New Zealand Vs England 9Th Match Pool A
ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · Westpac Stadium, Wellington · 20 February 2015
New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 226 balls remaining)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 226 balls remaining). Brendon McCullum top-scored with 77 for New Zealand. Tim Southee took 7/33.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (then Westpac Stadium)
- Date
- 20 February 2015
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 226 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Tim Southee
- Captains
- Eoin Morgan (England), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- PR Reiffel and RJ Tucker
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 123 all out. Joe Root top-scored with 46 off 70 balls. Tim Southee took 7 for 33 for New Zealand. From 104 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 19 runs, to 123 for 10. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Wellington Regional Stadium, 259 across 14 ODIs.
Chasing 124, New Zealand made 125 for 2. Brendon McCullum top-scored with 77 off 25 balls. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the first wicket between Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill, 84% of the total.
New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 226 balls remaining). Tim Southee's 7 for 33 are the best innings figures at Wellington Regional Stadium.
ENGLAND: 123 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Bell | b Tim Southee | 8 | 17 |
| Moeen Ali | b Tim Southee | 20 | 15 |
| Gary Ballance | c Kane Williamson b Trent Boult | 10 | 26 |
| Joe Root | c Daniel Vettori b Adam Milne | 46 | 70 |
| Eoin Morgan | c Adam Milne b Daniel Vettori | 17 | 41 |
| James Taylor | b Tim Southee | 0 | 2 |
| Jos Buttler | c Luke Ronchi b Tim Southee | 3 | 7 |
| Chris Woakes | b Tim Southee | 1 | 2 |
| Stuart Broad | c Daniel Vettori b Tim Southee | 4 | 10 |
| Steven Finn | c Ross Taylor b Tim Southee | 0 | 8 |
| James Anderson | not out | 1 | 2 |
Extras 13 · Total 123 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 9 | 0 | 33 | 7 |
| Trent Boult | 10 | 2 | 32 | 1 |
| Adam Milne | 5.2 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | 7 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Corey Anderson | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Ian Bell, 4.1 ov), 2-36 (Moeen Ali, 6.2 ov), 3-57 (Gary Ballance, 13.1 ov), 4-104 (Eoin Morgan, 25.6 ov), 5-104 (James Taylor, 26.2 ov), 6-108 (Jos Buttler, 28.1 ov), 7-110 (Chris Woakes, 28.4 ov), 8-116 (Stuart Broad, 30.4 ov), 9-117 (Steven Finn, 32.3 ov), 10-123 (Joe Root, 33.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ian Bell (8) and Moeen Ali (7) | 18 | 25 |
| second | Moeen Ali (13) and Gary Ballance (4) | 18 | 13 |
| third | Gary Ballance (6) and Joe Root (11) | 21 | 41 |
| fourth | Eoin Morgan (17) and Joe Root (26) | 47 | 77 |
| fifth | James Taylor (0) and Joe Root (0) | 0 | 2 |
| sixth | Joe Root (1) and Jos Buttler (3) | 4 | 11 |
| seventh | Chris Woakes (1) and Joe Root (0) | 2 | 3 |
| eighth | Stuart Broad (4) and Joe Root (2) | 6 | 12 |
| ninth | Steven Finn (0) and Joe Root (1) | 1 | 11 |
| tenth | James Anderson (1) and Joe Root (5) | 6 | 5 |
NEW ZEALAND: 125 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon McCullum | b Chris Woakes | 77 | 25 |
| Martin Guptill | b Chris Woakes | 22 | 22 |
| Kane Williamson | not out | 9 | 22 |
| Ross Taylor | not out | 5 | 5 |
Did not bat: Grant Elliott, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi, Daniel Vettori, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Trent Boult
Extras 12 · Total 125 for 2
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 2.2 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Steven Finn | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Chris Woakes | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-105 (Brendon McCullum, 7.1 ov), 2-112 (Martin Guptill, 9.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon McCullum (77) and Martin Guptill (21) | 105 | 43 |
| second | Martin Guptill (1) and Kane Williamson (6) | 7 | 14 |
| third | Ross Taylor (5) and Kane Williamson (3) | 13 | 17 |
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