SCORECARDCOMMENTARY
ENG WON
T20
ENG beat NZ by 13 runs
ENG
163-6
20.0/20 Ovrs
150-10
19.2/20 Ovrs
NZ
ICC World Twenty20 Warm-up Matches, 2021 |Match 13 |10/20/2021
Sheikh Zayed Stadium Nursery 2, Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Zayed Stadium Nursery 2, Abu Dhabi
Commentary
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- Apart from a bit of extra work towards the end, England will be satisfied with their bowling show. They were put under pressure initially by Martin Guptill but after that, the English bowlers picked up the intensity in the middle overs. As mentioned earlier, Adil Rashid picked three crucial wickets and was quite handy with his variations. The English batting though still needs to get more effective and sharp. Jos Buttler had a good outing and Sam Billings also showed his skills in the death overs but the form of Jason Roy, Eoin Morgan and Dawid Malan remains a big concern for them.
- It was a stiff target for New Zealand but apart from Martin Guptill and his stand with Devon Conway, there wasn't much fight shown. Todd Astle and Ish Sodhi did put up a good resistance but you can't take a lot of confidence from their partnership. All the other Kiwi batters looked in a hurry and England had no qualms in giving them the return ticket. Adil Rashid bounced back well after a disappointing show against India and picked up three wickets. Mark Wood also bowled with a lot of fire and pace and claimed a 4-wicket haul. Not the kind of outing the Blackcaps would have planned for but at least they now know the areas they need to focus on.
- Great fight from the final partnership but eventually, England managed to cross the line. From 103/9, the Three Lions let the game drift away a bit and can certainly not afford to do that in the main tournament. To close the game effectively is something England would like to do better in the coming games.
- 19.2WChris Woakes to Todd Astle, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Chris Woakes ends the game well for England. Todd Astle and Ish Sodhi gave them a nervy end but the Brits do well to cross the line here. This is bowled slightly shorter, around off and middle, Todd Astle gets inside the line and looks to work this to the leg side but the ball takes the thigh pad and clips the top of the leg pole. England win by 13 runs!
- 19.11Chris Woakes to Ish Sodhi, This is bowled in the blockhole, around off, Ish digs this one towards covers for a single.
- END OF OVER 19 | 14 Runs & 0 Wkt | NZ 149/9
- 15 needed off 6 balls. Can New Zealand pull it off? Chris Woakes to bowl...
- 18.66Chris Jordan to Todd Astle, SIX! What a great strike! This brings the equation down for the Kiwis as they need 15 more from the last 6 balls! Slower ball, full on off, Todd Astle judges this well and gets low to smoke this one well over deep mid-wicket.
- 18.52Chris Jordan to Todd Astle, A pacy length delivery outside off, Todd Astle reaches out and works this past point for a couple of runs.
- 18.41Chris Jordan to Ish Sodhi, Around off and middle, heaved to the long on region for a run.
- 18.34Chris Jordan to Ish Sodhi, FOUR! Over the fielder at mid off! A full toss, around off and middle, Ish Sodhi lofts this one over the leaping mid off fielder for a boundary. Sodhi moves into the 20s.
- 18.20Chris Jordan to Ish Sodhi, Outside off, bunted back to Chris by Ish.
- 18.11Chris Jordan to Todd Astle, Yorker, around off, Todd Astle digs this one past Jordan, to the left of long on for a single.
- END OF OVER 18 | 4 Runs & 0 Wkt | NZ 135/9
- 17.61Tymal Mills to Todd Astle, Full toss on middle, knocked to the leg side for one. 29 more needed from 12 balls!
- 17.51Tymal Mills to Ish Sodhi, The slower one again, around middle, Ish Sodhi is taken by surprise as he lets out a laugh after he awkwardly pulls this to square leg for one.
- 17.40Tymal Mills to Ish Sodhi, On middle, it is the slower one again, Mills blocks it to the right of Tymal.
- 17.31Tymal Mills to Todd Astle, Todd Astle guides this one to the short third man fielder for one.
- 17.21Tymal Mills to Ish Sodhi, Slower again on the pads, Sodhi tickles this through short fine leg for one.
- 17.10Tymal Mills to Ish Sodhi, Off-pace, back of a length, on middle, Sodhi is early into the pull shot and misses.
- END OF OVER 17 | 4 Runs & 0 Wkt | NZ 131/9
- Tymal Mills (3-0-20-0) comes back into the attack.
- Update - India have won their warm-up game against Australia by 9 wickets whereas Namibia have managed to outclass the Netherlands, all thanks to the knock from David Wiese. They have opened their account and made Group A very interesting.
- 16.60Chris Jordan to Todd Astle, Just 4 off this. Yorker, way outside off, Astle reaches out but fails to connect.