A five-wicket haul by James Anderson backed by a dominant England
batting display set up an eight-wicket win over New Zealand in the
second one-day international in Napier on Wednesday.
Facing a
series defeat after an upset loss in the first match in Hamilton,
England bounced back after standout performances from Anderson and
up-and-coming batsman Joe Root.
England's top-order rose to the occasion, with half-centuries to captain Alastair Cook (78), Jonathan Trott (65) and Root (79), the 22-year-old tipped as a future star.
But the foundation for England's victory came from a miserly five for 34 from Anderson, who swept through New Zealand's batsmen to restrict the home side's total.
Anderson's scalps included both the Black Caps opening batsmen and Ross Taylor. His century late in New Zealand's innings threatened to set England a formidable total, along with a quickfire 74 from 36 balls from Brendon McCullum.
The Black Caps made a slow start after being sent into bat on a tame wicket and were all out for 269 after 48.5 overs, with England reaching the target of 270 after 47.4 overs.
New Zealand, missing injured opener Martin Guptill, were pedestrian, with the first boundary coming when Hamish Rutherford pulled a delivery from Anderson in the fifth over.
Anderson dismissed openers BJ Watling (7) and ODI debutant Rutherford (11) cheaply as New Zealand's frustration mounted and the home side were on just 22 runs after 12 overs.
Kane Williamson and Taylor gradually increased the run rate, putting on 72 together to take the Black Caps to 91 before Williamson (33) dragged a ball from Chris Woakes on to his stumps to slow the momentum again.
New Zealand's struggle was apparent when Taylor, in his best performance since returning to the international fold after being axed as captain late last year, brought up his half-century off 81 balls with only three fours.
Backed by McCullum, his successor as captain, Taylor notched a century off 116 balls with a four but was dismissed by the next delivery he faced.
England's Ian Bell and Alastair Cook made a brisk start to the run chase with an opening partnership of 89 in the first 20 overs before part-time spinner Williamson dismissed Bell for 44.
Captain Alastair Cook brought up a chanceless 50 from 67 balls, including five fours and one six, but was dismissed on 78 after hitting the ball straight back down the wicket to Tim Southee.
Trott and Root then combined to see England home, with Root displaying a wide variety of shots ranging from authoritative drives to risky reverse sweeps.
SCORES IN BRIEF
NEW ZEALAND: 269 all out in 48.5 overs (Taylor 100, B McCullum 74, Williamson 33, Elliott 23; Anderson 5-34, Waokes 3-68)
ENGLAND: 270 for 2 in 47.4 overs (Root 79 not out, Cook 78, Trott 65 not out, Bell 44; Williamson 1-39, Southee 1-54)
Result: England won by 8 wickets.
England's top-order rose to the occasion, with half-centuries to captain Alastair Cook (78), Jonathan Trott (65) and Root (79), the 22-year-old tipped as a future star.
But the foundation for England's victory came from a miserly five for 34 from Anderson, who swept through New Zealand's batsmen to restrict the home side's total.
Anderson's scalps included both the Black Caps opening batsmen and Ross Taylor. His century late in New Zealand's innings threatened to set England a formidable total, along with a quickfire 74 from 36 balls from Brendon McCullum.
The Black Caps made a slow start after being sent into bat on a tame wicket and were all out for 269 after 48.5 overs, with England reaching the target of 270 after 47.4 overs.
New Zealand, missing injured opener Martin Guptill, were pedestrian, with the first boundary coming when Hamish Rutherford pulled a delivery from Anderson in the fifth over.
Anderson dismissed openers BJ Watling (7) and ODI debutant Rutherford (11) cheaply as New Zealand's frustration mounted and the home side were on just 22 runs after 12 overs.
Kane Williamson and Taylor gradually increased the run rate, putting on 72 together to take the Black Caps to 91 before Williamson (33) dragged a ball from Chris Woakes on to his stumps to slow the momentum again.
New Zealand's struggle was apparent when Taylor, in his best performance since returning to the international fold after being axed as captain late last year, brought up his half-century off 81 balls with only three fours.
Backed by McCullum, his successor as captain, Taylor notched a century off 116 balls with a four but was dismissed by the next delivery he faced.
England's Ian Bell and Alastair Cook made a brisk start to the run chase with an opening partnership of 89 in the first 20 overs before part-time spinner Williamson dismissed Bell for 44.
Captain Alastair Cook brought up a chanceless 50 from 67 balls, including five fours and one six, but was dismissed on 78 after hitting the ball straight back down the wicket to Tim Southee.
Trott and Root then combined to see England home, with Root displaying a wide variety of shots ranging from authoritative drives to risky reverse sweeps.
SCORES IN BRIEF
NEW ZEALAND: 269 all out in 48.5 overs (Taylor 100, B McCullum 74, Williamson 33, Elliott 23; Anderson 5-34, Waokes 3-68)
ENGLAND: 270 for 2 in 47.4 overs (Root 79 not out, Cook 78, Trott 65 not out, Bell 44; Williamson 1-39, Southee 1-54)
Result: England won by 8 wickets.
0 comments:
Post a Comment