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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

2015 ICC Cricket World Cup Match 9 Pool A - New Zealand Vs England @Wellington,NZ Friday Feb 20, 2015


   




England won the toss and chose to bat first

Squads

Newe Zealand

Brendon McCullum (C)
Martin Guptill
Kane Williamson
Ross Taylor
Grant Elliott
Corey Anderson
Luke Ronchi (W)
Daniel Vettori
Adam Milne
Tim Southee
Trent Boult


England

Moeen Ali
Ian Bell
Gary Ballance
Joe Root
Eoin Morgan (C)
James Taylor
Jos Buttler (W)
Chris Woakes
Stuart Broad
Steven Finn
James Anderson


Tim Southee, Brendon McCullum star as New Zealand rout England

ICC Cricket World Cup: Tim Southee, Brendon McCullum star as New Zealand rout England














England were bundled out for 123 Runs as the English Batsmen went cheaply one by one and only 4 batsmen scored in double figures -Moeen Ali(20)Gary Ballance(10)Joe Root(46)&Eoin Morgan(17)

Tim Southee took 7/33 in 9 Overs and were the best bowling figures in ODIs by a man from his country and the third best in World Cups after Australians Glenn McGrath (7/15) and Andy Bichel (7/20)
England were made to look like a laughing stock as Tim Southee ripped apart English batting line up in Wellington during the team's World Cup tie. (Photo: AP)

Tim Southee kiwi  
Shane Bond's 6/19 Vs India at Bulawayo in 2005 was the previous best by NZ bowler

Shane Bond is now the bowling coach of NZ

Set to score 124 Runs for a win,Brendon McCullum smashed 77 Runs(in 25 Balls with 4x8 and 6x7),fastest World Cup fifty and recorded 105 Runs for the 1st wicket with Martin Guptill(21) in 7.1 Overs
McCullum powered his way to a stunning 77 off just 25 balls in a blistering 40-minute spell 

Brendon McCullum's hitting sequence today: 1-6-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-0-1-6-4-0-4-6-0-6-6-6-6-4-0-1-0 for his 77 off 25 balls.

Brendon McCullum scored 50 in 18 balls which is behind South Africa`s AB de Villiers (16 balls) and Sri Lanka`s Sanath Jayasuriya (17 balls).

Brendon McCullum held the previous record for the fastest World Cup fifty, off 20 balls against Canada at St Lucia in 2007

England's abject defeat by New Zealand in Wellington ranks as one of their darkest days not only at a World Cup but in the country's entire history of playing the international game



Scorecard
England 123/10 in 33.2 Overs
NZ 125/2 in 12.2 Overs
Match Result -NZ won  by 8 wickets
MOM - Tim Southee(NZ for his 7/33 in 9 Overs

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