15/02Result
3rd ODI (D/N), England tour of New Zealand at Auckland, Feb 15 2008
England won by 6 wkts (18b rem) (D/L)
Player of the Match
Paul CollingwoodEngland
15/02Result
3rd ODI (D/N), England tour of New Zealand at Auckland, Feb 15 2008
England won by 6 wkts (18b rem) (D/L)
Player of the Match
Paul CollingwoodEngland

END OF OVER:
44 | 3 Runs | ENG: 229/4 | RR: 5.20

  • Paul Collingwood70 (50b)
  • Owais Shah18 (28b)
  • Jacob Oram9-1-45-1
  • Paul Hitchcock7-0-56-0

Well, the only way was up after two resounding drubbings, but England bounced back well and were led from the front by Paul Collingwood who took 3 for 43 and then hammered 70 not out off 50 balls. They bowled well, even though they allowed New Zealand to post 234 for 9 after being 95 for 6, and then recovered from losing both openers to ease home with three overs and six wickets in hand.

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43.6
1
Oram to Collingwood, 1 run, short, pulled but not timed, but it makes no difference as they take the single to backward square leg that wins the match and puts England back in the series
43.5
1
Oram to Shah, 1 run, slashed drive to the left of extra cover and this time Shah takes the run to tie the scores
43.4
0
Oram to Shah, no run, crisp drive to deepish mid-off but again no interest in the single
43.3
0
Oram to Shah, no run, all very anticlimactic now ... the runs will come .... but not off this ball which point fields

God Save The Queen rings out for the first time this tour. The national anthem version and not the Sex Pistols one ...

43.2
0
Oram to Shah, no run, driven to extra cover
43.1
1
Oram to Collingwood, 1 run, low full toss patted to long-on

Three to win and at least the series is alive ...

END OF OVER:
43 | 18 Runs | ENG: 226/4 (3 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 5.25, RRR: 0.75)

  • Owais Shah17 (24b)
  • Paul Collingwood68 (48b)
  • Paul Hitchcock7-0-56-0
  • Kyle Mills10-1-54-0
42.6
0
Hitchcock to Shah, no run, firmly pushed to point and ironic cheers for the dot ball
42.5
0
Hitchcock to Shah, no run, slower ball steered to backward point
42.4
1
Hitchcock to Collingwood, 1 run, good yorker well dug out and pushed to long-on

England are racing towards the finishing line ...

42.3
4
Hitchcock to Collingwood, FOUR, now you suspect he is taking the whatsit ... another full toss reverse swept to perfection
42.2
4
Hitchcock to Collingwood, FOUR, driven over mid-off, it bounces a foot inside the rope and as the man is in the ring, a safe shot
42.1
2
Hitchcock to Collingwood, 2 runs, chipped over the bowler, not enough power to make the rope but two more
42.1
7nb
Hitchcock to Collingwood, (no ball) SIX, chest-high full toss, dismissively swatted into the crowd beyond square leg

END OF OVER:
42 | 14 Runs | ENG: 208/4 (21 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 4.95, RRR: 4.20)

  • Owais Shah17 (22b)
  • Paul Collingwood51 (43b)
  • Kyle Mills10-1-54-0
  • Chris Martin7-0-45-0
41.6
2
Mills to Shah, 2 runs, steered skillfully down to third man, it was full and he opened the face so perfectly that he almost evaded the man down there
41.5
1
Mills to Collingwood, 1 run, pushed to extra cover, the batsmen hurry, the fielder almost seems to have given up the ghost
41.4
4
Mills to Collingwood, FOUR, leg-side full toss, jabbed through midwicket and more air escapes ...
41.3
4
Mills to Collingwood, FOUR, he steps to leg and hammers the ball through the covers, a super shot at this stage of the game and you can see the Kiwis deflating with every blow

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England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st18P MustardAN Cook
2nd13IR BellAN Cook
3rd107IR BellKP Pietersen
4th11PD CollingwoodKP Pietersen
5th80PD CollingwoodOA Shah