New Zealand beat England by 86 runs in second ODI, win series – Cricket news
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 avenged their Test series loss by beating the hosts England in the three-match NatWest Series after winning the second match by 86 runs at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on Sunday, June 2, 2013.
After having won the opening encounter, the Kiwis needed to seal the series by winning this fixture for redemption. They chose to bat first after winning the toss, but lost their first wicket with only 12 runs on the board as opener Luke Ronchi fell with
two runs to his name.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KS-Williamson-c1813 and the two crafted a formidable stand against the Poms, taking the sting out of the bowling attack. It was vital for this pair to stay in the middle for as long as possible to put their side in a dominating
position.
The batting duo led their side towards 132 runs, as they smacked the bowlers all around the park. This lethal partnership was finally brought to an end by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501 by nabbing the wicket of Williamson, who had his stumps uprooted after scoring 55 runs
off 63 runs.
However, this was not the end for New Zealand as the pair of Guptill and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 with 60 runs to his name.
New Zealand were not done yet, as skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129 joined the party and continued New Zealand’s batting dominance.
With Guptill unbeaten on an astounding knock of 189 and McCullum on a brilliant 40, New Zealand managed to pile 359 runs on the board.
In order to chase down this intimidating target, England needed cool heads with a solid planning. Openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597 gave their side a stand of 50 runs, before the Poms lost the services of their captain, who faltered with 34 runs to his
name.
With 64 on the board, Bell also found his way off the field as he lost his wicket after scoring 25 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Lumb-c1981 Root then crafted a potent resistance to take the score to 122, before Root (28) was the next man to find his way off the field. Apart from Trott, none of the English batsmen looked comfortable against the New Zealand attack. Consequently,
the hosts faltered on 273 runs in 44.1 overs.
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