backward point

17.4

Krishna Chandran to RG Sharma, 1 run, angles into the pads, worked away through square leg

17.3

Krishna Chandran to Kohli, 1 run, length ball outside off, dabbed down to short third man off the front foot

17.2

Krishna Chandran to Kohli, no run, length ball on off stump, defended to mid-on

17.1

Krishna Chandran to Kohli, no run, back of a length outside off, punched to short extra cover

End of over 17 (6 runs) India 94/1 (9 runs required from 33 overs, RR: 5.52, RRR: 0.27)

• • RG Sharma 52 (49b 9x4 1x6)
  • V Kohli 28 (36b 4x4 0x6)
• • Mohammad Tauqir 2-0-17-0
  • Krishna Chandran 2-0-11-0

16.6

Mohammad Tauqir to RG Sharma, no run, tossed up, turns into middle and leg, tucked away quietly towards backward square leg

16.5

Mohammad Tauqir to RG Sharma, FOUR, short, wide, cut away to the right of the diving point fielder and it runs away to the boundary to bring up Rohit's half-century

16.4

Mohammad Tauqir to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length, and he goes deep in his crease to clip it away with the turn to deep midwicket

16.3

Mohammad Tauqir to Kohli, no run, tossed up outside off, gets forward and pushes it into the covers

16.2

Mohammad Tauqir to Kohli, no run, full on off stump, driven back firmly to the bowler

16.1

Mohammad Tauqir to RG Sharma, 1 run, back of a length on off stump, punched down to long-off

6.43pm We're back. Tauqir to resume, and India have taken the batting Powerplay.

End of over 16 (5 runs) India 88/1 (15 runs required from 34 overs, RR: 5.50, RRR: 0.44)

• • V Kohli 27 (33b 4x4 0x6)
  • RG Sharma 47 (46b 8x4 1x6)
• • Krishna Chandran 2-0-11-0
  • Mohammad Tauqir 1-0-11-0

Aravind: "Like we have a 30 minute extension in tests to take the last wicket before a scheduled break, we should allow the batting side a 2 or 3 over extension in ODIs to score the remaining runs before a scheduled break. And similarly for the bowling side if there is just 1 wicket to be taken." -- That sounds like a pretty good idea, I must say. I've had a pretty quick change of heart. Let's sign a petition for this issue to be discussed at the next ICC meeting!
Siddhesh: "Not sure why anybody should be "up in arms". They will be angry that making use of common sense and allowing India to to finish off the game before rain was a blunder??" -- How exactly do you define "common sense". Everyone talks about it, but how do you write common sense into the rules? How subjective will that be?
DanielAlexander: "India need less than 20 to win, why don't have the dinner after the end of the match? imagine if it rains during the match. it'l be a no result." -- Exactly. If that happens, it's just bad luck for India. If they had changed the rules and allowed India to complete the chase, and it had rained 10 minutes later, everyone would be up in arms. The rules exist for a reason.
6.01pm Off go the players. India need 15 to win.

15.6

Krishna Chandran to Kohli, no run, a bit of swing in as Kohli looks to flick, beats his inside edge and thuds into his thigh pad

15.5

Krishna Chandran to Kohli, no run, fullish on middle and off, clipped to short midwicket

15.4

Krishna Chandran to RG Sharma, 1 run, back of a length outside off, plays really late to dab it away towards third man

15.3

Krishna Chandran to Kohli, 1 run, full on middle and off, clipped away towards deep square leg

15.2

Krishna Chandran to Kohli, 2 runs, back of a length, a bit of width, punched away towards deep point

15.1

Krishna Chandran to RG Sharma, 1 run, back of a length outside off, dabbed down to third man

This should be the last over before the dinner break.

End of over 15 (11 runs) India 83/1 (20 runs required from 35 overs, RR: 5.53, RRR: 0.57)

• • RG Sharma 45 (44b 8x4 1x6)
  • V Kohli 24 (29b 4x4 0x6)
• • Mohammad Tauqir 1-0-11-0
  • Krishna Chandran 1-0-6-0

14.6

Mohammad Tauqir to RG Sharma, 1 run, back of a length now, turns in towards middle and leg, punched down to long-off

14.5

Mohammad Tauqir to RG Sharma, FOUR, and again, this one's a touch easier, a touch more overpitched, and that screams away to the boundary to the left of a desperately chasing long-off fielder

14.4

Mohammad Tauqir to RG Sharma, FOUR, tossed up again and this time Rohit gets low and gets his head over the ball, drives it away to the extra cover boundary

14.3

Mohammad Tauqir to RG Sharma, no run, dangles this up outside off and Rohit goes for the big hit down the ground. A bit of drift away and it beats his outside edge. Seemed to drag his foot out a touch and Swapnil took the bails off. They've gone to the third umpire. He had plonked his foot back in just in time.

14.2

Mohammad Tauqir to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length on off stump, goes on the back foot to punch to long-on

14.1

Mohammad Tauqir to RG Sharma, 1 run, slowish length ball turning into off stump, pushed to long-off off the back foot

Mohammad Tauqir.

End of over 14 (6 runs) India 72/1 (31 runs required from 36 overs, RR: 5.14, RRR: 0.86)

• • V Kohli 23 (28b 4x4 0x6)
  • RG Sharma 35 (39b 6x4 1x6)
• • Krishna Chandran 1-0-6-0
  • Amjad Javed 2-0-12-0

13.6

Krishna Chandran to Kohli, no run, back of a length on off stump, defended into the off side                                                                                                

Narrow win for New Zealand in low-scoring thriller

Narrow win for New Zealand in low-scoring thriller

Bowlers, led by Boult’s five-for, restrict Australia to 151 and McCullum sets up chase before Starc takes it down to the wire

A pumped up crowd at Eden Park, bathed in glorious Auckland sunshine, were treated to a rousing display of limited-overs cricket from the home side on Saturday (February 28). When the bowling was not fast and furious, it was slow and cunning. When the fielding was not safe, it was electric. And the captaincy, oh the captaincy, it was of the kind that makes every ball exciting.

The margin of New Zealand’s victory over Australia was only one wicket, but the manner of the triumph left little in doubt and New Zealand proved it was the team to beat.

Initially, the crowd was kept quiet to begin with. When the first six overs ended, Australia was running away with the game, at 51 for 1. Daniel Vettori, coming on to bowl the seventh, hit a perfect length from ball one, and the speed at which his left-arm orthodox fizzed through made him irresistible. Vettori slammed the breaks on the scoring rate, and accounted for Shane Watson and Steve Smith, although he could’ve had more.



Vettori’s class was only too evident from the time he got the ball in hand. The bespectacled wizard had a reading of the conditions – short straight boundaries and a true pitch – and bowled as though the ball was on a string. To the pacemen went all the glory on the day, but it was Vettori who turned the tide.

If Vettori got New Zealand a foot in the door, Tim Southee and Trent Boult combined to kick it out of the hinges.

Southee, who had sent down a rocket to trigger Aaron Finch’s off stump, nailed David Warner in front of the stumps.

Boult then began a spell of absolute carnage, in which he would take five wickets conceding only one run in three overs. Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh underestimated the pace and failed to account for the swing Boult generated, both batsmen hanging their bats outside off to drag the ball back onto the stumps. Michael Clarke, who returned to the XI in place of George Bailey, popped a catch straight to Kane Williamson.

When Adam Milne finally got a chance to bowl, with four slips in place, in the 28th over, just three bowlers had been used before him, and Australia was on the mat at 128 for 9. The crowd, which feasted on Australia’s misery, roared one final time for the innings in the 33rd over, when Australia was dismissed, for 151, thanks mainly to Brad Haddin’s 43.

When New Zealand came out to bat, McCullum was in the mood not merely to knock off the runs but to make a strong statement. Blasting back over the bowler’s head, pulling with the quickest of hands, and shrugging when the odd ball flew off the edge, McCullum brought up his half-century in only 21 balls. That he was dismissed three balls later did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm.


Mitchell Starc ushered in the break with a searing delivery that shattered Ross Taylor’s stumps, and when the players returned after their meal, Grant Elliott could do nothing to a yorker that swung late and flattened the middle stump. The wobble got Australia fired up, but there just were not enough runs on the board for it to make a difference. Kane Williamson and Corey Anderson stitched together a 52-run fifth-wicket partnership to take their team to the doorstep of victory.



Just when it seemed the game was gone, Australia roared back through Mitchell Starc, whose yorkers blasted through the lower order. Starc ended with 6 for 28.

With six runs still needed, and only one wicket in hand, Williamson (45 not out), ice in his veins, smacked Cummins back over his head and into the stands.

A little over 40,000 delirious people were out on the streets hours before they planned to be, and a long Saturday night beckoned.

New Zealand v Australia Press Conference Live

New Zealand v Australia Press Conference Live

New Zealand beats Australia by one wicket in a thriller at Eden Park

Trent Boult's five wicket haul and Kane Williamson's 45 helps New Zealand seal a thrilling win over Australia at the Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday.

ICC Cricket World Cup, 20th Match, Pool A: New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 28, 2015

ICC Cricket World Cup, 20th Match, Pool A: New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 28, 2015

Australia 151 (32.2 ov)                                                                   New Zealand RR 6.56
                                                                                                        Last 5 ovs 23/5 RR 4.60
New Zealand 152/9 (23.1 ov)                                                         Australia RR 4.67
                         
New Zealand won by 1 wicket (with 161 balls remaining)

Current partnership 6 runs, 0.3 overs, RR: 12.00 (Williamson 6, Boult 0)

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Last bat TG Southee b Starc 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Fall of wicket 146/9 (22.4 ov); Partnership: 0 runs, 0.1 overs, RR: 0.00 (Southee 0, Williamson 0)

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Umpire reviews remaining New Zealand 1 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful); Australia 0 (0 successful, 1 unsuccessful)

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7.32pm What a match this turned out to be! Australia started strong, NZ shook their batting order, were then cruising in their chase of 152 before Starc bowled beautifully to pull Australia. The crowd got their money's worth for this slender one-wicket win!

23.1

Cummins to Williamson, SIX, KW has done it, slams a six straight down the ground! Made room by exposing all his stumps, got a full delivery in the groove and tonked it over long on. Mid on was in for some reason and he pumped the air even before the ball reached the boundary. Learn from this man how to perform under pressure

Six runs to go, one slip Cummins has in place

End of over 23 (1 run) New Zealand 146/9 (6 runs required from 27 overs, RR: 6.34, RRR: 0.22)

• • TA Boult 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
  • KS Williamson 39 (41b 5x4 0x6)
• • MA Starc 9-0-28-6
  • PJ Cummins 6-0-32-2

22.6

Starc to Boult, no run, oh, this is too wide outside off and Boult leaves it easily

One delivery he survived and Williamson will be back on strike. Clarke slows things down by changing the field, sends the third man back

22.5

Starc to Boult, no run, straight delivery on middle and leg, Boult defends it back carefully after covering his stumps

Who'd have thought Australia would come back? Starc on a hat-trick for the second time in the match

22.4

Starc to Southee, OUT, GONE, Starc's on fire! He knows how to bowl those yorkers, doesn't he! Targets the off stump, Southee tries to put it away on the leg side but it's too quick at 150kmh and rattles the stumps

TG Southee b Starc 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Two wickets, six runs. The plot thickens, as they say

22.3

Starc to Milne, OUT, Starc pumps the air, he's hit the stumps! Full delivery on middle, Milne exposed his stumps a bit, went for the drive and missed it completely

AF Milne b Starc 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Three slips, a gully, short leg and leg gully in place
Kemisetti: "I now understand why BMac went after the bowlers so early, trying to unsettle them. In the context of this game, his 50 runs are very important and may have tilted the game in New Zealand's favor."

22.2

Starc to Williamson, 1 run, taps the full delivery from off with soft hands down to mid off and calls for a single

22.1

Starc to Williamson, no run, full and around off, KW digs it out back to the bowler

End of over 22 (6 runs) New Zealand 145/7 (7 runs required from 28 overs, RR: 6.59, RRR: 0.25)

• • AF Milne 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
  • KS Williamson 38 (39b 5x4 0x6)
• • PJ Cummins 6-0-32-2
  • MA Starc 8-0-27-4

21.6

Cummins to Milne, no run, swing and a miss! Length delivery just outside off, teasing line, Milne swung his bat for a drive and nearly edged it

21.5

Cummins to Vettori, OUT, wicket off a full toss, chipped straight to mid on! Innocuous and low full toss on the pads, Vettori hangs his head down after handing a straightforward catch to mid on

DL Vettori c Warner b Cummins 2 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

21.4

Cummins to Vettori, no run, goes across again, that was a close one as Vettori missed the pull and it went just over the stumps, coming in from the leg side

21.3

Cummins to Vettori, 2 runs, short ball on the leg side, swatted along the ground a bit wide of deep fine leg and he comes back for the second

Down to single digits now

21.3

Cummins to Vettori, 1 wide, too short and wide, Vettori even shuffled across and it's a wide

Vettori on strike

21.2

Cummins to Williamson, 1 run, incoming from outside off, runs it down to third man for one

21.1

Cummins to Williamson, 2 runs, too full, too straight and it's clipped over the midwicket fielder in the gap for two

End of over 21 (2 runs) New Zealand 139/6 (13 runs required from 29 overs, RR: 6.61, RRR: 0.44)

• • KS Williamson 35 (37b 5x4 0x6)
• • MA Starc 8-0-27-4
  • GJ Maxwell 1-0-7-1

20.6

Starc to Ronchi, OUT, peach of a delivery from Starc and that deserves a wicket! Nasty bouncer around middle stump, it was quick, and by the time Ronchi could sway out of the line by bending back like Keanu Reaves, the ball took some glove on the way

L Ronchi c †Haddin b Starc 6 (7b 0x4 1x6) SR: 85.71

20.5

Starc to Ronchi, no run, in the block hole well outside off, steered to gully

20.4

Starc to Ronchi, no run, full and swinging in towards off, chipped uppishly towards midwicket. The fielder sent in a flat throw and nearly got Maxwell at short leg on the way

20.3

Starc to Ronchi, no run, pushes the length delivery outside the off stump into the covers

20.3

Starc to Ronchi, 1 wide, strays down the leg side past the pads and it's a wide

20.2

Starc to Ronchi, no run, draws a thick outside edge off Ronchi's bat with the angled delivery and gully fields it

20.1

Starc to Williamson, 1 run, reaches out for it and taps it late to third man for one

End of over 20 (7 runs) New Zealand 137/5 (15 runs required from 30 overs, RR: 6.85, RRR: 0.50)

• • L Ronchi 6 (2b 0x4 1x6)
  • KS Williamson 34 (36b 5x4 0x6)
• • GJ Maxwell 1-0-7-1
  • MA Starc 7-0-25-3

19.6

Maxwell to Ronchi, SIX, that's a beautiful, lofted, straight drive for six, what a way to get off the mark! He saw it was pitched up, didn't have to move much and lofted it straight down the ground over the long on boundary

19.5

Maxwell to Ronchi, no run, goes back for the slight turn and pushes it back

19.4

Maxwell to Anderson, OUT, he slogs and he gives a catch! It was a length delivery just outside off, Anderson went down on a knee for the slog sweep and slammed it straight to mid on where Cummins took a good, low catch. They are checking for the catch now, Anderson waiting at the boundary. Cummins was down on his knees as the ball was dipping on him, replays show a part of the ball was out of his hands and they aren't clear enough to say if the ball hit the ground for sure or not. Given out finally, Anderson walks back again

CJ Anderson c Cummins b Maxwell 26 (42b 2x4 1x6) SR: 61.90

19.3

Maxwell to Anderson, no run, bit of flight outside off, slices it off the back foot to cover point

19.2

Maxwell to Anderson, no run, fullish outside off, turned with the wrists to mid on

19.1

Maxwell to Williamson, 1 run, outside the leg stump and it's worked to deep square leg for one

Here's Maxwell from round the wicket

End of over 19 (1 run) New Zealand 130/4 (22 runs required from 31 overs, RR: 6.84, RRR: 0.70)

• • CJ Anderson 26 (39b 2x4 1x6)
  • KS Williamson 33 (35b 5x4 0x6)
• • MA Starc 7-0-25-3
  • MR Marsh 1-0-11-0

18.6

Starc to Anderson, no run, loud appeal for lbw as Anderson misses again, turned down and Australia review it. The full delivery pitched on middle but hit him in front of leg and looks like it was going going down leg. HawkEye says it's just clipping, so umpire's call, so stays not out

18.5

Starc to Anderson, no run, tries to clip the full delivery on the pads to the leg side but takes it on the pad

Vikram Raj: "Shouldn't the kiwis be opting for the Power Play to rub it in?"

18.4

Starc to Anderson, no run, on middle stump, Anderson drives it to the left of mid on but no time for a run