England vs New Zealand 17th match at Pallekele, 29 Sep, 2012

Toss: New Zealand, who choose to bat first
New Zealand 148/6 (20)
England 149/4 (18.5)
England won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: LJ Wright
  • Jonny Bairstow 5 * (2)
  • Jos Buttler 5 * (8)

Over 3.6 DL Vettorito LJ Wright1 lb

Gets hit on the pad by a flighted delivery that was sliding down leg. Picks up a leg bye from squareleg.

Over 4.1 KD Millsto LJ Wrightno runs

Goes back and defends it to the bowler.

Over 4.2 KD Millsto LJ Wrightno runs

Moves back and defends the rising delivery to covers.

Over 4.3 KD Millsto LJ WrightBoundary!

Shuffles across on the frontfoot and flicks it away to square fine leg for a boundary.

Over 4.4 KD Millsto LJ Wright1 run

Goes back and nudges the slower one to point and steals a single.

Over 4.6 KD Millsto LJ Wrightbeaten, no runs

Goes back for a square cut and is beaten by the away movement.

Over 5.3 DL Vettorito LJ Wrightno runs

Steps out too close to the pitch of the ball and drags the yorker to the bowler.

Over 5.4 DL Vettorito LJ WrightBoundary!

Flicks the half volley off his pads through wide mid on for a boundary.

Over 5.5 DL Vettorito LJ Wright1 lb

Steps out early, attempts a flick and gets hit on the pad outside off, and picks up a leg bye from covers.

Over 6.4 NL McCullumto LJ Wright1 run

Drives the flighted delivery wristily to long on for one.

Over 6.6 NL McCullumto LJ Wright1 run

Goes back and flicks it behind squareleg for one.

Over 7.1 RJ Nicolto LJ Wright1 run

Flicks the flat delivery through mid wicket for one.

Over 7.5 RJ Nicolto LJ Wright1 run

Drives it back to the bowler who half stops it to his right to concede a single.

Over 8.2 NL McCullumto LJ Wright1 run

Moves back and pulls it wristily to long on for one.

Over 8.5 NL McCullumto LJ Wrightno runs

Goes back and flicks the bad delivery off his pads straight to short fine leg.

Over 8.6 NL McCullumto LJ Wright1 run

Full toss and Wright can only heave it for a single towards deep mid wicket.

Over 9.1 RJ Nicolto LJ Wright2 runs

Drills the flighted delivery to the left of the diving long on for a couple.

Over 9.2 RJ Nicolto LJ WrightBoundary!

Steps out and reaches out to the pitch of the widish flat delivery and drives it past extra covers for a boundary.

Over 9.3 RJ Nicolto LJ Wright1 run

Drives the flighted delivery to long off for one.

Over 9.6 RJ Nicolto LJ Wright2 runs

Flicks the quicker one to deep wide mid wicket for a couple.

Over 10.3 NL McCullumto LJ Wright1 run

Flicks the quicker one to the left of mid on for one.

Over 10.5 NL McCullumto LJ WrightSix!!

Bends down and slog sweeps the quicker one a mile over deep mid wicket for a massive six!

Over 10.6 NL McCullumto LJ Wright1 run

Drives it through extra covers for a single.

Over 11.1 JEC Franklinto LJ Wright1 run

Goes back and pulls the slower one to deep squareleg for one.

Over 11.5 JEC Franklinto LJ Wright1 lb

Goes back for a flick and the ball rolls off the pad through squareleg for a leg bye.

Over 12.1 NL McCullumto LJ Wright1 run

Goes back and flicks it through mid wicket for one.

Over 12.3 NL McCullumto LJ Wright1 run

Goes back and deflects the quicker one off his pad to short fine leg and collects a single.

Over 13.1 DL Vettorito LJ Wright1 run

Steps out and flicks it through mid wicket and is sent back from a second run.

Over 13.3 DL Vettorito LJ Wright1 run

Steps out too close to the ball and drags his shot off an inside edge to short fine leg for one.

Over 14.1 TG Southeeto LJ Wright2 runs

Drives the attempted yorker to deep covers for a couple.

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