http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Twenty20 - England's performance - An Overview - Part V
Continued from Part IV.....
Opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 bowlers, but the partnership met its demise on the wicket of Nicol, who fell for 11 at a time when his side had posted 42 runs on the board.
With New Zealand failing to get off to a flier, England were in a dominant position and looking impressive in this intense fixture.
Middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KS-Williamson-c1813, was then the next casualty as he fell after scoring 17 runs.
With the Kiwis on 67, England had them right where they wanted. However, what happened next was a nightmare for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849 and JEC Franklin staggered a nerve racking partnership.
The two batsmen - even with their top batsmen back in the pavilion - did not hesitate to go after the bowlers and in doing so they paced-up their innings by reaching boundaries.
England desperately needed to halt the duo and once again, it came down to Broad’s captaincy on the field to guide England out of this tight spot.
Unfortunately for England, nothing worked as the batsmen took the score to 107, before Finn struck to send the Kiwi skipper back after he had smacked 22 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JEC-Franklin-c1684 played a fine knock in this game as he jabbed a half-century before losing his wicket on a run out.
New Zealand even after a flop start to their innings, managed to amass 148 runs for six.
This was yet again a challenging total and with England’s batsmen failing to blossom so far in the tournament, fans were expecting a New Zealand victory.
However, for England it was extremely important to register a win at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
They had a modest start to their innings as the opening pair managed to post 21 runs before http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DL-Vettori-c1384 on four.
Then with 38, AD Hales was the next man to walk off the field, leaving his side in a spot of bother. The batsman lost his wicket after scoring 22 runs.
This was a perfect scenario for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 and what they needed to do now was to maintain a steady pressure on their opposition.
However, many would argue that New Zealand were complacent and let the game slip out of their hands when they relaxed in front of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/EJG-Morgan-c1419.
On this day, these two batsmen were England’s saviours as not only did they exhibit their batting superiority, but also won the match for their team.
The duo took the score to 127 before the lethal partnership – after doing considerable damage – was broken by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morgan-c77707, who perished after staging a defiant knock of 30 runs.
Then after hammering a sensational 76-run innings, Wright also found his way back to the pavilion, leaving his team on 142.
It was, nonetheless, too late for New Zealand to save the game as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jonathan-Clare-c1729 Buttler and JM Bairstow drove England across the finish line to win the match in 18.5 overs for the loss of four wickets.
To be continued ........
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