24.5 -
Iain Wardlaw to Vettori, FOUR, New Zealand win their second game! They had to fight hard for it but they have finally crossed the line. It was a length delivery on off, Vettori looks to pull it across the line, closes the bat face early, gets a thick leading edge and the ball flies to the third man fence
23.3 -
Davey to Ronchi, FOUR, fuller on middle and leg, Ronchi leans forward and flicks it to the deep mid-wicket fence, just beats the fielder and goes through
23.1 -
Davey to Corey Anderson, FOUR, fuller on middle, Davey was searching for the yorker there, Anderson leans forward nicely and flicks it between mid-wicket and mid-on to take New Zealand closer to victory
23.0 -
Iain Wardlaw to Ronchi, FOUR, this time Ronchi has managed to pierce the gap well. Shortish and offering good width, the batsman goes on the back foot and slaps it to the deep backward point fence
20.3 -
Iain Wardlaw to Elliott, FOUR, nicely done by Elliott, he has just clipped that away elegantly to the leg-side, it was a full toss bowled onto the pads by Wardlaw, Elliott flicks it in the air to the deep backward square leg
16.5 -
Haq to Elliott, FOUR, short, wide and punished by Elliott. He comfortably goes on the back foot and slaps it to the sweeper cover fence
15.1 -
Davey to Elliott, FOUR, 'catch it' is the call but the ball was just out of reach of the short cover fielder. It was a fullish delivery outside off, draws Elliott on the front foot, who creams the drive through the off-side, the fielder at short cover dives to his left but does not get to the ball as it races away to the fence
15.0 -
Haq to Williamson, FOUR, drifts it in, Williamson is quick to get down on one knee and sweeps it to the backward square leg fence. He wants to get this done with as soon as possible
13.3 -
Davey to Elliott, FOUR, another boundary for Elliott. It was a length ball just outside off, Elliott gets forward and drives it square of the wicket
13.1 -
Davey to Elliott, FOUR, fantastic shot from Elliott, he sees the width on offer by Davey, stays back and has a crack at it, sends it racing away to the deep backward point fence
13.0 -
Haq to Williamson, FOUR, short delivery on middle and leg, Williamson pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence
9.0 -
Davey to Williamson, FOUR, shuffles across and pulls this short delivery outside off to the deep mid-wicket fence, nice way to go into lunch
7.4 -
Rob Taylor to Ross Taylor, FOUR, fuller in length and slightly wide outside off, Taylor presses forward and drives it to the deep extra cover fence
6.3 -
Iain Wardlaw to Williamson, FOUR, another shortish delivery and Williamson gives it the treatment it deserves. He gets on top of it and cuts it square of the wicket, the ball runs away to the fence in no time
6.1 -
Iain Wardlaw to Williamson, FOUR, not a great delivery to start the over, it was short and outside off, Williamson goes deep in the crease and has enough time to pull it to the deep mid-wicket fence
4.5 -
Iain Wardlaw to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, super shot from McCullum, it was short and wide, McCullum goes on the back foot and cuts it square of the wicket
4.1 -
Iain Wardlaw to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, gives the charge this time and takes this length delivery on the full, he drives it past a diving extra cover and the ball runs away to the fence
4.0 -
Rob Taylor to Williamson, FOUR, back of a length delivery outside off, Williamson punches it to the deep extra cover fence, good shot from the Kiwi vice-captain
3.1 -
Rob Taylor to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, uppish but in the gap, it was fuller outside off, McCullum leans into the drive and hits it uppishly, wide of cover and the ball runs away to the fence
2.2 -
Iain Wardlaw to Guptill, FOUR, crunched! Superb shot from Guptill and this is poor bowling from Wardlaw, it was short and wide outside off, Guptill stays back and cuts it square of the wicket, the ball went to the fence like a tracer bullet
2.1 -
Iain Wardlaw to Guptill, FOUR, good shot from Guptill, it was short and outside off, Guptill latches onto it in a flash, he dispatches the pull to the deep mid-wicket fence
1.2 -
Rob Taylor to Guptill, FOUR, full delivery on off, Guptill closes the bat face and drives it uppishly to the left of mid-on, the fielder had no chance of cutting that off
0.4 -
Iain Wardlaw to Guptill, FOUR, good shot to get off the mark, it was fullish and around off, Guptill drills the drive back towards the bowler, who puts his right hand out, but only manages to parry it over the umpire's head and the ball beats the mid-on fielder to the fence, Nigel Llong was ducking for cover there
23.4 -
Davey to Ronchi, out Caught by Gardiner!! This is almost comical by New Zealand! It was a shortish ball from Davey, Ronchi gets back and pulls, finds the man at deep mid-wicket to perfection. He shakes his head as he walks away. Ronchi c Gardiner b Davey 12(10) [4s-2]
23.2 -
Davey to Corey Anderson, out Caught by Iain Wardlaw!! Another one goes! New Zealand are just 10 runs away from a win and they are falling down rapidly. Anderson picks this one from his pads and flicks it in the air, ends up top-edging it to fine leg. Wardlaw does well to judge the catch and snaffle it in front of the rope. Corey Anderson c Iain Wardlaw b Davey 11(16) [4s-1]
21.0 -
Iain Wardlaw to Elliott, out Caught by Matthew Cross!! What are New Zealand doing? They have lost half their side in chase of this paltry total. Wardlaw gets his third! It was a back of a length delivery from him, Elliott presses forward and hangs his bat away from his body, nicks it off to the keeper. Elliott c Matthew Cross b Iain Wardlaw 29(31) [4s-5]
17.5 -
Davey to Williamson, out Caught by Matthew Cross!! Williamson perishes! He was looking good for a fifty here. He steps out of the crease to his length delivery and looks to hammer it, gets a thick inside edge and the ball goes through to the keeper, who moves to his left to snaffle it. It was dying down on him but Cross does well to hang onto the take. Williamson was unsure whether that had carried but the umpire sends him off. Williamson c Matthew Cross b Davey 38(45) [4s-6]
10.4 -
Haq to Ross Taylor, out Caught by Rob Taylor!! Ross Taylor departs in search of some quick runs. He charges down the track and slogs it hard across the line. He has mistimed that however, ends up finding the man at deep mid-wicket to perfection. Rob Taylor does well to hold onto the catch at the edge of the rope. Ross Taylor c Rob Taylor b Haq 9(14) [4s-1]
7.0 -
Iain Wardlaw to Brendon McCullum, out Caught by Matthew Cross!! McCullum departs 10 minutes before the lunch break. It was just short of a good length and shaping away outside off, McCullum was looking to run it down between the keeper and slip, but ends up edging it to the keeper, who moves to his right to snaffle it. Brendon McCullum c Matthew Cross b Iain Wardlaw 15(12) [4s-3]
2.4 -
Iain Wardlaw to Guptill, out Caught by Matthew Cross!! Guptill goes and Scots draw first blood in this innings. It was fuller and just outside off, Guptill was looking to drive, but the ball shapes away and takes the outside edge instead. The keeper moves to his right and takes a simple catch. Guptill c Matthew Cross b Iain Wardlaw 17(14) [4s-4]