ICC Cricket World Cup, 14th Match, Pool A: England v Scotland at Christchurch, Feb 23, 2015
England 303/8 (50.0 ov) Scotland RR 4.34
Last 5 ovs 24/2 RR 4.80
Scotland 184 (42.2 ov) Required RR 15.65
England RR 6.06
England won by 119 runs
Last bat
RM Haq
c Ballance b Woakes
15 (42m 24b 3x4 0x6)
SR: 62.50
Fall of wicket 184/10 (42.2 ov); Partnership: 0 runs, 0.2 overs, RR: 0.00 (Haq 0, Wardlaw 0)
Fall of wicket 184/10 (42.2 ov); Partnership: 0 runs, 0.2 overs, RR: 0.00 (Haq 0, Wardlaw 0)
42.2
Woakes to Haq,
OUT,
tries another pull, gets a top edge
and he's taken at fine leg, England have won! Woakes banged in another
short ball, Haq could not get on top of it and got only a top edge. Easy
catch for Ballance
RM Haq c Ballance b Woakes 15 (42m 24b 3x4 0x6) SR: 62.50
42.1
Woakes to Haq,
no run,
slightly short, pulled straight to midwicket by Haq
Sree: "I would give bonus point to Scots if they can survive 50 overs.."
End of over 42
(1 run)
Scotland
184/9
(120 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 4.38, RRR: 15.00)
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- RM Haq 15 (22b 3x4 0x6)
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- JM Anderson 6-0-30-2
- CR Woakes 5-0-25-1
41.6
Anderson to Evans,
OUT,
gets an edge, gets a wicket! Length
delivery outside the off stump, making Evans drive and a thick edge goes
to Buttler who completes a good, low catch to his right
AC Evans c †Buttler b Anderson 9 (15m 15b 2x4 0x6) SR: 60.00
41.5
Anderson to Evans,
no run,
almost a yorker, just outside off
and beaten! It swung in late towards off stump and missed everything
41.4
Anderson to Evans,
no run,
on length outside off, wide enough to be left alone
41.3
Anderson to Haq,
1 run,
short of length outside off, pushed into the covers and they sneak in a quick single
41.2
Anderson to Haq,
no run,
back of length on middle and leg, he defends on the off side
41.1
Anderson to Haq,
no run,
angling across with the length delivery, pushed towards cover point
England desperate for the two wickets now, here's Anderson
End of over 41
(8 runs)
Scotland
183/8
(121 runs required from 54 balls, RR: 4.46, RRR: 13.44)
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- AC Evans 9 (12b 2x4 0x6)
- RM Haq 14 (19b 3x4 0x6)
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- CR Woakes 5-0-25-1
- ST Finn 9-3-26-3
40.6
Woakes to Evans,
FOUR,
opens up and heaves on the leg side
only to get a top edge right over the keeper's head for four more
40.5
Woakes to Evans,
no run,
backs away little bit and defends it into the covers
40.4
Woakes to Evans,
no run,
well outside the off stump now, he lets it go as it shapes away
40.3
Woakes to Evans,
FOUR,
short and quick towards the batsman,
he was looking to take evasive action and got four. Probably went off
his glove
40.2
Woakes to Evans,
no run,
nips it in little towards off stump
from length, he pushes and gets a thick inner edge on the leg side
40.1
Woakes to Evans,
no run,
back of length outside off, pushed back to the bowler
Broad replaced by Woakes now. England want to finish this off soon
End of over 40
(12 runs)
Scotland
175/8
(129 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 4.37, RRR: 12.90)
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- RM Haq 14 (19b 3x4 0x6)
- AC Evans 1 (6b 0x4 0x6)
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- ST Finn 9-3-26-3
- SCJ Broad 7-0-24-0
39.6
Finn to Haq,
FOUR,
too short and wide this time,
there's room and Haq cuts on the off side, over the point fielder to
collect four more
39.5
Finn to Haq,
no run,
bangs it in short outside off, Haq lets it go
39.4
Finn to Haq,
FOUR,
too full on the stumps and he lofts
it straight down the ground over Finn' head for four. Got a chance to
free his arms and did it
39.3
Finn to Haq,
no run,
angled in and Haq looks to work it on leg but takes it on the body
Round the wicket now
39.2
Finn to Haq,
no run,
length delivery and he defends it back this time
39.1
Finn to Haq,
FOUR,
inside edge, just misses the stumps
and gets four! Haq leaned forward for the ball that was angled across,
got an inside edge that went just over the stumps and down leg for four
End of over 39
(3 runs)
Scotland
163/8
(141 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 4.17, RRR: 12.81)
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- RM Haq 2 (13b 0x4 0x6)
- AC Evans 1 (6b 0x4 0x6)
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- SCJ Broad 7-0-24-0
- ST Finn 8-3-14-3
38.6
Broad to Haq,
1 run,
short ball angled in, pulled by Haq to deep fine leg for one
38.5
Broad to Evans,
1 run,
fullish outside off, pushes at it and gets a single to third man
38.4
Broad to Haq,
1 leg bye,
lbw appeal as Haq is hit in front of
middle and leg stump, with the angle. Umpire says no and England call
for a review. It was a back of length delivery angled in from
outside off, hit him in line but just clipping top of leg stump for
umpire's call so he stays not out
Round the wicket now
38.3
Broad to Haq,
no run,
length delivery on the stumps, pushed down on the off side with a forward lean
38.2
Broad to Haq,
no run,
another short ball, he looks to hook and misses it this time, beaten by pace
38.1
Broad to Haq,
no run,
bouncer just down the leg side, probably over the batsman, called first bouncer of the over
End of over 38
(wicket maiden)
Scotland
160/8
(144 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 4.21, RRR: 12.00)
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- AC Evans 0 (5b 0x4 0x6)
- RM Haq 1 (8b 0x4 0x6)
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- ST Finn 8-3-14-3
- SCJ Broad 6-0-22-0
37.6
Finn to Evans,
no run,
beaten! Beautiful delivery to end
the over - teasing line and length outside the off stump, Evans looked
to play and missed it completely
37.5
Finn to Evans,
no run,
fuller and closer to off stump, pushed on the off side
37.4
Finn to Evans,
no run,
wider outside the off stump now, left again for the keeper
37.3
Finn to Evans,
no run,
just outside the off stump, he leaves it carefully
Moeen Ali is the Man of the Match: Nice to spend time in the middle and get through first 10 overs. It was not an easy pitch to start, takes a bit of time to play some shots but we did well to score over 300. At one time I thought of maybe 330-340 but it was not easy to pitch and at least we got 300. Nice to get a bit of form before the next match and hopefully I can continue it. Thank god for winning the game and hopefully we can win the next three in a row. Don't think I bowled that well today, haven't bowled for a couple of weeks in matches now.
Preston Mommsen: We won the toss and we we would have liked a few more early wickets. We pulled them back nicely but didn't get going in the chase, we didn't quite hit our areas but credit to our bowlers for bouncing back in the death. We thought we were in with a shot and needed a partnership upfront but didn't get one that we needed. Joshy did great work at the death and Kyle batted beautifully there. NZ game was a tough first World Cup match for a lot of boys. Today some learnings for us and hopefully we'll be better when we come up against Afghanistan. This is a huge step up from county to international - more pressure, huge crowds, there's more at stake.
Eoin Morgan: Delighted with today's performance, today we played not within ourselves but expressed ourselves little bit, which was good to see. Two openers were exceptional and ideally we would have liked to kick on without stuttering. But we recovered really well to a good score. We are really flexible in our batting, today was all about a win. As we get close to Powerplay we are flexible. Nice to get some runs under my bat. I thought our bowlers were really good, standout from Finn and Broady got rewarded. Moeen was brilliant chipping in with his 10 overs. It's great to have Anderson and Broad back at full strength, their combination works and that's a massive plus for us.
That's all we have from this match, I'm afraid. England will now face Sri Lanka after a week in Wellington. Scotland, meanwhile, face Afghanistan in Dunedin on the 26th. Just in case you are watching the entire World Cup, we have West Indies v Zimbabwe tomorrow from Canberra. Join us again for that, until then it's goodbye and good luck from Vishal and Devashish. Ciao!