http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 credits New Zealand for the ODI victory – Cricket News
New Zealand’s 86-run victory in the second One Day International (ODI) of the NatWest Series, left English captain Alastair Cook with words of commendation for the visitors who outmatched his side in every department
to finally take the series at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, on Sunday.
“Four years unbeaten at home is a good record but credit to New Zealand, they were better. Huge credit to New Zealand, they really batted us out of the game. We bowled pretty well until the 42nd, 43rd over but
New Zealand built a huge platform, kept wickets in hand and when you've got a guy on 100 not out and Brendon McCullum, it's very hard to stop them,” said the English skipper.
Giving full marks to the New Zealand batsmen, Cook continued, “When we managed to get a few dots on Guptill he managed to find the boundary. With the extra man in the ring, a lot of runs flew down to third man
but they earned that.”
After losing the first match of the three-match series, the hosts needed to make a comeback in this fixture to save the series, however, their bowlers were completely outplayed by the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 batsmen, who
piled a massive score of 359 runs on the board, to give their hosts a run for their money.
The 189-run knock by New Zealand opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Guptill-c1980 was the highlight of the match as this flamboyant innings helped his side to gain an upper hand on the opponents. The batsman exhibited tremendous form and
was also provided support by the rest of the batsmen, who scored confidently against the struggling English bowling attack. Kane Williamson’s 55, Ross Taylor’s 60 and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129’s unbeaten 40 played a key role in this match.
It was not England’s day, as after getting manhandled in the field, their ordeal continued while batting with the batsmen failing to adjust against New Zealand’s bowling offense. Apart from Jonathan Trott’s unbeaten
109, none of the batsmen scored enough runs to take their side closer to their required target. England now has to focus on the forthcoming Champions Trophy and hope their luck turns around.
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