Matches Posted ICC World T20 2009| Super 8's| We got our Semi-Finalists

[Champagnepapi]

I'll take the good ol Scotland.

 

[Pinch hitter]

i am sign in for Bangladesh... Let's see what this team can do...

 

[Asham]

It's time to begin folks!

ROUND 1


ENGLAND VS NETHERLANDS @ Lord's

@Life Warrior @Na Maloom Afraad

NEW ZEALAND VS SCOTLAND @ Oval

@AliB @Kaptaan

AUSTRALIA VS WEST INDIES @ Oval

@ABDULLAH @CerealKiller


LINEUP LAWS
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1. Make sure you pick 11 players, Which must include a wicketkeeper and at least 5 bowling options.
2. Managers can only pick from their squads only. No Outside players are allowed.

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[Na Maloom Afraad]

This is a pretty decent team to be fair.

NETHERLANDS
Alexei Kervezee
Eric Szwarczynski
Tom De Grooth
Ryan Ten Doeschate^
Bas Zuiderent
Dan van Bunge^
Jeroen Smits
Peter Borren^
Mudassar Bukhari^
Pieter Seelaar^
Dirk Nannes^​

 

[AliB]

Martin Guptill
Brendon McCullum
Neil Broom
Ross Taylor
Scott Styris
James Franklin
Jacob Oram
Nathan McCullum
Daniel Vettori
Ian Butler
Kyle Mills

 

[CerealKiller]

Chris Gayle
Andre Fletcher
Xavier Marshall
Lendl Simmons
Kieron Pollard
Darren Sammy
Dwayne Bravo
Denesh Ramdin
Jerome Taylor
Fidel Edwards
Sulieman Benn

 

[ABDULLAH]

David Warner
Shane Watson
Ricky Ponting
Michael Clarke
Michael Hussey
David Hussey
Brad Haddin
James Hopes
Mitchell Johnson
Brett Lee
Nathan Bracken

 

[Life Warrior]

ENGLAND'S PLAYING XI

Ravi Bopara
Luke Wright
Kevin Pietersen
Eoin Morgan
Robert Key
James Foster
Paul Collingwood
Adil Rashid
Graeme Swann
James Anderson
Stuart Broad

 

[Asham]

ENGLAND'S PLAYING XI

Ravi Bopara
Luke Wright
Kevin Pietersen
Eoin Morgan
Robert Key
James Foster
Paul Collingwood
Adil Rashid
Stuart Broad
James Anderson
Stuart Broad

Two Stuart Broads can't play.

 

[Asham]

ROUND 1

England VS Netherlands
@Life Warrior @Na Maloom Afraad
at Lord's

TOSS: ENGLAND WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BAT FIRST

0.1  Mudassar Bukhari to Ravi Bopara, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
0.2  Mudassar Bukhari to Luke Wright, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)
0.3  Mudassar Bukhari to Luke Wright, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2)
0.4  Mudassar Bukhari to Luke Wright, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
0.5  Mudassar Bukhari to Luke Wright, Splendid shot for four!  (4)
0.6  Mudassar Bukhari to Luke Wright, Splendid shot for four!  (4)
End of over 1
England    11/0 (RR : 11)
Luke Wright     10 (5b)
Ravi Bopara     1 (1b)
Mudassar Bukhari    1-0-11-0
1.1  Dirk Nannes to Ravi Bopara, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six!  (6)
1.2  Dirk Nannes to Ravi Bopara, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1)
1.3  Dirk Nannes to Luke Wright, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1)
1.4  Dirk Nannes to Ravi Bopara, Good running, two runs.  (2)
1.5  Dirk Nannes to Ravi Bopara, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single.  (1)
1.6  Dirk Nannes to Luke Wright, , Wide, one run  (1)
1.6  Dirk Nannes to Luke Wright, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run.  (0)
End of over 2
England    23/0 (RR : 11.5)
Luke Wright     11 (7b)
Ravi Bopara     11 (5b)
Dirk Nannes    1-0-12-0
2.1  Mudassar Bukhari to Ravi Bopara, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2)
2.2  Mudassar Bukhari to Ravi Bopara, , No Ball. He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0)
2.2  Mudassar Bukhari to Ravi Bopara, Low fulltoss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught!  (6)
2.3  Mudassar Bukhari to Ravi Bopara, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
2.4  Mudassar Bukhari to Ravi Bopara, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)
2.5  Mudassar Bukhari to Ravi Bopara, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
2.6  Mudassar Bukhari to Luke Wright, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
End of over 3
England    35/0 (RR : 11.7)
Luke Wright     13 (8b)
Ravi Bopara     20 (10b)
Mudassar Bukhari    2-0-23-0
3.1  Dirk Nannes to Ravi Bopara, Good running, two runs.  (2)
3.2  Dirk Nannes to Ravi Bopara, And it's a DLF Maxix...uhh...six runs!  (6)
3.3  Dirk Nannes to Ravi Bopara, , Wide, one run  (1)
3.3  Dirk Nannes to Ravi Bopara, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1)
3.4  Dirk Nannes to Luke Wright, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1)
3.5  Dirk Nannes to Ravi Bopara, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
3.6  Dirk Nannes to Ravi Bopara, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot.  (2)
End of over 4
England    48/0 (RR : 12)
Ravi Bopara     31 (15b)
Luke Wright     14 (9b)
Dirk Nannes    2-0-25-0
4.1  Mudassar Bukhari to Luke Wright, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)
4.2  Mudassar Bukhari to Luke Wright, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1)
4.3  Mudassar Bukhari to Ravi Bopara, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
4.4  Mudassar Bukhari to Ravi Bopara, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot.  (4)
4.5  Mudassar Bukhari to Ravi Bopara, Easy single.  (1)
4.6  Mudassar Bukhari to Luke Wright, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
End of over 5
England    55/0 (RR : 11)
Ravi Bopara     36 (18b)
Luke Wright     16 (12b)
Mudassar Bukhari    3-0-30-0
5.1  Dirk Nannes to Luke Wright,   (0) Dances down the wicket, and misses completely. Simple stumping in the end.
Luke Wright          st Jeroen Smits b Dirk Nannes
Runs : 16       Balls : 13         S/R : 123.1
5.2  Dirk Nannes to Kevin Pietersen, One more to the total.  (1)
5.3  Dirk Nannes to Ravi Bopara, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1)
5.4  Dirk Nannes to Kevin Pietersen, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more.  (4)
5.5  Dirk Nannes to Kevin Pietersen, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2)
5.6  Dirk Nannes to Kevin Pietersen, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
End of over 6
England    63/1 (RR : 10.5)
Kevin Pietersen     7 (4b)
Ravi Bopara     37 (19b)
Dirk Nannes    3-0-33-1
6.1  Peter Borren to Ravi Bopara, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single.  (1)
6.2  Peter Borren to Kevin Pietersen, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4)
6.3  Peter Borren to Kevin Pietersen, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
6.4  Peter Borren to Kevin Pietersen, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2)
6.5  Peter Borren to Kevin Pietersen, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
6.6  Peter Borren to Ravi Bopara, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four.  (4)
End of over 7
England    75/1 (RR : 10.7)
Ravi Bopara     42 (21b)
Kevin Pietersen     14 (8b)
Peter Borren    1-0-12-0
7.1  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Kevin Pietersen, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two.  (2)
7.2  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Kevin Pietersen, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
7.3  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Kevin Pietersen, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4)
7.4  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Kevin Pietersen, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
7.5  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Kevin Pietersen, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more!  (4)
7.6  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Kevin Pietersen, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0)
End of over 8
England    85/1 (RR : 10.6)
Kevin Pietersen     24 (14b)
Ravi Bopara     42 (21b)
Ryan Ten Doeschate    1-0-10-0
8.1  Peter Borren to Ravi Bopara, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2)
8.2  Peter Borren to Ravi Bopara,   (0) Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! There is a fielder after it...he's runs hard...and takes the catch! Well done sir!
Ravi Bopara      c Mudassar Bukhari b Peter Borren
Runs : 44       Balls : 23         S/R : 191.3
8.3  Peter Borren to Eoin Morgan,   (0) Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and top edges it high into the air. It's an easy catch in the end, and hopefully the batsman has learnt why you shouldn't slog across the line!
Eoin Morgan           c Dirk Nannes b Peter Borren
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0
8.4  Peter Borren to Robert Key, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
8.5  Peter Borren to Robert Key, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1)
8.6  Peter Borren to Kevin Pietersen, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0)
End of over 9
England    88/3 (RR : 9.78)
Kevin Pietersen     24 (15b)
Robert Key     1 (2b)
Peter Borren    2-0-15-2
9.1  Pieter Seelaar to Robert Key, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2)
9.2  Pieter Seelaar to Robert Key, One more to the total.  (1)
9.3  Pieter Seelaar to Kevin Pietersen, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
9.4  Pieter Seelaar to Robert Key, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
9.5  Pieter Seelaar to Robert Key, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1)
9.6  Pieter Seelaar to Kevin Pietersen, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single.  (1)
End of over 10
England    94/3 (RR : 9.4)
Robert Key     5 (6b)
Kevin Pietersen     26 (17b)
Pieter Seelaar    1-0-6-0
10.1  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Kevin Pietersen, That wasn't a bad ball, but the batsmen went at it with everything except the kitchen sink, and got enough on it to send it over the fence! 6 more!  (6)
10.2  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Kevin Pietersen, Easy single.  (1)
10.3  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Robert Key, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two.  (2)
10.4  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Robert Key, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
10.5  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Robert Key, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2)
10.6  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Robert Key, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1)
End of over 11
England    106/3 (RR : 9.64)
Kevin Pietersen     33 (19b)
Robert Key     10 (10b)
Ryan Ten Doeschate    2-0-22-0
11.1  Daan Van Bunge to Robert Key, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1)
11.2  Daan Van Bunge to Kevin Pietersen, Very well bowled.  (0)
11.3  Daan Van Bunge to Kevin Pietersen, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2)
11.4  Daan Van Bunge to Kevin Pietersen, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it!  (4)
11.5  Daan Van Bunge to Kevin Pietersen, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4)
11.6  Daan Van Bunge to Kevin Pietersen, No shot offered.  (0)
End of over 12
England    117/3 (RR : 9.75)
Kevin Pietersen     43 (24b)
Robert Key     11 (11b)
Daan Van Bunge    1-0-11-0
12.1  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Robert Key, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)
12.2  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Kevin Pietersen, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1)
12.3  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Robert Key, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
12.4  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Robert Key, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1)
12.5  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Kevin Pietersen, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more!  (4)
12.6  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Kevin Pietersen,   (0) Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and top edges it high into the air. It's an easy catch in the end, and hopefully the batsman has learnt why you shouldn't slog across the line!
Kevin Pietersenc Tom De Grooth b Ryan Ten Doeschate
Runs : 48       Balls : 27         S/R : 177.8
End of over 13
England    124/4 (RR : 9.54)
James Foster     0 (0b)
Robert Key     13 (14b)
Ryan Ten Doeschate    3-0-29-1
13.1  Pieter Seelaar to Robert Key, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)
13.2  Pieter Seelaar to James Foster, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)
13.3  Pieter Seelaar to James Foster, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
13.4  Pieter Seelaar to James Foster, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0)
13.5  Pieter Seelaar to James Foster, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
13.6  Pieter Seelaar to James Foster, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2)
End of over 14
England    129/4 (RR : 9.21)
James Foster     4 (5b)
Robert Key     14 (15b)
Pieter Seelaar    2-0-11-0
14.1  Peter Borren to Robert Key, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
14.2  Peter Borren to Robert Key, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2)
14.3  Peter Borren to Robert Key, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2)
14.4  Peter Borren to Robert Key, Short ball, pulled away for four!  (4)
14.5  Peter Borren to Robert Key, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0)
14.6  Peter Borren to Robert Key, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)
End of over 15
England    137/4 (RR : 9.13)
Robert Key     22 (21b)
James Foster     4 (5b)
Peter Borren    3-0-23-2
15.1  Pieter Seelaar to James Foster, Very well bowled.  (0)
15.2  Pieter Seelaar to James Foster, , Wide, one run  (1)
15.2  Pieter Seelaar to James Foster,   (0) He's caught it, no he's dropped it, he's caught it, he's juggling it, and he's taken it! Finally, bet he had his heart in his mouth for a moment there!
James Foster     c Daan Van Bunge b Pieter Seelaar
Runs : 4       Balls : 7         S/R : 57.14
15.3  Pieter Seelaar to Paul Collingwood, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1)
15.4  Pieter Seelaar to Robert Key, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
15.5  Pieter Seelaar to Robert Key, No shot offered.  (0)
15.6  Pieter Seelaar to Robert Key, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more.  (2)
End of over 16
England    141/5 (RR : 8.81)
Robert Key     24 (24b)
Paul Collingwood     1 (1b)
Pieter Seelaar    3-0-15-1
16.1  Daan Van Bunge to Paul Collingwood, Text-book cover drive, four more.  (4)
16.2  Daan Van Bunge to Paul Collingwood, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0)
16.3  Daan Van Bunge to Paul Collingwood, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
16.4  Daan Van Bunge to Paul Collingwood, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
16.5  Daan Van Bunge to Paul Collingwood, , No Ball. The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion...  (4)
16.5  Daan Van Bunge to Paul Collingwood, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
16.6  Daan Van Bunge to Paul Collingwood, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more!  (3)
End of over 17
England    155/5 (RR : 9.12)
Robert Key     24 (24b)
Paul Collingwood     14 (7b)
Daan Van Bunge    2-0-25-0
17.1  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Paul Collingwood, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1)
17.2  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Robert Key, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there.  (2)
17.3  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Robert Key, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
17.4  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Robert Key, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
17.5  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Robert Key, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
17.6  Ryan Ten Doeschate to Robert Key, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2)
End of over 18
England    160/5 (RR : 8.89)
Robert Key     28 (29b)
Paul Collingwood     15 (8b)
Ryan Ten Doeschate    4-0-34-1
18.1  Mudassar Bukhari to Paul Collingwood, , Wide, one run  (1)
18.1  Mudassar Bukhari to Paul Collingwood, , No Ball. Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2)
18.1  Mudassar Bukhari to Paul Collingwood, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot.  (4)
18.2  Mudassar Bukhari to Paul Collingwood, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos!  (7)
18.3  Mudassar Bukhari to Robert Key, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
18.4  Mudassar Bukhari to Paul Collingwood, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion...  (4)
18.5  Mudassar Bukhari to Paul Collingwood, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)
18.6  Mudassar Bukhari to Robert Key, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
End of over 19
England    181/5 (RR : 9.53)
Robert Key     29 (31b)
Paul Collingwood     33 (12b)
Mudassar Bukhari    4-0-51-0
19.1  Dirk Nannes to Paul Collingwood, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)
19.2  Dirk Nannes to Robert Key, Very well bowled.  (0)
19.3  Dirk Nannes to Robert Key, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2)
19.4  Dirk Nannes to Robert Key, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens?  (4)
19.5  Dirk Nannes to Robert Key, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0)
19.6  Dirk Nannes to Robert Key, , Leg Byes, another 2 run(s)  (2)
End of over 20
England    190/5 (RR : 9.5)
Paul Collingwood     34 (13b)
Robert Key     35 (35b)
Dirk Nannes    4-0-40-1

England got a tremendous start, but the innings was mainly carried by Ravi Bopara and Kevin Pietersen. Although, both got out in their 40's. Paul Collingwood's cameo ensured 180+ score for the local lads.

England Innings
Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Ravi Bopara         c Mudassar Bukhari b Peter Borren   44   23   2   3  191.3
Luke Wright             st Jeroen Smits b Dirk Nannes   16   13   2   0  123.1
Kevin Pietersen  c Tom De Grooth b Ryan Ten Doeschate   48   27   7   1  177.8
Eoin Morgan              c Dirk Nannes b Peter Borren    0    1   0   0      0
Robert Key                                    not out   35   35   2   0    100
James Foster        c Daan Van Bunge b Pieter Seelaar    4    7   0   0  57.14
Paul Collingwood                              not out   34   13   4   0  261.5
Adil Rashid                                       dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Graeme Swann                                      dnb    0    0   0   0      0
James Anderson                                    dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Stuart Broad                                      dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Total: 190                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 9.5
Extras : 9    No Balls : 3       Wides : 4    Leg Byes : 2        Byes : 0
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Netherlands Bowling
Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Ryan Ten Doeschate                   4.0           0      34           1    8.5
Daan Van Bunge                       2.0           0      25           0   12.5
Peter Borren                         3.0           0      23           2  7.667
Mudassar Bukhari                     4.0           0      51           0  12.75
Pieter Seelaar                       3.0           0      15           1      5
Dirk Nannes                          3.5           0      40           1  10.43
Total: 190                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 9.5
Extras : 9    No Balls : 3       Wides : 4    Leg Byes : 2        Byes : 0

The second innings begins now
0.1  James Anderson to Alexei Kervezee, Very well bowled.  (0)
0.2  James Anderson to Alexei Kervezee, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4)
0.3  James Anderson to Alexei Kervezee, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4)
0.4  James Anderson to Alexei Kervezee, He comes on the front foot to drive it, and is beaten for bounce! But instead of checking his shot, he follows through with it and sends it sailing into the pavillion! 6 runs, excellent batting!  (6)
0.5  James Anderson to Alexei Kervezee, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
0.6  James Anderson to Eric Szwarczynski, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
End of over 1
Netherlands    15/0 (RR : 15)    Required RR(9.21)
Eric Szwarczynski     0 (1b)
Alexei Kervezee     15 (5b)
James Anderson    1-0-15-0
1.1  Stuart Broad to Alexei Kervezee, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1)
1.2  Stuart Broad to Eric Szwarczynski, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
1.3  Stuart Broad to Eric Szwarczynski, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0)
1.4  Stuart Broad to Eric Szwarczynski, Good running, two runs.  (2)
1.5  Stuart Broad to Eric Szwarczynski, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off!  (4)
1.6  Stuart Broad to Eric Szwarczynski, Very well bowled.  (0)
End of over 2
Netherlands    22/0 (RR : 11)    Required RR(9.33)
Eric Szwarczynski     6 (6b)
Alexei Kervezee     16 (6b)
Stuart Broad    1-0-7-0
2.1  James Anderson to Alexei Kervezee, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
2.2  James Anderson to Alexei Kervezee, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1)
2.3  James Anderson to Eric Szwarczynski, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1)
2.4  James Anderson to Alexei Kervezee, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1)
2.5  James Anderson to Eric Szwarczynski, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
2.6  James Anderson to Eric Szwarczynski, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
End of over 3
Netherlands    26/0 (RR : 8.67)    Required RR(9.65)
Alexei Kervezee     18 (9b)
Eric Szwarczynski     8 (9b)
James Anderson    2-0-19-0
3.1  Stuart Broad to Eric Szwarczynski, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
3.2  Stuart Broad to Eric Szwarczynski, Very well bowled.  (0)
3.3  Stuart Broad to Eric Szwarczynski, , No BallTries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
3.3  Stuart Broad to Eric Szwarczynski, Bah, that was poor umpiring. Pitched outside leg, going over the top, and an inside edge! That's what you get for sleeping with the umpire's wife!
Eric Szwarczynski                 lbw Stuart Broad
Runs : 8       Balls : 12         S/R : 66.67
  (0)
3.4  Stuart Broad to Tom De Grooth, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
3.5  Stuart Broad to Alexei Kervezee, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
3.6  Stuart Broad to Alexei Kervezee, He's caught it, no he's dropped it, he's caught it, he's juggling it, and he's taken it! Finally, bet he had his heart in his mouth for a moment there!
Alexei Kervezee c James Foster b Stuart Broad
Runs : 18       Balls : 11         S/R : 163.6
  (0)
End of over 4
Netherlands    28/2 (RR : 7)    Required RR(10.1)
Ryan Ten Doeschate     0 (0b)
Tom De Grooth     1 (1b)
Stuart Broad    2-0-9-2
4.1  James Anderson to Tom De Grooth, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
4.2  James Anderson to Tom De Grooth, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2)
4.3  James Anderson to Tom De Grooth, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more!  (4)
4.4  James Anderson to Tom De Grooth, No shot offered.  (0)
4.5  James Anderson to Tom De Grooth, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
4.6  James Anderson to Ryan Ten Doeschate, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky!  (4)
End of over 5
Netherlands    39/2 (RR : 7.8)    Required RR(10.1)
Ryan Ten Doeschate     4 (1b)
Tom De Grooth     8 (6b)
James Anderson    3-0-30-0
5.1  Stuart Broad to Tom De Grooth, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
5.2  Stuart Broad to Tom De Grooth, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2)
5.3  Stuart Broad to Tom De Grooth, Oh, that's a juicy full tossand the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs!  (6)
5.4  Stuart Broad to Tom De Grooth, Great keeping!
Tom De Grooth   c James Foster b Stuart Broad
Runs : 16       Balls : 10         S/R : 160
  (0)
5.5  Stuart Broad to Bas Zuiderent, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1)
5.6  Stuart Broad to Ryan Ten Doeschate, He's caught it, no he's dropped it, he's caught it, he's juggling it, and he's taken it! Finally, bet he had his heart in his mouth for a moment there!
Ryan Ten Doeschate   c James Foster b Stuart Broad
Runs : 4       Balls : 2         S/R : 200
  (0)
End of over 6
Netherlands    48/4 (RR : 8)    Required RR(10.1)
Daan Van Bunge     0 (0b)
Bas Zuiderent     1 (1b)
Stuart Broad    3-0-18-4
6.1  Graeme Swann to Bas Zuiderent, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two.  (2)
6.2  Graeme Swann to Bas Zuiderent, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
6.3  Graeme Swann to Bas Zuiderent, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2)
6.4  Graeme Swann to Bas Zuiderent, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2)
6.5  Graeme Swann to Bas Zuiderent, No shot offered.  (0)
6.6  Graeme Swann to Bas Zuiderent, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0)
End of over 7
Netherlands    54/4 (RR : 7.71)    Required RR(10.5)
Bas Zuiderent     7 (7b)
Daan Van Bunge     0 (0b)
Graeme Swann    1-0-6-0
7.1  Ravi Bopara to Daan Van Bunge, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
7.2  Ravi Bopara to Daan Van Bunge, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
7.3  Ravi Bopara to Bas Zuiderent, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
7.4  Ravi Bopara to Daan Van Bunge, , No BallFull, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2)
7.4  Ravi Bopara to Daan Van Bunge, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1)
7.5  Ravi Bopara to Bas Zuiderent, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more.  (4)
7.6  Ravi Bopara to Bas Zuiderent, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
End of over 8
Netherlands    65/4 (RR : 8.13)    Required RR(10.4)
Daan Van Bunge     4 (3b)
Bas Zuiderent     13 (10b)
Ravi Bopara    1-0-11-0
8.1  Paul Collingwood to Bas Zuiderent, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run.  (0)
8.2  Paul Collingwood to Bas Zuiderent, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run.  (0)
8.3  Paul Collingwood to Bas Zuiderent, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1)
8.4  Paul Collingwood to Daan Van Bunge, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)
8.5  Paul Collingwood to Bas Zuiderent, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run.  (1)
8.6  Paul Collingwood to Daan Van Bunge, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
End of over 9
Netherlands    68/4 (RR : 7.56)    Required RR(11.1)
Daan Van Bunge     5 (5b)
Bas Zuiderent     15 (14b)
Paul Collingwood    1-0-3-0
9.1  Graeme Swann to Bas Zuiderent, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is.  (4)
9.2  Graeme Swann to Bas Zuiderent, Easy single.  (1)
9.3  Graeme Swann to Daan Van Bunge, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1)
9.4  Graeme Swann to Bas Zuiderent, Very well bowled.  (0)
9.5  Graeme Swann to Bas Zuiderent, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
9.6  Graeme Swann to Bas Zuiderent, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)
End of over 10
Netherlands    74/4 (RR : 7.4)    Required RR(11.6)
Bas Zuiderent     20 (19b)
Daan Van Bunge     6 (6b)
Graeme Swann    2-0-12-0
10.1  Adil Rashid to Daan Van Bunge, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion...  (4)
10.2  Adil Rashid to Daan Van Bunge, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2)
10.3  Adil Rashid to Daan Van Bunge, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0)
10.4  Adil Rashid to Daan Van Bunge, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two.  (2)
10.5  Adil Rashid to Daan Van Bunge, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)
10.6  Adil Rashid to Daan Van Bunge, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1)
End of over 11
Netherlands    83/4 (RR : 7.55)    Required RR(11.9)
Bas Zuiderent     20 (19b)
Daan Van Bunge     15 (12b)
Adil Rashid    1-0-9-0
11.1  Paul Collingwood to Daan Van Bunge, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot!  (4)
11.2  Paul Collingwood to Daan Van Bunge, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
11.3  Paul Collingwood to Daan Van Bunge, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0)
11.4  Paul Collingwood to Daan Van Bunge, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single!  (1)
11.5  Paul Collingwood to Bas Zuiderent, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos!  (4)
11.6  Paul Collingwood to Daan Van Bunge, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2)
End of over 12
Netherlands    94/4 (RR : 7.83)    Required RR(12)
Daan Van Bunge     22 (17b)
Bas Zuiderent     24 (20b)
Paul Collingwood    2-0-14-0
12.1  Graeme Swann to Bas Zuiderent, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0)
12.2  Graeme Swann to Bas Zuiderent, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up.  (2)
12.3  Graeme Swann to Bas Zuiderent, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
12.4  Graeme Swann to Bas Zuiderent, , No BallGood bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1)
12.4  Graeme Swann to Daan Van Bunge, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2)
12.5  Graeme Swann to Daan Van Bunge, One more to the total.  (1)
12.6  Graeme Swann to Bas Zuiderent, Very well bowled.  (0)
End of over 13
Netherlands    101/4 (RR : 7.77)    Required RR(12.7)
Bas Zuiderent     27 (24b)
Daan Van Bunge     25 (19b)
Graeme Swann    3-0-19-0
13.1  Ravi Bopara to Daan Van Bunge, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single.  (1)
13.2  Ravi Bopara to Bas Zuiderent, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
13.3  Ravi Bopara to Daan Van Bunge, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
13.4  Ravi Bopara to Daan Van Bunge, Driven beautifully into the gap. A sprawling effort in the deep keeps it down to three.  (3)
13.5  Ravi Bopara to Bas Zuiderent, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos!  (6)
13.6  Ravi Bopara to Daan Van Bunge, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2)
End of over 14
Netherlands    114/4 (RR : 8.14)    Required RR(12.7)
Daan Van Bunge     31 (23b)
Bas Zuiderent     34 (26b)
Ravi Bopara    2-0-24-0
14.1  Adil Rashid to Bas Zuiderent, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0)
14.2  Adil Rashid to Bas Zuiderent, Tucked to off side, one more.  (1)
14.3  Adil Rashid to Daan Van Bunge, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)
14.4  Adil Rashid to Daan Van Bunge, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1)
14.5  Adil Rashid to Bas Zuiderent, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two.  (2)
14.6  Adil Rashid to Bas Zuiderent, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two.  (2)
End of over 15
Netherlands    120/4 (RR : 8)    Required RR(14)
Bas Zuiderent     39 (30b)
Daan Van Bunge     32 (25b)
Adil Rashid    2-0-15-0
15.1  Ravi Bopara to Daan Van Bunge, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run.  (0)
15.2  Ravi Bopara to Daan Van Bunge, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1)
15.3  Ravi Bopara to Bas Zuiderent, That's a single.  (1)
15.4  Ravi Bopara to Daan Van Bunge, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1)
15.5  Ravi Bopara to Bas Zuiderent, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six!  (6)
15.6  Ravi Bopara to Bas Zuiderent, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling.  (4)
End of over 16
Netherlands    133/4 (RR : 8.31)    Required RR(14.3)
Bas Zuiderent     50 (33b)
Daan Van Bunge     34 (28b)
Ravi Bopara    3-0-37-0
16.1  Adil Rashid to Daan Van Bunge, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0)
16.2  Adil Rashid to Daan Van Bunge, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1)
16.3  Adil Rashid to Bas Zuiderent, He's caught it, no he's dropped it, he's caught it, he's juggling it, and he's taken it! Finally, bet he had his heart in his mouth for a moment there!
Bas Zuiderent      c Kevin Pietersen b Adil Rashid
Runs : 50       Balls : 34         S/R : 147.1
  (0)
16.4  Adil Rashid to Jeroen Smits, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
16.5  Adil Rashid to Daan Van Bunge, That's a single.  (1)
16.6  Adil Rashid to Jeroen Smits, Great yorker, he's hit flush on the toe and is dead in front! In one ball he's lost his wicket and his pride, and has a broken toe to boot!
Jeroen Smits                       lbw Adil Rashid
Runs : 1       Balls : 2         S/R : 50
  (0)
End of over 17
Netherlands    136/6 (RR : 8)    Required RR(18)
Peter Borren     0 (0b)
Daan Van Bunge     36 (31b)
Adil Rashid    3-0-18-2
17.1  Ravi Bopara to Daan Van Bunge, Very well bowled.  (0)
17.2  Ravi Bopara to Daan Van Bunge, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1)
17.3  Ravi Bopara to Peter Borren, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run.  (1)
17.4  Ravi Bopara to Daan Van Bunge, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1)
17.5  Ravi Bopara to Peter Borren, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
17.6  Ravi Bopara to Peter Borren, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2)
End of over 18
Netherlands    141/6 (RR : 7.83)    Required RR(24.5)
Peter Borren     3 (3b)
Daan Van Bunge     38 (34b)
Ravi Bopara    4-0-42-0
18.1  Stuart Broad to Daan Van Bunge, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0)
18.2  Stuart Broad to Daan Van Bunge, He shuffles across the stumps, and paddles the ball straight into his legstump! Ouch, that's tough luck, but he has to go!
Daan Van Bunge                      b Stuart Broad
Runs : 38       Balls : 36         S/R : 105.6
  (0)
18.3  Stuart Broad to Mudassar Bukhari, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman.  (4)
18.4  Stuart Broad to Mudassar Bukhari, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2)
18.5  Stuart Broad to Mudassar Bukhari, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
18.6  Stuart Broad to Mudassar Bukhari, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more.  (2)
End of over 19
Netherlands    149/7 (RR : 7.84)    Required RR(41)
Mudassar Bukhari     8 (4b)
Peter Borren     3 (3b)
Stuart Broad    4-0-26-5
19.1  James Anderson to Peter Borren, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2)
19.2  James Anderson to Peter Borren, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0)
19.3  James Anderson to Peter Borren, Very well bowled.  (0)
19.4  James Anderson to Peter Borren, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0)
19.5  James Anderson to Peter Borren, Easy single.  (1)
19.6  James Anderson to Mudassar Bukhari, Very well bowled.  (0)
End of over 20
Netherlands    152/7 (RR : 7.6)    Required RR(1.#J)
Mudassar Bukhari     8 (5b)
Peter Borren     6 (8b)
James Anderson    4-0-33-0
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 152
 Wickets : 7
 Overs : 20.0

Netherlands process was halted by Stuart Broad from the beginning to the end, earning a 5-wicket haul. Bas Zuiderent fought well with his fifty but couldn't get his team home.

Netherlands Innings
Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Alexei Kervezee    c James Foster      b Stuart Broad   18   11   2   1  163.6
Eric Szwarczynski                    lbw Stuart Broad    8   12   1   0  66.67
Tom De Grooth       c James Foster     b Stuart Broad   16   10   1   1    160
Ryan Ten Doeschate      c James Foster b Stuart Broad    4    2   1   0    200
Bas Zuiderent         c Kevin Pietersen b Adil Rashid   50   34   3   1  147.1
Daan Van Bunge                         b Stuart Broad   38   36   2   0  105.6
Jeroen Smits                          lbw Adil Rashid    1    2   0   0     50
Peter Borren                                  not out    6    8   0   0     75
Mudassar Bukhari                              not out    8    5   1   0    160
Pieter Seelaar                                    dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Dirk Nannes                                       dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Total: 152                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.6
Extras : 3    No Balls : 3       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0
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England Bowling
Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Ravi Bopara                          4.0           0      42           0   10.5
Paul Collingwood                     2.0           0      14           0      7
Adil Rashid                          3.0           0      18           2      6
Graeme Swann                         3.0           0      19           0  6.333
James Anderson                       4.0           0      33           0   8.25
Stuart Broad                         4.0           0      26           5    6.5
Total: 152                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.6
Extras : 3    No Balls : 3       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

Netherlands vs. England
England - 190/5 in 20.0 overs.
Netherlands - 152/7 in 20.0 overs.
England wins the match by 38 runs
Man of the Match- Stuart Broad

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

That was... bad.

 

[Asham]

@Kaptaan Waiting for you bud.

 

[Champagnepapi]

Kyle Coetzer
Navdeep Poonia
Gavin Hamilton
Neil McCallum
Richie Berrington
Fraser Watts
Colin Smith
Gordon Drummond
Craig Wright
Glenn Rogers
Dewald Nel
​

 

[Asham]

ROUND 1

New Zealand v Scotland
@AliB @Kaptaan
at Oval

TOSS: SCOTLAND WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BAT FIRST

0.1  Ian Butler to Kyle Coetzer, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0)
0.2  Ian Butler to Kyle Coetzer, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more.  (2)
0.3  Ian Butler to Kyle Coetzer, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1)
0.4  Ian Butler to Navdeep Poonia, Very well bowled.  (0)
0.5  Ian Butler to Navdeep Poonia, , Wide, one run  (1)
0.5  Ian Butler to Navdeep Poonia, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad.  (0)
0.6  Ian Butler to Navdeep Poonia, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2)
End of over 1
Scotland    6/0 (RR : 6)
Navdeep Poonia     2 (3b)
Kyle Coetzer     3 (3b)
Ian Butler    1-0-6-0
1.1  Kyle Mills to Kyle Coetzer,   (0) Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! The fielder dives to his right, and snaffles the catch! Gone!
Kyle Coetzer             c Neil Broom b Kyle Mills
Runs : 3       Balls : 4         S/R : 75
1.2  Kyle Mills to Gavin Hamilton, Good running, two runs.  (2)
1.3  Kyle Mills to Gavin Hamilton, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son!  (6)
1.4  Kyle Mills to Gavin Hamilton, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
1.5  Kyle Mills to Gavin Hamilton,   (0) He's hit on the pads, the fielders let out a shout. The umpire has no qualms, and gives him out!
Gavin Hamilton                      lbw Kyle Mills
Runs : 8       Balls : 4         S/R : 200
1.6  Kyle Mills to Neil McCallum, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
End of over 2
Scotland    15/2 (RR : 7.5)
Navdeep Poonia     2 (3b)
Neil McCallum     1 (1b)
Kyle Mills    1-0-9-2
2.1  Ian Butler to Neil McCallum,   (0) He's caught it, no he's dropped it, he's caught it, he's juggling it, and he's taken it! Finally, bet he had his heart in his mouth for a moment there!
Neil McCallum        c Daniel Vettori b Ian Butler
Runs : 1       Balls : 2         S/R : 50
2.2  Ian Butler to Richie Berrington, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2)
2.3  Ian Butler to Richie Berrington, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0)
2.4  Ian Butler to Richie Berrington, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
2.5  Ian Butler to Richie Berrington, That's a single.  (1)
2.6  Ian Butler to Navdeep Poonia, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
End of over 3
Scotland    19/3 (RR : 6.33)
Richie Berrington     3 (4b)
Navdeep Poonia     3 (4b)
Ian Butler    2-0-10-1
3.1  Kyle Mills to Navdeep Poonia, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
3.2  Kyle Mills to Navdeep Poonia, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1)
3.3  Kyle Mills to Richie Berrington, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
3.4  Kyle Mills to Richie Berrington,   (0) Ooo, cleaned him up!
Richie Berrington                     b Kyle Mills
Runs : 3       Balls : 6         S/R : 50
3.5  Kyle Mills to Fraser Watts, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0)
3.6  Kyle Mills to Fraser Watts, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single  (1)
End of over 4
Scotland    21/4 (RR : 5.25)
Navdeep Poonia     4 (6b)
Fraser Watts     1 (2b)
Kyle Mills    2-0-11-3
4.1  Ian Butler to Fraser Watts, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens?  (4)
4.2  Ian Butler to Fraser Watts, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
4.3  Ian Butler to Fraser Watts, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close.   (0)
4.4  Ian Butler to Fraser Watts, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1)
4.5  Ian Butler to Navdeep Poonia, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single  (1)
4.6  Ian Butler to Fraser Watts, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
End of over 5
Scotland    29/4 (RR : 5.8)
Fraser Watts     8 (7b)
Navdeep Poonia     5 (7b)
Ian Butler    3-0-18-1
5.1  Kyle Mills to Navdeep Poonia, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six.  (6)
5.2  Kyle Mills to Navdeep Poonia, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2)
5.3  Kyle Mills to Navdeep Poonia, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4)
5.4  Kyle Mills to Navdeep Poonia, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
5.5  Kyle Mills to Navdeep Poonia, One more to the total.  (1)
5.6  Kyle Mills to Fraser Watts, Oh, that's a juicy full tossand the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs!  (6)
End of over 6
Scotland    48/4 (RR : 8)
Fraser Watts     14 (8b)
Navdeep Poonia     18 (12b)
Kyle Mills    3-0-30-3
6.1  Nathan McCullum to Navdeep Poonia, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more.  (2)
6.2  Nathan McCullum to Navdeep Poonia, Very well bowled.  (0)
6.3  Nathan McCullum to Navdeep Poonia, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
6.4  Nathan McCullum to Navdeep Poonia, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1)
6.5  Nathan McCullum to Fraser Watts, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1)
6.6  Nathan McCullum to Navdeep Poonia, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4)
End of over 7
Scotland    56/4 (RR : 8)
Navdeep Poonia     25 (17b)
Fraser Watts     15 (9b)
Nathan McCullum    1-0-8-0
7.1  James Franklin to Fraser Watts, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0)
7.2  James Franklin to Fraser Watts, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
7.3  James Franklin to Fraser Watts, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
7.4  James Franklin to Fraser Watts, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1)
7.5  James Franklin to Navdeep Poonia, Very well bowled.  (0)
7.6  James Franklin to Navdeep Poonia, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
End of over 8
Scotland    59/4 (RR : 7.38)
Navdeep Poonia     25 (19b)
Fraser Watts     18 (13b)
James Franklin    1-0-3-0
8.1  Scott Stryis to Fraser Watts, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1)
8.2  Scott Stryis to Navdeep Poonia, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1)
8.3  Scott Stryis to Fraser Watts, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1)
8.4  Scott Stryis to Navdeep Poonia, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2)
8.5  Scott Stryis to Navdeep Poonia, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
8.6  Scott Stryis to Navdeep Poonia, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2)
End of over 9
Scotland    66/4 (RR : 7.33)
Navdeep Poonia     30 (23b)
Fraser Watts     20 (15b)
Scott Stryis    1-0-7-0
9.1  James Franklin to Fraser Watts, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1)
9.2  James Franklin to Navdeep Poonia, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2)
9.3  James Franklin to Navdeep Poonia, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot.  (2)
9.4  James Franklin to Navdeep Poonia, That's a single.  (1)
9.5  James Franklin to Fraser Watts, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
9.6  James Franklin to Fraser Watts, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0)
End of over 10
Scotland    72/4 (RR : 7.2)
Fraser Watts     21 (18b)
Navdeep Poonia     35 (26b)
James Franklin    2-0-9-0
10.1  Daniel Vettori to Navdeep Poonia, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there.  (2)
10.2  Daniel Vettori to Navdeep Poonia, Very well bowled.  (0)
10.3  Daniel Vettori to Navdeep Poonia, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0)
10.4  Daniel Vettori to Navdeep Poonia, Hammered down the ground. Two more.  (2)
10.5  Daniel Vettori to Navdeep Poonia, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
10.6  Daniel Vettori to Navdeep Poonia, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2)
End of over 11
Scotland    78/4 (RR : 7.09)
Navdeep Poonia     41 (32b)
Fraser Watts     21 (18b)
Daniel Vettori    1-0-6-0
11.1  Nathan McCullum to Fraser Watts, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two.  (2)
11.2  Nathan McCullum to Fraser Watts, Very well bowled.  (0)
11.3  Nathan McCullum to Fraser Watts, Perfect yorker on the leg stump.  (0)
11.4  Nathan McCullum to Fraser Watts, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1)
11.5  Nathan McCullum to Navdeep Poonia, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective.  (4)
11.6  Nathan McCullum to Navdeep Poonia, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1)
End of over 12
Scotland    86/4 (RR : 7.17)
Fraser Watts     24 (22b)
Navdeep Poonia     46 (34b)
Nathan McCullum    2-0-16-0
12.1  Scott Stryis to Navdeep Poonia, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there.  (2)
12.2  Scott Stryis to Navdeep Poonia, Short ball, cut away for a run.  (1)
12.3  Scott Stryis to Fraser Watts, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)
12.4  Scott Stryis to Fraser Watts, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs.  (4)
12.5  Scott Stryis to Fraser Watts, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more.  (2)
12.6  Scott Stryis to Fraser Watts, That's a single.  (1)
End of over 13
Scotland    96/4 (RR : 7.38)
Navdeep Poonia     49 (36b)
Fraser Watts     31 (26b)
Scott Stryis    2-0-17-0
13.1  Daniel Vettori to Fraser Watts, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
13.2  Daniel Vettori to Fraser Watts, Very well bowled.  (0)
13.3  Daniel Vettori to Fraser Watts, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2)
13.4  Daniel Vettori to Fraser Watts, That's a single.  (1)
13.5  Daniel Vettori to Navdeep Poonia, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark.  (0)
13.6  Daniel Vettori to Navdeep Poonia, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0)
End of over 14
Scotland    99/4 (RR : 7.07)
Navdeep Poonia     49 (38b)
Fraser Watts     34 (30b)
Daniel Vettori    2-0-9-0
14.1  Scott Stryis to Fraser Watts, Played to deep cover. Two runs.  (2)
14.2  Scott Stryis to Fraser Watts, , No Ball. No shot offered.  (0)
14.2  Scott Stryis to Fraser Watts, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)
14.3  Scott Stryis to Fraser Watts, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling.  (4)
14.4  Scott Stryis to Fraser Watts, One more to the total.  (1)
14.5  Scott Stryis to Navdeep Poonia, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run.  (0)
14.6  Scott Stryis to Navdeep Poonia, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run.  (0)
End of over 15
Scotland    107/4 (RR : 7.13)
Navdeep Poonia     49 (40b)
Fraser Watts     41 (34b)
Scott Stryis    3-0-25-0
15.1  James Franklin to Fraser Watts, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single.  (1)
15.2  James Franklin to Navdeep Poonia, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0)
15.3  James Franklin to Navdeep Poonia, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2)
15.4  James Franklin to Navdeep Poonia, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six!  (6)
15.5  James Franklin to Navdeep Poonia, That was a very good delivery.  (0)
15.6  James Franklin to Navdeep Poonia, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
End of over 16
Scotland    117/4 (RR : 7.31)
Fraser Watts     42 (35b)
Navdeep Poonia     58 (45b)
James Franklin    3-0-19-0
16.1  Nathan McCullum to Navdeep Poonia, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken.  (1)
16.2  Nathan McCullum to Fraser Watts, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
16.3  Nathan McCullum to Fraser Watts,   (0) They're running hard, excellent throw, and he's out!
Fraser Watts                    run out Jacob Oram
Runs : 42       Balls : 37         S/R : 113.5
16.4  Nathan McCullum to Colin Smith, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more.  (2)
16.5  Nathan McCullum to Colin Smith, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there.  (2)
16.6  Nathan McCullum to Colin Smith, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son!  (6)
End of over 17
Scotland    128/5 (RR : 7.53)
Colin Smith     10 (3b)
Navdeep Poonia     59 (46b)
Nathan McCullum    3-0-27-0
17.1  Scott Stryis to Navdeep Poonia, Short and pulled away for a single  (1)
17.2  Scott Stryis to Colin Smith, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball.  (0)
17.3  Scott Stryis to Colin Smith, Very well bowled.  (0)
17.4  Scott Stryis to Colin Smith,   (0) Delicate little late cut, well placed. The batsmen hesitate going for the single...it's a huge mix up...and they end up at the same end! Easy runout, poor, poor running.
Colin Smith                     run out Neil Broom
Runs : 10       Balls : 6         S/R : 166.7
17.5  Scott Stryis to Gordon Drummond, Low fulltoss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught!  (6)
17.6  Scott Stryis to Gordon Drummond,   (0) Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!
Gordon Drummond       c Ross Taylor b Scott Stryis
Runs : 6       Balls : 2         S/R : 300
End of over 18
Scotland    135/7 (RR : 7.5)
Craig Wright     0 (0b)
Navdeep Poonia     60 (47b)
Scott Stryis    4-0-32-1
18.1  Kyle Mills to Navdeep Poonia, He's absolutely NAILED that one, but the man in the deep makes a fantastic save, pushing the ball back in just in time! His teammate picks up the ball and hurls it in and they save a run, good teamwork.  (3)
18.2  Kyle Mills to Craig Wright,   (0) Someone should really tell him what that bat is for. Rapped dead in front, the umpire has no hesistation.
Craig Wright                        lbw Kyle Mills
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0
18.3  Kyle Mills to Glenn Rogers, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2)
18.4  Kyle Mills to Glenn Rogers, That wasn't a bad ball, but the batsmen went at it with everything except the kitchen sink, and got enough on it to send it over the fence! 6 more!  (6)
18.5  Kyle Mills to Glenn Rogers, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2)
18.6  Kyle Mills to Glenn Rogers, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0)
End of over 19
Scotland    148/8 (RR : 7.79)
Glenn Rogers     10 (4b)
Navdeep Poonia     63 (48b)
Kyle Mills    4-0-43-4
19.1  Ian Butler to Navdeep Poonia,   (0) He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!
Navdeep Poonia       c Martin Guptill b Ian Butler
Runs : 63       Balls : 49         S/R : 128.6
19.2  Ian Butler to Dewald Nel, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0)
19.3  Ian Butler to Dewald Nel, Very well bowled.  (0)
19.4  Ian Butler to Dewald Nel, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0)
19.5  Ian Butler to Dewald Nel, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0)
19.6  Ian Butler to Dewald Nel,   (0) Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and inside edges the ball into his off-stump! Well, that's what you get for trying to slog across the line! I hope he's learnt his lesson.
Dewald Nel                            b Ian Butler
Runs : 0       Balls : 5         S/R : 0
End of over 20
Scotland    148/10 (RR : 7.4)
Ryan Watson     0 (0b)
Glenn Rogers     10 (4b)
Ian Butler    4-1-18-3

Scotland lost their first 4 batsmen inside 22 balls, but Navdeep Poonia stood up to the occasion and batted till the 20th over. Kyle Mills and Ian Butler's swing bowling got the job done for the Kiwis, even though Mills gave over 10 an over.

Scotland Innings 
Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Kyle Coetzer                c Neil Broom b Kyle Mills    3    4   0   0     75
Navdeep Poonia          c Martin Guptill b Ian Butler   63   49   3   2  128.6
Gavin Hamilton                         lbw Kyle Mills    8    4   0   1    200
Neil McCallum           c Daniel Vettori b Ian Butler    1    2   0   0     50
Richie Berrington                        b Kyle Mills    3    6   0   0     50
Fraser Watts                       run out Jacob Oram   42   37   3   1  113.5
Colin Smith                        run out Neil Broom   10    6   0   1  166.7
Gordon Drummond          c Ross Taylor b Scott Stryis    6    2   0   1    300
Craig Wright                           lbw Kyle Mills    0    1   0   0      0
Glenn Rogers                                  not out   10    4   0   1    250
Dewald Nel                               b Ian Butler    0    5   0   0      0
Total: 148                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.4
Extras : 2    No Balls : 1       Wides : 1    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0
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New Zealand Bowling
Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Scott Stryis                         4.0           0      32           1      8
James Franklin                       3.0           0      19           0  6.333
Nathan McCullum                      3.0           0      27           0      9
Daniel Vettori                       2.0           0       9           0    4.5
Ian Butler                           4.0           1      18           3    4.5
Kyle Mills                           4.0           0      43           4  10.75
Total: 148                       Overs: 20.0                    Run Rate: 7.4
Extras : 2    No Balls : 1       Wides : 1    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0

0.1  Dewald Nel to Martin Guptill, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more.  (2) 
0.2  Dewald Nel to Martin Guptill, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run.  (0) 
0.3  Dewald Nel to Martin Guptill, One more to the total.  (1) 
0.4  Dewald Nel to Brendon McCullum, Beaten by the movement in the air, and rapped dead in front. Excellent bowling.
Brendon McCullum                    lbw Dewald Nel
Runs : 0       Balls : 1         S/R : 0
  (0) 
0.5  Dewald Nel to Neil Broom, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs!  (6) 
0.6  Dewald Nel to Neil Broom, Text-book cover drive, four more.  (4) 
End of over 1
New Zealand    13/1 (RR : 13)    Required RR(7.11)
Neil Broom     10 (2b)
Martin Guptill     3 (3b)
Dewald Nel    1-0-13-1
1.1  Craig Wright to Martin Guptill, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more.  (4) 
1.2  Craig Wright to Martin Guptill, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting.  (6) 
1.3  Craig Wright to Martin Guptill, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs!  (6) 
1.4  Craig Wright to Martin Guptill, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six!  (6) 
1.5  Craig Wright to Martin Guptill, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two.  (2) 
1.6  Craig Wright to Martin Guptill, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
End of over 2
New Zealand    38/1 (RR : 19)    Required RR(6.11)
Neil Broom     10 (2b)
Martin Guptill     28 (9b)
Craig Wright    1-0-25-0
2.1  Dewald Nel to Martin Guptill, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
2.2  Dewald Nel to Martin Guptill, Very well bowled.  (0) 
2.3  Dewald Nel to Martin Guptill, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run.  (0) 
2.4  Dewald Nel to Martin Guptill, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run.  (0) 
2.5  Dewald Nel to Martin Guptill, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible!  (6) 
2.6  Dewald Nel to Martin Guptill, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run.  (1) 
End of over 3
New Zealand    45/1 (RR : 15)    Required RR(6.06)
Neil Broom     10 (2b)
Martin Guptill     35 (15b)
Dewald Nel    2-0-20-1
3.1  Craig Wright to Martin Guptill, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
3.2  Craig Wright to Martin Guptill, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0) 
3.3  Craig Wright to Martin Guptill, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
3.4  Craig Wright to Martin Guptill, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
3.5  Craig Wright to Martin Guptill, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
3.6  Craig Wright to Martin Guptill, He's caught it, no he's dropped it, he's caught it, he's juggling it, and he's taken it! Finally, bet he had his heart in his mouth for a moment there!
Martin Guptill       c Kyle Coetzer b Craig Wright
Runs : 37       Balls : 21         S/R : 176.2
  (0) 
End of over 4
New Zealand    47/2 (RR : 11.8)    Required RR(6.31)
Ross Taylor     0 (0b)
Neil Broom     10 (2b)
Craig Wright    2-0-27-1
4.1  Dewald Nel to Neil Broom, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot!  (4) 
4.2  Dewald Nel to Neil Broom, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there.  (2) 
4.3  Dewald Nel to Neil Broom, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single.  (1) 
4.4  Dewald Nel to Ross Taylor, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0) 
4.5  Dewald Nel to Ross Taylor, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens?  (4) 
4.6  Dewald Nel to Ross Taylor, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two.  (2) 
End of over 5
New Zealand    60/2 (RR : 12)    Required RR(5.87)
Ross Taylor     6 (3b)
Neil Broom     17 (5b)
Dewald Nel    3-0-33-1
5.1  Craig Wright to Neil Broom, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
5.2  Craig Wright to Neil Broom, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! No, wait, he's missed the ball!! He's actually out stumped! Uhhh...great bowling!
Neil Broom           st Colin Smith b Craig Wright
Runs : 17       Balls : 7         S/R : 242.9
  (0) 
5.3  Craig Wright to Scott Stryis, That's a single.  (1) 
5.4  Craig Wright to Ross Taylor, That six has cleared the car park!  (6) 
5.5  Craig Wright to Ross Taylor, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call.  (0) 
5.6  Craig Wright to Ross Taylor, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot!  (4) 
End of over 6
New Zealand    71/3 (RR : 11.8)    Required RR(5.5)
Ross Taylor     16 (6b)
Scott Stryis     1 (1b)
Craig Wright    3-0-38-2
6.1  Richie Berrington to Scott Stryis, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2) 
6.2  Richie Berrington to Scott Stryis, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two.  (2) 
6.3  Richie Berrington to Scott Stryis, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
6.4  Richie Berrington to Scott Stryis, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
6.5  Richie Berrington to Scott Stryis, That was a very good delivery.  (0) 
6.6  Richie Berrington to Scott Stryis, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though.  (1) 
End of over 7
New Zealand    78/3 (RR : 11.1)    Required RR(5.38)
Ross Taylor     16 (6b)
Scott Stryis     8 (7b)
Richie Berrington    1-0-7-0
7.1  Gavin Hamilton to Scott Stryis, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single  (1) 
7.2  Gavin Hamilton to Ross Taylor, , No BallNo Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
7.2  Gavin Hamilton to Ross Taylor, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
7.3  Gavin Hamilton to Scott Stryis, Short and pulled away for a single  (1) 
7.4  Gavin Hamilton to Ross Taylor, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs.  (2) 
7.5  Gavin Hamilton to Ross Taylor, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two.  (2) 
7.6  Gavin Hamilton to Ross Taylor, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky!  (4) 
End of over 8
New Zealand    90/3 (RR : 11.3)    Required RR(4.83)
Ross Taylor     25 (10b)
Scott Stryis     10 (9b)
Gavin Hamilton    1-0-12-0
8.1  Glenn Rogers to Scott Stryis, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
8.2  Glenn Rogers to Scott Stryis, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.  (1) 
8.3  Glenn Rogers to Ross Taylor, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
8.4  Glenn Rogers to Scott Stryis, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one.  (1) 
8.5  Glenn Rogers to Ross Taylor, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
8.6  Glenn Rogers to Ross Taylor, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run.  (0) 
End of over 9
New Zealand    93/3 (RR : 10.3)    Required RR(5)
Ross Taylor     26 (13b)
Scott Stryis     12 (12b)
Glenn Rogers    1-0-3-0
9.1  Richie Berrington to Scott Stryis, Biffed down to long-off, easy single.  (1) 
9.2  Richie Berrington to Ross Taylor, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment!  (0) 
9.3  Richie Berrington to Ross Taylor, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1) 
9.4  Richie Berrington to Scott Stryis, Very well bowled.  (0) 
9.5  Richie Berrington to Scott Stryis, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit.  (1) 
9.6  Richie Berrington to Ross Taylor, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4) 
End of over 10
New Zealand    100/3 (RR : 10)    Required RR(4.8)
Ross Taylor     31 (16b)
Scott Stryis     14 (15b)
Richie Berrington    2-0-14-0
10.1  Gordon Drummond to Scott Stryis, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion...  (4) 
10.2  Gordon Drummond to Scott Stryis, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs.  (2) 
10.3  Gordon Drummond to Scott Stryis, Very well bowled.  (0) 
10.4  Gordon Drummond to Scott Stryis, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
10.5  Gordon Drummond to Scott Stryis, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total.  (2) 
10.6  Gordon Drummond to Scott Stryis, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though.  (1) 
End of over 11
New Zealand    109/3 (RR : 9.91)    Required RR(4.33)
Ross Taylor     31 (16b)
Scott Stryis     23 (21b)
Gordon Drummond    1-0-9-0
11.1  Richie Berrington to Scott Stryis, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total.  (2) 
11.2  Richie Berrington to Scott Stryis, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
11.3  Richie Berrington to Scott Stryis, , No BallShort ball, cut away for a run.  (1) 
11.3  Richie Berrington to Ross Taylor, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 
11.4  Richie Berrington to Ross Taylor, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more.  (4) 
11.5  Richie Berrington to Ross Taylor, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
11.6  Richie Berrington to Ross Taylor, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single.  (1) 
End of over 12
New Zealand    122/3 (RR : 10.2)    Required RR(3.25)
Scott Stryis     26 (23b)
Ross Taylor     40 (20b)
Richie Berrington    3-0-27-0
12.1  Glenn Rogers to Ross Taylor, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover.  (1) 
12.2  Glenn Rogers to Scott Stryis, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two.  (2) 
12.3  Glenn Rogers to Scott Stryis, Swing and a miss. No run.  (0) 
12.4  Glenn Rogers to Scott Stryis, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that.  (0) 
12.5  Glenn Rogers to Scott Stryis, One more to the total.  (1) 
12.6  Glenn Rogers to Ross Taylor, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs.  (2) 
End of over 13
New Zealand    128/3 (RR : 9.85)    Required RR(2.86)
Ross Taylor     43 (22b)
Scott Stryis     29 (27b)
Glenn Rogers    2-0-9-0
13.1  Richie Berrington to Scott Stryis, Very well bowled.  (0) 
13.2  Richie Berrington to Scott Stryis, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run.  (0) 
13.3  Richie Berrington to Scott Stryis, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one  (1) 
13.4  Richie Berrington to Ross Taylor, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two.  (2) 
13.5  Richie Berrington to Ross Taylor, Very well bowled.  (0) 
13.6  Richie Berrington to Ross Taylor, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close.  (0) 
End of over 14
New Zealand    131/3 (RR : 9.36)    Required RR(2.83)
Ross Taylor     45 (25b)
Scott Stryis     30 (30b)
Richie Berrington    4-0-30-0
14.1  Gordon Drummond to Scott Stryis, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while.  (2) 
14.2  Gordon Drummond to Scott Stryis, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run.  (1) 
14.3  Gordon Drummond to Ross Taylor, And that's going all the way, four runs!  (4) 
14.4  Gordon Drummond to Ross Taylor, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one.  (1) 
14.5  Gordon Drummond to Scott Stryis, No Run, excellent bowling.  (0) 
14.6  Gordon Drummond to Scott Stryis, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region.  (4) 
End of over 15
New Zealand    143/3 (RR : 9.53)    Required RR(1)
Scott Stryis     37 (34b)
Ross Taylor     50 (27b)
Gordon Drummond    2-0-21-0
15.1  Gavin Hamilton to Ross Taylor, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region.  (4) 
15.2  Gavin Hamilton to Ross Taylor, Hah, n00b. He tries a reverse sweep, but misses it completely, causing a facepalm from the captain, and an 'Epic Fail' from the umpire who promptly gives him out! Pwned.
Ross Taylor                     lbw Gavin Hamilton
Runs : 54       Balls : 29         S/R : 186.2
  (0) 
15.3  Gavin Hamilton to James Franklin, Very well bowled.  (0) 
15.4  Gavin Hamilton to James Franklin, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six!  (6) 
The final scorecard for second innings was : 
Score: 153
 Wickets : 4
 Overs : 15.4

Scotland scared the opposition in the first over by dismissing Brendon McCullum for a golden duck, this was the only moment that they enjoyed. New Zealand chased the target of 147 with ease with Ross Taylor scoring 54 from just 29 balls.

New Zealand Innings 
Player                                         Status    R    B  4s  6s    S/R
Martin Guptill          c Kyle Coetzer b Craig Wright   37   21   1   4  176.2
Brendon McCullum                       lbw Dewald Nel    0    1   0   0      0
Neil Broom              st Colin Smith b Craig Wright   17    7   2   1  242.9
Ross Taylor                        lbw Gavin Hamilton   54   29   7   1  186.2
Scott Stryis                                  not out   37   34   2   0  108.8
James Franklin                                not out    6    2   0   1    300
Jacob Oram                                        dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Nathan McCullum                                   dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Daniel Vettori                                    dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Ian Butler                                        dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Kyle Mills                                        dnb    0    0   0   0      0
Total: 153                       Overs: 15.4                    Run Rate: 10.2
Extras : 2    No Balls : 2       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0
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Scotland Bowling
Players                              Overs   Maidens    Runs     Wickets    ER
Gavin Hamilton                       1.4           0      22           1   13.2
Richie Berrington                    4.0           0      30           0    7.5
Gordon Drummond                      2.0           0      21           0   10.5
Craig Wright                         3.0           0      38           2  12.67
Glenn Rogers                         2.0           0       9           0    4.5
Dewald Nel                           3.0           0      33           1     11
Total: 153                       Overs: 15.4                    Run Rate: 10.2
Extras : 2    No Balls : 2       Wides : 0    Leg Byes : 0        Byes : 0
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New Zealand vs. Scotland
Scotland - 148/10 in 20.0 overs. 
New Zealand - 153/4 in 15.4 overs. 
New Zealand wins the match by 6 wickets

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[AliB]

Baz for a duck ! ah! Thumping win otherwise...