Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
JDP Oram
88(91) 4x4 - 4x6
Control %90%
- Productive Shot
- off side drive on front foot
- 36 runs
- 2x4 - 1x6
IR Bell
73(89) 10x4 - 0x6
Control %95%
- Productive Shot
- off side drive on front foot
- 27 runs
- 4x4 - 0x6
15/02Result
3rd ODI (D/N), England tour of New Zealand at Auckland, Feb 15 2008
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
234/9 (50 ov) -
![England]( "England")
229/4 (44/47 ov, target 229)
Player of the Match
15/02Result
3rd ODI (D/N), England tour of New Zealand at Auckland, Feb 15 2008
-
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
234/9 (50 ov) -
![England]( "England")
229/4 (44/47 ov, target 229)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
New Zealand led the 5-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.00 start, First Session 14.00-17.30 Interval 17.30-18.15, Second Session 18.15-21.45
Match days
15 February 2008 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
NEW ZEALAND 234/9 (50 OVERS)
- Jacob Oram88 (91)
- Daniel Vettori42 (35)
- Stuart Broad3/32 (10)
- Paul Collingwood3/43 (9)
ENGLAND 229/4 (44 OVERS)
- Ian Bell73 (89)
- Paul Collingwood*70 (50)
- Jacob Oram1/45 (9)
- Daniel Vettori2/23 (10)
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.
Click here to read Andrew Miller's gripping bulletin. In the meantime, that it from Martin Williamson and Andrew Miller for tonight. We will be back next Wednesday at 11am (2200GMT Tuesday) for the fourth ODI in Napier.
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 ...
Match Coverage
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