England vs New Zealand, 6th Match, Group A - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: ICC Champions Trophy, 2017 Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Date & Time: Jun 06, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Plunkett 4-55(9.3 ov)
44.3
Plunkett to Southee, out Caught by Roy!! That should be a wrap. Yes. Southee mows the ball in the air, it doesn't have the distance on it and Roy takes an easy catch at deep mid-wicket. Southee c Roy b Plunkett 2(6)
44.2
Plunkett to Southee, no run, pitched up, Southee drives to mid-off. Sweet timing, but straight to the fielder
44.1
Plunkett to Milne, out Caught by Adil Rashid!! Another one for Plunkett. Getting a few cheap wickets here. Back of a length, Milne isn't anywhere close to the ball as he gallops down and slogs. It's a miscue from high on the bat and pops up in the air. Good catch from Rashid, moving quickly to his left from mid-on and diving across for the grab. Milne c Adil Rashid b Plunkett 10(11) [4s-1]
42.6
Plunkett to Milne, FOUR, so nearly another, instead it's four. Back of a length, Milne tries to whip it through mid-wicket but inside-edges it over the top of the stumps past a diving Buttler
42.5
Plunkett to Corey Anderson, out Caught by Hales!! High on the bat from Anderson, and it's comfortable for Hales in the deep. Anderson shimmies out for the heave, the length is there, but the ball just skids onto him a touch quicker. This game is all but over. Corey Anderson c Hales b Plunkett 10(15) [4s-1]
42.4
Plunkett to Milne, 1 run, short of length outside off, stabbed into the point region
42.3
Plunkett to Milne, no run, grazes Milne's side before going on the bounce to the keeper. Short of length, Milne pulls over the ball. A fumble from Buttler but the ball doesn't go too far from him
42.2
Plunkett to Corey Anderson, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Anderson runs it down with the angle to third man
42.1
Plunkett to Milne, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Milne dabs behind point
36.6
Plunkett to Neesham, out Caught by Hales!! Checks the pull shot, and is caught in the deep. Wonder if the ball stopped on Neesham, because he certainly didn't go through with it, or maybe Plunkett rolled his fingers on the ball again. He ends up offering an easy catch to Hales at deep mid-wicket. Neesham c Hales b Plunkett 18(14) [4s-1 6s-1]
36.5
Plunkett to Neesham, SIX, launches into it! He's got all of that. Mighty, mighty blow. Plunkett pitches it up and disappears over the long-on boundary
36.4
Plunkett to Neil Broom, 1 run, thick outside edge as Broom aims a drive through the covers. Single to third man
36.3
Plunkett to Neesham, 1 run, 121kph, the length is short and so Neesham rocks back to muscle it through mid-wicket. But because Plunkett has rolled his fingers across this, the ball stays low and he under-edges it into the pad. Broom is quickly across for the single
36.2
Plunkett to Neil Broom, 1 run, off-cutter perhaps, strays on leg and is helped around down to fine leg
36.1
Plunkett to Neesham, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, Neesham stabs into the off-side in front of point and they nab a single
34.6
Plunkett to Neesham, 1 run, Plunkett bangs it in and Neesham isn't quite in control of the pull. He under-edges it through square leg
34.5
Plunkett to Neesham, FOUR, first boundary in 51 balls. Neesham takes the aerial route as he pumps a fullish ball over mid-on. Not quite off the middle, but he picked his spot there and dragged the ball over the fielder from outside off
34.4
Plunkett to Neil Broom, 1 run, back of a length, clipped away through square leg
34.3
Plunkett to Neesham, 1 run, swats it away through mid-wicket. Much shorter than the previous one, and so Neesham makes contact
34.2
Plunkett to Neesham, no run, misjudges length - it's not short enough to pull. The ball skids on from a back of length and zips below the under-edge through to Buttler
34.1
Plunkett to Neesham, no run, short of length, pushes it across off, Neesham stabs into the off-side towards backward point
32.6
Plunkett to Ross Taylor, 1 run, overpitched outside off, Taylor throws his hands at it and creams it for a single to the right of sweeper cover. Could have been two there, but the fielder was quick. Slightly wayward lengths from Plunkett in this over
32.5
Plunkett to Neil Broom, 1 run, short of length at the stumps, Broom nudges softly into the on-side for a quick single
32.4
Plunkett to Ross Taylor, 1 run, angles the ball down to third man
32.3
Plunkett to Neil Broom, 1 run, short of length into the body, Broom pulls it on the bounce to deep square leg. Wasn't very far from the fielder
32.2
Plunkett to Ross Taylor, 1 run, fingertips, fingertips from Roy. Just out of his reach at backward point. Slightly fuller, Taylor wafts at it and slices it in the air. Gets away
32.1
Plunkett to Ross Taylor, no run, repeatedly hitting that back of length now. It's Plunkett into the attack actually, and he does the same. Taylor fails in his attempt to dab him to third man. Chops it off a thick under-edge towards the keeper
18.6
Plunkett to Williamson, 2 runs, another brace. Third of the over. Get the feeling that Plunkett was bowled for one over extra here. Once more is a tad too straight and is picked past mid-wicket
18.5
Plunkett to Williamson, 2 runs, full and on the stumps, easy pickings for Williamson, clipped it backward of square and gave fine leg a lot of running to do, two more added to Williamson's tally
18.4
Plunkett to Williamson, no run, shuffles across to nudge one into the leg-side, Plunkett keeps it short and outside off, the ball might have just held its line as well as it beat the inside edge. He is a wry smile on his face. He knew he was beaten comprehensively
18.3
Plunkett to Williamson, no run, good length ball on off, Williamson is half-forward and defending
18.2
Plunkett to Williamson, FOUR, streaky! Very unlike Williamson. Short delivery from Plunkett and right on the money, Williamson was ducking but had left his bat hanging like a periscope, the ball deflects off the back of the bat and beats the man at fine leg
18.1
Plunkett to Williamson, 2 runs, too straight, on middle and leg, picked away off the pads behind square. A chase for fine leg and the duo jog back comfortably for the second
16.6
Plunkett to Williamson, 1 run, a typical Williamson back foot punch to sweeper cover to retain strike
16.5
Plunkett to Ross Taylor, 1 run, short of length just outside off, Taylor jumps and cracks it square on the off-side
16.4
Plunkett to Ross Taylor, no run, tad fuller than the previous deliveries, Taylor pushes it tentatively to cover. Feet going nowhere
16.3
Plunkett to Ross Taylor, no run, shortens the length outside off, Taylor watches it sail past him
16.2
Plunkett to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, risky second, but got it easily in the end. Plunkett goes a bit too straight, flicked square on the leg-side. Taylor is not the swiftest but makes it in
16.1
Plunkett to Ross Taylor, no run, good length ball around off, Taylor knocks it to mid-on
14.6
Plunkett to Ross Taylor, no run, once more Plunkett extracts disconcerting bounce. Taylor played it well in the end. He was opened up but didn't go with hard hands, the ball hit the shoulder of the blade and dropped well in front of the gully fielder
14.5
Plunkett to Ross Taylor, no run, good length ball outside off, Taylor lifts his bat and lets it go
14.4
Plunkett to Ross Taylor, no run, Taylor is startled. This back of a length delivery just kicks up from the surface. Taylor was pushing forward to block and the ball missed everything to strike the grille of the helmet. He gestures to Williamson that it just jumped up. Both have a word and do some gardening
14.3
Plunkett to Williamson, 1 run, back of a length on off and middle, chipped uppishly through the vacant mid-wicket region
14.2
Plunkett to Williamson, no run, nasty! Banged in short and right at the ear. Williamson for once took his eyes off the ball as he tried to evade it and is pinged on the side of the helmet. He will be a bit rattled
14.1
Plunkett to Williamson, no run, Williamson remains calm at the other end, offers a straight bat in defence to the good length delivery
12.6
Plunkett to Guptill, no run, once more hits the bat hard with the short of length delivery, Guptill drops it down the surface
12.5
Plunkett to Guptill, byes, FOUR, wow! That's a cracker from Plunkett. Dug in short and shoots up on Guptill, who has no clue about it, the ball brushed the glove and flew over Buttler. The umpire didn't spot the deflection and gave it as byes
12.4
Plunkett to Williamson, 1 run, in the air and away from a diving Joe Root. Williamson continues playing the dab to third man, was uppish and just away from the outstretch hand of Root at gully
12.3
Plunkett to Williamson, 2 runs, hat-trick of twos. Played it with soft hands into the leg-side ring. No one apart from mid-on inside the circle and the duo hare back for the second
12.2
Plunkett to Williamson, 2 runs, this time Williamson gets the steer in the gap. Stands tall and runs it behind point. Away from the gully fielder as well as third man, two more
12.1
Plunkett to Williamson, 2 runs, such supple wrists from Williamson, almost picks it from off and works it in front of square on the off-side, Roy fires a throw at the bowler and Plunkett gets enough deflection to get it away from the backing up fielder. Sloppy!
10.6
Plunkett to Guptill, no run, bit of extra bounce and Plunkett hits the splice of the bat, Guptill played it well in the end, dropped it with soft hands into the off-side ring and sprinted across for a quick single
10.5
Plunkett to Guptill, no run, tight lines from Plunkett and Guptill is defending it into the off-side
10.4
Plunkett to Guptill, 2 runs, slightly fuller and on off, Guptill knocks it in front of mid-off and sets off for a quick single, a needless shy and ricochet allows the duo to scamper back for the second
10.3
Plunkett to Guptill, no run, there you go. Back of a length and on off, Guptill offers a dead-bat in defence
10.2
Plunkett to Williamson, 1 run, shuffles across to the back of a length delivery and clips it to deep mid-wicket
10.1
Plunkett to Guptill, 1 run, short of length and just outside off, Guptill is on his toes to punch it to deep cover
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