ICC World Twenty20: New Zealand vs England – As it happened...

Live updates from Match 15 of ICC World Twenty20 being played at the Zahur Ahmed Chaowdhury Stadium, Chittagong.

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Zee Media Bureau Updates from Match 15 of ICC World Twenty 20 between New Zealand and England played at the Zahur Ahmed Chaowdhury Stadium, Chittagong. SCORECARD» | COMMENTARY» | REPORT» ============================================================== New Zealand innings: The rain hasn't stopped and thus New Zealand have won the match by 9 runs via D/L method. Corey Anderson was named the Man of the Match for his two wickets and brilliant effort in the field. Over 5.2 || Score 52/1 Chris Jordan introduced into the attack. Williamson works the first ball through the gap at midwicket for a boundary! Williamson took a single off the second ball. The players are walking off the field, as rain has interrupted play! According to D/L, New Zealand should have scored 43 runs to win the match, and the Kiwis are way ahead by 9 runs. Brendon McCullum 16* (6b) Kane Williamson 24* (17b) ============================================================== Over 5 || Score 47/0 Stuart Broad to bowl his first over. McCullum played just two deliveries and charged down the wicket off the third delivery and slapped that high over deep midwicket for a Six! McCullum charged down the wicket off the fourth ball, got a leading edge which flew over the keeper's head for a boundary! There was a slight interruption in the play as a result of some lighting and thunder. Broad's last ball was a low full-toss and McCullum hammered it for another Six! 16 runs from the over. McCullum, as expected, is playing fearless cricket. ============================================================== Over 4 || Score 31/1 Dernbach got England their first breakthrough, as Guptill didn't time his pull shot and was caught by Jordan at mid-on. Skipper Brendon McCullum is the new man in. Six runs from the over. MJ Guptill c Jordan b Dernbach 11 (9b) ============================================================== Over 3 || Score 25/0 Tim Bresnan to bowl his first over. Williamson made some room for himself on the off-side and worked the ball through covers for a boundary! The next ball was wide and Williamson used the width and slapped that past point for a boundary! Ten runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 2 || Score 15/0 Jade Dernbach to bowl from the other end. Third ball was a length delivery and Guptill smashed that straight down the ground for a boundary! Eight runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 1 || Score 7/0 Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill to open for the Kiwis, Moeen Ali – who played a superb knock, will opening the bowling for England. It was proving to be a good over, until a poor fielding effort from Jordan at point produced four runs for the Kiwis. Seven runs from the first over. ============================================================== England innings: Over 20 || Score 172/6 Anderson to bowl the penultimate over. Fourth ball was a short one and Bresnan smashed that over long-on for a Six! England were expected to reach 180-run mark but their actual score isn't bad considering the fumble in the latter part of their innings. That cameo from Bresnan has given the English fans some hope. Tim Bresnan 17* (8b) Ravi Bopara 24* (19b) ============================================================== Over 19 || Score 159/6 Mills to bowl the penultimate over. Bresnan smashed the fifth ball towards deep midwicket, where Anderson made his first mistake of the match as he got under the ball, got a hand to it, but it fell for a one-bounce boundary! Bresnan lifted the last ball of the over above covers for another boundary! Ten runs from the over. Bresnan has provided the momentum England needed in the death overs. ============================================================== Over 18 || Score 149/6 Nathan McCullum brought back into the attack. Jordan tried to clear the fielder at long-on, but mistimed it straight to Southee, England lose another wicket. Bopara is now their only hope. Tim Bresnan is the new man in. Four runs from the over and a wicket for McCullum. CJ Jordan c Southee b NL McCullum 8 (6b) ============================================================== Over 17 || Score 145/5 Southee into his final over. Luke Ronchi has dropped a lolly! It was a soft dismissal as Bopara edged one, which went straight into the gloves of Rochi and he grassed it! Had Rochi hit the stumps, Bopara would have been run-out. Poor effort by the keeper. And Bopara rubbed salts into Southee's wounds as he charged down the wicket off the next ball and smashed a Six over long-off! Jordan got into action as well and he too charged down the wicket and cleared long-off for a Six! 15 runs from the over! ============================================================== Over 16 || Score 130/5 Anderson has been brought back into the attack. Fourth ball was a wide delivery, Buttler wanted to score off it and dragged it onto the stumps. Most of the English batsmen have been dismissed after they looked well set to score a half-century. Just four runs from the over. What a game Anderson has had so far! JC Buttler b Anderson 32 (23b) ============================================================== Over 15 || Score 126/4 Southee into his third over. Fourth ball was a short one, and Butler smashed that convincingly towards fine leg for a boundary! Buttler worked the last ball towards third man for another boundary! 12 runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 14 || Score 114/4 Mills into his third over. Nine runs from the over. With six overs remaining, one of these two batsmen will have to change gears now. ============================================================== Over 13 || Score 105/4 Tim Southee has been brought back into the attack. And he strikes! Eoin Morgan charged down the wicket, and mistimed the ball straight to Brendon McCullum at mid-off! Big blow for England once again, as they needed their skipper to be there in order to reach to a formidable total. Ravi Bopara is the new man in. Excellent over from Southee, two runs and a wicket! The Kiwis are slowly getting back into the match. EJG Morgan c BB McCullum b Southee 12 (15b) ============================================================== Over 12 || Score 103/3 McCullum to bowl his third over. Buttler hammered the first ball through covers for a boundary! Strange field setting there, long-on was vacant and Buttler scored another boundary in that direction. Ten runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 11 || Score 93/3 McClenaghan to bowl his final over. Morgan worked the third ball through covers for a boundary! ============================================================== Over 10 || Score 84/3 Nathan McCullum to bowl his second over. Seven runs from the over. England will eye a score of around 180 from here onwards. ============================================================== Over 9 || Score 77/3 McClenaghan to bowl his third over. Another set batsman – Michael Lumb throws his wicket away. Lumb was offered room outside the off-stump and he slapped that towards deep backward point where Anderson dived to his left and took a good catch. Just two runs from the over, good comeback from the Kiwis. MJ Lumb c Anderson b McClenaghan 33 (24b) ============================================================== Over 8 || Score 75/2 Anderson to continue. Lumb had some room off the first ball and he played that fine past the fielder at point for a boundary! Moeen Ali paid the price for playing too many shots as he hit a short ball straight to McClenaghan at deep square leg. But he has probably done his job with a fine knock. Skipper Eoin Morgan is the new man in. Nine runs from the over. MM Ali c McClenaghan b Anderson 36 (23b) ============================================================== Over 7 || Score 66/1 Spin introduced, Nathan McCullum brought into the attack. Third ball was a full-toss and Lumb worked that past the fielder at short fine leg for a boundary! Lumb followed it with another boundary, this time through extra-cover. 11 runs from the over. These two are looking unstoppable at the moment. ============================================================== Over 6 || Score 55/1 Corey Anderson has been brought into the attack. Moeen Ali scored another boundary when he pulled a short delivery towards short short fine leg. Excellent start this from England! ============================================================== Over 5 || Score 48/1 Tim Southee has been introduced into the attack. He began his spell with two short balls and Moeen Ali sent both for boundaries! Fifth ball was short again and on that occasion Lumb pulled it above midwicket for a Six! 17 runs from the over. Both these left-handers are looking in a devastating mood. ============================================================== Over 4 || Score 31/1 McClenaghan to continue. Lumb smashed the fourth delivery over the bowler's hea d for a boundary. Six runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 3 || Score 25/1 Kyle Mills to continue. Ali was offered some width off the fourth ball and he cleared the fielder at mid-on to score his second boundary! Mills followed that boundary with a bouncer and Ali got into an even better position and launched that over deep midwicket for a Six! Mills ended the over with a length ball and Ali slapped that straight down the ground for a boundary! 16 runs from the over. Moeen Ali has made his intentions very clear! ============================================================== Over 2 || Score 9/1 McClenaghan to bowl from the other end. The second ball was slightly short and Moeen Ali worked that fine past midwicket for a boundary! Eight runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 1 || Score 1/1 Kyle Mills to bowl the first over for New Zealand, Alex Hales and Michael Lumb to open the innings for England. And he strikes in his first over! Hales charged down the wicket, the ball swung away while he was looking to work it towards midwicket, got a leading edge which went towards mid-off and Corey Anderson took an excellent one-handed catch running backwards. One run from the over and a big wicket of Hales! AD Hales c Anderson b Mills 0 (2b) ============================================================== England and New Zealand will begin their T20 campaign against each other. While New Zealand have some formidable all-rounders in James Neesham and Corey Anderson, England have played a few T20 matches recently and their batsmen shouldn`t take much time to adapt into the format.