New Zealand vs England, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: England tour of New Zealand, 2018 Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch Date & Time: Mar 30-Apr 03, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Ish Sodhi 0-31(5 ov)
77.6
Ish Sodhi to Mark Wood, no run, beaten. Leg-break outside off, Wood pokes and misses
77.5
Ish Sodhi to Mark Wood, 2 runs, maiden Test fifty for Wood. Priceless knock as far as England are concerned. The Barmy Army are up on their feet to appluad the effort. Wood acknowledges it by raising his bat and is all smiles. Waited deep in his crease and guided it past lone slip to reach the landmark
77.4
Ish Sodhi to Mark Wood, no run, flighted on the stumps, smothered
77.3
Ish Sodhi to Bairstow, 1 run, googly, dropped short. Bairstow flat-bats it down to long-on
77.2
Ish Sodhi to Bairstow, SIX, lures Bairstow with a tossed up delivery outside off and Bairstow takes it head on. Leans across, opens himself up and lofts it inside-out over extra cover beautifully. All the way!
77.1
Ish Sodhi to Bairstow, no run, dinked with an open bat face to short third man
75.6
Ish Sodhi to Mark Wood, FOUR, make that 14 runs off the over. Wood is frustrating the hosts here. Sodhi drags his length back and offers it short. Wood went deep in his crease and clubbed the pull into the gap at deep mid-wicket
75.5
Ish Sodhi to Mark Wood, FOUR, another googly and this time Wood dismisses from his presence. Goes low and swung it hard over deep mid-wicket for a maximum
75.4
Ish Sodhi to Mark Wood, byes, 2 runs, Sodhi slips in a googly but pitches it on leg and it spins further away, Watling gets a hand and it trickles away towards fine leg
75.3
Ish Sodhi to Mark Wood, no run, giant stride forward and kills all the turn
75.2
Ish Sodhi to Mark Wood, FOUR, flowing boundaries here. Wood unsettles Sodhi rightaway, pivoting back to a flatter ball and slices the cut through point
75.1
Ish Sodhi to Mark Wood, no run, tosses up invitingly just outside off, Wood prods forward and taps it to point, says a loud "No"
29.6
Ish Sodhi to Stoneman, no run, teaser, in the drivable channel. Stoneman gently pushes it to extra cover
29.5
Ish Sodhi to Stoneman, no run, googly from Sodhi, Stoneman watches it carefully and smothers under his nose
29.4
Ish Sodhi to Stoneman, no run, flighted up on off, blocked
29.3
Ish Sodhi to Stoneman, FOUR, first runs after Lunch and it'll be a boundary. Sodhi provides Stoneman the width to free his arms for the cut. He goes deep and flays it very late, beats backward point. The fielder gives a desperate chase but in vain
29.2
Ish Sodhi to Stoneman, no run, slightly shorter and flatter in trajectory, Stoneman hangs back and wrists it to mid-on
29.1
Ish Sodhi to Stoneman, no run, tosses it up floatingly just outside off, Stoneman presses forward in defence
27.6
Ish Sodhi to Root, 1 run, too straight in line and it's the googly as well, Root picks it and nudges through mid-wicket
27.5
Ish Sodhi to Root, FOUR, elegant shot! Root made room nicely for the inside out drive and nailed it to perfection. It was generously tossed up and the English skipper took full toll. Beat short cover to his right and mid-off to his left
27.4
Ish Sodhi to Root, no run, quicker leg break with a hint of turn, pushed off the back foot towards cover
27.3
Ish Sodhi to Root, no run, pushed through quicker and a touch short, Root sits back and punches it to mid-on
27.2
Ish Sodhi to Root, no run, very full and a touch flattish as well, driven with a strong bottom hand to mid-on
27.1
Ish Sodhi to Root, no run, looped up wider outside off, Root checks the drive towards short cover
25.6
Ish Sodhi to Stoneman, 1 run, floated up around leg stump, this time Stoneman takes a step down the track and eases it towards deep mid-on. Easy single
25.5
Ish Sodhi to Stoneman, no run, excited appeal for LBW from Sodhi, turned down. Missing leg probably but he will be happy with the turn he has got on this leg break. Stoneman missed the flick and got pinged on the pads
25.4
Ish Sodhi to Stoneman, no run, looped up outside off, nice stride in defence off the front foot towards the off-side
25.3
Ish Sodhi to Stoneman, no run, better length, slower through the air as well and Stoneman defends off the front foot to the leg-side
25.2
Ish Sodhi to Stoneman, no run, another overcooked delivery on the pads, Stoneman cannot find the gap once again on the flick, straight to mid-wicket
25.1
Ish Sodhi to Stoneman, no run, tossed up on leg stump, a bit too full and Stoneman flicks but straight to mid-wicket
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